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Chapter 4: “The World’s People” Chapter Walkabout Directions: Answer each question thoroughly in a complete sentence. Look at the point values possible, and then give that many answers. Please do not write on this paper. Use a separate lined piece of paper. Section 1: Culture 1. Describe: What role do families play in the development of culture? (1 Point) Pgs. 80-81 2. Identify: What is some culture trait you share with many other people around the world? What is one that is not shared by many other cultures? (2 Points) Pgs. 80-81 3. Make Inferences: Why is a shared language such an important part of a culture region? (1 Point) Pg. 82 4. Analyze: How could the Internet encourage cultural diffusion? (1 Point) Pg. 85 5. Make Inferences: Why have immigrant groups usually adopted the language of their new home? Why have some continued to speak their native language? (2 Points) Pgs. 84-85 Section 2: Population 6. Recall: How is population density usually expressed? (1 Point) Pg. 86 7. Make Inferences: Why do you think land is often more expensive in areas with high population densities? (1 Point) Pg. 87 8. Identify: What statistic subtracts from a country’s population? (1 Point) Pg. 88 9. Recall: Which continents have countries with the lowest rates of natural increase? (1 Point) Pg. 88 10. Summarize: How does migration affect the population of the world? (1 Point) Pg. 89 1 Section 3: Government and Economy 11. Describe: Why do societies have governments? (1 Point) Pg. 91 12. Contrast: How much control over people’s lives do democratic countries have compared to communist countries? (1 Point) Pgs. 91-92 13. Make Inferences: How are primary and secondary industries related? (1 Point) Pg. 93 14. Make Generalizations: What problems might a command economy face? (1 Point) Pg. 94 15. Identify: What economic indicators (3) do geographers use to evaluate a country’s development? (3 Points) Pg. 95 Section 4: Global Connections 16. Draw Conclusions: How has globalization affected the English language? (1 Point) Pg. 98 17. Describe: In what ways (2) does improved communication and transportation affect global trade? (2 Points) Pg. 99 18. Identify: What kinds of conflicts do world organizations work to solve? (2 Points) Pg. 99 19. Interpret: How is today’s world more like a village than in earlier times? (2 Points) Pg. 99 20. Summarize: How does a large-scale disaster promote cooperation between countries? (1 Point) Pg. 100 A Developed and a Developing Country France Per capita GDP (US$): $31,100 Life Expectancy at Birth: 80.6 Infant mortality (per 1,000 births): 3.4 Literacy rate: 99% Guatemala Per capita GDP (US$): $5,000 Life expectancy at birth: 69.7 Infant mortality (per 1,000 births): 29.8 Literacy rate: 69.1% 2