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SoRo class

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Ivan Ius's curator insight, January 22, 2017 7:38 PM

Geography Concepts: Spatial Significance, Patterns and Trends, Interrelationships

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From geography.about.com - January 22, 2017 9:46 AM

Katie Kershaw's curator insight, April 24, 2018 12:22 PM

This is slightly embarrassing to admit, but I have never heard of the Southern Ocean. I think it is because, as mentioned in class the other day, we do not talk about the Southern Hemisphere very often. When looking a globe this entire ocean is on the bottom and pretty much out of sight. I thought that it was interesting that the creation of this ocean was created within my lifetime because all of the rest of the world’s oceans are well documented throughout history. Even though the water in the Southern Ocean has been there just as long as the other oceans, it hadn’t been designated as an ocean. I think another reason that I haven’t heard much about the Southern Ocean is because it doesn’t really have any direct impacts on Americans. All of our trade routes avoid this area of the world, we don’t have any landclaims within the ocean, and very few Americans have actually gone to Anarctica. This article also talks about the boundaries and the conflict regarding how far north the boundaries of the ocean would be. Most members of the IHO supported the boundary being at 60 degrees. However, 7 countries pushed to have the boundary set at 50 degrees. The reason most countries supported the 60 degree boundary is because it doesn’t add any land outside of Anarctica to the ocean. Although this article doesn’t state which countries wanted the boundary at 50 degrees, I am guessing its countries with land very far south, like Argentina, Chile, Australia, and maybe South Africa. This would allow them control over the Southern Ocean that they can’t get with the current boundaries. It is interesting that it took until 2002 for the point to be raised that the Southern Ocean is district enough from the other oceans, that it should be considered a separate ocean.

Zavier Lineberger's curator insight, May 3, 2018 11:25 AM

(Oceania) Geography experts now claim the waters around Antarctica will join the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic as the fifth ocean. Almost every member of the International Hydrographic Organization declared the existence of the South Ocean, which extends to 60° S latitude and is double the size of the United States. While it might seem trivial, the Southern Ocean has the most powerful water current, a different circulation, and a unique ecosystem, marking it separate from other bodies of water.

K Rome's curator insight, October 6, 2018 7:30 PM

The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Artic as an American student growing up those were the Oceans that I grew up learning about. So to see an article talking about the Southern Ocean comes as kind of a surprise. We learn as young American students about "Atlantic trade" or our West Coast with "Pacific Trade" we as young students learn about the mysterious Indian Ocean and the unattainable Artic Ocean, but for some reason the Southern Ocean has been left out. The Southern Ocean as the article explains is the 5th and newest Ocean. Ocean scientist thought it was necessary to name the the body of water south of the Pacific but north of the Artic. While it might not seem that important to some it is key to identify with areas. When we discuss Atlantic trade for the most part in the United States we know we are discussing trade with the Europeans or on our East Coast. When discussing Pacific trade we understand that to be West Coast and probably dealing with China or other Asian countries. As an Australian resident or student they grow up learning about this key body of water to them. They can use it to identity where they are and where they are going. We can also use the body of water to discuss different weather pattern and effects on the countries in Oceania region of the world. An interesting read if you want to learn more about our forgotten 5th Ocean.

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Tital bores - the values of water

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GTANSW & ACT's curator insight, September 8, 2016 12:06 AM

Engage students in this topic with this mysterious event as a way to introduce geomorphic processes

Ask inquiry questions related to geomorphic processes eg how do plants and animals cause weathering.

Use images as a basis for inquiry and discussion

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Students investigate different landscapes and the geomorphic processes that create distinctive landforms, for example:

- explanation of geomorphic processes that create landforms eg weathering, erosion, deposition, tectonic activity

- examination of ONE landscape and its distinctive landforms

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Impact of overfishing and ecosystem disruption on marine environments

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Courtney Barrowman's curator insight, May 21, 2015 9:44 AM

Summer reading, tectonic plates

Chris Costa's curator insight, November 30, 2015 9:16 AM

Geography determines human activity, and not the other way around; that has been the theme of this course, and it holds true as we look at the devastating impacts of earthquakes in the nation of Nepal. Sitting right over one of the most active plate boundaries in the world, with the Indian subcontinent being violently forced under the rest of Asia, Nepal is therefore the home of both the infamous Himalayan Mountains and numerous earthquakes, varying in severity and frequency. As violent and as costly as they are, violent earthquakes are just another part of life in Nepal, as are other natural events in other parts of the globe, and the people who call it home adjust their lives accordingly, through a variety of means. However, nothing can prepare anyone for the extremes of earth's power, and the violent earthquake that shook the nation to its very core in May has left behind a great deal of human suffering and destruction. I hope that those who lost their homes and businesses are already well along on their path to recovery, although I don't think it's possible to every truly heal from such a traumatic experience, at least not completely.

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Alyssa Dorr's curator insight, December 16, 2014 7:51 AM

A strange jet stream is the cause of this flip-flop summer. People in the Northeast have experienced a cooler summer while people in the West have experienced hotter summers than usual. Boston typically experiences 90 degree weather about fifteen days throughout the summer. This summer, it only hit that mark about four times. In Oregon, they hit 90 degrees twelve times already and this usually only happens a few times a year. The polar jet stream is banding the wind that blows across the upper half of the US, this makes their summers colder than usual. This jet stream seems to be flattened out and has lately been in that position more than expected. Forces in the atmosphere make the stream flat. The climate change, as said by S.Y. Simon Wang, is said to be not "global warming" but "global weirding". This article goes through most of the summer and stops at the weather for the week of August 18th.

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Al Picozzi's curator insight, November 13, 2013 10:00 PM

Just the remoteness of the area is going to hinder the relief efforts. Even though the supplies are getting through it is getting through to the areas that need it the most is the problem. When the infrastructure is not that good to begin with, the damage done by this kind of disaster is multiplied. Look at New Orleans when Katrina hit. It still took days for relief and just water to get where it was needed. Imagine what that would have been like if the infrastructure was like like that of the Philippines. The country is overwhelmed by this disaster and needs the help. Its getting it but the problem still exists of how to distrbute it now that it is there. Makes you wonder if Subic Bay was still open as a US military base if it would have made it easier. Sometimes having a military base is not a bad thing.

Rebecca Farrea's curator insight, November 14, 2013 8:50 AM

Even though the death toll resulting from Typhoon Haiyan is around 1,000, it is expected to reach 10,000. International aid will hopefully help cities such as Tacloban City recover from this storm.

Tracy Galvin's curator insight, May 3, 2014 7:05 PM

With so many of the citizens living on the coast, a large typhoon like this completely destroys most of the country. When this much devastation happens all at one time it takes a very long time to recover.