Race Around The World 2010

Last week we looked at the importance of human rights. This week we will look at protests – how can people bring about change and protest about violations of human rights, or even local issues in their community.

To begin with, a keynote on protest has been established to create discussion and get you thinking.

Examples of Protest

Protest Against Nuclear Power – Flashmob

An Example of Protest and Creating Awareness – Tank Man Tango

On the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Australian artist Deborah Kelly began a simple project called ‘Tank Man Tango’. It was homage to the indelible image of one single Chinese student with his shopping bags bringing to a halt a line of Government tanks. Deborah’s movement caught on and was replicated in many cities over the world.

Task One – Background Info on Tank Man Tango

Before analysing the effectiveness of this public statement, students will need to have an understanding of the issues associated with the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Watch the AlJazeera News You Tube Documentary (It Happened in Tiananmen Square) to answer the following questions:

It Happened in Tiananmen Square Part One

It Happened in Tiananmen Square Part Two

1.Provide a brief overview of the Tiananmen Square Massacre (When did occur? Where did it occur? Who were the main groups involved?)
2. Why did the Tiananmen Square Massacre occur? (Why were students fighting for democracy and why did the Chinese Army become involved?)
3. What was the result of the Massacre?
4. Who was the ‘Tank Man’ and how did he become the symbol of the fight for democracy in the Tiananmen Square Massacre?
5. Why would the artist Deborah Kelly want to create awareness of the Tiananmen Square Massacre through the Tank Man Tango?

Task Two – Analysis of the Protest

The Tank Man Tango – An Introduction

1. Do you believe that this public statement was effective? Why? Why not?
2. Why would this statement have more of an impact that an advertisement in the newspaper or on television?
3. How have social media and the internet helped to spread the idea of the ‘Tank Man Tango’?

Other Resources for Your Assignment

GetUp

Boat-people.org

Reverse Graffiti

Beyond Bullets

Human rights can be defined as those basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled. These rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law.

For the next two lessons we will look at the importance of human rights and the impact that this has on communities. Firstly, we will take notes and have a class discussion on human rights using the keynote.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights covers the rights to life and liberty, to be free from slavery and torture, to be equal before the law; and the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. The United Nations approved this declaration in 1948. You need to be familiar with the differing rights listed in this declaration.

Task One

Go to the United Nations web page and answer the following questions:

i) What are the main aims of the United Nations?

ii) Prepare a timeline tracing the development of the United Nations from the League of Nations to current times.

iii) Briefly describe the basic organisational structure of the United Nations.

iv) What do you think have been the two most important historical events to influence the work of the United Nations?

Task Two – Awareness of Human Rights

In pairs, select one of the Articles in the Declaration of Human Rights. You are to create a one to two minute awareness campaign or advertisement on this human right. Use the following questions to guide your research for the video:

1. What is your article? What does it mean?

2. What are some examples where this human right is violated around the world.

3. Where can people go for help to report this violation?

Consider mixing both images and video footage when making your video. You should also consider how you are going to deliver your message – font type, background, music, transitions.

This task is due on Friday 22nd October. You need to put it in the submissions folder.

Some Examples

Resources

Amnesty International Australia

Human Rights Watch

Global Rights: Partners for Justice

International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development

Understanding People’s Rights

The following game – Against All Odds – is a game where you walk in the shoes of a refugee. If you have time, play this to gain an understanding of why people flee their country due to violence.

Last lesson we looked at both the positive and negative impacts that technology has had on communities. Today we will investigate the concepts of ‘globalisation’ and the impact that it has had on communities.

Firstly, you will need to go through the keynote presented in class and take down important notes and definitions for the term ‘globalisation’.

Following this, you need to complete the following questions to create your notes on globalisation. These tasks will provide detail on the overall positive and negative impacts of globalisation. We will look specifically at communities next lesson. Remember that the more detailed that your notes are, the easier it will be to study for your end of semester exam.

What is Globalisation?

Globalisation – The Positives and Negatives

Go to the following link – Biz Ed -  and use the information provided, as well as the resources, to complete a very detailed table outlining the positives and negatives of globalisation. Use the note-taking table on studywiz and student share to guide your research. You will need to look at the impact on the environment, on culture, and on the economy.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Globalisation

Other Resources

Advantages and Disadvantages of Globalisation

Disadvantages of Globalisation

Today we will be looking at the impact that technology has had on communities.We have already spoken about the emergence of online communities as a different type of computer. However, what impact has technology had on physical communities around the world?

There are a number of tasks that you will need to complete to create notes on this task.

1. Impact of Technology on Communities

There are a number of examples of how technologies has impacted on communities, both in a positive or negative way. Below are two examples. Answer the questions outlined on the handout uploaded to studywiz ‘Impacts of Technology on Communities’ to outline the impact that technology has had. Make sure that these notes are detailed.

