Western Europe
Climate What effect does the North Atlantic Drift have on Europe’s climate and thereby their economy?
European Union Using the cartoons, describe the European Union’s strengths and weaknesses.
Industrial Revolution Why did Europe’s population rise after the Industrial revolution? What social impacts did the Industrial Revolution have on the people of Europe?
Eastern Europe/Russia
HEI Describe how the Aral Sea and the Chernobyl accident are examples of failed Soviet Union policies
Iron Curtain Using the chart and the images, what effects did the Iron Curtain have on Eastern Europe? Country Life Expectancy Infant Mortality Rate Literacy Rate GDP or GNP Import/ Export (billions) # cars/1000 France (W) 79 4.8 99 1.373 280.08/304.7 437 Germany (W) 77 4.7 100 1,864 587/610 504 Romania (E) 70 20.5 98 87.4 9.6/8.4 106 Slovakia (E) 73 8.8 45.9 11.2/10.1 185
Communism Using the graphics and your knowledge, explain how the communist party and thereby the Soviet Union stayed in power for so long.
Latin America
Columbian Exchange Name three things that were diffused during the Columbian Exchange and their lasting impacts on Latin America.
Panama Canal Name one economic impact of the Panama Canal for the country of Panama, the region of Latin America and the world.
HEI Explain some world-wide consequences of slash-and- burn agriculture of the Amazon Rainforest
Southwest Asia
OPEC What is the key reason why OPEC can control world gas prices?
Desalinization Explain why the process depicted below is critical to the Southwest Asia region.
Israel/Palestine What is the root of the Israel/Palestine conflict? Territory promised to both of them
South Asia
Monsoons Describe the positive and negative effects that monsoons have on the people of South and Southeast Asia
Outsourcing Describe the reason why India is a popular place for American jobs to be outsourced to and what effects is has had on both countries.
Overpopulation in India Describe the social, political and economic effects of overpopulation on India
East Asia
Ring of Fire Describe and give two examples of the Ring of Fire’s effects on the people of East and South East Asia.
Population Policies Why is a balanced population so important as evident by both Japan’s Angel Policy and China’s One-Birth policy?
Economics Using the graphics, who are the Four Asian Tigers and who is working toward being a tiger?
Authoritarian Political Systems Name some similarities between the political systems of North Korea and China.
Africa
Desertification of the Sahel Using the map, explain the economic effects of the desertification of the Sahel region.
Colonization/Imperialism Analyze the graphics, describe what they demonstrate about the lasting effects of European Colonialism
Apartheid The political cartoon demonstrates what methodology used to end racial segregation in South Africa?