Geography EOC Tutorials

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Geography EOC Tutorials

• Human Geography

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Frayer Model
CLASSROOM MANIPULATIVE

• Regions
• Formal, Functional, Perceptual

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REGION

• Formal (uniform) regions
• Defined by govnt., physical features, or
  statistically supported characteristics

Functional regions organized around a set of
interactions and connection between places
(usually characterized by a hub, or central
place, and links to the central place)

• Vernacular/Perceptual regions
• people perceive the characteristics of the region
  in the same way (loosely defined)

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REGIONS

• What type of region?
• Newspaper distribution route
• Heartland
• Middle East
• Texas
• American Airlines destinations
• The Sahara Desert
• Amazon River Basin
• Corn Belt
• Dixie

• Functional
• Perceptual
• Perceptual
• Formal
• Functional
• Formal
• Functional
• Formal
• Perceptual

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Political Economic System Graffiti Walls
CLASSROOM MANIPULATIVE

• With each rotation, move to the next numbered
  assignment

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Autocracy

• Single person has all the power
• Oldest and most common
• Get power from inheritance, or force (military,
  police)
• Two types
• Totalitarian Dictatorship
• Monarchy

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Autocracy

• Totalitarian Dictatorship
• Controls all aspects of society economy
• People have no say, no power to limit rulers
  axns
• Exs Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Kim Jong Il

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Autocracy

• Monarchy
• Absolute monarch (king/queen) has all power
• Typically inherited
• Exs Saudi Arabia
• Constitutional monarch shares power with
  legislative branch
• Exs UK, Japan

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Oligarchy

• Small group of people who hold power
• Gets power by wealth, military, social position,
  religion
• Mostly in communist countries
• Leaders of communist party
• Most opposition is suppressed

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Democracy

• Leaders rule with consent of the people (popular
  sovereignty)
• Comes from Greek words demospeople, and
  kratiarule
• Two types
• Direct
• Representative

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Democracy

• Direct- citizens vote and decide on all issues
  directly
• No country has direct
• Can only occur in small groups
• Representative- citizens elect reps to make
  decisions based on their needs
• Republics have ALL officials elected
• Exs USA, France, UK
• UK is a democracy with a constitutional monarch

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Traditional Economy
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Market Economy
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Command Economy
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Economic Spectrum
FORMER USSR FORMER CHINA FORMER CAMBODIA
CUBA CHINA NORTH KOREA MODERN RUSSIA
SWEDEN NETHERLANDS FINLAND
UNITED STATES GREAT BRITAIN JAPAN
MONACO
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Economic Vocabulary Diamonds
CLASSROOM MANIPULATIVE

• Put together the puzzle
• Once checked, record necessary definitions

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Economic Activity Levels
CLASSROOM MANIPULATIVE

• Card Sort

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Demographic Population Vocabulary Flash Cards
CLASSROOM MANIPULATIVE

• Sort into Know-Refresh Piles

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Population Pyramids
Whats that stand for?
Why do you think that might happen?
Whats that mean?
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POPULATION PYRAMIDWhat is true when populations
live longer?

• More elderly means more people are retired,
  therefore, a labor shortage.
• Fewer young people means fewer people paying
  taxes therefore, difficulty with social
  services.
• More elderly means more people are on social
  security therefore, uh oh.

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POPULATION PYRAMIDWhat is true when populations
are getting larger?

• Huge population increase means greater demand on
  the food supply.
• More people means more labor, but it also could
  mean more unemployment and labor abuse.
• More people means greater demand for resources
  and raw materials, which means more deforestation
  which means uh oh.

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Migration

• Between countries
• Emigrants in home country
• Immigrants in new country
• Reasons to leave
• War, food shortages, jobs, education, oppression/
  persecution, disaster

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Migration

• Push or Pull Factor?
• War
• High unemployment
• Better schools
• Religious persecution
• Slavery
• Universal suffrage
• Famine
• High GDP per capita

• Push
• Push
• Pull
• Push
• Push (forced)
• Pull
• Push
• Pull

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CULTURAL DIFFUSIONCONVERGENCE vs. DIVERGENCE

• CONVERGENCE Cultures becoming more similar to
  each other
• Saudi Arabia China with American Pop Culture

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CULTURAL DIFFUSIONCONVERGENCE vs. DIVERGENCE

• DIVERGENCE Cultures becoming more dissimilar
• Rural China vs. Urban China

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Human-Environment Interaction
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ADAPTATION vs. MODIFICATION

• ADAPTATION We work with nature or live with a
  feature of the environment. Ex Venice was
  built around its canals
• MODIFICATION We change the environment by
  draining, clearing, redirecting or removing. Ex
  Chinas Three Gorge Dam, which controls the level
  of the water.

