North American Free Trade Agreement Eliminated economic barriers in North America
A unique assortment of behaviors and beliefs that distinguish a society EX: Music, Language, and Hygiene Africa has the fewest common cultural traits Europe is not connected by language
Ideas that spread Windmills were created in Northern Europe and spread to Texas
Globalization has good and bad Has effected the middle east. Riots such as those that began in Tunisia spread spontaneously across Asia But helps with the increased availability of medical services
Diesel motors negatively affected the environment because it contains more pollutions than any other fuel Or near cataclysmic effect because of Russia’s dependence on nuclear energy in Chernobyl
Affects economics Desalinization plants are used to obtain fresh water Building of dams allows for population growth Geothermal energy power plant next to a volcano But man has not utilized all possible forms of energy
Primary – traditional Secondary – labor force Tertiary – Combination of the past 2 and technology Quanternary – based solely on technology or service oriented
Women face unequal status with men globally Know the difference bw developed and developing African Americans came to America against their will (slaves) but have since assimilated The Amazon – Brazil Push-Pull Factors How boundaries are made for countries Religious intolerance leads to job discrimination Know all three regions (formal, functional, perc) Population Pyramids!!! How do they look and why! Why will countries fight against one another (resoruces) Urbanization = cities!! Be able to tell a graph!