One Laptop Per Child

One Laptop Per Child – Zimi’s Story

One Laptop Per Child website

CNN – Laptops bring lessons, maybe even peace

National Broadband Network and Rural Communities in Australia

NBN – More than Just Faster Internet

SBS – Consumer Cost of Australian NBN

National Broadband Network

What is the NBN? – Wikipedia

Who does the NBN benefit?

The Northern Daily Leader – Independents asked to stand their ground on NBN

2. Independent Research – Negative Impact of Technology on Communities

Using your research skills, find one example where technology has had a negative impact on communities. Consider the fact that communities are not just physical spaces. In your research notes you must include:

a) What the community is?

b) How technology has impacted on the community? Explain why this is negative?

c) Identify any responses to reduce the negative impact of these technologies.

Last lesson we started looking at what a community is, types of communities and what makes up a community. Today we are going to look at how communities change over time. You will need to complete the task below and this will link with another task you will complete on Friday.

Task – Community Change Over Time

Select one community to focus on. This could be a physical community, such as the suburb of Coburg, or your local street, or an online community. You need to create an iMovie of at least one minute (approximately 30 images) showing how this community has changed over time. For each image, include a title so that the viewer knows what this image is of. You can go as far back in time as you need to….

This task will be due at the end of Fridays lesson.

Some Examples….

History of AFL?

Melbourne City

The History of the Melbourne Suburb of Richmond

This term will look at the theme ‘Community’. What is a community? What types of community are there? What communities are you part of? How do people participate and engage with their communities?

To begin with today we will start with a discussion and brainstorm on the topic of ‘community’.

What is a community?

What are the characteristics of the community?

An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube

Is You Tube a community? Watch the video above from 13:36 and discuss how you tube is a community. How has You Tube been able to create communities? List these in your notes.

Task 1 – Community Wordle

Brainstorm your thoughts on the term ‘community’. List all the differing words that you associate with community. The more important words need to be larger than others. Using these words, create a wordle. The youtube below provides an overview on how to create a wordle. Create a screen capture of your wordle and save it.

Using a Wordle YouTube

Task 2 – My Communities

Create a powerpoint, keynote or iMovie that describes the communities that you are part of. Use the questions below to put together your presentation:

1. What sounds do you hear in your community?

2. What tastes and smells do you find?

3. What does your community look like?

4. What is your community famous for, or what should it be famous for?

5. Where in the community do people feel good?

6. Why do people live in your community?

7. How would we change the community if we could?

8. What types of communities are you part of?

Your next piece of assessment is a test on all the topics covered this term. The test is in our RACE lesson in Session 1 on Thursday 16th September. The test will include both knowledge of the main concepts covered this term and geographic skills. These are all outlined below.

KNOWLEDGE

Resources

Define the following terms:
• Fossil Fuels
• Renewable Energy
• Sustainability

1. What is a resource?
2. Identify and explain three factors that influence the value of a resource.
3. Define the following types of resources: Natural Resources, Renewable Resources, Non-Renewable Resources, Human Resources
4. Explain specific factors (Social, Historical, Economic, Environmental, Political and Technological) that caused the conflict over diamonds in Sierra Leone.
5. Explain what food miles are and why they are important to consider in terms of sustainability. Use an example in your answer.
6. Explain what an ecological footprint is.
7. Provide a detailed overview on at least four types of renewable energies, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of this type of energy.
8. Explain Australia’s current policy on renewable energy.

Population

Define the following population terms:
• Replacement Rate
• Fertility Rate
• Life Expectancy
• Natural Increase
• Infant Mortality
• Population density
• Population distribution
• Overpopulation
• Zero Population
• Ageing Population
• Doubling Rate
• Baby Boom
1. Identify the arguments for and against Australia’s increasing population (think Population Puzzle)
2. Identify the three most populated countries.
3. Provide a detailed overview and evaluate the effectiveness of the One Child Policy in China and the Baby Bonus in Australia.

Development

Define the following development terms:
• MDC
• LDC
• North-South Divide
• NIC
• GDP
• Distribution of Income
• Adult Literacy Rate
• Prevalence of child malnutrition
• Access to sanitation

1. Categorise differing indicators according to the categories – social, economic, political, demographic, health.
2. Identify the 8 millennium development goals. Explain who introduced these goals and why they were introduced.
3. Be able to explain the progress of one goal in detail.

SKILLS
• Using a map, explain the distribution of specific resources.
• Interpret, analyse and answer questions about population pyramids.
• Be able to use development indicators to rank a country according to its development.
• Read and interpret choropleth maps
• Look for relationships between data.
• Identify the following countries and continents on a map:
Continents – Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica.
Countries – India, China, Japan, Mexico

Today’s lesson will require you to do some research on the Millennium Development Goals. These are goals that aim to lessen the gap between the developed and developing countries. You will need to collect your own notes on these goals, by completing the tasks below.

Task One – What are the Millennium Development Goals?

Using the resources below, take brief notes on the eight millennium development goals. What are the goals? When were they introduced? Why were they introduced? Who introduced them?

