#worldgeochat is a weekly chat focused on teaching geography and global studies. Chats vary between geography specific topics as well as general teaching and education topics. ALL are welcome in worldgeochat!
Good evening and welcome to #worldgeochat. We are lucky enough to have @ParkersGeocats and @GeorgeHistory host today. Our topic tonight is AP Human Geography. Say Hi! and let us know where you are from.
Hey #worldgeochat I'm Stewart from Orlando. I teacher AP Human and World Cultural Geo to 9th graders. I love how relevant geography is to everyday life!
Hello #worldgeochat'rs! Chris from Illinois - one of the moderators, but tonight looking forward to learning about how Ts in junior high world can support #APHG!
Hi, friends! Mary-Owen from #growMaury in #Tennessee. 7th grade World History teacher, #sschat co-mod, #worldgeochat friend, and geography fangirl. #APHG is on my dream classes to teach list!
Q1: Foundations of Geography
What are the core topics that you teach to your students when you teach geography?
-It is way more than just maps!
#WorldGeoChat
Jared Kaltwasser, Harrisburg, SD,
I teach 6th and 7th grade social studies
What I love about Geography is that I get to teach kids how diverse the world is one day, and teach them how similar we all are the next day. #worldgeochat
Pete here in th wilds of snowy #maine. My love of Geography began with a Monk’s school map of the USA from 1856 the used to hang over my parents bed. I just LOVE MAPS #worldgeochat
Q1: Foundations of Geography
What are the core topics that you teach to your students when you teach geography?
-It is way more than just maps!
#WorldGeoChat
A1) I teach 7th grade. Our topics are culture, our growing population, migration, government systems, human rights, globalization, and conflict. We also address media literacy and the global goals. #worldgeochat
A1: (like the chat tonight) my APHUGE class is split into the seven units. The biggest thing I express to my students is “if you want to see geography, look around...it’s everywhere!” #worldgeochat
Q1: Foundations of Geography
What are the core topics that you teach to your students when you teach geography?
-It is way more than just maps!
#WorldGeoChat
Pete here in th wilds of snowy #maine. My love of Geography began with a Monk’s school map of the USA from 1856 the used to hang over my parents bed. I just LOVE MAPS #worldgeochat
Q1- Scale (global and local), Diffusion, Regions are all important to enforce from the beginning because they are so important throughout the whole course #worldgeochat
7th grade in Tennessee is medieval - 1700s world history. I focus a lot on human migration and impact on cultural diffusion, including religious practices, written/oral language, social hierarchies, etc. #worldgeochat
Q1: Foundations of Geography
What are the core topics that you teach to your students when you teach geography?
-It is way more than just maps!
#WorldGeoChat
Jared Kaltwasser, Harrisburg, SD,
I teach 6th and 7th grade social studies
What I love about Geography is that I get to teach kids how diverse the world is one day, and teach them how similar we all are the next day. #worldgeochat
Q1: I like the 5 Themes. We hit on types of governments, too. But I find culture is a really rich way to make connections. Music, film, documentaries, etc. We try to find games/activities from each country and region and then play them. #worldgeochat
Q1: Foundations of Geography
What are the core topics that you teach to your students when you teach geography?
-It is way more than just maps!
#WorldGeoChat
Q1: Foundations of Geography
What are the core topics that you teach to your students when you teach geography?
-It is way more than just maps!
#WorldGeoChat
A1 I really hammer home the concept of globalization vs local diversity. I think the core-periphery model really hammers it home for them. #worldgeochat
A1) I teach 7th grade. Our topics are culture, our growing population, migration, government systems, human rights, globalization, and conflict. We also address media literacy and the global goals. #worldgeochat
A1: many of the themes that I teach also have a novel or piece of non-fiction that can be tied to it so we can delve into how it applied outside the classroom #worldgeochat
A1 Everything we use is from this rock. All spread unequally, so it would be advantageous to work with people. Lastly energy inputs/outputs. #worldgeochat
Q1: Foundations of Geography
What are the core topics that you teach to your students when you teach geography?
-It is way more than just maps!
