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!
