Human Geography

Key Issues Where are religions distributed? Why do religions have different distributions? Why do religions organize space and distinctive patterns? Why do territorial conflicts arise among religious groups? Learning Outcomes 6.1.1: Describe the distribution of the major religions. 6.1.2: Describe the distribution of the major branches of Christianity. 6.1.3: Identify the major branches of Islam and Buddhism. 6.1.4: Describe the distribution of the largest ethnic religions. Learning Outcomes 6.2.1: Describe the process of origin of universalizing religions. 6.2.2: Understand differences in the origin of universalizing and ethnic religions. 6.2.3: Describe the process of diffusion of universalizing religions. 6.2.4: Compare the diffusion of universalizing and ethnic religions.

Key Issues Where are folk and popular leisure activities distributed? Where are folk and population material culture distributed? Why is access to folk and popular culture unequal? Why do folk and popular culture face sustainability challenges? Learning Outcomes 4.1.1: Compare the origin, diffusion, and distribution of folk and popular culture. 4.1.2: Compare the characteristics of folk and popular music. 4.1.3: Describe how sports have been transformed from folk to popular culture. 4.2.1: Compare reasons for distribution of clothing styles and folk and popular culture. 4.2.2: Understand reasons for folk food preferences and taboos. Learning Outcomes 4.2.3: Describe regional variations in popular food preferences.

Key Issues Where is the world population distributed? Why is global population increasing? Why does population growth vary among regions? Why do some regions face health threats? Learning Outcomes 2.1.1: Describe regions where population is clustered and where it is sparse. 2.1.2: Define three types of density used in population geography. 2.2.1: Understand how to measure population growth through the nature increase rate. 2.2.2: Understand how to measure births and deaths through CBR and CDR. 2.2.3: Understand how to read a population pyramid. Learning Outcomes 2.3.1: Describe the four stages of the demographic transition. 2.3.2: Summarize two approaches to reducing birth rates. 2.3.3: Summarize Malthus?s argument about the relationship between population and resources.