#WorldGeoChat
Great point. It always seems like my kids start out by thinking the question barely makes sense... next thing they know it's sparked a half-hour of discussion and inquiry. #worldgeochat
A1: i focus on culture and migration. Why did certain different groups of immigrants settle in different parts of the United States and how does location shape culture and dialects/phrases. Ex: I As a New Yorker always say you guys and not for nothing but... #worldgeochat
Recently, studying North Korea, we watched the doc "Under the Rising Sun" (it's on Netflix). It's slow and repetitive, which is what makes it a brilliant film. But I worried if the kids would get it. They did! Built empathy and great discussion. #worldgeochat
A1-At Biogiraffe we try to support Ts by helping them teach about places through people and their stories. Check out https://t.co/VgNP0NP2zh for our FREE resources. #worldgeochat
Q2: Population
APHG focuses a lot on the role population plays in the world, what do you think are the most important concepts students need to know about population and growth?
#worldgeochat
A1
#geography is is every system on the planet and the way in which humans interact with them and with each other.
It’s “complicated”....
#worldgeochat
We use it to discuss govt. systems, tech advancement, globalization and social media ... the Ss have made a game of finding the allusions! #worldgeochat
How population shifts cause changes in resource allocation, social hierarchies, etc. For example, we cover the Black Death and it's impact on European feudalism and serfs. #worldgeochat
Q2: Population
APHG focuses a lot on the role population plays in the world, what do you think are the most important concepts students need to know about population and growth?
#worldgeochat
Q2: Population
APHG focuses a lot on the role population plays in the world, what do you think are the most important concepts students need to know about population and growth?
#worldgeochat
A2 Definitely important to understand population pyramids, but also that population is influenced by some many other factors: age structure, politics, economics, jobs, education, etc. #worldgeochat
Q2: Population
APHG focuses a lot on the role population plays in the world, what do you think are the most important concepts students need to know about population and growth?
#worldgeochat
Sorry a little late to the game tonight. A1=one thing my students tend to miss so I make it a point to discuss is looking for patterns and sometimes the answer is that there is no pattern. #worldgeochat#aphgchat
A2 population fits in every unit, I guess the biggest plug for me is having the Ss make connections among all the units rather than as islands #WorldGeoChat Today was the GEM and SDGs #aphg
A2) We cover the positives as well as the challenges of population growth. We look at particular the challenges of a rapid population growth in urban areas as well competition for resources. #worldgeochat
A2: The reasons for the differences in demographic data between LDCs AND MDCs. Also differences between different MDCs and understanding the subtle variations. Also Demographic Transition Model #worldgeochat
A2: population isn't growing because of more babies-it's growing because babies are living into adulthood. There are enough resources is we live sustainably with thoughts into the future. That's where their generation comes in. #worldgeochat#aphgchat
It's a game changer that is for sure. Automated jobs are on the rise especially as minimum wage increases and these will be be student entry level jobs to help pay with post secondary #worldgeochat
A2
Allowing students to develop good questioning skills around the “why” and “how” of population growth.
Students need to come to grips with the different dynamics and pressuresthat drive population grown AND decline in different regions/systems #worldgeochat
A2: Population issues vary from region to region. Overpopulation is not the only major world population issue to understand. The role that governments play in solving the demographic riddle. #worldgeochat
A2: Help students make connections between population/growth and agriculture land use, economic development, sectoral structure of the economy, public policy, urban design, impact on culture. The goal is for them to transfer knowledge to other concepts. #worldgeochat
Q3: Culture & Religion
Looking into cultural diffusion and isolationism, how do you teach converging cultures and religious differences?
-Especially important in 2018 USA
#WorldGeoChat
A2 We've spent a lot of time looking at how different countries/cultures deal with massive populations.
This year we talked a lot about migration patterns as well. #worldgeochat
A2: I like to look and population growth and changes due to colonization in North and South America. Some of the changes in population data tell amazing stories. #worldgeochat
A3: Carefully! But for real, students need to branch out of their district to understand that the world is very different than their location. Exposure is the best, I try to use food, music, art, and overview of religions #worldgeochat
One thing I love about teaching world history is helping students find the "stories" behind cultural diffusion. Dig deep and see how cultures converge and diverge! #worldgeochat
Q3: Culture & Religion
Looking into cultural diffusion and isolationism, how do you teach converging cultures and religious differences?
-Especially important in 2018 USA
#WorldGeoChat
A3) We cover religion and cultural diffusion in our culture unit. We also address cultural diffusion with migration and globalization. Isolationism comes up with migration. #worldgeochat
Q3: Culture & Religion
Looking into cultural diffusion and isolationism, how do you teach converging cultures and religious differences?
-Especially important in 2018 USA
#WorldGeoChat
I'm really working on this in my World History class, that way we have the base for really digging in to it in Geography. Plus, looking at what current events bring up, and going backwards. #worldgeochat
Q3: Culture & Religion
Looking into cultural diffusion and isolationism, how do you teach converging cultures and religious differences?
