APHUG Extra Credit Essays 1.

APHUG Extra Credit Essays
1.
1. Consider the map of nuclear power plants in the US above.
a. What type of map has been used to show this information?
b. What information is it able to convey? What is it not able to depict?
c. What other type of map might convey this information?
2. Think about the concepts of density, concentration, and pattern. Analyze and
describe the distribution shown on the map using the specific language of a
geographer. That is, describe the distribution using each of these three terms.
2.
Religious conflicts often become entangled with politics and often erupt into violence and
conflict. Select a current religious conflict and discuss each of the following aspects:
1) origin and/or historic development of the problem
2) geographic characteristics and implications
3) political components and concerns
APHUG Extra Credit Essays
3.
The map shows the present distribution of population in the world.
(a) Identify three characteristics of the geographical distribution of the world’s
population.
(b) Explain why some zones of the world are more populated than others.
(c) With reference to TWO types of natural disasters describe and discuss the
potential hazard faced by different regions (other than the US).
4.
1. Define “subsistence agriculture” 2. Using the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Rainforest as an example, illustrate the following: a) methods of subsistence agriculture b) limitations/problems subsistence agriculture c) political issues surrounding indigenous peoples and the practice of subsistence agriculture APHUG Extra Credit Essays
5.
A state’s most distinguishing feature is often its shape.
States may be divided into a number of categories of shapes. Select TWO of these shapes and for
each
A) provide an example country, describing carefully its geography so as to explain
why it effectively
illustrates that shape
B) discuss an example of how that particular shape has influenced the political
geography of that state; i.e. why was that shape adopted? what problems may have arisen
because of it AND/OR what advantages does it give the state?
6.
1. Define the following terms as they relate to
manufacturing processes:
a) bulk-reducing industry
b) bulk-gaining industry
2. By referring to the diagram, which is based on
reality, explain the location of sugar factory.
3. Does this example defend or refute the ideas of
Weber’s “least cost theory” of industrial location?
Explain.
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7.
Zone X and Zone Y are two different types of neighborhoods with high concentrations of
households headed by females. Use the map above to answer the following questions.
A.
Briefly describe TWO socioeconomic factors that have led to the concentration of
households headed by females in Zone X and TWO socioeconomic factors that
have led to the concentration of households headed by females in Zone Y.
B.
Discuss one advantage OR one disadvantage of the Hoyt sector model for
understanding the location and characteristics of Zones X and Y.