December 22

With all of my classes today, whether they be Social 10 or Social 20, we went over the final exam blueprint. I hope that you got some ideas as to how to prepare for your final exam. With both Social 10 and Social 20 students, we have finished the content of the course, now we have 5 days when we come back from the Winter break to review. I hope that you find some time to review and study over the break, not just for Social Studies, but for your other academic courses as well. That first week back will just fly by, and then it's off to exam weeks! Please don't rely on the review that we do in class to FULLY prepare you for your final exams, you'll have to study outside of class time to be ready for the final exam.

Just a reminder to Social 20 students: you will have your Topic B Final Exam on Monday, January 8th. Here is your study guide:

Social Studies 20 Topic B Final Exam Study Guide:

50-60 multiple choice questions
Monday, January 8th

• glossary of key terms (know them well!)
• themes (diversity, disparity, interdependence, etc.)
• demographics
• demographic key terms (infant mortality rate, death rate, natural increase, etc.)
• population pyramid (be able to analyze)
• demographic transition model (know the various stages, be able to analyze)
• Thomas Malthus
• geographic regions (DCs, LDCs, LLDCs, First World, Third World, North/South divide)
• be able to distinguish between DC and LDC using statistics
• appropriate technology
• foreign aid (different types, different situations when aid is given; effectiveness? criticisms of foreign aid; would make a good “speaker” question)
• demographic pressures on the land and resources
• quality of life and standard of living
• environmentalism
• greenhouse effect, global warming, climate change
• environmental pressures (deforestation, desertification, etc.)
• availability of food (undernourishment, food consumption, SNU, etc.)
• food production issues (production, price, cash crops, subsistence agriculture)
• world health issues (WHO, malaria, HIV/AIDS, sanitation, clean drinking water)
• resources and development (industrial development, sustainable development, renewable energy resources, alternative energy sources)
• development and the role of multinational corporations in the developing world
• IMF and World Bank (what are they? what do they do?)
• GNP and GDP (what's the difference?)
• poverty reduction in the developing world
  
  
  Please enjoy your Winter break. Enjoy your holidays!