1. Binders (Get them up to date)
Tabs:
TOC
Vocab
Notes
Daily work/handouts
Tests
Table of Contents should include:
Goal Sheet (completed) – first sheet
Constitution Paper – Daily Work
Vocab Unit 1 – Vocab
Basics of Geography Notes
Maps Handout – Daily Work
Preamble Test – Tests
Landform Gallery - DW
Chapter 3, Sec 1 & 2 – DW
Unit 1 Review – DW
Hydrologic Cycle – DW
Climate Zone Notes

2. Political Geography
WORLD GEOGRAPHY

3. Population Geography
Study of the number of people in an area and how the population affects that area
Birth rate, mortality rate, fertility rate, rate of natural increase
Population pyramids show gender and age distribution of a population
Habitable lands – two-thirds of population between 20 and 60 degrees N latitude
Half population lives in rural areas but decreasing
Population density - # of people in an area
Carrying capacity

4. Essential Questions
What are some examples of political divisions at the local and regional levels?
What are some reasons for political divisions at the local and regional levels?
How do political divisions generate conflicts?

5. Essential Questions Why do political divisions cooperate?
What are some examples of political divisions are the national and international levels?

6. Reasons for Political Divisions
Differences in culture, language, religion
Retention of historical boundaries
Imperial conquest and control
Economic similarities and differences

7. Examples of Political Divisions
Neighborhoods
Election districts
School districts
Regional districts
Cities
Counties
States

8. Reasons for Divisions Desire for government closer to home
Need to solve local problems
Need to administer resources more efficiently

9. Reasons for Conflict Boundary disputes Cultural differences
Economic differences
Competition for scarce resources
Political advantages (gerrymandering)

10. Reasons for Conflict
Economic differences (fertile land, access to fresh water, access to coast, fishing rights, natural resources, different economic philosophies)
Ethnic differences - Balkans, Cyprus, Kashmir

11. Reasons for Cooperation
Natural disasters
Economic advantages
Cultural similarities
Addressing regional issues

12. Examples of Cooperation
Red Cross/Red Crescent
Law of the Sea
Antarctica Treaty/UN peacekeepers
Peace Corps
Alliances for environmental preservation
Foreign aid

13. International Political Divisions
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European Union
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
North American Free Trade Agreements
United Nations

14. Write the question and answer.
Which type of geography has to do with divisions based on mutual aid or types of governments?
What is the difference between industrial land use and commercial land use, and which type of geography addresses this?
___________ geography figures the rate of natural increase by subtracting the ___________ rate from the ___________ rate.
Political Geography
Industrial is manufacturing products, while commercial is retail and private business. Urban Geography
Population
death
birth

15. Economic and Urban Geography
How Economies Change Over Time

16. Urban Geography
How people use space – residential, industrial, commercial
Why are cities where they are?
What do cities do?

17. Review Population Geography –
how a population affects an area of the environment
Political Geography –
how people in specific locations around the world have organized themselves into distinctive political groups, and how they influence and interact with each other.
Urban Geography –
How people use space

18. Economic Change
The economies of countries change over time for many reasons.
A. Industrialized countries now export labor intensive work to developing countries because labor is cheaper.

19. Economic Change
The growth of trade alliances has led to large trading blocks such as North America, Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Service industries such as banking, finance, tourism, healthcare, and marketing have grown.

20. Economic Change
International banks and financial service networks have grown.
Companies are moving to international product assembly of vehicles and electronic equipment.
New technology that allows instant communication has changed financial markets (cell phones and internet)

21. Economic Change
Modern transportation networks now allow rapid and efficient exchange of goods and materials (Federal Express, United Parcel Service, U.S. Postal Service)
Products are now marketed on a global scale.

22. Economic Geography
Types of economies include traditional, command, market, and mixed
Levels include primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary
Natural resources
Infrastructure
Measurements - per capita income, GNP, outsourcing, GDP

23. Economic Geography An economic and political union of 27
democratic European countries. It introduced a common currency called the Euro.

24. OPEC
OPEC sets the price and production of oil for member countries. Key members are Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, and UAE.

25. NAFTA
NAFTA is a trade agreement that was signed by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. NAFTA eliminated most tariffs between the three members creating a free trade zone.

26. United Nations
192/195 nations are members of the United Nations. The purpose of the UN is to promote world peace and security.

27. OAS The OAS is a political union that
includes all 35 countries in North
And South America.
OAS - The Organization's four main pillars––democracy, human rights, security, and development––support each other and are intertwined through political dialogue, inclusiveness, cooperation, and legal and follow-up instruments that provide the OAS with the tools to maximize its work in the Hemisphere.

28. League of Arab States
The League of Arab States is composed of countries that are Muslim and speak Arabic.
Cooperate on matters of economics, culture, communication, nationality, social welfare, and health.

29. ASEAN ASEAN is an economic organization in Southeast Asia.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was formed in 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand to promote political and economic cooperation and regional stability.

30. African Union The African Union is a political organization in Africa.
- It was developed along the lines of the European Union and has ten commissioners overseeing departments including political affairs, agriculture and peace and security. Its founding charter mandates it to work for "democracy, human rights and development", while it also promotes investment in the continent and sends peacekeepers to troublespots.

31. Population and Political Geography

32. Urban and Economic Geography

33. Political, Urban, and Economic