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![]() This picture is by Hendrick Avercamp called Winter Landscape with Skaters. He was Dutch and lived during the Little Ice Age, and was apparently fascinated by wintertime. You can see it at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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Bingham
19/10/2013 06:01:56
Most of you guys have gotten the message and become actively engaged with the reading. It's a process, and you are showing progress. If your score improved, even if it isn't the score you wanted, that's good. That means you are hacking through that jungle and the resort is close!
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Lorenz the Vocabulary-Wary
20/10/2013 06:39:27
Alright guys, let's get fired up for Chapter 5 with some vocabulary!! Add if you have more.
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Bingham
20/10/2013 07:06:05
Good start. There is probably more for many people though.
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Spencer
23/10/2013 02:51:11
Cyberelectrosphere is the global totality of all space-vulnerable, electrically enabled technology
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Cee & Rayy
23/10/2013 16:19:06
Thanks so much!
Lorenz the Loess Contemplating
20/10/2013 07:19:29
Mr. Bingham,
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Bingham
20/10/2013 08:38:09
Loess is the basis for the most fertility top soil in the world. Since we humans eat food grown from that soil, it's kinda important .
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Lorenz
20/10/2013 09:07:17
Thanks Mr. Bingham! That makes a lot of sense.
Lorenz. Just . . . Lorenz.
20/10/2013 08:10:30
Alright guys, here's what I have for the thesis of the introduction:
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Bingham
20/10/2013 08:40:12
Earlier, I explained that you need to gist each section. Thesis is bigger and you'll need to determine that after fully understanding the entire chapter.
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Lorenz
20/10/2013 09:07:42
Got it. Thanks!
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Bridget
20/10/2013 10:05:54
So for the de Blij round table, this will be covering vocab for chapters 1-5? Should we have read chapter 5 by Friday the 25th?
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Bingham
20/10/2013 10:48:33
Well, you should have surveyed the chapter and identified words you don't know. And yes, all five chapters.
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Bingham
20/10/2013 22:39:39
I'm going to move the Round Table/quiz back. I may flip the calendar from red/gray to gray/red for geography. That means gray day classes will do stuff first, then the red day classes. The morally of the story is; watch the calendar.
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Clinton , Ma'at& Raven
20/10/2013 10:46:15
Ok so Raven,Ma'at and I have decided we are killing this chapter and are coming to collect blood.So far a decision we are making is going back to the SQ3R METHOD...I was told this actually works and any other strategies recommended?!?!
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Bingham
20/10/2013 10:51:12
I love that attitude! Make sure you summarize and then gist, section by section. Remember, the more you write, the higher your comprehension. Studying is just rearranging information.
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Bingham
20/10/2013 22:34:31
Are you guys still planning to do a Wednesday lunch study group.?
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Clinton
21/10/2013 10:30:41
I guess. I thought you had the re-test on those days.
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clinton
21/10/2013 10:35:43
i mean i thought you had retest on this wednesday
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Bingham
21/10/2013 22:15:21
Well, we do. Maybe I can find another place. Stay tuned.
Clinton
21/10/2013 13:03:12
The gist for the first section(what I got)was...De Blij talked about the aftermath of the Wisconsinan glaciers and it's results and how the climate change affected the Americas and how now that the climate is more suitable to live in it opened opportunities for more secure livelihoods and larger communities.Is that correct?
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Bingham
21/10/2013 22:18:01
You started with summary and ended with gist. Try to keep them separate in your notes.
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Clinton & Raven
21/10/2013 13:05:37
For vocab we got:
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Raven
21/10/2013 14:26:43
This SQ3R might actually work out for me! I'll have more vocabulary posted later.
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Cee & Rayy
21/10/2013 16:00:47
Ok so we both have different ways of stating the gist and summarizing it but the same idea but the overall thesis we both agreed on was THE IMPACT OF THE WISCONSINAN GLACIERS CLIMATICALLY.
