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1 AP HUG REVIEW WELCOME TO 2 ND SEMESTER! Annette Parkhurst, M.Ed. January, 2015

2 Movement Globalization Latitude & Elevation Levels of Economic Activities CONNECTIONS Human Geography Human is the geography story of Obvious. Implied. Hidden. Covert. Direct. Overt. is connections. all about connections. Connections that may be implied, direct, covert, overt, hidden or obvious. Your task is to make connections between Units 1-3. Think outside the box and be creative.

3 UNIT 1: BASICS GEOGRAPHY: ITS NATURE AND PERSPECTIVES A. GEOGRAPHY AS A FIELD OF INQUIRY B. KEY GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS 1. HOW TO USE AND THINK ABOUT MAPS AND GEOSPATIAL DATA 2. HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET THE IMPLICATIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS AMONG PHENOMENA IN PLACES 3. HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND INTERPRET AT DIFFERENT SCALES THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PATTERNS AND PROCESSES 4. HOW TO DEFINE REGIONS AND EVALUATE THE REGIONALIZATION PROCESS 5. HOW TO CHARACTERIZE AND ANALYZE CHANGING INTERCONNECTIONS AMONG PLACES C. USE OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES D. SOURCES OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND IDEAS Major geographical concepts underlying the geographical perspective: Location (absolute & relative) (spatial organization, ecumene, settlement patterns, longitude, latitude, Space movement) Place (site, situation, latitude, climate, topography) Scale Pattern Nature and society Regionalization (formal, functional, vernacular, culture, spatial association, EXAMPLES rustbelt & Bible belt) Globalization (economy, culture) Gender issues (large v small; concentration [where] and density [number]) (distribution properties: density, concentration, movement, cultural identity, types of diffusion [relocation & expansion], types of expansion diffusion [hierarchical, stimulus, contagious]) (resources, sustainability, pillars of sustainability) (cultural identity, distribution & movement across space) E. IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR WORLD REGIONS

4 UNIT 1: BASICS KEY GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS GEOGRAPHY: ITS NATURE AND PERSPECTIVES A. GEOGRAPHY AS A FIELD OF INQUIRY B. KEY GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS 1. HOW TO USE AND THINK ABOUT MAPS AND GEOSPATIAL DATA 2. HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET THE IMPLICATIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS AMONG PHENOMENA IN PLACES 3. HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND INTERPRET AT DIFFERENT SCALES THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PATTERNS AND PROCESSES 4. HOW TO DEFINE REGIONS AND EVALUATE THE REGIONALIZATION PROCESS 5. HOW TO CHARACTERIZE AND ANALYZE CHANGING INTERCONNECTIONS AMONG PLACES C. USE OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES, D. SOURCES OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND IDEAS: E. IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR WORLD REGIONS

5 UNIT 1: BASICS GEOGRAPHY: ITS NATURE AND PERSPECTIVES A. GEOGRAPHY AS A FIELD OF INQUIRY B. KEY GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS 1. HOW TO USE AND THINK ABOUT MAPS AND GEOSPATIAL DATA 2. HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET THE IMPLICATIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS AMONG PHENOMENA IN PLACES 3. HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND INTERPRET AT DIFFERENT SCALES THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PATTERNS AND PROCESSES 4. HOW TO DEFINE REGIONS AND EVALUATE THE REGIONALIZATION PROCESS 5. HOW TO CHARACTERIZE AND ANALYZE CHANGING INTERCONNECTIONS AMONG PLACES USE OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES 1. GIS 2. REMOTE SENSING 3. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS (GPS) 4. ONLINE MAPS C. USE OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES, D. SOURCES OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND IDEAS E. IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR WORLD REGIONS

