HISTORY

SOCIOLOGYECONOMICS

MEDICINEMATHEMATICS

PSYCHOLOGY

PHYSICS

LAW

MATHEMATICS

GEOGRAPHY

Checking your activities… if there is a 0 in the column for your activity grade, that means that either you did not hand one in for that assignment, or I may have missed it in my email . Email me if you are missing a grade that you are certain that you handed in!1) HG: definitions for Geography and Human Geography. These must be definitions from some source other than your textbook.2) Map: interpretations of the maps in Ch. 1 on pages 17-19. On the first set of maps (at the regional scale), would you say that the

population of the US is becoming more spread out, or more clustered? On the second set of maps (at the city scale), would you say that the population is becoming more spread out or more clustered? If it seems that the regional scale maps seems to say something different from the city scale maps, why would they appear to give you contradictory interpretations?

3) Chapter 5 Activity 2, Scenarios 1, 2, 3, 5 & 7 (Wiley website; www.wiley.com/college/kuby). What does altering the Total Fertility Rate and/or the time for that change to occur do to the Total Population, the Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate and the long-term outlook for the population of India for each scenario? Also consider in each scenario what the Doubling Time of the population might be.

4) Chapter 7: Personal inventory of durable and non-durable goods. Durable goods – Furniture, small appliances, TVs, stereos (do not include cell phones, computers or cars on this list). Non-Durable goods – clothing, linens. For each list, write down what kind of item it is and where it was made. What does the map created from these lists tell us about the global location of industry and level of development in different regions?

5) Chapter 6 Activity 2 on regional multipliers. Can you calculate the regional multiplier if you know what Total Employment and Basic Employment are? Using the regional multiplier, can you determine what the impact on the regional economy would be knowing what gains or losses there might be in Basic Employment?

6) Chapter 10, activity on my website (webhost.bridgew.edu/ramey/www) on reading the urban landscape. Looking at the provided pictures and maps, what are your impressions of the neighborhoods shown, and do the census maps confirm your observations?

7) Chapter 14 Activity 2 on environmental systems analysis for The Disappearing Aral Sea, on the Wiley website. Using Systems Analysis, determine what the Human Driving Forces, Human Actions, Environmental Changes, Adverse Consequences and possible Solutions are for the area around the Aral Sea in central Asia.

8) Chapter 2: List of images/characteristics that make the Southwest “The Southwest” (a perceptual region)… and a list of images/characteristics of what makes New England “New England” (a vernacular region)… look over the activity for Chapter 2 on the Southwest.

9) Chapter 12: Northern Ireland, computerized chapter activity on Wiley website on Mapping Religious Affiliation (Activity 12.1). Has segregation increased or decreased in Northern Ireland from 1971 to 1991 to 2011? How can we make the map easy to “read” than using just the standard colors (the default yellow to green) and/or the typical Equal Interval or Equal Frequency methods?

10) Attendance, last day of class…

You can still hand in any overdue assignments, but they will only be counted half credit (5 points).

Exam Times (Spring 2012 Semester)

TUE/THU 1230-145 Thursday, May 3 ... 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

TUE/THU 325-440 Thursday, May 3 ... 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

TUE 600-840 Tuesday May 1 ... 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

1-5. Name the five types of maps shown here. If it is a thematic map, you must be specific about which type of thematic map it is. (2 pt@)

Extra Credit (2 pts). If the map at left was in a magazine with a story about average income by state in the United States, your first impression would be that _____ was most likely the state with the highest average income.

1 2 3

4 5

EC

CHAPTER 1

1-6. What does each of the above population pyramids tell us about the population of each country at that time?

7. Give one example of “where do we live”.8. Explain your answer to #7… why do we live there?9. In the 1980s, the World Health Organization examined the issue

of whether or not countries throughout the world would be able to feed their citizens, looking at soil and water resources and population growth. The model they used, based on studiesin ecology, is called _____ _____.

10. The current population of the world is estimated at ____ billion.

11. Extra Credit! The map at right shows the distribution of thepopulation in part of Africa. What type of thematic mapis used here to describe this?

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

Q’s 1-6…Moderate GrowthImmigration EffectsNegative Growth No GrowthDisrupted Growth Rapid Growth

(11)Chapter 5

CHOICES

Stage I Stage II Stage III Stage IV Stage V?1 2 3 4

56

7 (Tot Pop)

8 (RNI)

9 10 11 12 13

14 15

Nam

e:

1 – 4. Write in the names of the four stages of the Demographic Transition model.

5 & 6. Identify what these curves represent. No abbreviations.

