World Unit 1 Test Review

Expansive Population Pyramid

Population primarily in less developed (Third World) areas, with a higher birth rate/rate of young people. Wider on bottom, narrow on top

Stationary Population Pyramid

Population that stays relatively consistent and mostly the same over time

Constrictive Population Pyramid

Pyramid that shows an aging and shrinking population with a narrow base and wider top or midsections

What country holds 60% of the World population?

Asia

What percentage of the World Population resides in North America?

8%

What is the rough World population?

8 billion

Sustainability

Meeting the needs of the present population without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs

Who would say “the world is flat”?

Tom Friedman

What is the GoldenArches/Dell theory of conflict prevention?

Tom Friedman’s theory is that the more developed a country is, the more they have to lose during war or conflict

Famous British economist and the factors he said would reduce population

Thomas Malthus; war, famine, disease

What two data sets do population pyramids represent?

Age, sex

Absolute Location

pinpointing an exact location using a latitude/longitude grid system

Relative Location

location in reference to a better known landmark (using time, distance, direction)

Region

1 or more unifying characteristics of a geographical area

Latitude

Runs East to West, but measured in degrees North or South of the equator (maximum: 90)

Longitude

Runs North to South, but is measured in degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian (max: 180)

How many time zones are there?

24

Daylight Savings

Time when the clock is shifted forward from Spring to Fall

Cultural Institutions

Institutions societies have to propogate/spread culture

Cultural Universals

Traits shared by all cultures; each could have their own variation of

Pluralist Society

Embraces all variations of culture and allows them to coexist in society. People are open to learning from others, while feeling comfortable enough to be true to who they are at the core.

Three Statistics of HDI

Life expectancy, literacy rate, GDP per capita (Human Development Index)

Theory of Matches

William Easterly - Highly skilled people are more productive when they are surrounded by others matching their skill in a working environment. Economic development relies on how well these people collaborate with one another.

What is brain drain?

Highly skilled workers emigrating from one country to another in search of better pay, stability, or living standards.

Diamond’s Theory of Geography

The resources and “cargo” of a community is not entirely dependent on skill, talent, or intelligence. It is massively affected by geography and environmental factors (local ability of edible/sustainable plants or animals useful for domestication)

How and when did the West come to “dominate” the world?

Between 16th and 19th centuries, driven by the Great Divergence

IO

Intergovernmental Organizations are formed by treaties between sovereign states

NGO

Nongovernmental Organizations, independent and typically created for a good cause of private individuals

UN

maintain international peace and security and develop healthy relations between other countries (no army or military)

Five Countries apart of UNSC

UK, US, France, Russia, China

UNSC Powers

Issue legally binding resolutions, impose international economic sanctions, authorize military forces