6 UNIT 1: BASICS GEOGRAPHY: ITS NATURE AND PERSPECTIVES A. GEOGRAPHY AS A FIELD OF INQUIRY B. KEY GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS 1. HOW TO USE AND THINK ABOUT MAPS AND GEOSPATIAL DATA 2. HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET THE IMPLICATIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS AMONG PHENOMENA IN PLACES 3. HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND INTERPRET AT DIFFERENT SCALES THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PATTERNS AND PROCESSES 4. HOW TO DEFINE REGIONS AND EVALUATE THE REGIONALIZATION PROCESS 5. HOW TO CHARACTERIZE AND ANALYZE CHANGING INTERCONNECTIONS AMONG PLACES SOURCES OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND IDEAS 1. THE FIELD 2. CENSUS DATA 3. ONLINE DATA 4. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY 5. SATELLITE IMAGERY C. USE OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS GIS, D. SOURCES OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND IDEAS E. IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR WORLD REGIONS

7 UNIT 1: BASICS GEOGRAPHY: ITS NATURE AND PERSPECTIVES IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR WORLD REGIONS Central Asia A. GEOGRAPHY AS A FIELD OF INQUIRY B. KEY GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS 1. HOW TO USE AND THINK ABOUT MAPS AND GEOSPATIAL DATA 2. HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET THE IMPLICATIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS AMONG PHENOMENA IN PLACES 3. HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND INTERPRET AT DIFFERENT SCALES THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PATTERNS AND PROCESSES 4. HOW TO DEFINE REGIONS AND EVALUATE THE REGIONALIZATION PROCESS 5. HOW TO CHARACTERIZE AND ANALYZE CHANGING INTERCONNECTIONS AMONG PLACES C. USE OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS GIS, REMOTE SENSING, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS (GPS), AND ONLINE MAPS D. SOURCES OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND IDEAS: THE FIELD, CENSUS DATA, ONLINE DATA, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, AND SATELLITE IMAGERY E. IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR WORLD REGIONS

8 UNIT 2: POPULATION & MIGRATION II. POPULATION AND MIGRATION A. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF POPULATION 1. SPATIAL ORGANIZATION 2. IMPLICATIONS OF VARIOUS DENSITIES AND DISTRIBUTIONS 3. COMPOSITION 4. PATTERNS B. POPULATION GROWTH AND DECLINE OVER TIME AND SPACE 1. HISTORICAL TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE 2. THEORIES OF POPULATION GROWTH AND DECLINE, INCLUDING THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL 3. REGIONAL VARIATIONS OF DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION 4. EFFECTS OF NATIONAL POPULATION POLICIES: PROMOTING POPULATION GROWTH IN SOME COUNTRIES OR REDUCING FERTILITY RATES IN OTHERS 5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF POPULATION CHANGE ON WATER USE, FOOD SUPPLIES, BIODIVERSITY, THE ATMOSPHERE, AND CLIMATE 6. POPULATION AND NATURAL HAZARDS: IMPACTS ON POLICY, ECONOMY, AND SOCIETY C. MIGRATION 1. TYPES OF MIGRATION: 2. MAJOR HISTORICAL MIGRATIONS 3. PUSH AND PULL FACTORS, AND MIGRATION IN RELATION TO EMPLOYMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE 4. MIGRANTS 5. CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF POPULATION 1. SPATIAL ORGANIZATION A. DENSITY B. DISTRIBUTION C. SCALE 2. IMPLICATIONS OF VARIOUS DENSITIES AND DISTRIBUTIONS 3. COMPOSITION A. AGE B. SEX C. INCOME D. EDUCATION E. ETHNICITY 4. PATTERNS A. FERTILITY B. MORTALITY C. HEALTH