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Raven
21/10/2013 16:00:58
The Gist of the first section I came up with was:
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Bingham
21/10/2013 22:19:55
I like it Raven!
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Spencer
23/10/2013 02:34:04
Notice her use of the Oxford comma
Eva
22/10/2013 12:08:37
Ok so I have question for anyone in fifth period pap world geo. Since the chapter five test is Thursday November fifth, does that mean we will now how if Friday November sixth? Thanks y'all! :)
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Mystical fairy princess
22/10/2013 12:46:51
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Mystical fairy princess
22/10/2013 12:47:30
I meant to say.. Yes it is on Friday
Bingham
23/10/2013 02:46:08
No aliases please.
Eva
22/10/2013 12:09:20
Have it*****
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Clinton
22/10/2013 12:30:48
Gist for the section "the final surge" the negative effects of the warming trend
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Cee & Rayy
22/10/2013 12:35:41
Vocab from "final surge" :
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Raven
22/10/2013 12:42:25
Gist for section-One Final Surge
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Spencer
22/10/2013 13:13:57
I don't thing that One Final Surge was really so much about negative effects but more towards how climate can be unpredictable. De Blij mentions how the warming of the earth caused the ice to move. When it got to the ocean, it started to cool the Earth. He refers to it as a "hiccup" showing that it was just brief and goes on to explain how scientist think that catastrophic events are a big factor of climate. Is this right?
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Clinton
22/10/2013 13:57:02
Spencer that really is helpful I think it was negative causing of the ice sheets melting and causing disastrous stirs and return to glaciation-time temperature but I think you're more general so I'm trying to combine yours with mine
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Raven
22/10/2013 14:04:17
Yeah that's probably right. He also talks about the ice sheets started to slide downslope into the ocean. He mentioned The Younger Dryas as well. But I would think if the climate is unpredictable that could fall into a negative category kind of. Right?
Zii
6/11/2013 10:03:57
I think this is great and super helpful, except for one thing: a lot of the things they (de Blij and the video) were talking about was that the climate moves in a cycle. I think that is really why they were calling it a "hiccup", not just because it was brief. Maybe a more all-encompassing idea of the "One Final Surge" was that it was short, random, and disruptive...? Am I right, Mr. Bingham?
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Sarah
22/10/2013 14:03:16
I noticed a lot of adjectives that were pretty big vocabulary words such as salubrious and contemporaneous. Would those be likely quiz questions, or should I focus more on nouns and verbs?
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Raven
22/10/2013 14:07:56
Sarah, I would mainly just focus on words that will help you get a better understanding of the context, not really whether it's a noun or a verb. Words that you know you're not familiar with at all because vocabulary is quite unpredictable so just focus on words that help you get a better understanding of the context. Hope that helped!
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Cee & Rayy
22/10/2013 16:00:44
For the section Holocene Humanity we found it nearly impossible to get through more than half the section without being unaware of the meaning and understanding of the word "geology".
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Raven
22/10/2013 16:12:28
At first it was like, ehh not that important, but the. We realized it was used multiple times throughout this section. So we decided to look it up.
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Cee & Rayy
22/10/2013 16:06:33
The David Deusch reference we feel was included because De Bli wants us to get into a geographic mindset and stay away from geologic thinking.
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aidan
23/10/2013 13:03:18
but isnt david deusch a physicist
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Clinton
23/10/2013 13:20:02
Okkkk but Mr.Bingham make sure we know why DeBlij utilitizes different references and examples so the fact that he's physicist has nothing to do with what de Blij is trying t convey
Spencer
23/10/2013 10:23:54
So basically in Holocene Humanity de Blij just talks about how humans have interacted with the changing climate, not only by affecting it, but also how we have had to adapt to these higher temperatures.
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Raven
23/10/2013 13:35:06
Great! You Got It!
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Danielle
23/10/2013 13:02:16
Hey guys. I don't know if you realized this, but deBlij mentions the word 'pulverize' at least twice in the intro... I know Mr. Bingham told us to look out for words that he repeats, so I hope this is useful..
