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CARTOGRAMS
A cartogram is a map in which some
thematic mapping variable – such as travel
time or Gross National Product – is
substituted for land area
AIDS around the World
GDP around the World
CHRISTIANITY around the World
Islam around the World
WORLD POPULATION
Urban vs. Rural
GDP vs. GDP per capita
Dense vs. Sparse
Fertility rate vs. Birth rate
Convergence vs. Divergence
Endemic vs. Indigenous
Homogeneous vs. Heterogeneous
Commercial agriculture vs. subsistence agriculture
Push factor vs. Pull factor
Immigration vs. emigration
Flora vs. fauna
Epidemic vs. Pandemic
Commercial industry vs. cottage industry
Offshoring vs. outsourcing
Metropolitan
Urban/urbanization
Rural
Suburban
Shanty town
Slum
Squatter settlement
Ghetto
Favelas
Megalopolis
Urban Agglomeration
Push/pull factors
Standard of living
Infrastructure
Informal economy
Automobile
Primary economic activity
Megalopolis
Over 50%
Mumbai or Calcutta, India
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mexico City, Mexico
Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan
Boston-Washington D.C.
What led to the development
of cities?
Where do most people live?
What features are the most sparsely populated?
Name early culture hearths.
What areas are crossroads?
Where were early trade routes?
Agriculture
Domestication
Specialization
Innovation
Amazon
Lake Baikal
Glacier lakes- weathering and erosion
Desalinization
Desertification
Sahel
Outback
How do you read these graphs?
Which one is San Diego California?
Which is Lincoln Nebraska?
How do you know?
Which conclusion about Poland is supported by the population pyramid?
A Citizens will spend less money on prenatal care in 20 years.
B The demand for gender equality in the workplace will increase.
C The need for care services for the elderly will increase.
D Government funding of public education will remain constant for the
next 10 years.
Which conclusion about Poland is supported by the population pyramid?
A Citizens will spend less money on prenatal care in 20 years.
B The demand for gender equality in the workplace will increase.
C The need for care services for the elderly will increase.
D Government funding of public education will remain constant for the
next 10 years.
Which conclusion is best supported by the climograph?
A This city is part of a tropical rain forest.
B This city is subject to seasonal monsoons.
C This city is located in a high-latitude climate zone.
D This city is experiencing severe drought
Where might this be?
Which conclusion is best supported by the climograph?
A This city is part of a tropical rain forest.
B This city is subject to seasonal monsoons.
C This city is located in a high-latitude climate zone.
D This city is experiencing severe drought
Where might this be?
• Railroads • Highways • Airplanes
These modes of transportation have affected WHERE economic activities are
conducted throughout the world by —
A requiring more population centers to develop near natural resources
B enabling productive regions to be less dependent on long-distance trade
C making access to water routes near settlements less necessary
D encouraging private businesses to invest more in the development of public
infrastructure
• Railroads • Highways • Airplanes
These modes of transportation have affected WHERE economic activities are
conducted throughout the world by —
A requiring more population centers to develop near natural resources
B enabling productive regions to be less dependent on long-distance trade
C making access to water routes near settlements less necessary
D encouraging private businesses to invest more in the development of public
infrastructure
Sepoy Rebellion
Sykes-Picot Agreement
Tiananmen Square
Green Revolution
Apartheid
Zionism
Kashmir
Chechnya
Cold War
Berlin Wall
Kurds
1884 Berlin Conference
Mao Zedong
Kyoto Protocol
-Technology has had an impact on how fast diffusion occurs.
-Mid latitude climates are temperate or seasonal.
-Highland and Arid climates can be found at any latitude.
-Climates found only in low latitudes start with the word “tropical”.
-Mountains or other barriers can contribute to cultural divergence.
-There are costs and benefits to globalization.
-Unequal distribution of human and natural resources increases trade.
-Monsoons affect south, east and southeast Asia.
-Biosphere is about life, lithosphere about land, atmosphere is about air, hydrosphere is
about water.
-People who live in desert areas tend to be nomadic.
-A developing country is a less developed country.
-A developed country is a more developed country.
-What do North Africa and Indonesia have in common?
-Outsourcing and the elimination of trade barriers or free trade agreements are current
economic trends.
-European languages, architecture, religion are spread around the world due to
colonization.
-Communism is a command economy.
-Christianity is the most common religion in the world, followed by Islam.
-Hinduism is the largest religion in India. Buddhism is found throughout east and
southeast Asia.
-Read all of the labels and titles on maps, charts and graphs. Identify what the question is
asking.
-China, India, United States, Indonesia and Brazil top five most populated countries.