Students must be able to take a blank sheet of paper and - with no notes - sketch and label the land masses, seas, nations and municipalities we've studied.
* 4 bodies of water, including the Gulf Stream
* 6 island nations
* 2 peninsulas
* remainder of the total 15 items can be cities or islands
Notes:
* Caribbean tourism capitals - Kingston, San Juan, Nassau.
* New Orleans' economy, like the economies of Caribbean nations, has come to be dominated by tourism, acc. to Gannett News. The port also contributes to the city's revenue, via shipments of grain and petroleum.
* FEMA: acronym, Fed Emergency Management Agency.
* Who gives FEMA its budget and guidelines? Congress.
* Two states not directly affected by Katrina that are now "emergency areas"? TX, AR
* International aid agency w/ a branch at cmhs? Red Cross.
* Nations in similar need of aid in recent history: East Af. nations of Ethiopia and Somalia. East European nation, Bosnia. Central Asian nation, Afghanistan.
Cuba and 4 additional nations are the remaining communist entities. * Quick, simple definition of communist nation:
1. Totalitarian govt.
2. Govt also controls the economy, which includes all business, land, products and employment.
Communist nations? 1. Cuba 2. China 3. Vietnam 4. North Korea 5. Laos (a neighbor of Vietnam).
Whic h communist nation has recently dropped the part about government control of business? China.
Vocabulary:
ethical
ethnic
philanthropist (Bill & Melinda GGates, Rockefellers, Virginia Sheehee).
Gulf of Mexico's Loop Current
palmetto
Gannett Corp. / Canada / Washington, DC. / USA Today
Caribs and Arawaks
indigenous
decimated
Bonus credit comparison essays:
* Research and compare the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
* Research and compare the lives of Sudanese refugees with the Katrina evacuees.
Your score will depend on your adherence to the blue sheet on Essay Guidelines. Up to 10 pts.
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