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=Land Stand Survey= media type="custom" key="5810051" = = =Land Use History= Take notes on the powerpoint (click to advance the slides) media type="file" key="land use history.mov" width="480" height="480"

=Land Use in the US=

U.S. Regions @Region 1: Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California Region 1 powerpoint link @Region 2: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico Region 2 powerpoint link @Region 3: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas Region 3 powerpoint link @Region 4: Oklahoma, Texas Region 4 powerpoint link @Region 5: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan Region 5 powerpoint link @Region 6: Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio Region 6 powerpoint link @Region 7: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi Region 7 powerpoint link @Region 8: Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida Region 8 powerpoint link @Region 9: Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky Region 9 powerpoint link @Region 10: Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine Region 10 powerpoint link @Canada: Atlantic region, central region, prairie region, Western region, northern region Resource: http://www.thecanadapage.org/Regions.htm Canada powerpoint link @Mexico: Northern, Baja California, Central, Yucatan, Southern Resource: http://www.sprachcaffe.com/english/study_abroad/countries/mexico/regions_of_mexico.htm Mexico powerpoint link
 * US Land Regions to investigate:**

Questions to answer:
 * Define commodity:**
 * Regional questions:**
 * 1) What is the name of your region?
 * 2) What are the top commodities of the state you are researching?
 * 3) What landforms are part of the state?
 * 4) Describe the climate, population, largest cities, and any other factors that affect those that live or visit there.
 * 5) What are the top 5 commodities in your region? Are any of these the top 5 commodities nationally? If so, which ones?
 * 6) What unique commodities are found in your region? Why are they unique?
 * National questions:**
 * 1) Look at the US map. Why do you think the states are arranged into these 10 major farm production regions?
 * 2) How do the commodities in your region compare with the commodities in other regions? Give examples.
 * 3) What are some of the similarities among the states in your region? What are the differences?
 * 4) What patterns do you see among the commodities across the country?
 * 5) Which commodities are seen least often? Why do you think that is? What are the specific limiting factors? ( a limiting factor is something that prevents it from occurring more often).
 * 6) Which states grow oranges?
 * 7) Which states grow cotton?
 * 8) Which states grow corn?
 * 9) Which states have a lot of cattle?
 * 10) Which states have greenhouses as their number one commodity?
 * 11) Why would Alaska have greenhouses as their number one commodity?
 * 12) Alaska produces the least amount of agricultural products. Do you think this will remain so in the future?
 * 13) What surprises you most about what is grown in Alaska?
 * 14) What surprises you most about what is grown in Louisiana?
 * 15) What surprises you most about what is grown in other states?
 * 16) Identify the top 5 commodities nationally. Count the number of states producing each of these commodities. List the commodity and number of states producing it below. Graph the number of states for each of these 5 commodities. Put number of states on the y axis and the commodity on the x axis.
 * 17) What are the top 5 states (top cash receipts)? In what ways are these states similar or different?
 * 18) What are the bottom 5 states (lowest cash receipts)? In what ways are these states similar or different?
 * 19) What factors would cause certain crops to be a leading commodity in one area and not another?
 * 20) What commodities do you predict will become less important in the future? Why?

[|Adapted from Project Food, Land, and People] []
 * Resources to use:**

=Land Stand Survey results=

Write a paragraph (at least 4 sentences) describing what you believe the focus of the overall land use in the US should be. You can discuss agriculture, keeping state parks and lands, not building/building more highways, cities encroaching further out into rural areas, etc. Use information from the land stand survey and/or information from the research done on states and the national questions. Place your paragraph on your wiki. =Using plants as medicine= = = 1. How many U.S. prescription medicines come from plants?
 * Go to the following website and answer the questions**: http://ecohealth101.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50:unbalancing-act-plants-article&catid=120&Itemid=149

2. What disease did the sailors suffer from? 3. What did the cedar bark contain that saved the sailors? 4. How long have people been using plants for medicinal purposes? 5. How many species of plants are endangered? 6. What is causing plants to become endangered? http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/99.html 7. Summarize the reasons why biodiversity is important.
 * Read the “How did the tree bark help the sick sailors?” section. Use it to answer questions 2 and 3.**
 * Go to the following website:**


 * Congratulations! You have just been promoted to a marketing position in a pharmaceutical company. Your first job is to create an informational online poster or brochure on a plant that is used for medicinal purposes. You will be assigned one of the following plants:**