9 UNIT 2: POPULATION & MIGRATION II. POPULATION AND MIGRATION A. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF POPULATION 1. SPATIAL ORGANIZATION 2. IMPLICATIONS OF VARIOUS DENSITIES AND DISTRIBUTIONS 3. COMPOSITION 4. PATTERNS B. POPULATION GROWTH AND DECLINE OVER TIME AND SPACE 1. HISTORICAL TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE 2. THEORIES OF POPULATION GROWTH AND DECLINE, INCLUDING THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL 3. REGIONAL VARIATIONS OF DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION 4. EFFECTS OF NATIONAL POPULATION POLICIES: PROMOTING POPULATION GROWTH IN SOME COUNTRIES OR REDUCING FERTILITY RATES IN OTHERS 5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF POPULATION CHANGE ON WATER USE, FOOD SUPPLIES, BIODIVERSITY, THE ATMOSPHERE, AND CLIMATE 6. POPULATION AND NATURAL C. MIGRATION 1. TYPES OF MIGRATION: 2. MAJOR HISTORICAL MIGRATIONS 3. PUSH AND PULL FACTORS, AND MIGRATION IN RELATION TO EMPLOYMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE 4. MIGRANTS 5. CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION POPULATION GROWTH AND DECLINE OVER TIME AND SPACE 1. HISTORICAL TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE 2. THEORIES OF POPULATION GROWTH AND DECLINE A. DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL 3. REGIONAL VARIATIONS OF DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION 4. EFFECTS OF NATIONAL POPULATION POLICIES A. PROMOTING POPULATION GROWTH IN SOME COUNTRIES B. REDUCING FERTILITY RATES IN OTHERS 5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF POPULATION CHANGE ON A. WATER USE B. FOOD SUPPLIES C. BIODIVERSITY D. ATMOSPHERE E. CLIMATE 6. POPULATION AND NATURAL HAZARDS: A. IMPACTS ON POLICY B. ECONOMY C. SOCIETY

10 MIGRATION UNIT 2: POPULATION & MIGRATION II. POPULATION AND MIGRATION A. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF POPULATION 1. SPATIAL ORGANIZATION 2. IMPLICATIONS OF VARIOUS DENSITIES AND DISTRIBUTIONS 3. COMPOSITION 4. PATTERNS B. POPULATION GROWTH AND DECLINE OVER TIME AND SPACE 1. HISTORICAL TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE 2. THEORIES OF POPULATION GROWTH AND DECLINE, INCLUDING THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL 3. REGIONAL VARIATIONS OF DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION 4. EFFECTS OF NATIONAL POPULATION POLICIES: PROMOTING POPULATION GROWTH IN SOME COUNTRIES OR REDUCING FERTILITY RATES IN OTHERS 5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF POPULATION CHANGE ON WATER USE, FOOD SUPPLIES, BIODIVERSITY, THE ATMOSPHERE, AND CLIMATE 6. POPULATION AND NATURAL HAZARDS C. MIGRATION 1. TYPES OF MIGRATION: 2. MAJOR HISTORICAL MIGRATIONS 3. PUSH AND PULL FACTORS, AND MIGRATION IN RELATION TO EMPLOYMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE 4. MIGRANTS 5. CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION 1. TYPES OF MIGRATION A. TRANSNATIONAL B. INTERNAL C. CHAIN D. STEP E. SEASONAL AGRICULTURE (E.G., TRANSHUMANCE) F. RURAL TO URBAN 2. MAJOR HISTORICAL MIGRATIONS 3. PUSH AND PULL FACTORS A. MIGRATION IN RELATION TO EMPLOYMENT B. QUALITY OF LIFE 4. REFUGEES A. ASYLUM SEEKERS, AND B. INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS 5. CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION A. SOCIOECONOMIC i. CULTURAL ii. ENVIRONMENTAL B. POLITICAL i. IMMIGRATION POLICIES; ii. REMITTANCES

11 CONCEPTS OF CULTURE 1. CULTURE TRAITS UNIT 3: CULTURE III. CULTURAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES A. CONCEPTS OF CULTURE 1. CULTURE TRAITS 2. DIFFUSION PATTERNS 3. ACCULTURATION, ASSIMILATION, AND MULTICULTURALISM 4. CULTURAL REGION, VERNACULAR REGIONS, AND CULTURE HEARTHS 5. GLOBALIZATION AND THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON CULTURES B. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND REGIONAL PATTERNS 1. LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS 2. RELIGION AND SACRED SPACE 3. ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM 4. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDES TOWARD GENDER 5. POPULAR AND FOLK CULTURE 6. CULTURAL CONFLICTS, AND LAW AND POLICY TO PROTECT CULTURE C. CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND CULTURAL IDENTITY 1. SYMBOLIC LANDSCAPES AND SENSE OF PLACE 2. THE FORMATION OF IDENTITY AND PLACE MAKING 3. DIFFERENCES IN CULTURAL ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TOWARD THE ENVIRONMENT 4. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 2. DIFFUSION PATTERNS 3. ADAPTING THROUGH A. ACCULTURATION, B. ASSIMILATION C. MULTICULTURALISM 4. REGIONAL INFLUENCES A. CULTURAL REGION, B. VERNACULAR REGIONS C. CULTURE HEARTHS 5. GLOBALIZATION AND THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON CULTURES

