Zootopia Stereotypes

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Zootopia is a children's movie that shows the society of animals living in a big city. It is a city with all different species of animals, with the surrounding suburbs containing different climates for the different species. The main character, Judy Hopps, follows her dreams of being the first rabbit police officer in the big city. Although she is optimistic and determined, she faces many challenges along the way, like how she had to move away from her home town that was filled with greenspace and agriculture, as well the difficulty she faced being the only rabbit to become a police officer. She faced a lot of prejudice from the larger animals, but she persevered and graduated from the police academy. Through this character, the city gives …show more content…

It is a city with all different species of animals, with the surrounding suburbs containing different climates for the different species. The main character, Judy Hopps, follows her dreams of being the first rabbit police officer in the big city. Although she is optimistic and determined, she faces many challenges along the way, like how she had to move away from her home town that was filled with greenspace and agriculture, as well the difficulty she faced being the only rabbit to become a police officer. She faced a lot of prejudice from the larger animals, but she persevered and graduated from the police academy. Through this character, the city gives social and geographical themes that align with the concepts in AP Human Geography specifically for Population and Migration, Cultural Patterns and Processes, Political Patterns and Processes and Urban Development and Land Use. Initially, Judy is given small tasks and she is not taken seriously. So, she volunteers for a high-profile assignment. Judy has to work with an uncooperative sly fox as they uncover and solve issues of their city, Zootopia, where Human Geography concepts are showcased and examined through the diverse settings and characters in the film which show the importance of these geographical concepts. Zootopia begins with migration, an important topic in Unit 2 about cultural patterns and processes. Where Judy was born, is considered agricultural land. Along with the surrounding suburbs, they all have their own culture patterns. Some of these cultures are how the animals may need to live in a specific area (e.g., polar bears live in the arctic, jaguars live in the jungle). Urbanization is shown in the city of Zootopia with the diverse suburbs like Tundratown, Sahara Square and The Rainforest District. Each area here is specific to the population that lives there. We can also see how different animals are treated,

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