Transboundary Pollution & Climate Change Unit!

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Here is our LAST unit of the school year! Wow! We are learning about Transboundary Pollution & Climate Change! This is a neat unit, because it is incredibly relevant today.  Mr. Barry is in Israel, and so his classes may approach the unit in a different manner.  Mr. Barry needed to post his instructions to his classes, so what you see below are his instructions.  Ms. Jordan will do as she so well pleases because she rocks and can do it all! :)

Transboundary Pollution & Climate Change Unit Doc

For Mr. Barry's classes...

Please read the Transboundary Pollution & Climate Change Unit Doc (above). WATCH THE VIDEOS IN THE DOC! They are a BIG help and they answer some of the Q's!

I would like these answers typed and printed when finished. These Q's are due MAY 19 when you get to class!

You may not work with anyone. You must work alone! I am not kidding! The questions are as follows:

1. What do you know about “climate change?”  – This is opinionated

2. Create a 7th grade definition of “pollution” based on the actual definition.

3. What happened at Chernobyl (Ukraine) on April 23, 1986 & how powerful was this accident?

4. What caused the accident at Chernobyl?

5. List four results of the accident.

6. After looking at the map with the pink radiation details, do you think the Soviet Union owed the public the honest truth and do you think the Soviet Union owed these nations some sort of compensation?

7. What was a “liquidator”, and what do you think they thought when tasked with their job at Chernobyl?

8. After watching the flick about “The Liquidators”, provide four things they needed to do.  Do you think the Soviet government should have forced these men to do these jobs?  What do you think were their (liquidators) biggest concerns/worries?

9. Approximately how much of Georgia’s energy comes from natural gas, nuclear & coal?

10. Provide three effects of air pollution after watching the flick about “Air pollution.”

11. Approximately how many premature deaths happen each year because of air pollution?  Do you think this is a high number?  Where do you think most of these deaths happen in the world?

12.  According to the chart of the worst cities for air pollution, which state has it the worst?  Are you surprised by this?  Explain why you feel this way. Which state in the United States do you think is the least affected by air pollution? Why do you feel this way?

13. What uses nearly 20% of the United States’ total energy consumption?  Does this surprise you? Why/why not?

14.  Define “climate change” after reading the paragraphs and watching the flick.

15.  Based on the CBS Climate Change flick, what are two things we should “expect” as the result of climate change?

16. What are four things that are the result of climate change?  Do you think these effects are more long term issues or short term issues?

17. Why is deforestation creating a huge problem for the world?

18.  Has the United States ever experienced a nuclear meltdown?   If so, where was it and what happened?

19.  Zoom in on the infographic on page 22 – provide five objects created from oil.  Do you use a lot of these objects/items every day?

20.  Economically, what are three benefits of the oil industry according to page 24.  Do you think the oil/gas industry needs to focus less on digging for oil and more focused on finding solutions for green/renewable energy?  Why do you think this?

21. Provide two pros and two cons of creating battery-powered vehicles/EV’s.  Explain why you would want an EV and explain why you would not want an EV.

22. Provide 3 economic benefits of oil & gas for the United States.  Were you surprised by any of these details?

23. Which state provides the most jobs in the oil and gas industry?

24. Provide three things you learned about plastic pollution after watching the “Plastic Pollution” flick.  List 10 things you use everyday that use plastic…Yes, you use 10 things.  Yes, I’m serious.

25. What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch & what three nations are the highest plastic waste polluters?  How do you think we can get rid of this massive garbage patch?  

26. How did the COVID pandemic affect the climate/environment?  Provide two examples.

27. Provide three examples of how you think we can help with pollution & climate change. I want this to be a detailed answer. Don't just put "Recycle." Explain what that means and how you think we can make it more effective!

When finished with the Q's, you have a project! The details are at the end of the Transboundary Pollution & Climate Change Doc.

Use rulers, colored pencils, and the paper placed on the mini-desk next to Mr. Barry' real desk. Make sure your name is on the back :)

The project is due May 24 by the end of the class -- No exceptions!

If for some reason you finish all of this...I'm not only impressed, but you can work on the Final Exam study guide. The Q's are to be written in your notebooks, no you do not need to write in complete sentences, and no, you do not need to write the Q's....

Final Exam Study Guide Doc -- Click Me!

