Unit 1 SCAPE
Find the Pacific Ocean on this blank world map
Student points to ocean on map
What is the main benefit of a limited government?
-personal freedoms and rights are protected
This ancient Latin American civilization was the first to use a 365 day calendar and "invented" zero
The Mayan
What type of economic system do the following countries have:
US
Canada
Cuba
Mexico
Free Enterprise
Free Enterprise
Command (Communist)
Free Enterprise
Define Dense
Thick
Name at least 5 examples of culture traits
art, religion, music, language, food, customs, clothing, sports, etc.
What is the connection between cash crops and the transatlantic slave trade?
The Southern American South was ideal for growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton but in order to make money off of this they would need to grow a lot of them on huge farms (plantations)
However, they did not have enough people to work them, and so they started importing slaves from Africa via the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade.
What is a positive and a negative of deforestation?
Positive--clearing land for developments, Having materials like wood/paper
Negative--loss of animal habitat, need trees for oxygen, soil erosion
What type of government has been in the United States since colonial times?
A)dictator
B)republic
C)monarchy
D)Representative
D) Representative
Define Deforestation
The cutting down of trees
Why is the United States multicultural?
The US is multicultural because people come here from around the world.
List 3 benefits of a Free Enterprise System (like what the US and Canada have)
-economic freedom
-personal choice
-ability to make a profit
-ownership of private property
-innovation
-Can start a business
-limited government interference
-competition
Name 2 ways Latin America was influenced by the Spanish
Christianity (Catholic)
Spanish Language
In which type of economic system would you find Ownership of Private Property?
Free Enterprise/ Free Market
Define human migration
People moving from one place to another
Name at least one con (negative) to unlimited government?
-personal freedoms not protected
-government leaders are not bound to the law
-government can control citizens private lives
How can we explain culturally similar neighborhoods in major US cities today using history?
During major waves of immigration people settled in cities near people like them
ie the Irish settled near each other, Chinese, etc and many of these neighborhoods have kept their ethnic culture
Explain the Columbian Exchange and provide at least 2 examples of what was "exchanged"
It was a massive example of cultural diffusion when the old and new world interacted for the first time.
They exchanged, plants, animals, food, religions, languages, diseases, inventions, ideas, etc
In which type of government system would both the people and the leaders be required to follow a written document like a Constitution?
Limited Government
Define Command Economy
A type of economic system where the government controls the businesses, means of production, price, etc.
Explain the connection between natural resources and population patterns
Populations are more dense near more natural resources and less dense further away from natural resources
What is a representative's job in a representative government
Act on behalf of the people who elected them-- "represent" the people
Name a geographic feature in Latin America that would have a low population density:
-Amazon Rainforest
-Andes Mountains
Which Latin American country has a different economic and political system than the other countries...
Cuba--dictatorship/command/communist
Define the law of supply and demand
How Free Enterprise Economies offer:
the idea that businesses and people can figure out what to make/ how much / what price to set based on how much of something is available and how much demand there is for an item