-Especially important in 2018 USA
#WorldGeoChat
But also with a changing population and an aging society what opportunities will there be? We can't automate everything can we? Who monitors the tech? More tech? #worldgeochat have to see thw positive as well
My class motto is "Tolerance and Respect" and I try to bring in multiple POVs through news, pictures, clips, readings, etc. Try to break down stereotypes #WorldGeoChat
Q3: Culture & Religion
Looking into cultural diffusion and isolationism, how do you teach converging cultures and religious differences?
-Especially important in 2018 USA
#WorldGeoChat
A3: I spent some time on cultural appropriation this year. Is cultural appropriation mainly offensive or is it beneficial cultural syncretism? Both? How and why? #worldgeochat
A3
One of my favorite things to show Ss is how McDonalds has suceeded all over the world by taking the American fast food model & adapting it to other cultures. #worldgeochat
Q3: Culture & Religion
Looking into cultural diffusion and isolationism, how do you teach converging cultures and religious differences?
-Especially important in 2018 USA
#WorldGeoChat
A3: best way to reach students is through FOOD. I used to take all of the words for different foods the English has appropriated and the would draw the lines outward in #GoogleEarth. Looked pretty & made the kids hungry (also a few jaw drops) #worldgeochat
A3 Students learn that the most important thing to understand with cultural convergence is that it can manifest itself in people, landscapes, government, society, food, etc. #worldgeochat
@killoughfmhs & I (along with 3 other schools) did a 24 hour video conference world tour of the world. Our call to Israel made us nervous the way it started but ended well. It was good for the Ss to see how a culture views themselves vs how we teach it. #worldgeochat#aphgchat
Q3: Culture & Religion
Looking into cultural diffusion and isolationism, how do you teach converging cultures and religious differences?
-Especially important in 2018 USA
#WorldGeoChat
Don't forget rate of change. As mentioned earlier...we can support current population, but can particular places support the rate of change (+/-) due to natural increase/migration. What is the impact of change? #worldgeochat
A3: we do a Food Truck PBL so Ss can see how cultures can converge & we read I am Malala to discuss differences in religions & cultures from our own #worldgeochat
A3- culture is so important! Tolerance is necessary in teaching this but also having an open dialogue about cultures and how they relate to each other and how they can cause conflict. #worldgeochat
A3 Its important to understand the origins of belief and find the similarities among religions. Also how beliefs influence culture. And how we share culture in a positive way. #worldgeochat
I once found an article based on the movie Inside Out on how they had to change the broccoli scene based on where the movie was being shown since some countries kids enjoy broccoli. I'll see if I can find it again. #worldgeochat#aphgchat
A3 Globalization, cultural diffusion and appropriation are endlessly fascinating, endlessly difficult, endlessly geographic. One of our favorite resources, close to my heart. #worldgeochathttps://t.co/Oi7L0MTFEh
A3: the similarities of religions can be teased out and students explore the “why” religious law also seemed to reflect and codify how to operate a civil society. Laws to maintain structure of city-states had to start from somewhere. #worldgeochat
A1 When I was teaching APHG it was the core topics, such as pop. & migration, cultural processes, political org of space, ag, land use, industrialization & econ dev, urban, etc. #worldgeochat
A3: I also teach religions as myths that enable large scale human moral cooperation. This is in line with the work of Hariri’s Sapiens, which I highly recommend in prep for APHG and for social stiudies in general. #worldgeochat
A3 understanding each other and seeing we are more similar than different is important. Even with religion can draw parallels based on at the core all religions teach love, kindness and service to others in need #worldgeochat
Q4: Political Geography
International relations navigate economies, wars, and conflict as a whole, what is the most important concept to teach political geography to students?
#WorldGeoChat
A4: One thing that I start off with is the difference of a nation and a state. Then we analyze how different cultural groups influence poly geo. #worldgeochat
Q4: Political Geography
International relations navigate economies, wars, and conflict as a whole, what is the most important concept to teach political geography to students?
#WorldGeoChat
A5 Power relationships, hegemony & its repercussions on groups (especially those traditionally marginalized & wio or w/ a limited voice) both domestically & internationally is vital to student learning #worldgeochat
Q4: Political Geography
International relations navigate economies, wars, and conflict as a whole, what is the most important concept to teach political geography to students?
