SS200
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Name:
Date:
Chapter 4: People and Places
Section 4-3- through 4-5 (political, urban, economic)
Section 3: Political Geography
A Human Perspective
1. Where did Abdoulaye Sowe live? _________ What was his nationality? __________
2. What problem does Mr. Sowe have?
Nations of the World
3. Another terms for “state” is a __________; another term for country is ____________.
(Think about our name, the United States. Each of the 13 American colonies thought
they were their own independence little country, but they united to overthrow King
George III in the American Revolution. Get it, United States? The Founding Fathers
were not trying to confuse you. Just remember they were their own little independent
countries before 1776 just like Great Britain, France, and Spain.)
4. Is there a country called Palestine, Kurd, Basque? Yes/No
5. The Palestinians live in Israel; the Kurds live on the borders of Iraq, Iran, and Turkey;
and the Basques live on the border of Spain and France. Explain why there is conflict in
these countries between these groups and the governments.
There are three types of government; they are described below.
Oligarchy – rule
Autocracy – rule by one
by a small group
Democracy – rule by many
a small group holds representative
totalitarian
monarchy:
direct
democracy: the
dictatorship: a king or queen inherits power because of
democracy:
one leader
leadership
wealth, military
people elect others
people govern
who controls
power, and/or
to be their voice in
themselves by
everything
social position
government
voting on issues
individually
examples:
two types of monarchs: example: the
synonyms:
example: voting
Hitler, Stalin, absolute monarchs
Communist Party
constitutional
for Homecoming
and Mussolini who have unlimited
of China
democracy and
King & Queen
power, like in Saudi
republic
Arabia AND
(see The Pledge of
Note: No nation
Allegiance)
in the world is a
constitutional
monarchs who share
direct democracy.
power with an elected
Example: the
legislature, like Queen
United States
Elizabeth of Great
Britain
Review the chart above to answer the question below.
6. Which type of democracy do you live in? Is it a true democracy why or why not?
Geographic Characteristics of Nations
7. What are the three geographic characteristics that are important in describing a
country?
a.
b.
c.
8. Refer to your political map of the world. What country is probably the most powerful
other than the United States, China, and Russia? How did you arrive at this conclusion?
9. The shape of a country affects which theme of geography > M – I – R- P – L ?
10. Location. Location. Location… Would you rather be the leader of a landlocked
nation or the leader of a country that has water access? Explain your answer use at least
2 reasons in your answer.
11. Refer to your political map of the world.
Landlocked nations
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
Water Access Nations
12. What is a natural boundary? Using the Atlas section of the text, identify a nation that
uses a natural boundary as its border.
13. What is an artificial boundary? Identify a problem from “drawing” artificial
boundaries.
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Section 4: Urban Geography
A Human Perspective
Using the description of the ancient city of Ur in 4500B.C., draw visual representation of
the city based the reading.
14. What is urban geography?
15. Identify and explain what “urbanization” looks like.
16. Review the map on page 88, what regions of the world have a lot of urbanization?
17. What land features are most urban areas near, why?
18. Write a one word synonym for each of the following words:
Residential = ___________ Industrial = __________ Commercial = ___________
19. Draw a city that contains residential, industrial, and commercial zones.
Section 5: Economic Geography
A Human Perspective
20. Petroleum Uses
Residential Uses
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
Commercial Uses
Economic Systems
21. In what way(s) do you participate in the economy of the United States. Be specific.
22. Complete the chart below regarding the four types of economic systems.
Economic Systems
Types of
Picture and/or
Economic Systems
Definition
Synonym
Example
Traditional Economy
trading math homework for
CA homework (which
keeps you from learning
anything)
Command Economy
the government plans what
is going to be produced
Market Economy
Mixed Economy
capitalism
American society
command
+ market___
mixed
goods and services benefit
all people
Economic Activities
23. Using the word bank, match each job/profession to the level of economic activity.
manager
teacher
miner
Primary Activities
lumberjack
superintendent
Secondary Activities
shoe peddler
Tertiary Activities
doctor
factory worker
Quaternary Activities
The Economics of Natural Resources
24. Identify a natural resource that you used in the last 24 hours and how you used it.
__________________
25. Complete the chart below regarding the three types of natural resources.
Types of
Natural Resources
Synonym
Examples
Renewable
Irreplaceable
Sunlight, winds,
tides, and
geothermal energy
from hot springs
and geysers
Economic Support Systems
26. Infrastructure is the basic support systems needed to keep a(n) ____________ going.
You get your power from ______________, you get your communications from
_______________, you get transportation from ________________, you get your water
from _________________, you get your sanitation from ________________, and you get
your education from ______________________.
Measuring Economic Development
27. What is per capita income?
How is per capita income like your grade?
28. What is gross national product (GNP) and how is GNP like your GPA (grade point
average)?