7. Draw in the curve to show what happens to the Total Population over time.

8. Draw in the curve to show what happens with the Rate of Natural Increase over time.

9-13. Draw in each box what the Population Pyramid (or Age-Sex Diagram) would look like for each stage in the Demographic Transition Model. You may use an “outline” form for each pyramid. For example,

a country with a high immigration rate of men working inoil fields (such as the country of Qatar) might look like……

Chapter 5

CHAPTER 9 (goes with next slide)

1-4. Draw in the curves that show the changing industrial structure of the US over the years.5-8. Name each of the curves by the industrial sector that they represent.9-13. Name each of the stages of the Economic Transition Model.

Extra Extra Credit: What is a popular “name” that is often used to describe the current time period in which computers and related technology have significantly altered both the types of jobs we do, and how we do them (based in large part on the growth of the 4th industrial sector in the Economic Transition Model).

CHAPTER 9: Economic Transitions… Industry and Occupations… CHANGE0

%

of l

abor

forc

e

100

1800

1850

1900

1950

Name of Stage EEC

1. A country whose citizens are mostly engaged in agriculture and are barely producing enough to feed the family is one that has a _______ economy.

2. “The extent to which a society is making effective use of resources, both human and natural” is the definition of _______.

3. The richest 20% of nations have become wealthier over the past 50 years, while the poorest 20% have seen no gains. This is called _____ _____.

4. FDI stands for _____ _____ _____.5. Large assembly plants in Mexico that are run by US, European and

Japanese companies are known as _____.6. The development strategy of making your own goods instead of buying

them from another country is called _____ _____.7. NIEO stands for _____ _____ _____ _____.8. When growth in the core countries is reinforced at the expense of the

peripheral countries, this is known as _____ _____.9. Core and Periphery effects are when _____ countries are able to

accumulate wealth at the expense of _____ countries.10. Development indicators that look at how well a given country is doing at

meeting the basic needs of its citizens are called _____ _____ indicators. Chapter 7

A

B

C

D

1. The model (A) that describes how urban places were organized in the early 1800s is the _____model.

2. The major from of transportation for most people in this city is _____.

3. The model (B) that describes how urban places were organized in the early 1900s is the _____ model.

4. The new transportation form inside the city that allows the middle class to move further out was the _____ system.

5. The model (C) that describes how urban places are organized since World War II is the _____ model.

6. The “city” today is better described using the term “_____ area”.7. Most people today use _____ as their main form of transportation.8. In model C, the urbanized area outside of the city is commonly

referred to as the _____.9. From Question 8… some of those urbanized areas outside the

city have become very “city-like” (large amounts of retail, offices, entertainment, and even corporate headquarters). These areas were typically very rural in the 1940s, were termed “_____”.

10. In Map D, the urban space that stretches from southern Maine to southern Virginia was called “_____” by Gottmann, who did the first study of the way in which our large cities had grown together.

11. That area is also sometimes referred to as “_____”… named after two the major cities near each end of this urban region of nearly 50 million people. Chapter 10

1. A(n) _____ advantage gives a place an edge over other places because it has a more productive labor force and/or it has resources that other places do not have.2. A(n) _____ advantage gives a place an edge over other places because it can produce goods or services at a lower cost than other places (usually due to technology/innovation, but may also be due to significantly lower labor costs).3. When businesses that are grouped together in order to reduce costs, this, in general is referred to as “economies of _____”.4. When those “clusters of activity” (in Q3) occur because firms seek to be located in large cities, this is called ______ ______.5. When those “clusters of activity” (in Q3) occur because suppliers of parts seek to be located near other manufacturers who are their primary customers, this is called: _____ _____.6. When those “clusters of activity” (in Q3) result in a place or region specializing in one type of activity (and closely related ones), this is called: _____ _____.7. Fort Pitt was sited at the “three rivers” junction, on a high bluff, because it had a(n) _____ _____ over other possible locations in western Pennsylvania.8. “Industrial espionage” (stealing other companies’ ideas) is a negative type of ____ ____.9. The availability of competitive business services (hiring firms, advertising agencies, major airports, trucking companies) is a type of positive _____.10. Pollution and congestion that are the result of many firms being located in one place are types of negative _____.

Chapter 6

1. Map 1 is what kind of thematic map?2. Map 2 is what kind of thematic map?3. Map 3 is what kind of thematic map?

4. The method of analysis that divides the data into an equal number of observations in each class in order to rank them is the ______ _________ method.

5. The method of analysis that divides the information into equal ranges, based on the “spread” from lowest to highest values is the _____ ________ method.