#WorldGeoChat
A4: I focus on the ambiguity of it all. Boarders can be so arbitrary. What makes a country a country is not quite clear, yet identity is so important to us as individuals. It’s a recipie for conflict. #worldgeochat
A3: For religions, we’re constantly examining and evaluating the origin, distribution, and diffusion of various ethnic and universalize families religions over time. Analyzing patterns, connecting to current trends. #worldgeochathttps://t.co/fZGTIC8EzS
A4 Power relationships, hegemony & its repercussions on groups (especially those traditionally marginalized & wio or w/ a limited voice) both domestically & internationally is vital to student learning #worldgeochat
A3: In my opinion, if they know the basics of mono, poly, govt and economic systems I consider it a really great year. I'm pretty big on each class has its own material and if you can pre-teach great but ultimately it is my task:) #worldgeochat#aphgchat
A4 I really think that understanding race, ethnicity, and nationality and how different people value each is important to understanding conflict and boundaries. #worldgeochat
Q5: Agriculture
The Ag unit is way more than just farmers in the field, how do you teach agriculture and food supply in your geography class?
#WorldGeoChat
A4:
ALL geo-politics is still bound by the trappings of physical geography. A must read book for all #worldgeochat’rs is Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World https://t.co/wdblrwD4Rm
A2: Ss need to understand the issues that contribute to the overall shape of the population pyramid. From health issues of the country to social issues. Each part is so intricately entwined in the population pyramid, that a small change can be a big impact. #worldgeochat
Q2: Population
APHG focuses a lot on the role population plays in the world, what do you think are the most important concepts students need to know about population and growth?
#worldgeochat
Good to look at borders. Start with student borders such as desks what creates "your space" how can a student define their area? #worldgeochat looking at who owns ocean areas as well all very interesting
A4: Geopolitics helps to explain spatial political patterns. The application of Heartland, Rimland, and Organic Theories to modern day conflict is super relevant. Crimea, South China Sea, China’s One Road One Belt policy. #worldgeochat
A4: For basics, the difference between nation, state, and nation-state are critical for understanding the conflicts in multi-national states. #worldgeochat
A4: that borders are constantly changing and there is importance as to how we got to our current political state globally...I like to start the unit with this ted talk https://t.co/naIlvcxXhe#worldgeochat
From Brookshire Tx, but I teach in Richmond Tx (outside of Houston). I teach both APHG & Economics. My love for geography is specific to APHG, due to all the connections my students can make to current events. #worldgeochat
A3: I like to discuss Wallerstein's World System Theory and Rostow's Ladder of Development. Love to get kids thinking if states/countries can develop the same way MDC's did or if they can every get out of the semi-periphery. #worldgeochat#aphgchat
A4: Evaluating how forces beyond states shape and challenge sovereignty, especially in a globalized and interdependent world — economies of scale, supranationalism, the Olympics. #worldgeochat
A5: I really try to emphasize he different scales of farming around the world and how the surpluses for MDCs come to be and what happens to them. Also that food production is messy. #worldgeochat
A4: I make them do the definitions of state and nation on their hands. Left hand is always state and right hand is nation. If they can get those two-they can get the rest. #worldgeochat#aphgchat
A4: All of it lol. But seriously they need to fully grasp the differences between states & nations. They also need to understand conflicts & how they affect not just the country but all those connected. #worldgeochat
Q4: Political Geography
International relations navigate economies, wars, and conflict as a whole, what is the most important concept to teach political geography to students?
#WorldGeoChat
A5 - We apply the Von Thunen model to the global, national, and local scale. We also do an "unprocessed food challenge," as a way to understand the processed food market. #worldgeochat
One of my very favorite Ted Talks to use in class. Challenges students to really THINK about what a border is and what it means. For some Ss this is the first time they challenge ideas. #worldgeochat
Q6: Economic Development is an important concept in any geography course. What are the most important concepts for a student to understand while discussing this topic?
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A5- agriculture is so much fun. Differences between Commercial/Subsistence, LDC/MDC ag, new food sources, GMOs, and how farming is changing globally #worldgeochat
Q6: Economic Development is an important concept in any geography course. What are the most important concepts for a student to understand while discussing this topic?
#WorldGeoChat
A5: In the past Ive done a GMO debate, but it kinda got out of hand. This year my Ss did an AG Job Fair. They each learned about a specific type and presented their in depth research to the class. #worldgeochat
Q5: Agriculture
The Ag unit is way more than just farmers in the field, how do you teach agriculture and food supply in your geography class?
#WorldGeoChat
I have a quick side question for the HS teachers. Do you guys ever dialogue with the junior high teachers in your districts? I would love to have more conversations with our HS teachers in our district. #worldgeochat
Q6: Economic Development is an important concept in any geography course. What are the most important concepts for a student to understand while discussing this topic?
