Agenda for Friday

* Review Statue of Liberty Short Answer Worksheet 
* Complete Study Guide for Wednesday/Thursday's Chapter 7 and 8 TEST. Study Guide is due on Monday 12/17. (Study Guide posted after the page break) 

Friday Fun - Stare at the red dot in the center of the USA flag more than 30 seconds; now quickly turn your eyes towards some white spot – for examlpe: your celling, a wall, piece of paper… What do you see? 

Chapter 7

• What is the difference between 1st, 2nd and 3rd World countries?
• Where are most 1st World Countries located?
• What two continents are most 3rd World countries located on?
• About how many developed countries are there in the world?
• What are some (3) benefits of living in a developed country?
• About how many developing countries are there in the world?
• What are some (3) challenges of living in a developing country?
• What is the most common measure of a country’s development?
• What is the biggest cause of hunger worldwide?
• Which country has the highest rate of poverty in the world?
• What is oil used for in developed countries?
• What would be the consequences of an oil shortage?
• Which country is the leading producer of technology?
• What is a work ethic?
• What are some (2) reasons why consumption is growing worldwide?
• What are some (2) problems created by a growing consumer class?
• What are some (3) ways to live well while consuming less?
• What defines members of the global consumer class?
• What are the benefits to recycling?
• BE SURE TO KNOW ALL CHAPTER 7 VOCAB WORDS
• BE ABLE TO READ AND ANALYZE A CARTOGRAM

Chapter 8

• What is the difference between emigration and immigration?
• Where do the largest migration streams to the U.S. come from?
• From what areas of the world did the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd waves of immigrants come?
• Where did groups from those three waves settle?
• What are 2 examples of political push factors?
• What do all political push factors have in common?
• What is one example of a natural environmental push factor?
• What is one example of a human made environmental push push factor?
• How could one’s family be both a push and pull factor?
• What are three examples of pull factors to the U.S.?
• What are three ways in which immigration affects the U.S. today? Be able to explain.
• What are three ways in which emigration affects homelands people leave behind? Be able to explain.
• Why do some regions “push” more migrants than they “pull”?
• Why do some regions “pull” more migrants than they “push”?
• How do immigrants most help to build the U.S. economy?
• What cultural impact do immigrants have on U.S. society?
• BE SURE TO KNOW ALL CHAPTER 8 VOCAB WORDS
• BE ABLE TO SUMMARIZE AN IMMIGRANT’S EXPERIENCE COMING TO U.S.