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Eva
23/10/2013 14:50:30
Hi guys! I have a quick question. While reviewing early sections in chapter 5, I was retreading the information about the Younger Dryas, and i am a little confused. I understand that the glaciers slid into the ocean causing huge waves, but I don't understand how this in turn caused over 1,000 years of cooling temps. Thanks for your help guys!!! :)
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Bingham
23/10/2013 22:56:14
I'm no climatologist, but we are talking about a chunk of ice about the size of Canada and several hundred feet thick. This would lower sea temperatures and the salinity of the oceans disrupting the currents that redistribute heat worldwide. It's difficult for us to imagine the scale of these things.
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Eva
23/10/2013 23:41:04
Thanks so much mr. Bingham, that actually makes sense. Ok, will do!! :)
Cee & Rayy
23/10/2013 16:28:13
In the Holocene Humanity section, what does de Blij mean by "the Earth's magnetic cocoon" ?
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Bingham
23/10/2013 23:04:21
The earth is surrounded by an invisible magnetic field a few hundred miles out in to space. This tends to protect us from much of the radiation bouncing around in space, especially the radiation from the sun. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth's_magnetic_field
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Bingham
23/10/2013 23:08:11
I think you guys should focus on the vocabulary in 5, since that's the next thing we'll do. And it isn't helpful to simply post words, include definitions as they are used by de Blij in the book.
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Alexis
26/10/2013 08:39:43
Hi guys. I noticed when people post vocabulary, definitions are mentioned, but not the page number that the words are being used in. Is it possible to start doing this? I think it'll be helpful.
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oliver
26/10/2013 09:57:10
so i just want to make sure . when deblij says the population "mushrooms" is he referencing to the shape of the population chart???
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Bingham
26/10/2013 10:28:42
He means, that like a mushroom, it gets wide/bigger fast.
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oliver
26/10/2013 13:00:33
okay thank you that makes more sense :)
Sofia B.
26/10/2013 13:59:05
I thought this chapter was pretty straight-forward, but will we need to memorize the six major types of climate? Also, will we need to know the exact dates and years of major events?
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Bingham
27/10/2013 07:45:33
I agree, this chapter is straight forward. Vocab is the main issue I think. As for climate types, no, not the specifics, just generally where they are, like mid, low and high latitudes.
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Bingham
27/10/2013 08:55:58
...and Tambora.
Bingham
27/10/2013 03:53:04
Yeah, I figured there would be lots of vocab up here by now!
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Isabella Jarosz
27/10/2013 06:00:02
Hey guys! I used Quizlet to make a Chapter 5 Vocab notecard set. I just included the words that I personally found challenging, not necessarily words that I think will be on the test. Feel free to let me know if you want to add a word or something. http://quizlet.com/29170103/de-blij-chapter-5-vocab-flash-cards/
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Bingham
27/10/2013 06:43:32
Very nice Isabella! I hope everyone appreciates you.
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aidan
27/10/2013 06:49:01
thank you for vthe quizzlet page
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Bingham
27/10/2013 08:58:28
I just noticed you have the wrong definition for vector. In this case, de Blij is referring to an organism, usually a biting insect or tick, that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal to another. He's talking about the fleas on rats that carried the Bubonic Plague.
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Isabella Jarosz
27/10/2013 10:41:33
Ah, sorry. Thanks for the clarification!
Eva
28/10/2013 10:24:19
THANK YOU ISABELLAU
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Bingham
27/10/2013 06:45:51
So I've noticed more and more people are having study success with "mindmapping" software. There is a lot out there. This weekend, I've been playing with FreeMind and iThoughts. Very cool, check out what I did. Maybe this is for you as well?
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Isabella J.
27/10/2013 12:46:20
Hey Mr. Bingham,
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MacKenzie
6/11/2013 11:21:37
Isabella,
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Kristine Mazziotti
27/10/2013 13:47:06
Hey guys! this vocab is so helpful! maybe you could involve the page numbers??