#WorldGeoChat
A5 This year I taught most of Political Geography out of the Russia chapter in Prisoners of Geography. Plus I reviewed the heck out of terms going back to unit 1 with it as well. #worldgeochat#aphgchat
A5: Chipotle’s commercial “Back to the Start” conveys the shift toward agribusiness, and juxtaposes it well with the organic/eat local movement. #worldgeochathttps://t.co/dNJgvZS6Ef
A6: Cost-benefit and funding as a whole. Students need to see how billionaires rose to significance so fast as well as the role niche industry played in global economics and trade. Recently the tariff on steel and aluminum provided a good example. #worldgeochat
A3: Due to religious sensitivity invasions at our schools past. We have to tread very lightly in religion. My students do a project and only learn about the big 5 world religions. #worldgeochat
Q3: Culture & Religion
Looking into cultural diffusion and isolationism, how do you teach converging cultures and religious differences?
-Especially important in 2018 USA
#WorldGeoChat
My students and I were using your site yesterday! We were using the CIA World Factbook base maps comparing GDP per capita. Thanks for such an amazing resource Josh! #worldgeochat
Not as much as I would like. Middle school teachers awesome! I would love more opportunities to learn what I can build off from their experiences. #worldgeochat.
A3: I have a diverse class & when given the opportunity I let the kids teach how they practice, especially if it’s different than what a mainstream book says about their religion, gives the kids a voice & they dig it #worldgeochat
A6: Connecting economic development to demography, politics, etc. Examining both social and economic indicators spatially at a variety of scales — recognizing development varies within regions and countries. #worldgeochat
I meet with all our feeder school teachers at least once a year. I also just ran an FRQ writing workshop for M/S teachers, which was a GREAT vertical alignment opportunity. #worldgeochat
My students and I were using your site yesterday! We were using the CIA World Factbook base maps comparing GDP per capita. Thanks for such an amazing resource Josh! #worldgeochat
A5: I brought in a farmer to discuss his personal professional evolution. Monoculture to Truck farming to organic farming to Agritainment. The kids had a blast and asked great questions. #worldgeochat
Exactly! We analyze the human diet, actually had a great speaker from Ethical Choices come in for that. We broke down why eating certain foods is stigmatized by culture. #worldgeochat
A6: Rostows stages are extremely important here. Especially making connections to topics we have already discussed (i.e. 1st & 2nd Ag revolution, cultural hearths, etc) #worldgeochat
Q6: Economic Development is an important concept in any geography course. What are the most important concepts for a student to understand while discussing this topic?
#WorldGeoChat
A7: Ss are doing a project right now. They have to choose 3 blocks from downtown Detroit & create a "city" out of those blocks. We addressed new urbanism & sustainability. How can they make it more sustainable & people friendly. #worldgeochat#aphgchat
A7 Not original but fascinated by greater influence of connected megacities. The devolution of state power to connectivity totally interests me. #worldgeochat
I have many students thinking about the water issues of the world this year, but I know it is because of the thinking I got from #worldgeochat to get more resources.
A7: Sustainability to me is the most significant issue. Especially as we continue to see our populations increasing. How can we live more sustainably, how can our cities be more sustainable, how can we use our resources more sustainably, etc. #worldgeochat
Chats like this make me wish for computer not my tiny phone- hard to share resources, but I appreciate following along. Thanks for great ideas. #worldgeochat
A8 Doing cross-cultural social media exchange (authentic learning) activities w/ my APHG Ss & people in other countries in which my Ss applied APHG concepts during the discussions #worldgeochat
We just showed Poverty, Inc to the kids this year, (amazon prime) and it really hammers home how long term aid can cripple a country and make it more dependent, basically Wallersteins World Systems theory....kids got it #worldgeochat
Sustainability is a huge part of what we teach in APHG. I find myself including it more and more in all units. I believe it is the glue that holds our course together. #worldgeochat
Thank you so much to @ParkersGeocats and @GeorgeHistory for leading such an informative chat! I know this junior high teacher knows he has much more to learn about the APHG world! You guys rock! #worldgeochat
A7: The most significant issues facing urban areas today depends on the region. Across the board though, access to services is critical — affordable housing, accessible food, public services. #worldgeochat
Thank you so much to @ParkersGeocats and @GeorgeHistory for leading such an informative chat! I know this junior high teacher knows he has much more to learn about the APHG world! You guys rock! #worldgeochat
