If the world's water supply were only 100 liters, our usable water supply of fresh water would be only about 0.003 liter (one-half teaspoon) and all the while, water demand globally is projected to increase by 55% between 2000 and 2050. Then consider that the flora and fauna of the biosphere require water as well and you can see the importance of water to all forms of life on the planet.
We'll look at the properties of water in its three phases (don't talk to me about plasma) and then you'll need to define: condensation, evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, sublimation, percolation, and aquifer. Lastly you'll need to complete the following questions:
- Sketch a simplified model of the complex flows of water on Earth – the Hydrologic Cycle (use Geosystems Core p.127)
- What is the nature of groundwater pollution? Can contaminated groundwater be cleaned up easily? Explain (use Geosystems Core p.134-135)
- Using Figure 5.9, identify the regions where precipitation is the scarcest and the most abundant. (use Geosystems Core p.130)
C Block Human Geography - Today we'll look at the key question, "Why Is Access to Folk and Popular Culture Unequal?" We will really focus on the diffusion of popular culture and look at the mass media of television. The world’s most popular and important electronic media format is television (TV). While the Internet has grown in popularity and importance in recent years, TV remains the foremost electronic media format. Television is a mirror of our world, offering an often-distorted vision of national identity, as well as shaping our perceptions of various groups of people.
In March 2011, then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the argument that U.S. television was giving people around the world a distorted view of Americans.
"I remember having an Afghan general tell me that the only thing he thought about Americans is that all the men wrestled and the women walked around in bikinis because the only TV he ever saw was Baywatch and World Wide Wrestling," (a side note, at its peak, Baywatch was broadcast in 142 countries and around the world more than 1 billion people have watched the show).So you'll have some questions about television to work on in your Introduction to Culture package today and if complete, you can get caught up on housing, clothing, food, sport, or music questions.
- Using the 2005 map in Figure 4-28 on page 126, complete the chart about television access
- What three countries dominate worldwide television markets and what region do they dominate?
- Why do developing nations view television as a new source of cultural imperialism?
B Block Legal Studies - Today, you'll watch the Law & Order episode “Fools for Love”... From TV Tropes
Two teenage girls are found dead in an abandoned building. They are identified as Jane Kendrick and Annika Ohlman; Annika was an exchange student staying with Jane's family. Their deaths are linked to a suspect named Peter Williams. Jane's sister Laura, who had been caring for the girls, is feared to be another victim of Peter. She is found severely beaten in a hospital and says Williams was responsible. He denies harming Laura, who is in fact his girlfriend. Forensic evidence places Laura being present when Jane died, making her a key witness. With Peter about to walk free on bail, McCoy is forced to agree a plea deal giving Laura the minimum sentence if found guilty.
The episode is based on Karla Homolka. Her husband, Paul Bernardo was sentenced to life imprisonment for his part in the murder of Tammy Homolka (Karla's sister) and the kidnappings /murders of Kristin French and Leslie Mahaffey (Bernardo was classified as a ‘dangerous offender,’ meaning it is unlikely he will ever be set free). In exchange for pleading guilty to manslaughter and testifying against Bernardo, Karla Homolka accepted a ten-year plea bargain for her roles that was later upgraded to a twelve-year plea bargain – a far lighter sentence than many Canadians believed, and still believe, she deserved. Homolka was released on July 4, 2005, and originally opted to live under the name Karla Teale (Bernardo and Homolka had originally planned to change their surname to Teale, in honor of fictional killer Martin Thiel). For more news on Karla Homolka (who tried to change her name to Leanne Bordelais but now lives under her new name of Leanne Teale) check out the article at the Globe and Mail here...or The Toronto Star here or this CTV Montreal article.
You'll need to answer question 5 on page 175 of the All About Law text “Explain plea negotiation and outline the advantages and disadvantages of the process. In your opinion, is justice served by plea negotiations?”
A Block Criminology - Since we didn't get to it on Tuesday, we'll look at Burglary along with Break and Enter. Just to note that in 2020, during the early days of the pandemic, although there was a 22 per cent decrease in residential break and enters in Canada between March and June, in the four weeks between March 18 and April 15, compared with the same period the previous year, Vancouver saw a 147 per cent increase in commercial break-and-enters. Residential break-and-enters were up 51 per cent (from CBC Vancouver Commercial break-ins up 147% during COVID-19 crisis)…check out the Vancouver Sun Break and Enter Crime section and from July, last Summer, Police report spike in vehicle break-ins in Courtenay
You'll have one question to answer:
What can you do to reduce the chances of being victimized by a good burglar? - Consider targets (houses, cars AND commercial properties like businesses)
To Help: What makes a good burglar?
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