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Kristine and Alexis
27/10/2013 15:24:41
Hey! So, Alexis and I created a giant list so far on Chapter 5 vocab!! oh and just in case people cant find the page numbers, we will include them for you!! I've learned that when you put a word in context, its easier to understand. Also, we didn't get a couple page numbers or definitions for some words. if any of you guys could help with that, that would be awesome! :)
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Sara
28/10/2013 11:54:46
Thank you so much for posting this! it was really helpful.
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Hank Jares (the best of the Hanks)
28/10/2013 13:09:54
glacial lobe- a tongue/finger-like projection from a glacier's main mass
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Eva
29/10/2013 14:26:44
I could be wrong, but I think in the context of de blij, offing is referring to something that is likely to happen or appear soon. It is a special usage, and it makes a little more sense. :)
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Zii
6/11/2013 10:29:04
Context for what, glacial lobe? Or something in the list of vocab?
Bingham
27/10/2013 22:51:26
Um, wow!
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Kristine M.
28/10/2013 14:27:15
no problem Sara!
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Hank Jares the AWESOME
6/11/2013 12:41:31
your very welcome
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Spencer
29/10/2013 03:57:48
Thesis:
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Zara H. :^D
29/10/2013 11:49:48
Hey guys, sorry for dropping in a bit late!
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Lorenz
30/10/2013 14:15:46
Hey guys, in Chapter 5, Section 8 (Warming the World), De Blijj talks about Inter-glacials and glaciations. He talks about the Eemian and the Holocene, but not about the two that came before them. Is this important, or am I losing the climate change in the glaciations?
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Clinton
31/10/2013 15:51:50
What's so significant about the Toba "reprise" on the island of Thira. I'm confused I don't know really what to get from it
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Clinton
1/11/2013 06:38:53
On pg 129 that whole paragraph about the dynasties and stuff I feel like that's relevant but NOT related is that right?!?!?
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Bingham
1/11/2013 12:50:02
The phrase you're looking for is; related, not relevant. But it's both!
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Spencer
1/11/2013 15:17:47
Clinton, when de Blij talks about the dynasties, he is providing an example of how the Medieval Optimum (something we should know about for the test) affected the earth and its inhabitants. In the video we watched we learned how the Medieval Optimum brought farming back. de Blij mentions how the Romans planted abundant grapevines, and how more trees grew. He mentions the cities "mushroomed" meaning their population had a little bit of a explosion. the dynasties were mentioned because they too began to do better, in agriculture as well as in society and art. then when the temperatures changed again, things went back to being bad, and that's how he ended the section. So this part was related AND relevant. I hope this helps :)
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Clinton
1/11/2013 15:48:13
Thanks Spencer! Btw it helped a lot. #pianistsunite
Sarah
6/11/2013 10:29:54
The explosion of Thira aka Santorini delivered a fatal blow on the Minoan civilization(Crete) which made way for Ancient Greece to become the dominant power.
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Clint
1/11/2013 16:20:25
Gist of the Holocene Humanity:How the humans have advanced,influenced & adapted to the extremes and eventful climatic changes of the Holocene Epoch.
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Clint(influenced by Raven's gist)
1/11/2013 17:19:49
and human impact on the increasing planetary temperature.
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Spencer
1/11/2013 16:57:10
Mr. Bingham, I noticed a problem in your mindma. You noted the Little Ice Age lasted from about 1300 to the mid 1900s.
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Bingham
2/11/2013 08:00:09
Good catch Spencer, thanks!
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Raven
1/11/2013 17:14:16
Gist of section- Holocene Humanity
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Bingham
2/11/2013 08:02:47
Okay, be careful Raven. That is de Blij presentation of that argument, but it isn't de Blij's point. This is one of those cases when he's explaining a position, but not taking that position. It's the "sole" part of that he counters later in the chapter.
