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Unit 3 Test Review

Ecosystems/Biomes; Population; Culture

Directions: Use your notes and your knowledge of World Geography identify and complete the following topics of Unit 3.

1.  Biomes/Ecosystems – Characteristics; What climate regions are they found?

Tropical Rain Forest / Lush, thick vegetation
50% of worlds plants and animals / Tropical Wet
Deciduous Forest / Broad leafed trees that loses there leaves once a year (usually autumn/fall) / Humid Sub-Tropical
Coniferous Forest / Evergreen trees; small or needle leaves; cones to protect seeds / Subarctic
Mixed Forest / Mixture of Deciduous and Coniferous forests / Marine West Coast
Chaparral / Small evergreen trees, and low bushes / Mediterranean
Tropical Grasslands / Grasslands called savannas; herbivore and carnivore animals / Tropical Wet/Dry
Temperate Grasslands / Fertile soils and tall grasses that can survive cold winters / Humid Continental
Deserts / Very dry, scarce vegetation / Arid
Tundra / Permafrost; short grasses and other cold weather vegetation / Tundra

2.  Population density (Define and give the formula)

Population density tells you how concentrated the numbers of people are in an area.

(Population / Land Area)

3.  What are the major population trends for the world and the U.S.?

World – rapid population growth (beginning in the 1800s); Urbanization

U.S. – Westward Expansion (1800s); Southern Expansion (1950s)

4.  Population Growth Rate

a.  World = birth rate – death rate

b.  Country = (birth rate + immigration) – (death rate + emigration)

5.  Population Pyramids:

a.  What are they?

Population pyramids are graphs that divide a population by age and gender

b.  Stages of population growth? What would each pyramid look like?

Stages = 1) rapid growth 2) slow growth 3) negative growth

6.  Population Movement

a.  Immigration

Immigration – Migration FROM a location

b.  Emigration

Emigration – Migration TO a location

c.  Push Factors (What are they? Give 5 – 6 examples)

A push factor encourages (pushes) people to leave a location.

·  Overpopulation

·  Religious persecution

·  Lack of jobs

·  Political persecution

·  Conflict (wars)

d.  Pull Factors (What are they? Give 5 – 6 examples)

A pull factor encourages (pulls) people to move to a new location.

·  Religious freedom

·  Economic opportunity

·  Political freedom

·  Ethnic and family ties

·  Fertile Soil

7.  How does URBAN culture compare and contrast to RURAL culture?

Urban Culture: high levels of technology; cities; paved roads; buildings of steel, concrete, and glass; most people can read and write

Rural Culture: low levels of technology; small, simple houses; many people can’t read or right; farmers, livestock herders

8.  Urbanization (Define)

The movement of people to the city in great numbers

a.  What historical event started urbanization?

Industrial Revolution

b.  What problems are associated with urbanization?

Increased Crime

Increased traffic = increased pollution

Overcrowding

Decrease in available Jobs = Decrease in Wages

9.  Define and give examples of material and non-material culture.

Material Culture: the physical objects, resources, and spaces people use to define their culture (things you can touch) ex. books, money, art, technology, buildings (structures); food; clothing

Non-material Culture: the nonphysical ideas that people have about their culture (things you can’t touch) ex. language; economic / government systems; religion; education systems; customs; traditions / celebrations

10.  How do modern and traditional social structures differ?

Traditional: large families; more than one family per household (extended family); education not very important; children stay with family till marriage

Modern: small families (2-3 kids); single family households; education very important; children live with family until done with HS

11.  How do modern and traditional gender roles differ?

Roles specifically assigned to men and women

Traditional:

Men / Women
Wage / Money earners
Head of household (final decision maker) / Stay at home
Main responsibility to take care of kids
Little to no political rights

Modern:

Men / Women
Money / wage earners
Equal parenting role
Equal political rights / Money / wage earners
Equal parenting role
Equal political rights