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• Describe the locations and sizes of the world’s largest cities over time. • Explain the ever-increasing pattern of growth among the world’s urban populations in the past 2,000 years.
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• Describe the characteristic of yearly and monthly global temperature patterns. • Analyze the effects of latitude, elevation, and proximity to the oceans on global temperature patterns.
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• Locate zones of significant seismic or volcanic activity. • Describe the relationship between zones of high seismic or volcanic activity and tectonic plate boundaries.
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• Describe the relationship between zones of high earthquake or volcanic activity and tectonic plate boundaries. • Identify densely populated areas that are most at risk for volcanic and/or seismic disasters
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• Define and give examples of physiographic, geometric, and anthropographic boundaries. • Explain the relationship between boundary characteristics and national cohesiveness.
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• Describe the fundamentals of population growth by explaining the relationship between birth rate, death rate, and natural increase. • Identify the fastest- and slowest-growing regions in the world today.
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• Analyze the standard-of-living indicators for each region. • Form a hypothesis about the relationship between these indicators and population growth.
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• Define and describe the Empty Quarter. • Explain major elements of the Treaty of Jeddah boundary agreement between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. • Identify physical and cultural characteristics of the Arabian Peninsula that are reflected in the new Saudi–Yemeni border agreement.
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• Evaluate the number of phone lines relative to the number of people among the world’s most populous countries. • Compare spatial patterns of countries with land phone lines to mobile phones.
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• Describe the physical characteristics of the Arabian Peninsula. • Understand the physiographic factors that affect the countries located on the Arabian Peninsula.
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• Describe the patterns of monsoon rainfall in South Asia. • Explain the influence of landforms on patterns of precipitation.
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• Evaluate production by sector and GDP as a suitable measurement of economic development. • Define “developed” and “developing.”
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• Follow the development and impact of a major hurricane. • Integrate satellite imagery of a hurricane with a plot of the hurricane’s path.
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• Analyze the impact on major human systems (such as transportation networks) that would be caused by the melting of various parts of the Antarctic ice sheet, causing a significant rise in sea level. • Predict how such a catastrophe might change the nature of cities and societies around the world, and propose ways to minimize danger and hardship.
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• Explore trade through exports and imports in North America. • Integrate satellite imagery of a hurricane with a plot of the hurricane’s path.