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What’s the Big Idea? BASIC GEOGRAPHY CONCEPTS What is Geography?

What is Geography?

What is Geography? The study of the Earth in all its variety. The study of where people, places and things are located, the way different things relate to each other at specific places, and the ways that places connect with each other.

When geographers study “movement,” they are studying how ____________, ________________, and _________________ move and how that affects culture.

When geographers study “movement,” they are studying how ____People_____, ____Goods______, and ______Ideas______ move and how that affects culture.

How are natural resources distributed around the world?

How are natural resources distributed around the world? Unevenly, some countries have many (US & Russia), some have very few (Japan)

What are the various types of government? Which allows the most freedom? The least?

What are the various types of government? Which allows the most freedom? The least? Democracy (most freedom) Dictatorship (least freedom) Constitutional or Absolute Monarchy Theocracy (religious-based)

How are people distributed around the world? Why?

How are people distributed around the world? Why? Unevenly, people tend to live in regions with arable soil, access to fresh water, and a favorable climate

What factors determines the climate of a region?

What factors determines the climate of a region? Latitude Wind Ocean currents Landforms (rain shadow!) People (greenhouse effect & deforestation)

What are the 8 traits of culture?

What are the 8 traits of culture? Social Groups Language Religion Daily Life History Arts Government Economy

THEMES FROM EACH CULTURE What’s the Big Idea? THEMES FROM EACH CULTURE

Why is the US so wealthy?

Why is the US so wealthy? Plentiful resources Access to oceans and navigable rivers for trade Highly educated Democracy & personal freedom Peaceful Favorable climate

The countries of Latin America share a common culture – Why?

The countries of Latin America share a common culture – Why? All were colonized in the same time period by (mostly) Spain & Portugal similar language, religion, government, etc.

Why has Western Europe had such a large impact on the rest of the world’s culture & history?

Why has Western Europe had such a large impact on the rest of the world’s culture & history? Powerful, wealthy, technologically-advanced countries in Europe colonized and traded with people on every other continent took a lot of resources and often controlled or interfered with their governments.

Why is Eastern Europe struggling economically?

Why is Eastern Europe struggling economically? They are a crossroads between Europe and Asia with few natural barriers to prevent repeated invasions by outsiders. In the 1900s, the Soviet Union controlled most of these countries and forced communism on them, ruining many of their economies.

Russia is huge and has lots of natural resources Russia is huge and has lots of natural resources. Why aren’t they wealthier?

Russia is huge and has lots of natural resources Russia is huge and has lots of natural resources. Why aren’t they wealthier? Huge land area with a sparse population and difficult landscape for recovering those resources (Siberia) Difficulty recovering from communist dictatorship

Why do Americans buy so many manufactured goods from Asia?

Why do Americans buy so many manufactured goods from Asia? Huge populations with a low cost of living allow for them to be “cheap labor” so they can produce handmade manufactured products cheaply and export them to the US.

What are the major influences on North Africa & Southwest Asia’s culture and economy?

What are the major influences on North Africa & Southwest Asia’s culture and economy? Islam Oil Difficult climate (hot deserts) Government instability

Why does Africa have so much poverty?

Why does Africa have so much poverty? Climate is challenging – very dry desert and rainforests Weak, corrupt governments Lack of industry & lack of infrastructure to support it Colonization set back their development AIDS epidemic

What threats face islands in Oceania (the South Pacific)? Outmigration of young people (for jobs) Weak economies, dependent on imports & foreign countries Climate change – rising ocean levels Deforestation Pollution Typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding Declining fish populations

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