Final Exam study guide Q's due -- May 31

Final Exam on -- May 31

The World After 9/11/2001

The War After 9/11

1. After the US was attacked on 9/11, Mr. Barry writes: “It was the beginning of a new era in world history.” Explain what that means. (Three sentences minimum.)
2. In your own words, explain why oil is so important to the world’s economy and why it causes so many conflicts. (Three sentences minimum.)
3. Why did Saddam Hussein want to control the Persian Gulf?
4. Afghanistan has been invaded by Babylonians in the ancient past, and the US in the modern past, and many other countries and empires in between. How many reasons can you think of why countries and empires want to take over Afghanistan? (Looking at a map might help.)
5. What happened in these years in Afghanistan:
• 1926
• 1934
• 1964
• 1979
6. Explain why Osama bin Laden formed al-Qaeda. (Three sentences minimum.)
7. How did the Cold War lead to the United States giving money to al-Qaeda? Explain. (Three sentences minimum.). Do you think the United States should have given that money?
8. Describe the changes that the Taliban made in Afghanistan when they took over in 1996. (Four sentences minimum.)
9. Why did Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda attack the US? Where were the attackers from? What was the purpose of the attacks? (Three sentences minimum.)
10. Define “nation building.”  Do you think this idea is possible to do for other nations?
11. The US first invades Afghanistan to topple the Taliban. Next, the focus is on Iraq. What was the main reason given for the US to invade Iraq? What was the result?
12. Why do you think, then, the US invaded Iraq? (Three sentences minimum.)
13. Compare/contrast the US invasion of Iraq and the US participation in the Vietnam War. (At least ONE compare and ONE contrast.)
14. Was the killing of Osama bin Laden good for the world or just the US? Why? Explain. (Three sentences minimum.)
15. Explain in detail why it was so difficult for the US to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. (Four sentences minimum.)
16. Why was the Arab Spring called that, do you think? What were the people fighting for (or against?) Name at least ten countries involved in the Arab Spring.
17. By August 2021, the Taliban had completely retaken Afghanistan and began to run the country and the government. Mr. Barry asks, “Should they [other countries around the world] recognize a country controlled by extremists?” Answer that question. (Three sentences minimum.)
18. In the past several years, Afghanis have fled from Afghanistan (now called The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.) Answer Mr. Barry’s question: How can a country thrive with a government run by extremists, terrorists and without formally educated intellectuals? What might the outcome be? (Three sentences minimum.)

The Cold War

Cold War Video I

Cold War Video II

Cold War III

 Explain how the events from 1949-1991 were a “Cold War”?

Assignment details: The essay will be no longer than three pages, typed, double-spaced, third person, Times New Roman, MLA format.

Essay is due Friday, April 21, 2k23

Introduction:

• The first sentence will state the "definition" of the Cold War
• 2-3 sentences that include 2-3 events during between 1949-1991 that made this era a Cold War

Body paragraphs -- The essay must included the terms below.  Write the essay in this order... It'll be easier, trust me.

• Soviet Union --> Containment --> Arms race/nuclear war
• Berlin Wall --> Berlin Airlift 
• Korean War --> Cuban Missile Crisis --> Vietnam 
• Collapse of Soviet Union --> End of Cold War

China and North Korea Study Guide!

Test on Monday - April 3 - All classes!

Mr. Barry's class -- Complete the North Korea (Blue) Q's in your notebooks by Friday (3/31) for HW!

1. What is the population of China?
2. What was the purpose of China's Belt and Road Initiative.  How does it benefit China, but how has it also failed?
3. What was the purpose of the "child policies" in China?  
4. What was a problem with the "one-child policy?"
5. How is Taiwan important to China?
6. Explain the details of the Cultural Revoltion?
7. Who was Mao Zedong?
8. Explain the details of the Tiananmen Square Massacre & what do you think the world thought when they saw the Tank Man video and footage of the Chinese military attacking the protestors?
9. Who is Deng Xiaoping & what did he do to China when he took power?
10. Who is Xi Xingping and how is he abusing his power as China's leader? (Provide one detail)
11. What are SEZ's and provide one positive and negative effect of these.
12. How many people live in North Korea and roughly how large is the country?
13. What is the name of the boundary between North and South Korea?
14. What is Juche? Does juche see realistic for the citizens in North Korea? Why do you think this?
15. When did Kim Jung Un become the Supreme Leader of North Korea?  What do you think of the title “Supreme Leader”?
16. How would you explain North Korean media/television after reading about it
17. What president visited North Korea and attempted to negotiate peace between North and South Korea?

Modern China Study Guide Flick #1

North Korea Flick