Unit VII - Industrialization & Economic Dev.
(12-17% of the AP Exam will be over Unit 7 material)
Industrialization & Economic Development (12-17%)
Key concepts in industrialization and development
7.2
Growth and diffusion of industrialization
1. Changing role of energy and technology
2. Industrial Revolution
3. Evolution of economic cores and peripheries
4. Geographic critiques of models of economic localization, industrial location, economic development, and world systems
7.3
Contemporary patterns and impacts of Industrialization and development
1. Spatial organization of the world economy
2. Variations in levels of development
3. Deindustrialization and economic restructuring
4. Pollution, health, and quality of life
5. Industrialization, environmental change, and sustainability
6. Local development initiatives: government policies
Unit VII Videos, Links, Articles
YOUR CELL PHONE BATTERY - This is pretty awesome!
http://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/compare/united-states/afghanistan
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/
Unit VII - Google Presentation
Hans Rosling - The Magic Washing Machine
Globalization
Hans Rosling - Global Inequality in 7 Snowballs
Why Some Countries Are Poor and Others Rich
MEASURES OF DEVELOPMENT: MATH
Human Development Report - Rise of the South
Haiti's Dirt Cookies
Why are People Eating Dirt Cookies?
SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE VIDEOS!! WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED!
DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT
Rubenstein 9 Key Issue Jigsaw
Kuby, Harner, & Gober:7, Rags & Riches
Is a family of three whose father and mother make minimum wage for 39 hours a week for a year above or below the poverty line?
Hourly salary x hours per week x 52 weeks = Gross Salary
Gross salary x .30 (roughly 30% taken out for taxes) = Net Salary
MEASURES OF DEVELOPMENT: APHG STUDENTS MAKE THE BEST MODELS
1.WALLERSTEIN'S WORLD SYSTEMS THEORY/CORE-PERIPHERY/DEPENDENCY THEORY
2.ROSTOW'S STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
3.HOTELLING LOCATIONALAL INTERDEPENDENCE/ PRINCIPLE OF MINMUM
DIFFERENTIATION (LINEAR CITY MODEL)
HOTELLING'S MODEL OF SPATIAL COMPETITION - ICE CREAM
Excellent Visualization of Global Trade Routes
4.LOSCH CENTRAL PLACE/PROFIT MAXIMIZATION THEORY
5.WEBER'S INDUSTRIAL LOCATION THEORY
6.ULLMAN CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Prezi - Rostow's Economic Development Model
Global Commodity Chains
A Not-So-English Breakfast
SITE & SITUATION FACTORS:
Present Economic Models
Future of World Economy - Human Need Not Apply (This Will Surprise You)
MEASURES OF DEVELOPMENT: CONCEPTS
CLASSIFICATION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
The Silk Road
Crash Course World History - Industrialization
Welcome to the Anthropocene
How Much Oil is Left on Earth?
The End of Oil, Explained
Make a note of OPEC. We will discuss this further in class. You will need to know about OPEC.
Which Countries Run on 100% Renewable Energy?
Sustainability?
Can 100% Renewable Energy Power the World?
How does this relate to both politics and the economy?
US Energy - Addiction to Oil
Power of Place 6: Andalucia-Core & Periphery, Heartland & Hinterland
SHOULD DEVELOPING NATIONS HAVE FREE TRADE?
Why the Violence in Mexico is Getting Worse
How Containerization Shaped the Modern World
Industrial Revolution Review
38 Maps that Explain the Global Economy
John Oliver investigates the fashion industry (Harsh language - viewer discretion is mandatory before watching the video below)
The Global T-Shirt from Planet Money
Planet Money - Introduction for the Making of an Ordinary T-Shirt
How does a simple T-shirt get made? To find out, we decided to make one -- and track every step of production. It all started in Mississippi. Or, if you go back far enough, in a seed lab. The full story is here.
Links to the videos:
Part I: Cotton Part II: Machines Part III: People Part IV: Boxes Part V: You
Planet Money - Part I - Cotton for a T-Shirt
Planet Money - Part II - Machines for a T-Shirt
Planet Money - Part III - People behind a T-Shirt
Planet Money - Part IV - Containers for T-Shirts
Planet Money - Part V - You and your T-Shirt!
Daily Show - Foxconn and working conditions behind the iPhone/Kindle/iPad/etc.
Nike - Behind the Swoosh
Outsourcing - Simpsons
This man worked undercover in a Chinese iPhone factory
300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds
Study Cards!
Fashion - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Coarse Language - Viewer Discretion Advised!)
Walmart - The High Cost of Low Price
Where Ships Go To Die, Workers Risk Everything
Think about Wallerstein's Theory about World Systems while viewing.
Beyond debt default and Zika, Puerto Rico struggles as trash piles up
Where does this neighborhood sit on the DTM? Why?
What China's Shrinking Population Means For The Global Economy
What India’s Population Surpassing China’s Means for Global Economies
Population Growth is Bad for the Planet
Why Inflation Is So Hard To Get Rid Of
Why The U.S. Can’t End Poverty
A ‘Big Short’ investor sees financial disaster brewing in housing markets
Specialization and Trade: Crash Course Economics
McDonald's Game (You're Playin' It!)
Hidden Brain Podcast - Ever Wonder What's It's Like to Be Filthy Rich?