MAP AND BOUNDARIES
Many African political boundaries were created during this historical period.
What is colonialism / the Scramble for Africa?
This biome forms in areas with very little rainfall.
What is a desert?
The process of land becoming desert due to overuse and drought.
What is desertification?
Economic activity focused on extracting natural resources
What is primary activity?
This graph shows age and gender distribution of a population.
What is a population pyramid?
Distorted maps (EX. boundary changes) can influence how people perceive a region’s political and economic ______.
What is importance (or power/influence)?
Savannas are associated with this type of rainfall pattern.
What is seasonal rainfall?
Removing large areas of forest for farming or timber is called ______.
What is deforestation?
Farming that produces enough only for family survival.
What is subsistence agriculture?
A wide base on a population pyramid indicates this trend.
What is rapid population growth?
How can historical map representations affect modern geopolitical relationships?
They influence perceptions of power, territory, and global relevance.
Climate most directly influences settlement by shaping these two factors.
CLIMATE INFLUENCE --> _________ + __________
What are resources and biome distribution?
Give one example of how humans adapt to dry climates.
Irrigation, drought-resistant crops, etc.
Developed countries rely more heavily on this economic sector. (choose 2)
What is tertiary or quaternary sector?
Name two indicators used in the Human Development Index.
GDP per capita, literacy, life expectancy, infant mortality.
Why was North Africa strategically important in World War II?
Control of Mediterranean and Suez shipping routes. (WATERWAYS!!)
Why are river valleys historically associated with dense populations?
Access to water, fertile soil, transportation.
Why is sustainable development important for long-term economic growth?
It preserves resources for future generations.
List two factors that influence the location of manufacturing.
Labor, infrastructure, transportation, capital.
Why might rapid population growth increase instability?
Strains housing, jobs, infrastructure.
Explain how control of waterways influences political and economic power.
Controls trade routes, military movement, resource access.
Explain the cause-effect relationship between climate patterns and settlement distribution. (CAUSE- EFFECT- EFFECT)
CLIMATE DETERMINES BIOME (CAUSE)**
Climate determines biome → resources → settlement patterns.
Evaluate the trade-off between economic development and environmental protection.
Economic growth may increase income but harm ecosystems.
LIST ALL 4 ECONOMIC SECTORS AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH
PRIMARY- RAW MATERIALS (AGRICULTURE/FARMING)
SECONDARY- MANUFACTURING (TRANSFORMING RAW MATERIALS)
TERTIARY- SERVICE (FAST FOOD, RETAIL, TOURISM, ETC.)
QUATERNARY- KNOWLEGE BASED (IT, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, FINANCES)
Analyze how demographic indicators can predict future economic pressures.
__________ + __________ = LOWER DEVELOPMENT
Low literacy + high infant mortality → lower development.