Please define the terms listed below: 1. Physical Geography is the study of the earth’s physical features, like mountains, soils and waters. 2. Human Geography is the study of the way people have had an impact on the Earth’s physical features, like constructing dams or buildings. 3.…
1. . The three cultural zones are the Arabic zone in the north, the Sabel zone, and sub-Saharan Africa. The Arabic zone includes the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, the Sahel zone includes the areas dominated by the vast Sahara Desert, and sub-Saharan Africa is the rest of the continent south of the Sahara Desert.…
1) Geography- Where were they located? What is the place called today? What effect did the geographic setting have on the civilization that grew there? Were they geographically isolated from other civilizations?…
Manaus, on the banks of the Negro River in northwestern Brazil, is the capital of the vast state of Amazonas. It was known at the beginning of the century, as "Heart of the Amazon" and "City of the Forest". It's a major departure point for the surrounding Amazon Rainforest. Just east of the city, the dark Negro River converges with the brown, muddy Solimões River resulting in a striking visual phenomenon called the “Meeting of the Waters.” The combined tributaries form the Amazon River.…
Marsha McMillen Unit 5 Sociology Discussion There is several cultural themes of family and marriage. We have Traditional Societies, Industrial and Postindustrial societies. In the Traditional societies the structure of the marriages the spouses are introduced to all the family, which there is an abundance of obligations. The function of marriage is to fulfill six needs that are important for the survival of society, and they are socialization of the children, reproduction, economic production, recreation, sexual control, and care of the sick and aged.…
Where Did Agriculture Originate? a. Began before recorded history. A. Origins of Agriculture. a. Agriculture – Modification of Earth’s surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals for sustenance or economic gain.…
In Manassas Tennessee there is a high school. Manassas High is not some special or extraordinary school, but within Manassas High is a football team. For much of Manassas High’s history the football program was atrocious. In 2004 Bill Courtney came to Manassas High to coach the football team. He took the football program from being a joke of a program that rarely won a game, to going 9-1.…
Sociological Research Methods chapter 2 of the book Sociology in Our Times explains why sociological research is necessary and how research is conducted as well as the various methods that can be used. Also this chapter explains what surveying is and how it is used for research. In addition, Readers learn about the ethical issues in research and what measures are taken to protect research participants. In the book The Meaning of Sociology, reading four, Readers learn how people make and develop correct generalizations about people or things. Also Readers gain knowledge about the meaning of categorizing and generalization.…
I work really hard on the bi-weekly vocabulary quizzes because it is another way to work on expanding my vocabulary. I like to learn the meanings of the vocabulary but also try to use them in everyday conversations. This helps me remember the new words that we focus on in class. I like to challenge myself outside of class and read more challenging novels in order to learn new words that have maybe never shown up in novels that are intended for younger high school students. The American College Test is also a motivator to further my vocabulary.…
He can read questions about his personal information with supervision. Jerome can read the words on the presented topic with minimal cue in reading unfamiliar words. He is also needs cue on how to pronounce some of the words correctly. He can answer questions about the presented topic without picture choices or word choices. Sometimes his teacher needs to translate some of the questions in Filipino for him to understand the questions…
During senior year, I have thoroughly enjoyed taking Psychology AP and delving into the many intriguing topics that make up the course. The subject matter of this course is very interesting to me compared to some of my other classes like biology. I also believe that your teaching style has helped me learn the content well due to the topical outlines and entertaining lectures. Compared to other courses in which the teacher merely lectures in an organized fashion, this class has been very user-friendly in terms of understanding content. Overall, the three most intriguing topics that we have covered throughout the school year have been improving the ability to learn, sleep, and defense mechanisms.…
There are many sociological perspectives that are used to get a better understanding of society. The three main one that will be discussed is the Functionalist perspective. Criticism of other sociology perspectives will also be implemented. According to Crossman, (2016), the functionalist perspective is one of the major theoretical perspectives in sociology. Emile Durkheim put this approach together.…
In the novel A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, the author’s purpose was to emphasize the struggle and differences between the high and low classes. On page 15, Dickens describes the earth as “... cold and wet ...” (Dickens 15) while describing nature as “... clear ... bright, placid and beautiful. ”(15). Dickens is showing the difference between high class and low class citizens; where the earth, cold and wet, characterize the lower class citizens, while nature, clear; bright; and beautiful, describe high class citizens.…
The five themes of geography include location, place, human environment interaction, movement, and region. They help answer questions such as where is it located, what it is like, what is the relationship between the humans and the environment, how places connect with one another, why is one similar to the other. In 1984, the National Council for Geographic Education and the Association of American Geographers felt the need to arrange the way geography students learned about areas. Thus, these associations came to establish the five themes of geography. These factors are very beneficial because they provide us with answers for many questions.…
Coming into this course, I really didn 't know what to expect. Sociology is something that I’ve always known about, but never really paid much attention to. As many people other people think, I saw sociology and psychology as the same thing. I didn 't take the time to read or understand what the difference was and even if there really was a difference. I quickly learned that there was.…