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Lorenz
2/11/2013 04:49:00
Hey everyone!! Question for Mr. Bingham or anyone who soundly knows the answer: Is the 1783 eruption in Iceland Laki, or are they two different things? Thanks.
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Lorenz
2/11/2013 05:01:21
Never mind, I looked it up. Thanks.
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Hank Jares the MOST bestest
6/11/2013 12:51:23
well what did you find
Lorenz
2/11/2013 06:26:21
Okay, so this is just out of curiosity . . . but on page 127, the middle paragraph, De Blijj refrences Ryan and Pitman: "By the time it was over, Ryan and Pitman wrote, the surface of the Black Sea had risen 145 meters (500 feet) . . ." My question is, what was the duration? Was the flooding of the Black Sea in terms of weeks, months, or years? Thanks.
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Spencer
2/11/2013 07:29:17
Lorenz, if the water rose 15cm each day, and in the end it had risen 145m (14,500 cm) then the time it took to fill it was about 967 days (almost 3 years) because 14,500/15=196.666...
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Bingham
2/11/2013 08:04:10
Spencer, I'm impressed with the quality of your posts. Well done. You should hold a study session Wednesday at lunch for people who aren't doing the Choices debate...unless you are too!
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Kristine
3/11/2013 06:37:29
Hey guys! In chapter 5, Why did glaciers start to melt in the first place? What was the "increasing melt"? on p.124???
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Lorenz the Helpfull
3/11/2013 11:06:56
Okay, so this is what I think . . . The Ice Ages, Glaciations, and Inter-glacials are all part of a big overall climate change equation which is:
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Spencer
3/11/2013 11:13:34
Kristine, I could find a reason for the "increasing warmth" that de Blij is talking about, other than the fact that it was 18,000 years ago was about the time the Wisconinan Glaciation came to an end. I did, though, find a bit of information on the Great Melt, also mentioned on page 124. Basically, the Great Melt was an event that happened about 20,000 years ago when the Antarctic ice started to melt. Scientists believe it to have been related to the warming of the northern hemisphere, which is the "increasing warmth" you asked about. http://news.yahoo.com/west-antarctica-warmed-quickly-20-000-years-ago-170506713.html
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Spencer
3/11/2013 11:14:30
Couldn't**
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Kristine M.
7/11/2013 10:06:48
thank you!!!! :D
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Libby (influenced by Clinton and Raven)
3/11/2013 12:51:38
Holocene Humanity Summary: The ways humans have advanced in the world and the areas they have inhabited throughout history was directly influenced by environmental changes, causing populations to flourish or struggle in different areas.
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Libby
3/11/2013 13:09:12
Crisis in Europe Gist/Summary: The "real" Little Ice Age coincided with the Maunder and Dalton minimums, and those in addition to a significant volcanic eruption caused violent floods, storms, and food shortages in Europe.
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Spencer
3/11/2013 13:46:13
A summary is like long story short.
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Allie
3/11/2013 13:56:15
What exactly is an Optimum? I have a rough idea, but I'm not exactly sure still what it is. de BLij keeps using this term and I can't find a real answer on the Internet. Thanks.
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Bingham
3/11/2013 23:06:55
An optimum is a climatology term meaning any warming, or warmer period. Optimum as in better for growing, better for life in general.
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Eva
4/11/2013 09:41:45
So a post-glacial optimum is like when the glaciers have started to melt and it is beginning to get warmer, i.e. The beginning of the Eemian interglacial after the Illinoian glaciation? Just wondering if I interpreted this right, mr. Bingham.
Eva
4/11/2013 09:53:55
Or would it be more like when the wisconsinan glaciation ended and it got very warm very fast, so there were warmer summers and milder winters. Then, because of these changes there were more secure livelihoods and larger communities???
Allie
5/11/2013 13:09:21
Thank you Mr. Bingham!
James O.
4/11/2013 09:40:35
I think I found the thesis!!
