Transcript Salad Bowl vs. Melting Pot

Geography
Understanding Our World
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Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California
Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia
Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi
Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New
Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York
North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma
Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South
Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah
Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia
Wisconsin Wyoming
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Human Geography- the effect people
have on the land and the land has on
people
Terms
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Birth Rate- the ratio between births and
individuals in a specified population and
time
Death Rate- the ratio between deaths and
individuals in a specified population
For example 7 deaths per 1,000 people
Infant Mortality Rate- the ratio of the
death of infants in the first year of life in a
specified population
Gross Domestic Product
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The GDP of a country is defined as
the market value of all final goods
and services produced within a
country in a given period of time.
Per capita GDP is the market value of
all final goods divided by the
population of a country
These statistics can help show how
poor or wealthy a country is
Educational Expenditures
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How much a country spends on its
educational systems
This can indicate the education level
of the citizens and the financial well
being of the country
If a country spends more on
educations it
• Has money to spend
• Has a more educated population
capable of making more money
Breaking it down
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Statistics are useless by themselves
We must be able to take statistics
and interpret them
Once we interpret them then we can
get some true meaning from them.
Carrying Capacity
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How many people can live on a given
piece of land, based on available
food, climate, and various other
factors.
Disputes over Territory
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Often geography can be a major
cause of conflict
There are regions of the world that
have been contested for years
• Israel-Palestine
• Kashmir India-Pakistan
• Kuwait-Iraq
Why would countries dispute
territory
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Religious significance
• Example the crusades
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Borders changed by conflict or
treaties
Natural Resources
• Some areas of the world are rich in
natural resources and countries fight for
them
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2 Groups claiming the same land
Israel and the Palestinians
Differing views over acquiring land
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Different countries and cultures have
different ideas about acquiring and
keeping land
Urbanization
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A movement of people in a country
from country (rural) to city (urban)
Results of Urbanization
• Cities Grow Large
• Overcrowding
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Crime
Disease
• Pollution
• Population growth
• Over time income and quality of life
increases
Movement of people
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Why do people move from one place
to another?
Push and pull factors
Social Reasons
Political Reasons
Environmental Reasons
Economic Reasons