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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ACTIVE STUDY REVIEW
I. DEFINITIONS, TERMS, & PEOPLE: Know the details of each of these (remember, this is just a guide):
Interconnectedness
Indicator
vital statistics
push-pull
Net migration rate
World Bank
ozone depletion
Kyoto Protocol
Montreal Protocol
Fossil fuel
Subsistence farming
GDP
Poverty
Brain Drain
Bruntland Report (1987)
Economy
global village
exponential population growth
urban vs rural
Population density
immigration
Emigration
population change dependency
population pyramids developed/developing nations
One-child policy
global warming
deforestation
Greenhouse effect
flora/fauna
acid rain
Necessity
Clean Air Act
renewable/non-renewable
surface water
aquifer
water table
sustainability
standard of living
literacy rate
UN Human Development Index
economics
primary/secondary/tertiary industry
Legal rights
Thomas Malthus
Decentralization
Poverty Trap
Earth Summit (1992) Clean Air Act (1990) WTO
Subsistence Economy
Money/Non-money economy
II. DEMOGRAPHY: Population statistics… know the definitions of AND how to find these terms:
Demography 
Census 
Fertility rate 
Mortality rate 
Birth rate – death rate =
Cohort group 
Birth rate – death rate + net migration rate =
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Doubling time 
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Demographic Transition Model (describe each stage):
Stage 1:
Stage 2:
Stage 3:
Stage 4:
Stage 5:
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Population Pyramids. Be able to identify and describe each:
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Population Growth: Describe the Positives and Negatives associated with both Rapid
Growth and Rapid Decline Populations
Cons
Pros
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Pros
Rapid Decline
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III.
Population Problems
Identify the positive and negative issues surrounding China’s “One-Child Policy”.
What is the viewpoint of “Neo-Malthusians”?
IV.
Poverty
What are the 3 measurements used for the UN Human Development Index?
Describe the nature of each stage of development.
Traditional economy 
Developing economy 
Developed economy 
Explain the concerns of the International Labour Organization in regards to the status
of children in the world:
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Identify the areas of focus for the United Nations International Children’s Emergency
Fund. (Include mandate, date of creation, etc.)
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Describe the main issues faced by women today despite the Women’s movement of the
1960s and beyond.
Describe the consequences of Economic Disparity
Describe how each of the following factors affect life in developing nations:
Lack of sanitary water 
Low literacy rate 
HIV/AIDS 
Corrupt government 
Work of NGO’s 
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Economics
What is “subsistence living”?
Describe the difference between money & non-money activities:
Describe what happens at each economic sector:
Primary Industry 
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Secondary Industry 
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Tertiary Industry 
Describe the differences found between the economic core & economic periphery:
Outline the ways that governments can decentralize the economy to help the periphery.
Describe Globalization, is it good or bad? What are some institutions of globalization?
VI.
Environmental Issues
Describe how “sustainability” incorporates the environment, the economy and society:
Name the sources for fresh water. How much of it does Canada have? Why could water
be the “new oil”?
Describe the concepts of “carrying capacity” and “ecological footprint”.
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Ozone Layer Depletion  what is the cause/effect? What is the Montreal Protocol?
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Global Warming name the 3 greenhouse gases and how they are produced. Describe
the effects of global warming. (Give Canadian Examples)
Agriculture  #1 user of freshwater! What farming practices are damaging soil
fertility? Polluting the surrounding ecosystems and water sources?
What is desertification?
Name the advantages and disadvantages of Genetically Modified Foods:
Forests  define the concept “biodiversity”:
Describe how tropical rainforests are important:
What are the issues surrounding deforestation of tropical rainforests? Include a
description of the nature of the soils found there.
What is a carbon sink?
Describe the industries that surround our temperate coniferous and deciduous forests.
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What was the Air Quality Accord (1991), who signed this agreement?
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World Health Issues
Despite an increase in life expectancy, human health is still faced with issues of concern,
describe the consequences of:
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria:
Factors that encourage the spread of infectious disease:
Global Threats due to Infectious disease:
World Health Organization (WHO):
Pharmaceutical Industry:
Other concerns:
Cars & Trucks:
Air and Water Quality:
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Chemicals:
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Technology
How has, and how will change in technology affect the quality of human life?
When was the Internet developed?
How has the personal computer made our lives better, worse, and how is the gap
between the rich and the poor evident with such a technological improvement?
Explore further into the issues associated with technology:
Inequality:
Social Changes:
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Unemployment:
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