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Eva
4/11/2013 09:47:06
I think another integral part of it is that, though environment may not directly determine the limits of humanity, environmental events most definitely can influence the course of history. I think spencer said something similar to this several posts up. Hope this makes sense James!! :)
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Spencer
4/11/2013 10:37:42
James, I posted the thesis a while ago. It basically what you said, but it's a direct quote of what de Blij said on pg 131. Plus Mr. Bingham said it was the thesis..
Bingham
4/11/2013 11:17:08
Yeah James, you have good feedback here. You have the idea, it can be said more concisely though.
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Augi
5/11/2013 12:32:26
So when de Blij talks about the Black Sea I feel like it's information that is supporting his idea that humans are subject to the power of nature over them, but I was never quite sure how deeply we need to know these examples that he uses to prove his points.
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Bingham
5/11/2013 23:04:06
Yes, that is why he used that example. Think about it, if that theory's true, imagine how powerful the forces of nature are in dictation the course of human history. The flood myth appears in practically every society, not to mention the catastrophic impact of the event itself.
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Augi
5/11/2013 12:45:51
I think that one thing that is very good at driving de Blij's point of minor changes in environment changing human life drastically is one page 126. Take a look at the Medieval Optimum and then the Little Ice Age. Just look at how small this change in temperature is yet it still had dramatic affects on people. It might help if you're a little confused.
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Libby
5/11/2013 13:00:40
Just a comment I think the last paragraph on page 140 sums up a lot of what De Blij's trying to accomplish through this chapter, about how humans have had virtually no experience with crazy environmental disasters and how we cannot control climate change but we might be able to affect it by limiting our greenhouse gas emanations and how we're going to be challenged by the rapid climate change in the future.
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Bridget
5/11/2013 13:08:05
Okay, so I keep seeing "climatic reversals" popping up throughout the chapter; is that referring to glaciations after a warming period or something? I'm a bit confused; I forgot to bring it up in class.
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Libby
5/11/2013 13:23:37
Yeah, I think he means the climate going from glaciation to interglacial to glaciation, and eventually maybe into a new climatic epoch. Kind of like the Little Ice Age was majorly different from the climate humans had seen for all of their existence so far (it was a reversal)
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Bridget
5/11/2013 13:37:08
Okay, cool, that's sort of the direction I was thinking. Also, I made a study guide that's pretty thorough (it involves a lot of what was said on here) so if you guys want it, I'll bring some copies to school tomorrow, so just come find me if you want one.
Allie
5/11/2013 13:54:56
I just reread the chapter and found some more things I wanted to bring to the forum.
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Bridget
5/11/2013 14:08:54
The Industrial Optimum wasn't incredibly important, I agree, but it was expanding on the fact that humans aren't responsible for climate change, we only add to it by emanating greenhouse gasses and such, especially since it came about around the industrial revolution, so we (humans) were actually adding to the process nature had previously been the sole producer of (climate change).
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Bingham
5/11/2013 23:09:40
Yeah, you guys are thinking clearly here.
Eva
5/11/2013 13:56:01
That sounds like a great tool! Thanks Bridget!
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Augi
6/11/2013 08:57:14
Can someone point out to me where they think the shift from de Blij talking about other people's argument is to where his own is? I have an idea I just want to confirm it.
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Spencer
6/11/2013 12:34:13
On pg 138, de Blij mentions an "inconvenient truth"; that humans are causing global warming. Note that he states it to be a hypothesis, not a fact. Then, on pg 140, he says that "we will never be able to control climate change, but we may be able to mitigate it somewhat by limiting our greenhouse-gas emanations." This implies that we are not the only factor, since limiting would only lessen the problem instead of doing away with it all together. What he does is not changing his argument. He presents an argument, but does not agree with it completely. Then he presents his argument.
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Kimani
6/11/2013 10:05:11
Ok so I've been reading the comments and the book of course and it seems that the charts and diagrams aren't really a big focus. So I was wondering are they any help at all or are they just there? (To put it shortly; will the charts help with the test like it did last time?)
