Vocabulary
Maps & the Like
Current Events
Population Pyramids & Such
Muy Importante Concepts to Know
100
Nation-State
An independent country whose population mostly shares and identity & ethnicity. Examples are Lesotho, Egypt, Lebanon.
100
Afganistan, Pakistan, Iran, Algeria, Libya, Iraq, Isreal, Palestine, etc.
Name three countries experiencing conflict in the Middle East and name the current conflict.
100
President Obama and Mitt Romney
Who are the 2 Presidential candidates of 2012.
100
Large number of population under 20 years of age, low life expectancy
Why is this a pyramid typical of a DEVELOPING nation? http://www.scalloway.org.uk/images/poppy1.jpg
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
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
May 28, 2012
What is Memorial Day.
200
Any DEVELOPED country.
What country might this population pyramid represent? http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/images/pop_006.gif
200
Facebook allowed communication among demonstrators and helped to encourage the movement.
Explain the role of Facebook in the Arab Spring.
300
GDP Per Capita
Gross national product divided by annual population.
300
The population of the world's countries.
What does this cartogram show? http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/cartograms/
300
Broncos now the Jets.
Who did Tim Tebow play for last year and who does he now play for?
300
We are a Christian nation overall. Our ethnocentric perspective lends to democratic & Christian decisions when dealing with other nations.
What does this image say about American values and our relationship with other countries/conflict? http://sg.wsj.net/public/resources/images/NA-BH463_numbgu_NS_20100813185901.gif
300
"Numerous factors have led to the protests, including issues such as dictatorship or absolute monarchy, human rights violations, political corruption,economic decline, unemployment, extreme poverty, and a number of demographic structural factors,such as a large percentage of educated but dissatisfied youth within the population."
Name two different reasons the civilians of Middle Eastern countries believed they needed change.
400
Tariff
A tax imposed on imported good and services.
400
Mouse.
The animal Winn Dixie caught at church.
400
Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson
Who are the judges on American Idol.
400
That corporations take advantage of the WTO & NAFTA in order to make profit and exploit workers.
What is this cartoon's message about supranational organizations? http://cdn1.benzinga.com/files/A%20A%20A%20A%20A%20Free-trade%20cartoon.jpg
400
Higher crime rates, more violence, higher welfare, lack of medical care/facilities, lower test scores and graduation rates (in schools), etc.
Explain how spatial inequality can affect impoverished residents.
500
Xenophobia versus Stereotype
Being frightened of a certain race versus believing certain things to be true about a race of people.
500
They both have big eyes and fair hair.
What is one way Opal is like her mother?
500
It was played at the Staples Center.
Where did the Nuggets play the Lakers for Game 6?
500
Most embrace globalization.
What does this public poll graph say about how Muslims feel? http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/images/aug08/WPO_MuslimGlobTrade_graph1.jpg
500
Multiple answers.
Explain one example of globalization you've learned in this class and tell us one positive & negative effect on it. You may not use McDonald's or any other restaurant example.
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