Unit 2 Test Review – Diversity and Disparity
Please note that the following topics were discussed in class through a collection of lecture,
videos, readings, and work assignments. ALL information is relevant to the course but naturally
some sections will not be covered in great depth on the test while others will be. It is essential
that you have an understanding of the MANY definitions covered in class. #’s 8, 9, 19, and 21
relate to your essay style communication question while # 4 relates to your application question.
Global Population
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Global Population Trends (past and recent)
Stages of Human History
Demographic Vocabulary (no math)
The Theory of Demographic Transition
Theories of Population Growth
World in Balance – The Population Paradox
Birth Dearth (Implications of it)
International Migration – “Why Migration Matters” (Khalid Koser)
- Panorama – “Europe or Die Trying/Migrants Go Home” (Paul Kenyon)
9) Rural to Urban Migration – Causes, Urban Problems in Developed/Developing
Countries
Food Production Issues
10) Famine verses Chronic Persistent Hunger
11) “How Hunger Kills” & “Famine in Africa Means the Poor Can’t Buy Food”
12) Agriculture – Types of, The Green Revolution, “Grains of Hope”
13) Food Production Issues
14) Sustainable Agriculture
Economic Disparity
15) Colonialism – History, Impacts – “Colonial Carve Up”, “Colonial Legacy”, “Obama”
16) Economic Globalization
17) Multinationals – pros/cons, “Beyond McWorld”
18) Free Trade verses Protectionism – Free Trade Agreements
19) Economic Disparity – Causes of it
20) Development Assistance – Types of it, “Addicted to Aid” (Sorious Samura)
“Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?” (Jeffrey Sachs)
21) International Debt – Causes, Consequences, Solutions
22) Debt Restructuring and Relief