1. Human Geography

2. What is Culture? Culture- combination of features of a human group
Factors- ethnic background, religion, language, style of dress, etc.
Cultural regions- areas inhabited by mostly one ethnic group

3. Language Allows people within a culture to communicate
English is the dominant language across the globe (92% are fluent in US)
Some countries have more than one official language (Switzerland, Canada, Colonial Outposts)
The US has no official language (1 out of 5 people speak Spanish at home)

4. Religion A person’s ultimate beliefs about the universe
Five Major Religions- Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam
Can be unifying or lead to conflicts (Kashmir, Palestine/Israel)

5. Kashmir

6. Israel/Palestine

7. Some facts about Population
The world’s population is about 6 billion people
Only 5 % of the land on Earth is populated
2/3 of the world’s population lives within 300 miles of an ocean

8. 2 main population issues
Population distribution- where people live
Population growth rate- how population changes

9. Push-Pull Factors
Examples of push factors- environmental, war, persecution
Examples of pull factors- climate, jobs, family

10. Governments Four types of Governments: Democracy (representative)
Monarchy (ruling family)
Dictatorship (one person in charge)
Communism (government-run for the people)

11. Democracy

12. Monarchy

13. Dictatorship

14. Communism

15. Urbanization Development of cities
Overurbanization- cities become too crowded
Largest urban area- Tokyo, Japan (26.4 million people)

16. Tokyo

17. Developed vs Developing
Developed Countries- rich
Developing Countries- poor
Population pyramids can be used to used to determine this (more kids than adults- ing, more adults than kids- ed)

18. Developed Countries

19. Developing Countries

20. Which is it?

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23. Economics
Economy- production of goods & services among a group of people
2 important types: Command (gov’t regulated) and Market (consumer driven)

24. Levels of Economic Activity
Primary- agriculture, fishing, forestry, and mining
Secondary- processing raw materials into products
Tertiary- provide goods and services to consumers and producers

25. Resources Resources- things that people need and value
3 types: Natural, Human, & Capital