The Worlds People

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The Worlds People

• World Geography

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Major Themes

• Culture
• Population
• Government Economy
• Global Connections

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Culture

• Is the set of beliefs, values, and practices that
  a group of people have in common.
• Language, religion, clothes, food
• Culture may change overtime
• How does culture change?

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Cultural Traits

• Is an activity or behavior in which people often
  take part
• Language, sports, how you eat

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Culture Groups

• Culture Region
• An area in which people have many shared culture
  traits.l
• Language, religion,
• Or lifestyle
• Arab culture

• Cultural Diversity
• Ethnic Group is a group of people who share a
  common culture and ancestry.
• East Africa
• Cultural Diversity is the state of having a
  variety of cultures in the same area
• United States

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Changes in Culture

• Innovation A new idea or way of doing
  something.
• Contact with other people also promote changes in
  culture
• Cultural Diffusion The spread of culture traits
  from one region to another
• Movement

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Main idea

• The study of population patterns helps
  geographers learn about the world
• Population statistics and trends are important
  measures of population change

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Population

• The total number of people in a given area.
• Population patterns help geographers learn about
  the world it is a very important part of
  geography
• Population Density
• A measure of the number of people in a living
  area. Persons per square mile.
• Japan high rate of pop. Density
• Australia low rat of pop. density

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Population

• 3 key statistics
• Birthrate
• The annual number of births per 1000 people
• Death Rate
• The annual number or deaths per 1000 people
• Migration
• The process of moving from one place to live in
  another

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NATURAL INCREASE

• Number of birthrate minus the death rate

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Main Idea

• Governments of the world include democracy,
  republic, monarchy, dictatorship communism
• Different economic systems exist throughout the
  world
• Geographers group countries based on their level
  of economic development

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Government Economy

• The worlds countries have different governments
  and levels of economic development

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Government

• Democracy
• Is a form of government in which the people elect
  leaders and rule by majority
• Government by the people
• Citizens choose the leaders
• Elect members of congress, who make laws, and the
  president who enforces the law
• Protects freedoms rights of citizens

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United States

• Constitution-based federal republic strong
  democratic tradition

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Republic

• Supreme power rests in the body of citizens
• Head of State President
• Citizens elect representatives
• Similar to Democracy
• Ancient Greece Rome

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Other governments

• Monarchy
• Oldest type in the world
• Ruled directly by a king or queen
• Saudi Arabia
• Some only king has the power
• Others are democratic monarchies
• People have some say

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Dictatorship

• Single, powerful ruler who has total control
• Dictator
• Iraq Saddam Hussein
• People are not free

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Communism

• Political system in which the government owns all
  property and dominates all aspects of life in a
  country
• China
• Cuba
• North Korea

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Economy

• Is a system that includes all of the activities
  that people and businesses do to earn a living.

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Economy

• Traditional Economy
• A system in which the people grow their own food
  and make their own goods

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Economy

• Market Economy
• Is a system based on private ownership, free
  trade, and competition.
• Prices are determined by the supply and demand of
  the product

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Economy

• Command Economy
• A system in which the central government makes
  all economic decisions.
• Goods, prices, and how much to make
• Communism

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Economic Development

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• Is the value of all goods and services produced
  within a country in a singe year.
• Population economist use population to determine
  GDP.

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Economic Development

• Developed Countries
• Countries with strong economies and a high
  quality of life
• Examples?????
• Developing Countries
• Countries with less productive economies and a
  lower quality of life
• Examples Guatemala, Nigeria, Afghanistan

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Global Connections

• Fast, easy global connections have made cultural
  exchange, trade, and a cooperative world
  community possible
• Globalization
• The process in which countries are increasingly
  linked to each other through culture and trade

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Global Culture

• Popular Culture
• Refers to the culture traits that are well known
  and widely accepted
• Food, music, sports, and movies

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Global Trade

• Interdependence
• Is the source of reliance of one country on the
  resources and goods, or services of another
  country.
• Automobile Industry

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World Community

• United Nations (UN)
• Is an organization of the worlds countries that
  promotes peace and security around the globe.
• What kinds of conflicts would the UN work to
  solve?
• Humanitarian Aid
• Assistance to people in distress
• Red Cross

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