False statements on migrant caravan spark political controversy newsela

Concepts of Geographic Thinking: Geographic Perspective, Interrelationships

Inquiry:  What role should social media and governments play in managing this form of communication? How can individuals protect themselves from false information?

Activity: Conduct an issue analysis of the situation. Determine where false information is being transmitted. Is there any spatial significance to these sources? Create a spatial journal to identify where false information is coming from and who is trying to stop it. Create a story map to communicate strategies to help deal with the spread of false information.

These will be the world's megacities in 2030 World Economic Forum

Concepts of Geographic Perspective:

Patterns and Trends, Spatial Significance

Inquiry: What might be the global impacts of these mega cities

Activity: Gather information on mega cities. Create a spatial journal of the cities to help determine spatial significance. Conduct an issue analysis to help develop a plan to help reduce the environmental impacts of mega cities and communicate via story map. 

Europe’s dirty air kills 400,000 people every year

Concepts of Geographic Thinking:

Interrelationships, Patterns and Trends, Spatial Significance, Geographic Perspective

Inquiry: How might the issue of air pollution be better addressed so that 400, 000 people do not need to die? Where else might people be a risk?

Activity: Conduct an issue analysis to help develop a plan of action. Conduct research in to Europe's air pollution and around the world. Catalogue current strategies to deal with air pollution. Determine areas that most at risk and create a spatial journal. Develop an implementation plan that can be communicated via story map.

How to dispose of human waste on Mount Everest  Oct 25th 2018 | GORAKSHEP, The Economist

Concepts of Geographic Thinking: Interrelationships, Patterns and Trends, Spatial Significance

Inquiry: How might human waste be managed in a sustainable manner on the mountain?

Activity:  To develop an understanding of the issue conduct an issue analysis. Then conduct some research into human waste disposal methods.  Determine a method the would be appropriate for the spatial significance of the region and map out the most appropriate location in a spatial journal. Develop a plan to help implement the appropriate method that will help maintain the ecological sensitivity of the area. Communicate results via story map.

Explosion at Saint John refinery raises questions over how information was shared with public By Andrew Cromwell

Digital Broadcast Journalist  Global News

Geographic Concepts of Thinking: Interrelationships, Spatial Significance, Geographic Perspective

Inquiry: How might this explosion impact communities? 

Activity: Gather information on the oil refinery to determine the life cycle of the oil coming into the refinery. Create a spatial journal to identify some of the location Irving Oil gets it's resource from. Conduct an issue analysis and develop a strategy to help deal with future issue regarding oil transportation. Communicate results via story map.

How much you earn depends largely on where you live The Economist

Concepts of thinking: Patterns and Trends, Spatial Significance

Inquiry: What might the distribution of money be over the next 30 years or so? What might be the equivalent to a $1.00 day in 1975 be at today's market considering inflation? How might this comparison be made more accurate?

Activity:  Conduct some research on inflation to determine what $1.00 dollar in 1975 would be in today's market. Determine what people might be able to purchase by country. Conduct an issue analysis to determine a possible solution the  the lack of monetary distribution. Create a spatial journal to observe and patterns and predict the future trends. Communicate suggestions via storymap.

New Eye Means Hurricane Florence May Get Stronger Before Slamming into the US 

By Mindy Weisberger, Senior Writer | September 11, 2018

Concepts of Geographic Thinking:

Spatial Significance, Patterns and Trends,     Interrelationships

Inquiry: How might the US government respond to Hurricane Florence? Why might the response to this hurricane be different than the response to Hurricane Maria from last year?

Activity: Gather data on past hurricane response. Conduct an issue analysis to gain insight on the stakeholders. Develop an appropriate response to such an event and communicate via story map.