Course Descrip,on Topics. Possible FRQ topics

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1 Course Descrip,on Topics Possible FRQ topics

2 Unit 2 1) Social, poli,cal, economic implica,ons of aging 2) Refugee flow, immigra,on, internal migra,on and residen,al mobility Interconnectedness between popula,on and other units of study 3) Environmental degrada,on, natural hazards Popula,on redistribu,on 4) Malthus, Boserup, Gravity Model, DTM, ETM 5) Development of a country and the economic, social, poli,cal roles of women Influence of women/development on fer,lity rates, mortality rates and migra,on trends 6) The role, strengths, and weaknesses of major popula,on policies APempt to either promote or restrict popula,on growth

3 Unit 3 1) Regional varia,ons of cultural paperns and processes 2) Assess the spa,al and lace dimensions of cultural groups as defined by: Language, religion, ethnicity, and gender (both past and present) 3) Diffusion is key to understanding how culture traits (such as: agricultural prac,ces, language, technology) move through,me and space And global and local forces result in new forms of cultural expression 4) Geographies of language, religion, ethnic and gender 5) Dis,nguish between languages and dialects, ethnic and universalizing religions, ethnic poli,cal movements, and pop/folk cultures Understand why each has a different geographic papern 6) How culture shapes rela,onships between human and the environment Expressed through landscapes, built environments (interpret cultural values, tastes, symbolism, and sets of beliefs) Ex: Folk and contemporary architecture are rich and readily available means of comprehending the cultural landscape and how different cultures view it in separate ways

4 Unit 4 1) Territoriality how Earth s surface should be organized 2) Modern state and rela,onships between countries Different forces that shaped evolu,on of the contemporary world poli,cal map Rise of Na,on- states in Europe, influence of colonialism, rise of suprana,onal organiza,ons, and devolu,on of states 3) Inconsistencies between maps of poli,cal boundaries and maps of ethnic, economic, and environmental paperns 4) Forces that are changing the role of individual countries and the modern world Ethnic separa,sm, terrorism, economic globaliza,on, and social and environmental problems (such as climate change which can cross boundaries)

5 Unit 4 Con,nued 5)Regional alliances NATO, The EU, ASEAN, and NAFTA 6) Ways in which electoral districts, municipali,es, indigenous areas, and autonomous lands affect poli,cal, social, and economic processes.

6 Unit 5 1) Origin and diffusion of agriculture Characteris,cs of agricultural produc,on and land- use Impact of agriculture change on quality of life and the environments, and issues in contemporary agriculture 2) Where domes,ca,on originated and study the processes by which domes,cated crops and animals spread 3) Diffusion should make clear why regional paperns emerge in terms of diet, energy use, and adapta,on of biotechnology

7 Unit 5 cont. Extensive, intensive ac,vi,es as well as agriculture regions 2) SePlment papern and landscapes typical of each major agriculture type 3) Land survey systems, environmental condi,ons, sustainability, global food supply problems, and the cultural values that shape agriculture paperns 4) The roles of women in agriculture produc,on par,cularly in subsistence farming and market economies in the developing world

8 Unit 5 cont. 1) explana,on for paperns of rural land use and associated seplements (von thunen) Impacts of large- scale agribuinesses on food produc,on and consupmp,on Effects of economic and cultural globaliza,on on agriculture and the need to increase food supplies and produc,on capcity

9 Unit 6 Geographic elements of industrializa,on and economic development Compara,ve vs. Complementarity advantage Rostow s stages of economic growth and Wallerstein s World Systems theory. Understand programs like Millennium Development Goals to help understand why the world is a more developed core than periphery

10 Unit 6 cont. Understand measures of development (GDP, HDI, GII, and Gini coefficient) PaPerns of industrializa,on and its impacts on the theme of development. Understand Weber s theory, accent-,me space compression, and interna,onal division of labor and how they relate. Understand the reason why Asian countries developed rapidly compared to Sub- saharan africa in the 20 th century.

11 Unit 6 cont. Understand the emergence of service sectors (Silicon Valley, the Research Triangle, Universi,es, etc.) Countries that confront new paperns of economic inequality that are linked to geographies of interdependence in the world economy. Shic in manufacturing in NIC s, consump,on paperns, and roles of women in the labor force.

12 Unit 7 First subfield: Study of City Systems where and why ci,es are located Examine current historical distribu,on of ci,es and its poli,cal, economic, and cultural func,ons Reasons for differen,al growth Types of transporta,on and linkages to ci,es Theories like Christaller s central place theory, rank- size rule, and gravity model

13 Unit 7 cont. Second subfield: Internal structure and landscapes of ci,es and emphasizes what ci,es are like as places in which to live and work. Ethnic segrega,on, types of intracity transporta,on, architectural tradi,ons (neoclassical, modern, postmodern) Cycles of uneven development and environmental jus,ce (dispropor,onate loca,on of pollu,ng industries in low income minority residen,al areas)

14 Unit 7 cont. Development in the U.S./Canada (Concentric, Sector, mul,ple nuclei, and galac,c city model) Strengths and weaknesses of these models Economic systems, housing, finance, cultural, architectural history, and innova,ons that can be useful in the analysis of spa,al paperns in urban landscapes.

15 Unit 7 cont. Compara,ve Urbaniza,on European, North African, Middle Eastern, E and SE Asia, La,n America and Sub- Saharan African ci,es. Examine current trends in urban development that are affec,ng edge ci,es. Understand new urbanism, Smart Growth, and Gentrifica,on of ci,es. Evaluate sustainable urban planning design ini,a,ves, mixed use commercial and residen,al development that reduce energy use and protect the environment of future ci,es.