American ginseng, //Panax quinquefolius// Bloodroot, //Sanguinaria canadensis// Blue cohosh, //Caulophyllum thalictroides// Goldenseal, //Hydrastis canadensis// Helonias root, //Chamaelirium luteum// Lomatium, //Lomatium dissectum// Osha//, Ligusticum porteri// Arrowroot, //Maranta arundinacea// Benzoin gum, //Styrax benzoin// Camphor, //Cinnamomum camphora// Calendula, //Calendula officinalis// Cardamom, //Elettaria cardomomum// Chicory, //Cicorium intybus// Nightshade, //Atropa belladonna// Gentian, //Gentiana catesbaei// Ipecac, //Caphaelis ipecacuana// Monkshood, //Aconitum napellus// Pinkroot, //Spigelia marilandica// Saffron, //Colchicum autumnale// Tamarind, //Tamarindus indica// Arrowroot //Maranta arundinacea//

**Helpful websites:** An Illustrated Herbal ** []
 * Include all of the following information on your brochure: **
 * Where the plant grows
 * Is it endangered?
 * What medicinal use does the plant have?
 * What part of the plant is used?
 * Who would benefit from products from this plant?
 * Endangered Medicinal Plants** http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/03.03.99/herbs3-9909.html
 * Medicinal Plants of the Amazon ** [|www.biopark.org/Plants-Amazon.html]
 * Tropical Plant Database** [|www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm]
 * Medicinal Plants List** [|world.std.com/~krahe/html1.html] **


 * || 5 || 4-3 || 2-1 || 0 || Weight ||
 * Content || Correctly describes all five topics || Discusses all but one or two of the topics || Omits 3 or more topics || Does not turn in a brochure || *5 ||
 * Appearance || Creates a brochure with at least one picture of the plant species (image used correctly) || Includes all the information in a brochure style but does not include any pictures or picture not attributed || Includes information but does not present it in a brochure || Does not turn in a brochure || *2 ||

=Hunger in the World= Research a country that has a high occurrence of hunger. Create a poster that depicts your country’s current struggle with hunger. Your poster’s information will be divided into two sections, a fact section and an analysis section. Illustrations will also be included on your poster. Information to include in the fact section:
 * 1) Area (in square kilometers)
 * 2) Total population
 * 3) Major cities and their populations
 * 4) Per capita income
 * 5) Percentage of people undernourished
 * 6) Natural resources
 * 7) Major agricultural products
 * 8) Soil type
 * 9) Literacy rate
 * 10) Description of its climate (include temperature and precipitation patterns)

[|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html]
 * Helpful website:**
 * Go to the "Select a Country or Location" bar.

Analysis Section:
 * 1) Summarize why hunger is such a problem in that country. Explore political, environmental, and social issues that are involved in the hunger problem, and describe at least two issues that have caused the hunger problem for that country.
 * 2) Summarize what efforts are being made to reduce the occurrence of hunger.
 * 3) Research an organization that is providing aid to your country, and include a description of its work in your summary.

For the analysis section, review articles on the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations webpage. Go to [] Click on Geographical and Regional Information Click on your country’s continent name Click on your country name Illustrations:
 * 1) World map with your country shown.
 * 2) At least two other pictures (can be drawn or found online - use creative commons) that are relevant to the material

United Nations World Food Program- Interactive Map [] U.S. Department of State- Background Notes [] One World- Nations Online [] =Countries we researched= Democratic Republic of the Congo Burundi Eritrea Mozambique Zambia Sierra Leone Haiti Angola Central African Republic Ethiopia Afghanistan Bangladesh Cambodia Nepal Rwanda Uganda Tanzania Yemen Sudan Somalia Laos Madagascar
 * Other useful websites:**
 * Assessment**

=Comparing World Hunger countries= Use the following document to view one or more projects for each country and finding the information at the top of the table. Be sure to enter the onformation for each country that was researched. =Combating world hunger=

Use the internet to answer the following questions: 1. Heifer International has a campaign revolving around “Passing on the Gift.” What does that mean? Website: http://www.heifer.org 2. Browse the following websites. Locate the following information for each project: a. Give a brief description of their work (2-3 sentences) b. What locations do they help? (for example, is it based in the United States or is it a worldwide initiative?) c. Is it funded by the government //or// does it rely on donations and private aid? The Hunger Project: http://www.thp.org/

USDA Food Stamp Program: http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/

America’s Second Harvest: http://www.secondharvest.org/

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