Task Two – Progress of the Millennium Development Goals

Read the article ‘Politics is Killing the World’s Children’ by Tim Costello in The Age, and answer the following questions:

1.How do the lives of pregnant women in Australia differ to that of pregnant women in Opa, Papua New Guinea?

2. What is a non-government organisation? Provide two different examples.

3. Why has the Global Health Conference been held in Melbourne?

4. How much money needs to be provided in aid by the developed countries by 2015 to improve child health?

5. According to the article, why has the donation of funding to improve child health not been successful?

6. What suggestions have been made to improve this?

Task Three – MDG Research

Select one of the MDG’s and research how effective they are improving this goal in a specific country. Do this by creating a powerpoint or iMovie in pairs. Use the following questions to guide your research:

a) Where is your country? Include a map.

b) Using indicators associated with your goal, explain how the country was going in terms of your specific MDG. Use Gapminder World to create a scattergraph that shows where your country fits according to two appropriate indicators. Add a screen shot into your powerpoint or iMovie.

c) What programs exist or what is being done to try and fix the problem?

d) Has this been successful?

Resources

United Nations Millennium Development Goals

Millennium Goals – UNDP

AUSAID – Millennium Development Goals

MDG 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

MDG 2: Achieve Universal Education

MDG 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

MDG 4: Reduce Child Mortality

MDG 5: Improve Maternal Health

MDG 6: Combat HIV AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases

MDG 7: Develop Environmental Sustainability

MDG 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development

Gapminder – Maternal Mortality

Gapminder – Child Mortality

Poor Beat Rich in MDG Race

Poor beats rich in MDG race from Gapminder Foundation on Vimeo.

This lesson will begin to get you thinking about the concept of ‘development’ and how the United Nations is attempting to make the world more equitable.

The following videos will get you thinking about the links between population and development.

Population Growth

Development?

To understand the difference between development of countries, we need to look at indicators. In Geography, an indicator is a measure or a sign. Indicators of living standards include various components of a community’s or nation’s way of life. A simple system of analysis uses five classes of indicators:

• Economic Indicators - such as economic growth rates, income per family and gross domestic product per person.
• Social Indicators - such as religious tolerance, access to legal processes,literacy levels, and the status of women.
• Demographic Indicators – such as life expectancy and population growth rates.
• Health Indicators – such as mortality rates for children under five years of age, levels of nutrition, access to safe water and the number of doctors per 1000 people.
• Political Indicators – such as the number of female representatives in parliament, individual freedom and indigenous rights.

The following quiz will get you thinking about how to categorise different indicators:

Task One

Using the handout ‘What is Development?’ (uploaded to Studywiz and in student share), answer the following questions about the definitions of ‘development‘

a) Define the terms MDC’s and LDC’s

b) How is the term ‘developing’ different to developed or undeveloped?

c) Why did geographers stop using the term ‘Third World’?

d) What is the ‘North-South’ divide?

e) What is the difference between ‘post industrial’ and ‘developing’?

f) What is an NIC?

Task Two

Using the internet, find definitions for the following terms:

• GDP – Gross Domestic Product
• Distribution of Income
• Adult Literacy Rate
• Prevalence of child malnutrition
• Access to Sanitation

Task Three – Using Statistics

Use the table of statistics and maps on the document on studywiz and student share “Development Statistics” to answer the following questions:

1. a) Using the table, rank the five most developed and five least developed countries.

b) Identify the three statistics that you believe are the most important in determining development. Justify your answer by writing three sentences to explain why these are the most important statistics.

2. Look at the map showing access to safe drinking water and infant mortality. Is there are relationship between these two indicators? Explain what this relationship is and why it would exist.

Countries often work to control their populations. These measures can be either to increase population growth rates, or reduce population growth rates. These control measures are often long term solutions to population problems. This lesson you are need to research two different population control measures. These are:

1. One Child Policy in China

2. Baby Bonus in Australia

You need to work independently to put together your notes. These notes should include the following headings:

a) Description of the Policy

Provide an overview of the policy. When was it introduced? What does the policy involve? Who introduced the policy? Provide as much detail as you can.

b) Why was the policy introduced? Find out why the policy was introduced. What were the aims? Was it to increase or decrease population growth rates of the country?

c) Impact of the Policy

What were the impacts of the policy? Did it reduce or increase population? Where there any negative impacts? Identify and explain each of the impacts in detail.

d) Your Evaluation

Overall, do you think that this policy was successful in achieving the aims? Will it be successful in the long term? Is it socially acceptable? Will it impact on the economy?

Present this information as a word document. These are important notes that you will need for a test at the end of the term.

Resources

One Child Policy

China One Child Policy – Overview

The Economist – Rethinking China’s One Child Policy

The Effect of China’s One Child Policy – NEJM

Journeyman Pictures – China’s Once Child Policy – A great video to get an overview…

Gender Imbalance in Rural China

Baby Bonus

Australian Government Family Assistance Office – Baby Bonus

ABC News – Gillard to fast-track baby bonus

The Age – Population Growth