Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Wednesday's Homework

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Math - Mid Chapter test - Addition of Integers tomorrow (see yesterday's blog for what to study)

Geography Questions

•Which of the following DO NOT produce organic material, which is good for growing crops (fertile): natural grasslands, broadleaf forest or coniferous trees. Pick one and briefly explain why not.
•Explain what shifting cultivation means.
•Explain how seasons impact agriculture.
•Giving specific evidence from the textbook, explain how a farmers distance from the equator influences crop growth.
• How long does it take the Earth to make one full rotation (turn).
• Explain why we ALWAYS see the sun rising in the East.
• Explain what solar radiation means.
•Why is the globe in our classroom attached at an angle?
•What angle is it attached at? Make a quick sketch to show this.
•Explain why the Arctic circle gets sun twenty-four hours per day, while the Antarctic circle has darkness all day