Intro to GeographyUnit 1 – Cultural Concepts Practice

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION…Why do people live where they do?

To be close to

NATURAL RESOURCES

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION…Why do people live where they do?

To have a comfortable

CLIMATE

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION…Why do people live where they do?

People are drawn to areas of higher

ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION…Why do people live where they do?

People move away from areas of

CONFLICT

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION…What is a term for the factors that cause people to leave an area?

PUSH FACTORS

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION…What is a term for the factors that cause people to move to an area?

PULL FACTORS

POPULATION GROWTH RATES…What influences the growth of a population?

Medical Development Hygiene

Countries with poor medical services have higher rates of infant mortality and lower life

expectancy.

POPULATION GROWTH RATES…What influences the growth of a population?

Level of Education

Do countries with higher levels of education have higher or lower

population growth rates?

LOWER

POPULATION GROWTH RATES…What influences the growth of a population?

Industrialization & Urbanization

Do countries with more industry have higher or lower population

growth rates?

LOWER

POPULATION GROWTH RATES…What influences the growth of a population?

Economic Development

Do countries with higher economic development have

higher or lower population growth rates?

LOWER

POPULATION GROWTH RATES…What influences the growth of a population?

Governmental Policy

Sometimes governments make policies to control population

growth.

For example, China adopted policies encouraging families

to have only one child.

POPULATION GROWTH RATES…What influences the growth of a population?

The Role of Women in Society

Do countries where more women work have higher or lower population growth rates?

LOWER

REGIONS…Based on LANGUAGE

What Spanish-speaking region is pictured here?

REGIONS…Based on LANGUAGE

What language do FRANCOPHONE countries speak?

REGIONS…Based on ETHNICITY

What is the name for a region of a US city pictured here?

REGIONS…Based on ETHNICITY

What is the name of the region in between Iran, Iraq, Syria & Turkey that has a unique language and culture and desires political independence?

REGIONS…Based on RELIGION

What religion is found primarily in the countries shaded on the map?

REGIONS…Based on RELIGION

What religion is found primarily in the countries shaded on the map?

REGIONS…Based on ECONOMICS

What “belt” is shaded orange on the map?

REGIONS…Based on ECONOMICS

What “belt” is shaded red on the map, reflecting a change from an industrial boom to industrial decline?

REGIONS…Based on POLITICS

What does NATO stand for?

REGIONS…Factors that LINK & DIVIDE

In the region indicated is language a linking or dividing factor?

Arab World: Arabic

REGIONS…Factors that LINK & DIVIDE

In the region indicated is language a linking or dividing factor?

Latin America: Spanish

REGIONS…Factors that LINK & DIVIDE

In the region indicated is language a linking or dividing factor? Brazil:

Portuguese

REGIONS…Factors that LINK & DIVIDE

In the region indicated is language a linking or dividing factor?

Canada: French & English

REGIONS…Factors that LINK & DIVIDE

What European country is known for peace in spite of multiple languages spoken?

???: German, French &

Italian

REGIONS…Factors that LINK & DIVIDE

What European country experienced so much conflict in the 90’s that it divided into many smaller countries?

Serbs, Croats,

Bosnians, Albanians…

Serbs, Croats,

Bosnians, Albanians…

REGIONS…Factors that LINK & DIVIDE

What two African countries formed as a result of conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis?

Hutus & Tutsis

Hutus & Tutsis

REGIONS…Factors that LINK & DIVIDE

What two Asian countries are known for their lack of diversity?

Single Ethnicity Countries

Single Ethnicity Countries

REGIONS…Factors that LINK & DIVIDE

What Mediterranean island country is divided between the Greeks and the Turks?

Greeks vs. Turks

Greeks vs. Turks

REGIONS…Factors that LINK & DIVIDE

What two religious groups are constantly in conflict in Pakistan & India?

Pakistan & India

REGIONS…Factors that LINK & DIVIDE

What two religious groups have been in conflict in Northern Ireland? Northern

Ireland

REGIONS…Factors that LINK & DIVIDE

What three religious groups claim Jerusalem as their religious heritage site?

Jerusalem,Israel