1. Intro to Geography Unit 1 – Cultural Concepts Practice

2. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION… Why do people live where they do?  To be close to NATURAL  RESOURCES

3. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION… Why do people live where they do?  To have a comfortable CLIMATE

4. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION… Why do people live where they do?  People are drawn to areas of higher ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

5. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION… Why do people live where they do?  People move away from areas of CONFLICT

6. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION… What is a term for the factors that cause people to leave an area? PUSH FACTORS

7. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION… What is a term for the factors that cause people to move to an area? PULL FACTORS

8. POPULATION GROWTH RATES… What influences the growth of a population? Medical Development Hygiene

9. Countries with poor medical services have higher rates of infant mortality and lower life expectancy.

10. POPULATION GROWTH RATES… What influences the growth of a population? Level of Education

11. Do countries with higher levels of education have higher or lower population growth rates? LOWER

12. POPULATION GROWTH RATES… What influences the growth of a population? Industrialization & Urbanization

13. Do countries with more industry have higher or lower population growth rates? LOWER

14. POPULATION GROWTH RATES… What influences the growth of a population? Economic Development

15. Do countries with higher economic development have higher or lower population growth rates? LOWER

16. POPULATION GROWTH RATES… What influences the growth of a population? Governmental Policy

17. Sometimes governments make policies to control population growth. For example, China adopted policies encouraging families to have only one child.

18. POPULATION GROWTH RATES… What influences the growth of a population? The Role of Women in Society

19. Do countries where more women work have higher or lower population growth rates? LOWER

20. REGIONS… Based on LANGUAGE What Spanish- speaking region is pictured here?

21. REGIONS… Based on LANGUAGE What language do FRANCOPHONE countries speak?

22. REGIONS… Based on ETHNICITY What is the name for a region of a US city pictured here?

23. REGIONS… Based on ETHNICITY What is the name of the region in between Iran, Iraq, Syria & Turkey that has a unique language and culture and desires political independence?

24. REGIONS… Based on RELIGION What religion is found primarily in the countries shaded on the map?

25. REGIONS… Based on RELIGION What religion is found primarily in the countries shaded on the map?

26. REGIONS… Based on ECONOMICS What “belt” is shaded orange on the map?

27. REGIONS… Based on ECONOMICS What “belt” is shaded red on the map, reflecting a change from an industrial boom to industrial decline?

28. REGIONS… Based on POLITICS What does NATO stand for?

29. REGIONS… Factors that LINK & DIVIDE In the region indicated is language a linking or dividing factor? Arab World: Arabic

30. REGIONS… Factors that LINK & DIVIDE In the region indicated is language a linking or dividing factor? Latin America: Spanish

31. REGIONS… Factors that LINK & DIVIDE In the region indicated is language a linking or dividing factor? Brazil: Portuguese

32. REGIONS… Factors that LINK & DIVIDE In the region indicated is language a linking or dividing factor? Canada: French & English

33. REGIONS… Factors that LINK & DIVIDE What European country is known for peace in spite of multiple languages spoken? ???: German, French & Italian

34. REGIONS… Factors that LINK & DIVIDE What European country experienced so much conflict in the 90’s that it divided into many smaller countries? Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, Albanians…

35. REGIONS… Factors that LINK & DIVIDE What two African countries formed as a result of conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis? Hutus & Tutsis

36. REGIONS… Factors that LINK & DIVIDE What two Asian countries are known for their lack of diversity? Single Ethnicity Countries

37. REGIONS… Factors that LINK & DIVIDE What Mediterranean island country is divided between the Greeks and the Turks? Greeks vs. Turks

38. REGIONS… Factors that LINK & DIVIDE What two religious groups are constantly in conflict in Pakistan & India? Pakistan & India

39. REGIONS… Factors that LINK & DIVIDE What two religious groups have been in conflict in Northern Ireland? Northern Ireland

40. REGIONS… Factors that LINK & DIVIDE What three religious groups claim Jerusalem as their religious heritage site? Jerusalem, Israel