You know the world has changed when...

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The World has Changed. . You know the world has changed when your car' s drink costs more than your own.. omg ican cant belive it eigther: how can it be that a liter of our limited capacity dinojuice costs more than a liter of water with sugar?

In what ways has the world changed in the last 10 years?  List at least five (5) examples.  

You know the world has changed when ____________________.


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Class Activity:  Table Reading- Use the Soapstone Chart to Unwrap your article.  Be ready to present to another table.

1.  Read either Article one "The Role of Place in the World" or Article two "How Could a Drought Spark a Civil War?" 
2.  Circle the words you do not in the article
3.  Fill out the Soapstone Chart
4.  Summarize with your group
5.  Share your findings with the other group.

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What were you most surprised to learn about in the articles?  I was surprised that ____________________________.

What did your article have to do with the 5 themes of geography?  My article was connected to the 5 themes by  _____________________.

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