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Do Now: Reading DayGet seated – fill in the front seats first!!!
Take out your Human Geo. notebook and open to your Human Geo. tab in your binder.
On a new sheet of paper in your notebook, write today’s date and Human Geo. Reading Day on the top.
Reading Day Review Content Quiz QuestionsDBQ’s Lighting RoundStudent Q&A
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
What is geography?
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
The study of the earth, specifically the spatial organization of the earth’s surface
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
Which of the 5 themes of geo. is most central to geo.?
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
LOCATION!
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
Site identifies a place by its _________________
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
Unique physical characteristics
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
Situation identifies a place by ________________
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
Location relative to other subjects, especially human characteristics
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
How would you write the scale of a map if one inch of road on the map represents 1,000 inches on the road?
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
1:1,000
Or
1 in. = 1,000 in.
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
What is map distortion and what causes it?
Unit 1: Thinking GeographicallyWhen the shape of land masses becomes distorted (or changed) due to projection
Tip: see how big Antarctica looks?
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
What is mathematical location?
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
The mathematical concept of location is the exact latitude and longitude
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
What does the theory of environmental determinism say?
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
That a society’s environment determines its success or failure
Tip: Our buddy Jared Diamond over there is NOT an environmental determinist!
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
What does arithmetic density (population density) tell us?
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
Density tells us how closely people live to each other.
Arithmetic density measures how many people per area of land.
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
What is the difference between physiological and agricultural density?
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
Physiological density:Persons per area of arable land
Agricultural density:Farmers per area of arable land
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Which areas of the world are growing most rapidly?
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Developing countriesTip: This is very important/concerning because these countries already lack food, energy, resources, etc.
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Which region of the U.S. is most densely populated?
a. Northeastb. Southeastc. Southwestd. West
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Northeast
Unit 2: Population and Migration
What is the Natural Increase Rate?
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Birth rate – Death rate
(the rate in which the population increases)
Unit 2: Population and Migration
What is are the main negative effects of overpopulation?
Unit 2: Population and Migration
What is the relationship between the education of women and birth rates?
Unit 2: Population and Migration
As women have more access to education, birth rates drop
Unit 2: Population and Migration
What are the characteristics of Stage 1 of the DTM?
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Stage 1:Most basic, hunter gatherer societies, fluctuating birth and death rates, very little education, traditional gender roles
Unit 2: Population and Migration
What are the characteristics of stage 2 of the DTM?
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Population explosion (high birth and death), death rate begins to drop due to health care and sanitation, very little contraception
Unit 2: Population and Migration
What are the characteristics of stage 3 of the DTM?
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Birth rate and death rates dropping and getting much lower, pop. is stabilizing, education and health care much more available, contraception available
Unit 2: Population and Migration
What are the characteristics of stage 4 of the DTM?
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Pop. pyramid is contracting, having less children, elderly people are supported by fewer young people, advanced society
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Open Response Challenge:
Choose one stage in the DTM and list:
One positive impact of the country’s population structure on economic development
One negative impact of the country’s population structure on economic development
Unit 2: Population and Migration
How can a country reduce its birth rate most effectively?
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Distribute contraception
Educate women
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Where do people generally avoid?
(hint: the four too’s)
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Too wet, too cold, too dry, too high (mountainous)
Unit 2: Population and Migration
These two countries make up 1/3 of the world’s population…
Unit 2: Population and Migration
India and China
Unit 2: Population and Migration
What are the three reasons people move?
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Economic factorsEnvironmental comfortCultural freedom
(Tip: most people move for the first reason)
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Name one push factor for a Dinka in Sudan.
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Fear of ethnic violence; lack of resources (poverty); poor education
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Name one pull factor for a Dinka in Sudan moving to America
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Cultural freedom/peace; plentiful resources; education
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Name 3 examples of forced migration from U.S. history.
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Slave tradeTrail of TearsJapanese Internment
Unit 2: Population and Migration
What was the Great Migration?
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Mass migration of African American from the South to the North, 1910’s – 1930’s
Unit 2: Population and Migration
What are the 2 largest eras in immigration to America (and where did people come from)?
Unit 2: Population and Migration
Europe, 1850 – 1920
Latin America and Asia,
1960 - present
Unit 3: Culture
What is cultural diffusion?
Unit 3: Culture
The spread of culture over geographical area
Unit 3: Culture
Cultural imperialism happens when…
Unit 3: Culture
One culture dominates over another
Unit 3: Culture
What is a lingua franca and what is the current lingua franca?
Unit 3: CultureTrade language; English
Tip: English is official in US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India
Unit 3: Culture
The most widespread language family is…
Unit 3: Culture
Indo-European
Unit 3: Culture
The main difference between polytheism and monotheism is…
Unit 3: Culture
Polytheism: more than one GodMonotheism: one God
Unit 3: Culture
The major universalizing religions (3) are…
The major ethnic religions are…
Unit 3: Culture
Universalizing: Christianity, Buddhism, Islam
Ethnic: Hinduism, Judaism, Animism
Unit 3: Culture
People in which two religious groups are in conflict over Palestine?
Unit 3: Culture
Muslims (Palestinians)Jews (Isreal)
Unit 3: CultureFree Response Challenge:
Name the hearths of these major religions:
ChristianityHinduismIslamJudiasmBuddhism
Unit 3: Culture
Christianity – Jerusalem (Israel)Hinduism – Northern IndiaIslam – Mecca (Saudi Arabia)Judaism – Jerusalem (Israel)Buddhism – Nepal/Bhutan (Northern Himalayas)
Unit 3: Culture
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Unit 3: Culture
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Unit 3: Culture
Race – physical characteristics
Ethnicity – cultural identity
Unit 3: Culture
Folk culture diffuses through ____________
Pop culture diffuses through _____________
Unit 3: Culture
Folk culture diffuses through migration
Pop culture diffuses through media, internet, globalization, etc.
Unit 3: CultureFree Response Challenge:
It has been argued that team sporting events in the United States have become media spectacles. Athletic competition between opposing teams, especially when viewed on television, seems relegated to a mere vehicle for advertising hype and the promotion of popular culture. The epitome of this, of course, is the Super Bowl, with its halftime show produced by MTV! In addition to this are the hundreds of products endorsed by athletic celebrities. Discuss the association between sports in the United States and popular culture through marketing.
DBQ Lightening RoundWhat is this political cartoon saying about global population?
DBQ Lightening RoundWhat religion is most prominent in the South?
DBQ Lightening RoundWhat religion is most prominent in the Northern Midwest?
DBQ Lightening RoundName 5 countries where English is the official language.
DBQ Lightening RoundWhich two US regions is SODA the preferred word choice?
DBQ Lightening RoundName one state that appears to be very confused in the soft drink debate…