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AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHYUNIT IV THEME GUIDE
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GEOGRAPHY: ITS NATURE AND PERSPECTIVES: An Introduction to Human Geography,
James M. Rubenstein, 9th ed.
Chapter 9: Development 290-325Varying Development Among Countries 290-300
Define each of the following & explain how each can be used by geographers: / Definition / Explanation
- Human Development Index
- Gross Domestic Product
- Primary Sector
- Secondary Sector
- Tertiary Sector
- Productivity
- Value added
- List the four major areas of the world with a high HDIs.
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- Explain why consumer goods an important measure of HDI?
- What are the four important measures of demographics?
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Distribution of MDCs and LDCs 301-309
In the space below, describe why each region has the HDI that it has. Be sure to consider economic, social and demographic factors. 3-5 sentences for each region.
- Anglo-America
- Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Japan
- South Pacific
- Latin America
- East Asia
- Middle East
- Southeast Asia
- South Asia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Development and Gender 309-314
- Gender-Related Development Index (Be sure to include why it is useful to geographers)
- Gender-Related Empowerment Index (Be sure to include why it is useful to geographers)
Obstacles to Development 314-323
- Structural adjustment program
- Fair trade
- Barriers to international investment
- International trade approach
- Self-sufficiency approach
- World Trade Orginzation
- Foreign direct investment
- International Monetary Fund
- World Bank
Ignoring the page numbers, complete this activity. Answer the questions using complete sentences (there is no minimum /maximum requirement for completion). The linked articles will also be useful in understanding Rostow’s Development Model
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CHAPTER 11: INDUSTRY
Spatial Association, 367-372
- Industrial Revolution
- Cottage Industry
- INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION PEOPLE
- James Watt
- Henry Cory
- Abraham Darby
- Richard Arkwright
- Nicholas Appert
Situation Factors, 372 – 378
- Bulk-Reducing Industry
- Bulk-Reducing Industry Example/explanation
- Bulk-Gaining Industry
- Bulk-Gaining Industry Example/explanation
- Factors in determining method of shipping (ship, rail, truck, or air)
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Site Factors, 378 – 384
- Explain why textile production is a labor-intensive industry. Include the steps in manufacturing textiles
- Why are rural sites desirable for factories?
- Why are environmental factors important?
- Why is capital important?
Where is Industry Expanding & Attraction of New Industrial Regions, 384 – 392
- Describe the intraregional shifts in manufacturing in:
Western Europe:
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- Explains why some manufacturers prefer local sources of labor over outsourcing
Chapter 12: Services 396-429
Three types of services 396-406
- Service
- Settlement
- Consumer services
- Business services
- Public services
- City states
- Using the data on p. 400 create a pie chart (using the Word tools above) on the following jobs: retail and wholesale services, education services, health services, leisure and hospitality services, financial services, professional services, transportation and similar services, and public services.
- List some of the early services:
Egypt
China
South Asia
- How did services improve in Greece?
- How did services improve in Rome?
- How services improve in the Middle Ages?
- What were the five most populous cities in 900? What was the largest city in the 1800s?
- Clustered rural settlement
- Dispersed rural segment
- Enclosure movement
- Urbanization
- Give three reasons and explain why the New England colonies chose the clustered model.
- What are the ten most populous cities in the world today?
Distribution of Consumer Services 406 – 412
- Gravity model
- Periodic market
- Basic-industry
- Nonbasic industries
- Economic base
- What kinds of services are available in world cities?
- Describe the two kinds of services available in LDCs
- What are the three factors that attract talented people to a city? Be specific with examples.
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77. Using the information in the text, including maps, identify to which each of the following might be attracted:
- a college graduate in her early twenties pursuing a career in robotics
- a homosexual male in his late twenties interested in pursuing a career in business
- a married couple in their 70s with traditional values and want to live in a city with warm weather