B Block Physical Geography 12 - Today and tomorrow we are going to take a look at climatology and climate types on the planet. We will make sense of the Koppen climate classification system and today you'll need to explain in your own words the following climates: Af, Am, Aw, Cfb, Cfa, Dfb, Dwb, Dfc, Dwc, ET (don't say it!), Bw, and Bs (Many thanks to Michael Ritter for his on line Physical Environment textbook!). You'll also need to complete questions 9, 14, and 19 from page 326 in your Geosystems text. For help with Köppen - Geiger see:
Blue Planet Biomes - World Climates
Physicalgeography.net - Climate classification
About.com - Koppen chart
C Block Human Geography 11 - Today we'll continue with the key question "Why Do Farmers Face Economic Difficulties"? Our focus for the day will be on Genetically Modified Organisms (connected to food). Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) are living organisms that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained using modern biotechnology. Until last year, only four GM crops have been grown in Canada: corn, canola, soy and white sugar beet (for sugar processing). In 2016, GM alfalfa was planted for the first time and in March 2016, a GM potato was approved. The potato is genetically engineered to have less asparagine, an amino acid that oxidizes into acrylamide (a probable carcinogen) at high-temperatures (e.g. frying). Source Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN). Also AquaBounty Technologies has indicated that it sold GM salmon filets here in Canada where Atlantic Salmon have been endowed with a growth hormone taken from Pacific chinook salmon that makes it grow faster. GM is especially widespread in the United States. Three-fourths of the processed food that Americans consume has at least one genetically modified ingredient
You have some questions to answer for me:
- There is little new land available for farming. In fact, the current trend is to reduce agricultural land rather than increase it. Identify and briefly describe three reasons why land is currently being removed from agricultural use.
- Why do you think Europeans generally avoid genetically modified food while Americans generally do not? Does your family avoid foods made with GMO seeds? Why or why not?
- Describe the characteristics of the “miracle wheat seed”.
- Describe the characteristics of the “miracle rice seed”.
- What specific problems do farmers in LDCs have which might prevent them from taking full advantage of the Green Revolution?
- What three crops are often genetically modified?
- Approximately how much of major crops in the US are genetically modified?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of genetically modified foods?
D Block Criminology 12 - Today we're back in the library working on a few things:
- Post your project topic in the Individual Media Monitoring Assignment thread (see below)...Seems like wejit is "finnicky" right now so instead on your blogsite answer the following: How do television procedurals (comedies,"reality" programming, information programming and dramas) create and perpetuate stereotypes about class divisions and crime? What are the division of classes in society connected to crime and are they real or are they manufactured? Use examples from the "Bling Ring" stuff we looked at last week along with the "Inside the Bloods and Crips" video we watched as well as the "Nation of Tribes" video posted below.
- Watch the People Like Us video below and then work on the Class and Crime question connected to the PBS documentary below (as well as our look at the Bling Ring from last week).
- Finish up your posts on other threads! Only 10 of you have posted on 'Outlaw Folk Hero' or 'Punk Kid Criminal'?; only 13 of you have posted on Individual Media Monitoring Assignment; only 10 of you have posted on Reality Crime Television; while 16 of you have posted on Why is it important to study crime media? and 18 of you have posted on How Much Media do you Consume?
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