GEG 100 ONLINE! Cultural Geography Chapter 6

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READ:

• Textbook: ALL [outline]
• Breweries in Illinois

ACTIVITIES:

Items to Hand In: reading chapter only but be able to do: 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, and activity 2

CONCEPTS / VOCABULARY

All "Keyterms"
Plus:

INSTRUCTOR'S NOTES and/or ADDITIONS TO TEXT READING

INSTRUCTOR'S NOTES and/or ADDITIONS TO ACTIVITIES

 From the Instructor's Manual:

Activity 2 introduces students to the distinction between basic and nonbasic goods and how to calculate and use a regional multiplier. Using the regional multipliers of Activity 2, students can assess the effects of regional restructuring on local economies.

If you assign Activity 2, it is helpful to do the first question at the blackboard. Though the formula is simple (Et = k*Eb), some students may not remember rules of algebra whereby you plug numbers in and multiply or divide both sides of the equation by the same number. It helps to remind them how to manipulate equations." [NOTE: If you are having problems, ASK using the discussion forum or e-mail.]

WEB RESOURCES

• American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO): http://www.aflcio.org/home.htm.
• Bureau of Economic Analysis: http://www.bea.doc.gov/.
• Businessweek: http://www.businessweek.com/.
• Economy.com. The Dismal Scientist: http://www.dismal.com/home.htm..
• Executive Office of the President, Council of Economic Advisers. Economic Report of the President: http://w3.access.gpo.gov/eop/.
• Fortune, Inc.: http://www.fortune.com.
• North American Industry Classification System Association: http://www.naics.com/.
• Office of NAFTA & Inter-American Affairs, Market Access and Compliance. The NAFTA Home Page: http://www.mac.doc.gov/nafta/nafta2.htm.
• Public Citizen. Global Trade Watch: http://www.citizen.org/pctrade/nafta/naftapg.html.
• Statistics Canada: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html.
• U.S. Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/.
• U.S. Department of Labor: http://www.dol.gov/.
• University of Virginia, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center: http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/reis/.
• The Wall Street Journal: http://public.wsj.com/home.html.