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Sarah T
6/11/2013 10:35:49
The charts don't need to be memorized, but you do need to understand the message they convey.
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Frustrated Zii
6/11/2013 12:30:30
UGH. I can't find a good definition of re-glaciation online, can someone PLEASE help? Thanks...
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Augi
6/11/2013 12:52:12
just use context clues if it makes sense re means again and glaciation you know so its a glaciation after a de glaciation
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Hank Jares the one and only
6/11/2013 13:15:23
I am not 100% sure but the best I could find is
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MacKenzie
6/11/2013 13:11:13
(guess who's back)
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MacKenzie (cont)
6/11/2013 13:12:08
ons in the LIA. Besides the "ineptitude, lack of preparation", and racism, environment had a huge part in the fall of that colony.
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HANK JARES happy
6/11/2013 13:16:53
thank you this is very helpful
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Spencer
6/11/2013 13:49:42
This is amazing!! Thanks :D
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Raven
6/11/2013 14:06:32
This was SUPER helpful. Thanks so much! :)
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augi
6/11/2013 13:35:02
mackenzie for the tambora bingham said to know the exact date
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Hailey
6/11/2013 15:28:29
Hey guys, just as another helpful study guide, I made a quizlet on the chapter earlier today( I know the test is tomorrow/Friday but if you want to review , it's there) To find it just search my username on quizlet : prismasprinkles
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Clint
7/11/2013 16:12:30
Thanks Hailey your such an amazing bestfriend!!!!
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Taysia
6/11/2013 16:43:32
Okay wow time just kind of slapped me in the face and I'm tripping because this is all happening during all the things we've ever learned in (particularly U.S.) history guys... Like freaking Jamestown, the native Americans, European colonists, industrial revolution, even the graph dates to 2010! Not to mention the French Revolution. This probably won't help with the test tomorrow but I just thought I'd share because why not
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Seokhyun
6/11/2013 17:54:34
One (rather late) note on the "Distant Threat" subchapter: de Blij uses the term "globe-girdling-membrane" to describe the cloak of ash that Tambora created when it exploded. Just sayin.
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Kristine M.
7/11/2013 09:52:19
Hey guys!
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Kristine... again.
7/11/2013 10:26:59
yea so i just wanted a clarification on the gist or summary because so many people have done it already...
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Bethany V.
7/11/2013 12:32:52
Does anyone understand what De blig means when he says we are living in the autumn of an interglacial? It's on p.140 last paragraph
Sofia
7/11/2013 13:46:28
Kristine, I think that the gist for that section is correct. Don't forget the overall thesis though.
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Answering Zii
7/11/2013 12:49:53
@BethanyV hey-o! I think I know what he's saying. If you take the seasons literally - in a place that actually has seasons - (unlike Houston which just has "summer" and "that stuff that isn't summer") that we aren't in the "winter" of the interglacial, which would be the worst or coldest point, and we aren't in the "summer" of the interglacial, which would be the best or warmest point, we're in a neutral-feeding-into-cooling point. If he (de Blij) had said we were in the "spring" of the interglacial, we'd be in a neutral-feeding-into-warming point. Basically, we're in a not-quite hot, not-quite cold point. (Hope that made sense)
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Bethany V.
7/11/2013 12:59:16
Thanks, that definitely makes sense!
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Zii
7/11/2013 13:25:27
No problem!
Kristine M.
7/11/2013 13:27:49
^^ ??? :)
Sofia
7/11/2013 13:43:30
Bethany, although I don't necessarily think Zii is incorrect, I thought that de Blij meant that we may be nearing the end of this interglacial, or we are about three quarters in to it. I'm not sure though, so you might want to ask Mr. Bingham tomorrow morning....
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Bethany V.
7/11/2013 14:44:37
Thanks, Sofia!
Elle
10/11/2013 14:13:54
Are we starting on Chapter 6 now or another? I just want to make sure that we are.
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Bingham
10/11/2013 22:56:00
No, not six. I'll let you know soon.
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