living are dropping further behind the richest countries. The gap in incomes between the 20% of the richest and the poorest countries has grown from 30 to 1 in 1960 to 82 to 1 in 1995. 3. Increased trade and travel have facilitated the spread of human‚ animal and plant diseases‚ like HIV/AIDS‚ SARS and bird flu‚ across borders. The AIDS crisis has reduced life expectancy in some parts of Africa to less than 33 years and delays in addressing the problems‚ caused by economic pressures‚ have exacerbated
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Basic concepts Intro A. Contemporary geography is the scientific study of the location of people and activities across Earth. Reasons for distribution B. Difference between historians and geographers. Geographers- ask where things are and why they are there Historians-organize material but time Geographers- organize material by place Historians- study the logical sequence Geographers- study the logical arrangement C. Local diversity and globalization Modern communications and technology
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THE HOT‚ WET EQUATORIAL CLIMATE Distribution -Is found between 5° and 10°N and S of the equator. Its greatest extent is found in the lowlands of the Amazon‚ Congo D.R‚ Malaysia and the East Indies. -Further away from the equator‚ the influence on the on-shore Trade Winds gives rise to a modified type of equatorial climate with the Monsoon influences. -Within the tropics‚ the equatorial highlands have a distinctively cooler climate‚ modified by altitude such as the Cameron highlands‚ northern
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Know definitions‚ significance‚ and examples: Religion: Defined by geographers Robert Stoddard and Carolyn Prorak in the book Geography in America as “a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities.” Ritual: A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order. Secularism: The idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on Earth‚ not
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1. Briefly describe today’s immigrants in terms of numbers‚ main source areas‚ and skills/education. 37.9 million in 2007 2. Identify and rank the five countries sending the largest numbers of immigrants to the United States Include numbers for the latest year available. 1. Mexico (166‚271) 2. India (64‚857) 3. China (60‚720) 4. Philippines (53‚171) 5. Vietnam (39‚915) 3. What is the net economic impact on the United States of immigrant taxes and welfare benefits? $20‚600 benefit
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Exosphere- The outermost region of a planet’s atmosphere. Ionosphere- The layer of the earth’s atmosphere that contains a high concentration of ions and free electrons and is able to reflect radio waves. It lies above the mesosphere and extends from about 50 to 600 miles (80 to 1‚000 km) above the earth’s surface. Thermosphere- The region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which the atmosphere ceases to have the properties of a continuous medium. The thermosphere is
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Esteban Idrovo July 30th‚ 2013 Pre-AP World History Essay Mrs. O’Hagan Throughout the course of global history‚ river valleys assisted to the growth and birth of civilizations. A specific civilization was Mesopotamia‚ the name derived from the fact that it was surrounded by two rivers‚ the Euphrates and Tigris River. They had a well-organized and social-scaled society. The river valleys as a fact helped the civilization to exceed; they began in the Ubaid Period and
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Migration Learning Outcomes After reading‚ studying‚ and discussing the chapter‚ students should be able to: Learning Outcome 3.1.1: Describe the difference between international and internal migration. Migration can be international (between countries‚ either voluntary or forced) or internal (within a country‚ either interregional or intraregional). Learning Outcome 3.1.2: Identify the principle sources of immigrants during the three main eras of U.S. immigration. The United States
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1. Boundary Types (Antecedent‚ Subsequent‚ etc.) a. This concept is important because it shows the relationship between different regions‚ as well as colonized countries and their colonizers. The different boundary types either create more difficult ways of transportation/trade‚ or ease transportation/trade‚ etc. 2. Federal/Unitary/Confederate Governments b. The different types of government are important because they show how a country is being ruled. It also hints at the type
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Chapter 8 Outline -In 1997‚ the newly elected Labor party in London gave the Scots (and the Welsh) the opportunity to vote- not for independence‚ but for devolution. They both voted in favor‚ taking a major devolutionary step in one of Europe’s oldest and most stable unitary states. - Scotland’s new autonomous status has not necessarily fueled greater calls for independence. - At the heart of most devolutionary moments however‚ is a strong sense of ethnocultural or economic difference and when
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