Semester Exam Review
What are the 3 different types of plate movements? ◦ Divergent (pulls apart) ◦ Convergent ◦ Transform
Weathering Mechanical Chemical Erosion ◦ Wind ◦ Water ◦ Glaciers ◦ Which is the most common
How do the following effect climate? Latitude Air Masses Continentality Elevation Mountain Barriers Ocean Currents Pressure Cells Storms
Movement Region Human-Environment Interaction Location Place
Why are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place? o Human movement-Planes, Trains, Cars o Information movement-phones, , mail What are some reasons people migrate?
Push Factors What are some examples of push factors? War Government Economy Natural Hazards Pull Factors What brings people into new places? Job Opportunities Basic Freedoms
Urbanization (moving from country to city for more opportunities.) Transportation (access to water routes) Access to and availability of resources Economic Activities Where do the majority of the people on the planet live? Why?
Show population density map of the world – where do people live? Examine population pyramids to describe the growth and the impact of that growth What are trends in past world population growth?
Culture – influences how people interact with their environment, some cultures may have more technology How humans depend on the environment is effected by the nature of the environment, the culture and values, and their level of technology Adapting – terrace farming Modifying – polders in Netherlands, Three Gorges Dam in China
How do we adapt to the following?: El Nino – trigger heavy rainfall and flooding Floods Tsunamis volcanoes
Climate – Humid Sub-tropical (formal) Vegetation – Grassland (formal) Language – Arab (formal) Trade networks – NAFTA (functional) Political units – United States (formal) River systems – Amazon Basin (functional) Religion – Islam (formal) Middle East is classified as Arab language region, Islam religion region, Desert vegetation region
War – The Crusades changed ideas, products, and technologies/Iraq conflict helped to spread democratic ideas Trade – Silk Road Innovations – Internet lead to global diffusion of ideas Diffusion – Columbian Exchange changed lifestyles, trade patterns, and migration patterns
The availability of natural resources = jobs, money, and products; so therefore, impacts the types of economic activities in an area Compare resource and land use maps with economic activity maps Example: the availability of diamonds in South Africa led to the exploitation of this resource by Europeans who controlled the production and distribution routes
Transportation – steam ships and trains (impact on industry) Energy - Three Gorges Dam in China (provides hydroelectric power and water to previously desert areas)
Advances in technology on agriculture & natural resources (some examples: desalination, clear cutting rainforests, mechanization of farm equipment, advanced irrigation systems) 1. Environmental – use of pesticides has polluted water 2. Economic – use of pesticides has increased productivity 3. Social – use of pesticides has increased productivity and food supply world-wide
Low: What are some reasons underdeveloped countries may have a low standard of living? High: What are some things that developed countries might have that underdeveloped countries don’t?
Primary Economic Activities The primary sector of the economy extracts or harvests products from the earth/ Raw materials and basic foods EX: subsistence farming, fishing, hunting and gathering, forestry, grazing Secondary Economic Activities Manufactures finished goods EX:Metal working, automobile production, construction, textiles, engineering
Tertiary Economic Activities The service industry Provides services to general population and businesses EX:sales, transportation, entertainment, tourism Quaternary Economic Activities Consists of intellectual activities EX: government, scientific research, education, and information technology
Command Economy An economy where supply and price are regulated by the government Mixed Economy A mix between a command economy and free- enterprise. They have some government interference but not total. Free-Market Economy Provides individuals the opportunities to make their own economic decisions, free of government constraint.
Write down 4 types of governments and an economic system you might find with each.