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Suggested entries unit by unit

Unit 1 – Country profile

• Maps

• Flag

• Short history

• Demographic information relating to all units of study

Unit 2 – Population

• Demographic transition

• Population pyramid

• Migration patterns – forced/voluntary, push/pull factors, etc.

Unit 3 - Culture

• Folk and pop culture influences (housing, internet/TV, role of women, evidences of globalization)

• Religion – origin and practices

• Language – group/family (see language tree in textbook)

• Ethnicity – major groups

Unit 4 - Political Organization of Space/Development

• State? Nation-state?

• Colonial history?

• Shape – boundary types

• Membership in International Organizations

• HDI – discussion of indicators, gender differences

• Self-sufficiency or international trade approach

• Rostow Model

• Core Periphery Model

Unit 5 – Agriculture

• Origins

• Subsistence or commercial farming

• Von Thunen Model

• Issues/crises (p. 358 – 364)

Unit 6 - Industry/Services

• Site – land, labor, capital

• Situation – accessibility to market, transportation

• Problems

• Central Place Theory – CBD in world cities

• Services offered – personal, public

Unit 7 – Urban Patterns

• World city models

• Problems

Current events (minimum of 5 articles)

• Short summary of article

• Relate article to a specific unit of study

Bonus points for:

• Historical timeline (up to 50 pts.)

• Cultural points of interest – places to visit- must have captions (up to 25 pts.)

• Pictures of people, places, events illustrating units – must have captions (up to 25 pts.)

****Neatness, readability, and organization are important. All entries must be typed!!

****ALL BASIC REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BEFORE BONUS POINTS WILL BE REWARDED!!!