6. The darkest color or shading on a map, like the one shown here on Map 3, usually indicates the _____ values.

7. From the assigned reading, True or False: A reference map is one of the types of thematic maps.

1 2 3

Chapter 1

1. If the Crude Birth Rate is 20 and the Crude Death Rate is 10, what is the Crude Rate of Natural Increase? (2 pts)

2. Using the Crude Rate of Natural Increase from your answer to Question 1, what would be the Percentage Annual Growth Rate? (2 pts)

3. Using the Percentage Annual Growth Rate from your answer to Question 2, what would the Doubling Time of that population be? (2 pts)

4. If the Crude Birth Rate and the Crude Death Rate are equal, what would the Crude Rate of Natural Increase be?5. If the Crude Birth Rate and the Crude Death Rate are equal, the population is said to be at _______________.6. In the Population Pyramid “A”… the shape of the pyramid tells us that this is a population experiencing ___________ growth.7. In the Population Pyramid “B”… the shape of the pyramid tells us that this is a population experiencing ___________ growth.

7 -B

6 -A

CHAPTER 5

1. The _____ _____ _____ is the number of births per year per 1000 people2. The _____ _____ _____ is the number of deaths per year per 1000 people3. The Crude Rate of Natural Increase (RNI) = ____ - _____4. True or False: The RNI is always positive.5. Thomas Malthus predicted that _____ would occur if the population continued

to grow faster than our ability to produce food.6. The _____ are critics of Malthus, noting that science and technology have

always produced plenty of food.7. Those critics (of Malthus) argue that it isn’t that we can’t produce enough

food, but that the real problem is the _________________.8. According to the map at right, the RNI is

highest in what general area?9. If a population is growing at 2% each year,

the Doubling Time would be ___ years.10. Is it possible to calculate the

Doubling Time for a country with a population pyramidlike the one at right?

9

10Chapter 5

1 – 5. In one or two words, describe what each of the population pyramids above is telling us about the population of each of the countries shown for the year 1990.6 – 9. Name the 4 stages of the Demographic Transition Model.

1 2 3 4 5

10. In the Demographic Transition Model, population growth occurs fastest in Stage _____ ?

Extra Credit. At the point circled in blue at right, people who do population studies would refer to this equilibrium by the term _____ _____ _____.

CDR CBR

I II III IV

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 7

1. A country whose citizens are mostly engaged in agriculture and are barely producing enough to feed the family is one that has a _______ economy.

2. “The extent to which a society is making effective use of resources, both human and natural” is the definition of _______.

3. The richest 20% of nations have become wealthier over the past 50 years, while the poorest 20% have seen no gains. This is called _____ _____.

4. FDI stands for _____ _____ _____.5. Large assembly plants in Mexico that are run by US, European and Japanese

companies are known as _____.6. The development strategy of making your own goods instead of buying them

from another country is called _____ _____.7. NIEO stands for _____ _____ _____ _____.8. When growth in the core countries is reinforced at the expense of the peripheral

countries, this is known as _____ _____.9. Core and Periphery effects are when _____ countries are able to accumulate

wealth at the expense of _____ countries.10. Development indicators that look at how well a given country is doing at meeting

the basic needs of its citizens are called _____ _____ indicators.

1-4. In the IPAT model, where I=PAT … the letters stand for1. I: _____2. P: _____3. A: _____4. T: _____

5. In the IPAT model, generally societies with low affluence (wealth) have a ____ impact in the environment.

6. In the IPAT model, highly affluent societies have less impact than one might expect. Give one reason why when we have “excess wealth” we are likely to reduce our impact on the environment.

7. In recent times, we have begun to understand that we are part of our environment and therefore we must be good shephards of “Mother Nature”… in terms of the relationship between man and nature, this social and cultural perception is referred to as: _____ _____ _____.

8. Pollution that crosses a state or national boundary (from where is it created to other places it has an impact on), is known as the problem of _____ _____.

9. From Q 8… the US and Mexico have protected a 60+ mile area on either side of the US-Mexico border to try to alleviate this problem. This is known as the _____ _____ zone.

10. The area shown at right, in SE China, is a good example of: _____ _____ _____.

11. Aluminum is sometimes nicknamed “_____ _____” because it is so energy intensive to refine from ore.

Chapter 14

1. If we (as “insiders”) sit down and create a list of characteristics and images that describe New England as a unique region in the US, this would be referred to as a _____ region.

2. If we were to decide on where the boundaries of the “Southwest”are based on what we know from reading about it, this would be a_____ region. (note: general type, as compared to Q1)

3. The map at right shows a _____ region (around Chicago). 4. If we were basing our definition of a region on its language or music,

we would refer to this as a _____ region.5. Jarreau called the area we often think of as the Southwest “_____”

because he included characteristics such as food, language, and population.

