2.17 - Summary Unit 2

What you did

  • You read the Canvas content provided, watched the provided videos,  and  you read Chapters 1 and 2  in your textbook
  • Completed the Latitude and Longitude Assignment
  • Participated in the Globalization Discussion Activity
  • Took three quizzes

What you have learned

You should use this as a study guide for the Unit 2 Exam

  • Globalization
    • Definition
    • Pros and Cons of Globalization
    • The Backlash against globalization around the world
  • Latitude
    • Lines connecting points of equal latitude are called parallels
    • Parallels never cross
    • There are always about 69 miles between degrees of latitude
    • Parallels cross meridians at right angles
    • All locations have a latitude between 90°N and 90°S
    • Latitude can be determined by measure the angle of Polaris (the north star) or the sun at solar noon above the horizon
  • Longitude
    • Lines connecting points of equal longitude are called meridians
    • Meridians run from pole to pole
    • Distance between meridians varies from about 69 miles at the equator to 0 miles at the poles
    • Each meridian is half of a great circle and half the circumference of the earth
    • Longitude measures distance east and west of the prime meridian
    • The prime meridian is arbitrary. Through international agreement we use the meridian running through Greenwich, England as 0° of longitude
    • Longitude can be determined by comparing the current time at port with the time aboard ship. Each hour difference equals 15° of longitude separating the locations
    • John Harrison invented the Marine Chronometer to measure time at sea
  • Map
    • Map projections
    • The Mercator Projection
    • Large vs. Small Scale maps
    • Types of scales - graphic, representative fraction, verbal
    • GIS 
  • Remote Sensing
  • The Theory of Continental Drift
    • Alfred Wegener
    • Pangea
  • The Theory of Plate Tectonics
    • Convective cells in the Aesthenosphere and sea floor spreading
    • Mid-oceanic ridges
    • Subduction Zones
    • The ring of fire
    • Earthquakes and Volcanoes
  • Weather and Climate
    • Temperature, Precipitation, Pressure and Wind
    • Temperature variation - sun angles, proximity to oceans, altitude, ocean currents
    • Continental vs. Maritime climates
    • Rain shadow effect
    • Global and regional winds
    • Climate - Mediterranean
  • Water Resources and Food Scarcity
  • What is the:
    • Rate of Natural Increase (RNI)
    • Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
    • Crude Death Rate (CDR)
    • Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
  • Why are these important indicators about a country's social development?
    •  Percentage of population under the age of 15
    • Percentage of population over 65
    • Population Pyramids
  • What is the Demographic Transition Model and where is the US on the model
  • Migration
    • What pushes people to migrate
    • What pulls them
    • What countries are people leaving
    • Where are they going 
  • What is Culture
    • cultural imperialism
    • cultural nationalism
    • cultural hybridization
  • Major religions and languages
  • What is colonialism? What is insurgency?
  • Define:
    • Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
    • Gross National Income (GNI)
    • Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
    • Economic Growth Rate
  • Human Development Index
    • Who's ranked high? Who's ranked low?
    • Life Expectancy
    • Mortality under 5
    • Adult Literacy
    • Female Labor Force participation

Coming Up

Unit 2 ends with a Unit exam. The exam will be approximately 33  multiple choice, True/False and short answer questions. You will be allowed two attempts. Your highest score will be recorded. 

In Unit 3, we will be exploring our first region: North America.