AP Human Geography Summer Homework 2016 JW Mitchell High School Mrs. Daniel

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1 AP Human Geography Summer Homework 2016 JW Mitchell High School Mrs. Daniel Welcome to A.P. Human Geography. I am excited that you decided to take this journey to learn more about our world and its people. There are two components to the summer homework: reading articles about topics we will be covering and learning the locations of the world s states. This assignment will be due on the first day of school! Part One: Throughout the course of the year, we will study seven major units (see the underlined titles below). To help you become familiar with these topics and to expose you to modern- day examples of these subjects, you will be reading the articles below. Directions: Answer the accompanying questions for each article using a different page for each article and labeling each page with the title of the article. Your answers may be typed if you prefer. Geography: Its Nature & Perspectives Vox: 15 Before- and- After Images that Show How We re Transforming the Planet NASA- images 1. What is happening to the rainforests in Brazil and what are the environmental concerns this creates? 2. What change is shown in the satellite images of Cancun? 3. Why and how is the landscape of Alberta, Canada being changed? 4. Why is the Aral Sea disappearing? 5. How can the collapse of ice shelves lead to rising ocean levels? Population & Migration The Economist: The marriage squeeze in India and China distorted- sex- ratios- birth- generation- ago- are- changing- marriage- and- damaging- societies- asias?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/barebranchesredundantmales 1. What is meant by a distorted sex ratio? 2. How is this distorted ratio affecting marriage decisions in India? 3. How might this distorted ratio affect the caste (class) system? 4. Why do both India and China have distorted sex ratios? 5. How much of the world s population reside in India and China? 6. Why are some women in Asian countries choosing to marry later? 7. What are the negative consequences of a shortage of women? Identify three.

2 Pew Research Center: From Germany to Mexico: How America s Source of Immigrants Has Changed Over a Century tank/2015/10/07/a- shift- from- germany- to- mexico- for- americas- immigrants/ 1. In 2013, what country was the largest source if migrants to Florida? 2. In 1910, what country was the greatest source of migration to the U.S.? 3. In 2010, what country was the greatest source of migration to the U.S.? 4. As of 2013, what country was the second largest source of migration to the U.S.? Culture (Religion, Language, Ethnicity, Gender, Folk & Popular Culture): Pew Report: The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, projections / 1. What two religions are expected to have a nearly equal number of followers by 2050? 2. What is expected to happen to the number of atheists, agnostics, and secularists in the United States by 2050? 3. What country currently has the largest number of Muslims? 4. What country is expected to have the largest number of Muslims by 2050? 5. What is expected to happen to the percentage of people who practice folk religions and Judaism as compared to the total global population? 6. According to the Pew study prediction, where will 4- in- 10 Christians live in 2050? 7. Why is it expected that the percentage of people who are not affiliated with any religion will increase in places like Europe, Japan, and North America? (Relate your answer to the fertility rates and age distributions in these regions.) 8. Which major religion is expected to experience the greatest net losses due to switching? 9. How will international migration affect the percentage of people in Europe who are Muslims? 10. Due to high fertility rates, what region is expected to experience the fastest overall population growth? 11. What is the only region where the actual total population is expected to decline by 2050? *You can stop reading when you reach About these Projections Political Organization of Space: Business Insider: Here Are the Self- Declared Nations You Won t See at the U.N. self- declared- nations- you- wont- see- at- the- un ?op=1 1. What is the Republic of Taiwan? Until what year did the Republic of Taiwan have a seat in the U.N.? 2. What nations recognize a Somaliland passport? 3. What are the two Russian- backed regions in Ukraine that claim to be independent states? 4. From what country did Kosovo declare independence? 5. Between what two ethnic groups is Cyprus divided?

3 Development & Industrialization: 24 / 7 Wall Street: The 10 Most Livable Countries & The 10 Least Livable Countries report/2014/10/24/the- 10- most- livable- countries/ report/2014/10/25/the- 10- least- livable- countries/ 1. What are the three components of the United Nations (UN) Human Development Index (HDI)? 2. Using HDI data, what is the world s most livable country? 3. Using HDI data, what is the world s least livable country? 4. Which country has the lowest Gross National Income (GNI) per capita in the world? 5. What factors contribute to low life expectancies in countries with low HDIs? 6. In all ten of the world s least developed countries (also known simply as LDCs), what was the average length of time spent in school? 7. On what continent are most of the least livable countries located? 8. What two countries on the most livable list have life expectancies below 80? Agriculture: The Nation: Twenty- Six Countries Ban GMOs Why Won t the U.S.? six- countries- ban- gmos- why- wont- us/ 1. What are the five arguments presented against GMOs? Give a two- sentence explanation of each argument. 2. What parts of the world are GMO advocates targeting in their campaign to expand GMO usage? 3. List 5 countries that have partial or total bans on GMOs. Urban Patterns & Land Use: National Geographic: What It s Like to Live in the World s Most Polluted City new- delhi- most- polluted- city- matthieu- paley/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_tw news- delhi&utm_campaign=content&sf =1 1. What factors contribute to the yellow haze over Delhi? 2. Why is the Yamuna River so culturally important to the people of India? BBC News: Egypt unveils plans to build new capital east of Cairo Why is Egypt building a new capital? Identify three reasons. 2. What other countries have shifted their capitals?

4 Part Two: You will be required to learn the locations of the states (countries) in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Print the following maps. On each of the maps, place a number in each state (country). Then create a list of the numbers with the corresponding states. (For example, if on the Europe map, you place a 1 in France, France should be matched with number 1 on your list.) Then color or outline each state so that bordering countries are not the same color you should have five colors on these political maps. You will be tested on each of these maps during first semester. In addition, review the map of regions as used by the College Board. You should know where these regions are and examples of countries in each region.

5 Europe 20 W 0 20 E 40 E 80 N Prime Meridian 60 N 60 N 50 N 50 N 40 N 40 N Miles Kilometers Projection: Albers Conic 0 20 E Courtesy: Arizona Geographic Alliance School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning Arizona State University Cartographer Terry Dorschied EUROPE.PDF13

6 Courtesy: Arizona Geographic Alliance School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning Arizona State University Cartographer Terry Dorschied ASIA.PDF09

7 Courtesy: Arizona Geographic Alliance School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning Arizona State University Cartographer Terry Dorschied AFRICA2.PDF13

8 Latin America 30 N 20 N 10 N 0 Equator 10 S 20 S 30 S Miles 40 S Kilometers Projection: Azimuthal Stereographic 130 W 120 W 110 W 100 W 90 W 80 W 70 W 60 W 50 W 40 W 30 W 20 W Courtesy: Arizona Geographic Alliance Department of Geography, Arizona State University Terry Dorschied

9 AP Human Geography: World Regions A Big Picture View AP Human Geography: World Regions A Closer Look World regions maps: Many of these regions overlap or have transitional boundaries, such as Brazil, which is part of Latin America but has Portuguese colonial heritage. Although some regions are based on culture, others are defined by physiographic features, such as sub-saharan Africa, which is the part of the continent south of the Sahara Desert. Not all geographers agree on how each region is defined. One geographer may place Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Middle East, but another may place them in Central Asia, as both countries were formerly parts of the Soviet Union. Likewise some geographers use the term Middle East, whereas others use Southwest Asia to describe the same region.