6. True or False: One of the defining characteristics of “New England”as a region is that we have lots of palm trees.

7. True or False: Everyone’s “boundary” for any given region, such as “New England” or “The Southwest” is exactly the same.

8. The Sahara Desert, as a region, can be easily identified by the single physical characteristic of _____ (specifically, the lack of).

9. Our sense of place, or awareness of belonging in an area is referred to as our _____.

Q2

Chapter 2

1. If two groups in general society are assimilated, this would indicate that the social distance between the groups is _____.

2. The sport of hurling would be a good way to describe Ireland as a _____ region. (Think of the information from the last chapter!)

3. A(n) _____ is a residential area that one is forced to live in.

4. A(n) _____ is a residential area that one chooses to live in.

5. If segregation is increasing over time, then this is referred to as spatial _____.

6. The area around Dublin where England first took control (and thus where an English person would be safe) was known as “The _____.”

7. In 1690 -1691, Ireland _____ to the English.

8. In 1916, the events at Croke Park where several hundred may have been killed and thousands were injured became known as “_____ _____”.

9. The peace negotiated between the Protestants and the Catholics in 1998 is known as the “_____ _____ Agreement”.

10. The Sinn Fein political party in Ireland takes its name from a phrase in the Gaelic language that means “_____ _____.”

11. Orange is the symbolic color of the _____.Chapter 12

The following slides are various ones I picked for some of the activities and some of the slides used in class…

• Thematic Maps:

Chapter 1

Equal Frequency: same number of observations in each class or category

Equal Interval: equal division of range (from lowest to highest values) in each class or category

“Bad

map

s”

Chapter 1

Where do we live… where don’t we live… and why?

Chapter 5

“Regional Scale”

“City Scale”

Chapter 1

Afghanistan

Iraq

10-14BELOW 20BELOW 0

Russia

Chapter 5

Examples of Rates of Natural Increase, Crude Birth Rates and Crude Death Rates

CBRCDR

TP

PGR

ZPG NEG RNI

Stage I Stage II Stage III Stage IV Stage V?High Equilibrium

High Expanding

Low Expanding

“ZPG” Equilibrium

Stable or Negative?

Agricultural Revolution

Industrial Revolution Sanitary Reform

Medical Revolution Green Revolution

Information Revolution

Hunter to Sedentary

Chapter 5

NBE – employment in “non-basic industries” (local service/supply)

BE – employment in “basic industries” (“export”)

TE = NBE + BE (1) k = Et/Eb … or … (2) Et = kEb

• Regional Multiplier: A numerical relationship showing the number of total jobs created for each new basic job in a region.

See Chapter 9 Activity 2 (in book)

[7:46 am EDT]

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT

What is the current US RNI?

a) # of secs per year… 60*60*24*365 = 31,536,000 (31,556,926 if you use the astronomical year of 365.242199 days*)

1 birth every 7 seconds

31536000/7 = 4,505,143

1 death every 13 seconds

31536000/13 = 2,425,846

4,050,143 – 2,425,846 =

2,079,297

(2,079,297/300,000,000) = 0.0069

That is the “per person” rate… RNI is “per thousand”…

0.0069 * 1000 = 6.9

*Depending on how you calculate it and what number you use for seconds per year, the RNI may vary between 6.9 and 8.1.

Chapter 5 (Extra Credit Assignment 3)

Major North American Conurbations

Chapter 10

1800s1920s 1950s…

Population Density

Chapter 10

1900 1990

Chapter 10

Wealth per capita

Income Divergence

Chapter 7

Population and Resources Carrying Capacity

Chapter 7

Time

Num

ber o

f Peo

ple

Food: Geometric increases

Population: Exponential increases

Overshoot?

Maximum? Malthus* & The World’s Population…

Result: war, famine, disease?

• Thomas Malthus, Essay on Population, 1798.

• How does Malthus compare to the “Technocopians”?

“natural” equilibrium?Birth Rate

Death Rate

Chapter 7

GPI – “Genuine Progress Indicator”

1) Resource Depletion

2) Income Distribution

3) Housework & Non-Market Transactions

4) Changes in Leisure Time

5) Unemployment & Underemployment

6) Pollution

7) Long-Term Environmental Damage

8) Life-Span of Consumer Durables & Infrastructure

9) Defensive Expenditures

10) Sustainable Investments

US: 1950-1995

Chapter 7

PRODUCERS OF DURABLE AND NONDURABLE GOODS

Sample map from Chapter 7 exercise; Location of durable and non-durable goods production