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How will this technology help people adapt to the
desert?
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What technology do you see allowing humans to
adapt to this climate?
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What adaptation do you see? Whats the climate
like?
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What modification do you see? Whats the climate
like?
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5-4-3-2-1

• On your paper list the following
• 5 Culture Hearths
• 4 Push-Pull factors
• 3 Natural physical barriers to migration
• 2 Man-made water passageways
• 1 Natural, but historical passageway for
  migration

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Religions
CLASSROOM MANIPULATIVE

• Card Sort
• Judaism, Christianity, Islam
• Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Animism

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QUESTION TIME!
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Lets see what you know

• What is the difference between democracy in
  Canada and in the United States?
• A Canada is a commonwealth of a constitutional
  monarchy
• B Canadas government is totalitarian
• C The United States government has unlimited
  power
• D The United States has a commonwealth
  relationship with Great Britain

• Which of the following best explains the
  difference between democracies and totalitarian
  systems?
• A power is vested in one person in a
  democracy
• B power is divided among citizens in a
  democracy
• C government power in democratic governments
  is usually unlimited
• D government power in a totalitarian system
  is limited

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Lets see what you know
Using the economic spectrum, where would Canada
fall in relation to the United States? A closer
to socialism B closer to free enterprise C
closer to the communism D much closer to free
enterprise
Which of the following is an example of an
economy where economic decisions are made based
on customs and beliefs? A Han in China B
Belgians in Europe C French in Canada D
Aborigines of Australia
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Which hypothesis below might explain the interest
Europeans had in India from the 16th century
through the 20th century? F India had control of
the passes in the Himalayan Mountains that
allowed deeper travel into Asia. G India was on
the land route for Marco Polo and offered trade
in coffee and cocoa. H India was on the sea
route to Asia and offered spices and products
like cotton to the Europeans. J India was never
interested in becoming more industrialized like
the West and welcomed Europeans.
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Which of the following is a likely cause of
improved standards of living around the world? F
environmentalism G globalization H political
control J planned economies

• Which of the following is a negative effect of
  globalization on the cultures of the world?
• F connectivity to others
• G loss of local culture
• H higher standard of living
• J local dependency

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• How has the location of Rome as the center of
  Catholicism most influenced the region?
• A Islam has gained followers in northern Europe.
• B Much of Europe is either predominately
  Catholic or a related Christian sect.
• C Catholicism across Europe serves as a unifying
  influence among European nations.
• D The central location of Rome has led to
  Catholicism dominating the countries that border
  the Mediterranean Sea.

Which of the following makes Mexico and Central
America distinct as a region compared to the U.S.
and Canada? A geographic isolation B trade
networks C language D religion
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• Based on current immigration trends, which
  religion is most likely to increase in western
  Europe over the next twenty years?
• F Catholic
• G Protestant
• H Orthodox
• J Islam

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• Which of the following describes animism as a
  religion and shows the current practice of it?
• F It is the belief in idols or images and is
  mainly in North Africa.
• G It is the belief in an assured afterlife and is
  mainly in South Africa.
• H It is the belief in physical features around a
  culture and is mainly in the Sahel.
• J It is the worship of animals and environmental
  features and is mainly found in Central Africa.

• Which practice based on Hindi beliefs, is
  outlawed by government, but still used in India?
• A caste system
• B reincarnation
• C holy wars
• D arranged marriages

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Which religion was successfully introduced to
China primarily by means of the Silk Road? F
Jainism G Judaism H Shintoism J Buddhism

• An example of cultural divergence is
• A use of English as the language of business
• B adoption of European and American sports
• C popularity of fast food restaurants and pop
  music
• D Amish continuing to use buggies and horses
  instead of cars

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Afghanistan has had a history of conflicts and
wars since the 1970s. These conflicts have
brought people from other Middle Eastern
countries along with the British, Russians,
Americans, and others to Afghanistan. A likely
effect of this has been A the change of the
national language of Afghanistan to English B
stability in the economic system of Afghanistan C
an increase in migration pull factors to
Afghanistan D the diffusion of ideas from these
cultures to Afghanistan

• Cultural convergence is one possible result of
• A spatial diffusion
• B religious fanaticism
• C ethnic conflicts
• D political gerrymandering

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Which modern technology allows populations like
Israel's to survive extreme droughts and lack of
fresh drinking water? F electricity G levees H
canals J desalinization
How has desalinization technology helped nations
adapt to the environment? F It provides clean
drinking water when fresh water is scarce. G It
lowers the amount of waste released into the
environment. H It prevents flooding along
unpredictable rivers. J It provides a cheap
source of energy to isolated farms.
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The Malays have used which innovation to keep
houses safe from high tides or floods? F
developing highrise apartments G putting houses
on rafts H building on stilts J creating
manmade mountains
What technological innovation has allowed many
people in southern Europe to live more
comfortably? F desalinization process G
communication technology H air conditioning J
nuclear energy
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• Harming of wildlife
• Contamination of water
• Destruction of Beneficial insects

• How have advances in agricultural technology been
  beneficial?
• F increased use of fossil fuels
• G elimination of animal habitats
• H decreased need of government aid
• J more efficient production of crops

• The list above can be attributed to the side
  effects of
• A agricultural pesticides
• B organic farming
• C crop failure
• D dangerous weeds

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The Columbian Exchange occurred among Africa,
Latin America, North America and Europe. What is
a lasting effect on Latin America from this
exchange? F Europe left no lasting influence in
the area. G Slavery is still on plantations. H
New products came from Africa that are still used
today. J African cultural influence is evident
today.
How has the 2000 year-old route called the Silk
Road affected the region of East Asia over
time? A It has caused lasting environmental
damage. B It has become the border of several
East Asia nations. C It has led to the collapse
of many early Chinese dynasties. D It has
permitted a significant exchange of culture and
goods.