Winter sun destinations: 10 top trips

Joanne O'Connor

Sunday 17 December 2017

Concepts of thinking: Spatial Significance, Patterns and Trends

Inquiry: Where might the best vacation spot for you be? What might be the most important criteria when deciding the best location?

Activity: Create a spatial journal of the top location. Examine for spatial significance and patterns and trends. Conduct an issue analysis of a location to determine an action plan on how to promote the location via story map.

'Slow-moving crisis' as Beijing bolsters South China Sea war platform 

Benjamin Haas China correspondent

 

Concepts of Thinking: Spatial Significance, Geographic Perspective

Inquiry: Why might the South China Sea be indisput? 

Activity: Create a spatial journal of the region. Identify areas of interest and other data that may help determine the spatial significance of this region. Conduct an issue analysis and develop an action plan that can be communicated via story map.

World Bank to end financial support for oil and gas exploration 

Larry Elliott Economics editor Tuesday 12 December 2017 22.19 GMT

Concepts of Thinking: Geographic Perspective, Interrelationships

Inquiry: How should the World Bank invest this money now?  Why have these multibillion dollar corporation been supported in the first place?

Activity: Create a spatial  journal of the headquarters for the to oil and gas corporation. Add to it the location of the oil and gas fields. Conduct an issue analysis to determine the impact these corporation have in the regions. Create an action plan to suggest how the World Bank  should invest this money now. Communicate via story map.

Women in sub-Saharan Africa forced into sex to pay hospital bills, study says
Kate Hodal

Concepts of Thinking: Interrelationships, Spatial Significance

Inquiry: How might people get involved to better empower the women? Why is this practise allowed to continue? What might be the best way to end this practise? What might be the ramifications of this practice?

Activity: Gather information on this situation and other such sex trafficking. Create spatial journal to help determine where this practise is occurring.  Conduct an issue analysis to help develop a course of action. Create a story map to communicate the plan of action to an appropriate audience.

Sir Richard Branson and BMR Energy Call for Renewable Energy Rebuild in the Caribbean

Concepts of Thinking: Interrelationships, Geographic Perspective, Spatial Significance

Inquiry: Which alternative energy sources might be best suited for the region? How might other countries move forward with renewable energies?

Activity: Conduct research on renewable energy sources. Examine the the spatial significance of the Caribbean to determine where to place certain renewable energy source. Conduct an issue analysis to help determine a plan of action for the Caribbean. Communicate the plan via story map to an appropriate audience.  Do some further investigation to compare how this plan of action might compare to other countries or regions?