12 UNIT 3: CULTURE III. CULTURAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES A. CONCEPTS OF CULTURE 1. CULTURE TRAITS 2. DIFFUSION PATTERNS 3. ACCULTURATION, ASSIMILATION, AND MULTICULTURALISM 4. CULTURAL REGION, VERNACULAR REGIONS, AND CULTURE HEARTHS 5. GLOBALIZATION AND THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON CULTURES B. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND REGIONAL PATTERNS 1. LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS 2. RELIGION AND SACRED SPACE 3. ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM 4. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDES TOWARD GENDER 5. POPULAR AND FOLK CULTURE 6. CULTURAL CONFLICTS, AND LAW AND POLICY TO PROTECT CULTURE C. CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND CULTURAL IDENTITY 1. SYMBOLIC LANDSCAPES AND SENSE OF PLACE 2. THE FORMATION OF IDENTITY AND PLACE MAKING 3. DIFFERENCES IN CULTURAL ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TOWARD THE ENVIRONMENT 4. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND REGIONAL PATTERNS 1. LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS A. TREE, FAMILY, BRANCH B. TONES C. SIGNS & BODY LANGUAGE D. 7% VS 93% 2. RELIGION AND SACRED SPACE A. RELIGION VS SPIRITUALITY B. ANIMISM, ETHNIC & UNIVERSALIZING 3. ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM A. CULTURAL, PHYSICAL & RACISM B. BIAS 4. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDES TOWARD GENDER A. LIMITATIONS, MOVEMENT 5. POPULAR AND FOLK CULTURE A. DIFFUSION B. LOCAL VS GLOBALIZATION 6. CULTURAL CONFLICTS, AND LAW AND POLICY TO PROTECT CULTURE A. ETHNIC CLEANSING B. BALKANIZATION

13 CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND CULTURAL IDENTITY UNIT 3: CULTURE III. CULTURAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES A. CONCEPTS OF CULTURE 1. CULTURE TRAITS 2. DIFFUSION PATTERNS 3. ACCULTURATION, ASSIMILATION, AND MULTICULTURALISM 4. CULTURAL REGION, VERNACULAR REGIONS, AND CULTURE HEARTHS 5. GLOBALIZATION AND THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON CULTURES B. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND REGIONAL PATTERNS 1. LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS 2. RELIGION AND SACRED SPACE 3. ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM 4. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDES TOWARD GENDER 5. POPULAR AND FOLK CULTURE 6. CULTURAL CONFLICTS, AND LAW AND POLICY TO PROTECT CULTURE C. CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND CULTURAL IDENTITY 1. SYMBOLIC LANDSCAPES AND SENSE OF PLACE 2. THE FORMATION OF IDENTITY AND PLACE MAKING 3. DIFFERENCES IN CULTURAL ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TOWARD THE ENVIRONMENT 4. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 1. SYMBOLIC LANDSCAPES AND SENSE OF PLACE A. CEMETERIES B. MEMORIALS C. LANDMARKS 2. THE FORMATION OF IDENTITY AND PLACE MAKING A. CULTURAL HEARTH B. FOLK CULTURE 3. DIFFERENCES IN CULTURAL ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TOWARD THE ENVIRONMENT A. CARL SAUR 4. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES A. ABORIGINES B. NATIVE AMERICANS C. INUIT

14 CONNECT THE DOTS With your elbow partners make connections between the following groups of terms. Discuss those boxed together and be able to explain how they are connected. UNIT 1 LATITUDE DISTANCE DECAY TYPES OF DIFFUSION ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINISM UNIT 2 POPULATION DENSITY LAWS OF MIGRATION DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL PUSH/PULL FACTORS UNIT 3 TRADITIONAL FOODS ACCULTURATION VS ASSIMILATION INNOVATION SYNCRETISM

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