Vocabulary
Maps & the Like
Skills to Pay the Bills
Population Pyramids & Such
Muy Importante Concepts to Know
100
Genocide
An intentional and systematic annihilation of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.
100
Name two countries experiencing conflict in the Middle East and specifically (briefly) explain the conflict.
Afganistan, Pakistan, Iran, Algeria, Libya, Iraq, Isreal, Palestine, etc.
100
What needs to be added to each map in order to make it legitimate and accurate.
TODALS
100
Why is this a pyramid typical of a DEVELOPING nation? http://www.scalloway.org.uk/images/poppy1.jpg
Large number of population under 20 years of age, low life expectancy
100
North American Free Trade Agreement- allows trade among member nations free of restrictions and tariffs.
What does NAFTA stand for and what is it?
200
Example of Supranational Organizations
The United Nations & European Union are examples.
200
North America/United States.
Use the cartogram to determine the country/continent with the highest numbers of endangered species.
200
What does this map show? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_growth#/media/File:Countriesbyfertilityrate.svg
Low fertility rates in most of the world except Africa
200
What country might this population pyramid represent? http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/images/pop_006.gif
Any DEVELOPED country.
200
Infant mortality rate
Compares the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year
300
GDP Per Capita
Gross national product divided by annual population.
300
What does this cartogram show? http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/cartograms/
The population of the world's countries.
300
Analyze the political cartoon and describe it's message. http://blogs.thetimes-tribune.com/johncole/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/082214coletoon.jpg
We are spending billions on helping to create a democratic Iraq while ignoring children/issues at home.
300
What does this image say about American values? How does it correlate with the choices we make regarding other countries in conflict? http://sg.wsj.net/public/resources/images/NA-BH463_numbgu_NS_20100813185901.gif
We are a Christian nation overall. Our ethnocentric perspective lends to democratic & Christian decisions when dealing with other nations.
300
Independent country whose population mostly shares a common identity?
Nation-state
400
Tariff
A tax imposed on imported good and services.
400
Name two countries experiencing conflict in Africa and specifically (briefly) explain the conflict.
Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Sudan, Libya
400
Draw a quick map of the world that includes 7 continents, 4 oceans and one country in conflict.
Multiple answers.
400
What is this cartoon's message about supranational organizations? http://cdn1.benzinga.com/files/A%20A%20A%20A%20A%20Free-trade%20cartoon.jpg
That corporations take advantage of the WTO & NAFTA in order to make profit and exploit workers.
400
In these zones business and trades laws differ from the rest of the country. They are located within a country's national borders. Best for foreign investment.
Special Economic Zone
500
Xenophobia versus Stereotype
Being frightened of a certain race versus believing certain things to be true about a race of people.
500
What does this map tell us about conflict in Sudan? http://www.yalibnan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sudan-oil-fields-pipelines.gif
Sudan's conflict is rooted in where the supply of oil is located.
500
List the four techniques used in political cartoons.
Labels, symbolism, analogy, irony
500
What does this public poll graph say about how Muslims feel? http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/images/aug08/WPO_MuslimGlobTrade_graph1.jpg
Most embrace globalization.
500
Explain one example of globalization you've learned in this class and specifically explain one positive & negative effect on it. You may not use McDonald's or any other restaurant example.
Multiple answers.
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