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Period 6: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments, c. 1900 to the Present Key Concept 6.1 Science and the Environment Rapid advances in science altered the understanding of the universe and the natural world and led to the development of new technologies. These changes enabled unprecedented population growth, which altered how humans interacted with the environment and threatened delicate ecological balances at local, regional, and global levels. Researchers made rapid advances in science that spread throughout the world, assisted by the development of new technology. New modes of communication and transportation virtually eliminated the problem of geographic distance. New scientific paradigms transformed human understanding of the world.

Chapter 12 - Brinkley 13th edition

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Ch. 12 Conditions in 1800s Growing separation between church and state Desire to create respectable culture for literature and arts, modeled after Europeans Growth of nationalism gave rise to nationalistic culture: Wanted to assimilate immigrants into American culture Immigrants: Wanted to do away with cultural traits brought in by foreigners (Temperance movements) Rapid economic change also affected culture, gave rise to education reform Medical Advancement Phrenology developed ? pseudoscience, attributing physical size of brain to psychological traits Fowler Brothers discovered Sylvester Graham proposed vegan diet William Morton developed anesthetic Growing popularization of baths, cold and hot, sulfur baths as well Oliver Holmes discovered contagion of diseases

Chapter 12 - Brinkley 13th edition

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Ch. 12 Conditions in 1800s Growing separation between church and state Desire to create respectable culture for literature and arts, modeled after Europeans Growth of nationalism gave rise to nationalistic culture: Wanted to assimilate immigrants into American culture Immigrants: Wanted to do away with cultural traits brought in by foreigners (Temperance movements) Rapid economic change also affected culture, gave rise to education reform Medical Advancement Phrenology developed ? pseudoscience, attributing physical size of brain to psychological traits Fowler Brothers discovered Sylvester Graham proposed vegan diet William Morton developed anesthetic Growing popularization of baths, cold and hot, sulfur baths as well Oliver Holmes discovered contagion of diseases

AP EURO NOTES

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AP Euro Notes Sec 24-2 pp. 732-746 Nalani Story Toward the Modern Consciousness: Intellectual and Cultural Developments Near end of 19 cent, new view of physical universal-an appeal to irrational, alternative views of human nature, and racially innovative forms of literary and artistic expression shattered old beliefs and opened the way to a modern consciousness Challenged many assumptions generated by Sci Revolution & Enlightenment New ideas called forth sense of confusion/anxiety that would become even more pronounced after world war I Developments in the Sciences: The Emergence of a New Physics Sci=chief pillars supporting optimistic & rationalistic view of world that many West shared in 19 cent

John Brown

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Name Class Date John Brown, Address to the Court, November 2, 1859 A Divided Nation Primary Source Copyright ? by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. 20 A Divided Nation ABOUT THE READING The abolitionist John Brown led a raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. After his capture he was charged with murder, insurrection, and treason against the state of Virginia. The court found Brown guilty, and gave him a chance to say if there was any reason why he should not receive a death sentence. Brown took the opportunity to explain why he led the raid. VOCABULARY endeavored tried, attempted enactments laws As you read consider the reasons Brown provides for his belief that he was not guilty. I have, may it please the court, a few words to say.

kuby_chapter_1_case_study_1.pdf

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10 ! Chapter 1. True Maps, False Impressions: Making, Manipulating, and Interpreting Maps ? 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. GOAL To interpret and critically evaluate maps, to understand how scale influences data representation on maps, and to recognize three types of map scale: representative fraction, verbal, and graphic. You will also learn how to represent data with different types of thematic maps?the dot map, the isoline map, the choropleth map, and the pro- portional symbol map?and see that your choice of map type profoundly influences the resulting spatial pattern. LEARNING OUTCOMES After completing the chapter, you will be able to: ? Convert map scale to real-world distances. ? Recognize choropleth, proportional symbol, isoline, and dot maps.

Rubenstein Ch 8 Reading Guide

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Political Geography: Key Issue 1 WHERE ARE STATES LOCATED? Rubenstein, pp. 240-247 1. Define state: 2. Define sovereignty: ? PROBLEMS OF DEFINING STATES 3. There is some disagreement about how many states there actually are in the world because of regions which may, or may not, actually be states. Complete the table to demonstrate three cases? KOREA (North and South) People?s Democratic Republic of China (CHINA) and/or Republic of China (TAIWAN) WESTERN SAHARA or SAHRAWI REBPUBLIC One state if you agree that: One state if you agree that: One state if you agree that: Two states if you agree that: Two states if you agree that: No state if you agree that: 4. List the 7 largest states which encompass more than 2 million square miles:

Rubenstein Ch 7 Reading Guide

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Ethnicity: Key Issue 1 WHERE ARE ETHNICITIES DISTRIBUTED? Rubenstein, pp. 206-217 Read page 206 1. What nationality do you identify with? 2. What ethnicity do you identify with? Read page 208 Case Study: 1. Why do many geographers reject the biological classification of humans? 2. What features of race do matter to geographers? Why? ? DISTRIBUTION OF ETHNICITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES 1a. Define ethnicity: 1b. Define race: ? Ethnic group % of US pop. ?2. In the table at left, identify America?s four major ethnic groups (other than ?white?). Give their percentage of the total US population and shade areas in which they are clustered on the map. ? ? ? 2a. What are the major Hispanic groups in the US?

American Pagent Chapter 5 Rough Notes

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Ben Nichols? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Notes? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? AP History Cp 5?? ~Canada, the Flordias and caribbean islands were part of the ?13? colonies only they didn?t revolt for they were wealthier than the others so they didn?t have as much reason to.? ~More immigrants came to the colonies which brought more diversity to each of them.? ~In the 1730s New York and Philadelphia built houses for the poor to live in.? ~People who were poor had to put a P on their clothing for public charity.? ~People involved in the church were still the most respected during the 1700s? ~Doctors weren?t very well trained? ~Slander is spoken, libel is written? ~Seditious libel, the chance that something could happen.?

American Pagent Chapter 4 Rough Notes

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