Chapter Objectives

After reading and studying this chapter you should be able to:

1. Understand the numerous aspects and issues involved in studying world regional geography.

2. Describe how geographers obtain information and how they analyze a given issue.

3. Locate places using latitude and longitude.

4. Know the differences between small-scale and large-scale maps.

5. Explain why some areas contain very few people and other areas have very large populations.

6. Define important demographic concepts and terms.

7. Use the United Kingdom to explain the difference between a nation and a country.

8. Give examples of businesses in each of the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary sectors.

9. Describe how multinational corporations operate around the world.

10. Outline the characteristics of global cities.

11. Discuss development including what it is, why it is uneven, and how it is measured.

12. Distinguish between the different processes or theories of development.

13. Understand the roles of language and religion within a culture.

14. Distinguish between race, class, and gender.

15. List the different aspects that make up the natural environment.

16. Understand concepts related to climate and shaping the land surface.

17. Compare and contrast the major biomes of the world.

18. Describe the effects that resources and natural hazards have on people in different regions.

19. Define landscape.

20. Provide examples of human impacts on the environment.

2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of The McGraw-Hill Companies.