Human Geography

?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?1? AP Human Geography Chapter 11, Industry Introduction 1. Describe the changes in geographic location of Huffy bicycle production from the 1950s to today. 2. Why is the changing geography of manufacturing ultimately a consequence of consumer demand? Give an example. Case Study / Maquiladoras in Mexico 3. What is a maquiladora, and what role does geography play in their location? 4. How many maquiladoras are there in Mexico, and how many people do they employ? 5. How does manufacturing create value? 6. What three aspects help determine the geography of industrial location? 7. Why are connections important for determining the geography of industries? What are the two main concerns with regard to connections?

?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?1? AP Human Geography Chapter 9 Development 1. In what ways can tourism create tension between vacationers and local populations? 2. What aspects of development are geographers most concerned with? Case Study: Bangladeshs?s Development Challenges 3. What is a tenant farmer? 4. Why is the plight of women the main underlying development challenge in Bangladesh? Introduction 5. Define development. 6. How does the text divide the world according to levels of development? 7. What are some other terms for LDCs? Key Issue I Why Does Development vary Among Countries? 8. Describe the basic factors that make up the Human Development Index (HDI) Economic Indicators of Development 9. Fill in the chart below Economic Social

?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?1? AP Human Geography Chapter 7, Ethnicity 1. Define ethnicity (use the glossary). 2. According to the author, what are the three main reasons why ethnicity is a controversial topic in our culture? Case Study / Ethnic Diversity in America 3. Why do geographers reject the notion of race? However, what aspect of race is important to geographers and why? Introduction 4. How is ethnicity different from race? 5. What is the link between ethnicity and geography? 6. What does the author mean by the fact that our ethnicity is immutable? 7. Why is ethnicity important to study in an era of globalization? Key Issue I. Where Are Ethnicities Distributed? A. Distribution of Ethnicities in the United States

?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?1? Chapter 5 Name___________________ Language 1. Where is French spoken by a majority of people in Canada? Why? 2. Where is Spanish spoken as a first language in many areas of the United States? Why? 3. What is an official language, and why doesn?t the United States have one? 4. Why would many former British colonies choose English as their official language? 5. Why is language like luggage, and why is it often an example of acculturation? Key Issue I Where Are English Language Speakers Distributed? Origin and Diffusion of English English Colonies 6. What helps explain the world?s distribution of English speakers? Origin of English in England German Invasion