Geography Prezi

Maquiladoras

Manfacturing plants that assemble parts for export to the U.S.

American companies like Mattel set up close to the border region to take advantage of proximity to the U.S. and availability of cheap labour to make profits.

Maquiladoras are now under pressure from China and NAFTA to find even cheaper labour either in poorer regions in Mexico or overseas.

0/10 Government control of the economy

Consumers and producers manage the economy (supply & demand)

Production is guided by the "invisible hand"

Advantages: Entrepreneurs are encouraged, innovation and productivity are high, individual freedom is encouraged

Disadvantages: Poverty, income inequality, lack of social programs causes hardship for disadvantaged groups

Founder: Adam Smith (wrote about it)

Examples: U.S.

10/10 Government control of the economy

State provides all jobs and ensures equality of access to resources

Production is centrally planned by the government

Advantages: Social equality, harmony, strong programs like education and healthcare

Disadvantages: No incentives to work hard, little productivity, infrastructure is of poor quality

Founder: Karl Marx

Examples: China, Russia, Cuba, North Korea

• Home to subsistence agriculture
• Traditional tools & low level of technology
• No surplus produced
• Vulnerable to commercial agriculture & economic activity like logging and mining

Brazil is a major producer of commodities grown in a plantation system such as these...

Countries have the following:

A common passport, money (Euro)

Workers and products are free to move without tariffs or quotas

Geography Case Studies: Grade 8

Europe

Is it fair to make traffic ticket fines proportional to your income?

In Finland the answer is "YES!"

Finland

Iceland

Mixed Economy

5/10 government control

Conservative

Russia

Land of volcanoes

Prefers less government

Sweden

Areas of control are:

• Transportation
• Education
• Health Care
• Instrastructure (roads, power)

Ranks #1 in terms of HDI

Socialist

Norway

Prefers government intervention

Estonia

Latvia

Denmark

Lithuania

England

Cornwall Sustainability Project (Coast)

Ireland

Belarus

Eco-tourism

Poland

Netherlands

The U.K. is a member of the EU, but, stills uses its own currency (Pound Sterling)

Germany

Belgium

Czech Republic

Luxembourg

Eastern Europe

Formerly command economies

Ukraine

Slovakia

Kazakstan

Austria

Mongolia

Moldova

EU

Hungary

France

Switzerland

The Business Cycle

Romania

We're here.

Italy

Toronto

Follow the path or navigate around on your own. There's information on and off the path.

Former Yugoslavia

Grade 8 Geography at SCS!

We've been to a lot of regions around the world this year.

This prezi aims to review some of the material from our journey that's specific to places.

Enjoy the trip!

Member countries must give up some amount of sovereignty to join the EU.

Boom (Prosperity)

Bulgaria

Uzbekistan

Krygzstan

"The Stans"

NAFTA Partners

Albania

Government debt has Greece in economic trouble.

Japan

Spain

Recession

Recovery

Turkmenistan

Portugal

North Korea

Still a command economy ruled by this guy.

North

American

Free

Trade

Agreement

Free Trade vs. Protectionism

China

Greece

Turkey

Tajikistan

Tariffs & Quotas

Increased GDP & access to goods and services at a lower price

Most populous megacity (Tokyo)

For a review of trade go to the international trade prezi...

Bust (Depression)

The most populous country in the world

Communist country

You've gotta love 'em!

The most developed country in Asia

Afghanistan

Chairman Mao

Kim Yong Il

Canadian soldiers involved here.

Iraq

Iran

Israel (Jerusalem)

Cultural Hearth of Judaism, Christianity

The communist regime was founded by this man.

United States

Pakistan

Market

Nepal

Maquiladoras traditionally employ

female workers at low skill and wages

They cause environmental damage

and ignore labour laws.

Bhutan

Mesa del Norte

vs.

The "Hollow Core"

Saudi Arabia

Cultural Hearth Region

• Buddhism
• Hinduism

The majority of migrants to the U.S. are temporary.

Cultural Hearth Region of Islam

Push Factors

• Poor soil (subsistence)
• Lack of employment
• Lack of services
• Poverty

Command

Pull Factors (U.S.)

• Employment opportunities
• Availability of services

Dikhatpura

Intervening obstacles

• U.S. customs
• Legal requirements
• Distance
• Family Concerns

Remittances

Sending money home to family members

Irrigation

Rural Development

Bangladesh

Green and White Revolutions

Delhi

Advantages

Cuba

Plant more than one crop

Buy more nutrious food

Animal husbandry

Urban Sprawl

Disadvantages

Mexico

Communist society

National Capital Region Plan

Mecca

• Disputes over water
• Salinization
• Boggy soil
• Poor management of the canals

Myanmar

Military Dictatorship

Haiti

Dominican

Republic

Laos

Jamaica

Puerto Rico

Belize

French/Creole speaking country

Close knit indigenous communities

India

They are unlikely to migrate because of intervening obstacles

Distance to U.S.

Thailand

Culture differences & language

Economic barriers

An archipelago (i.e.

Many small islands)

Guatemala

Honduras

El Salvador

Cambodia

Nicaragua

Vietnam

Costa Rica

South America

Eco-Tourism

Tourism that supports the local environment,

communities, and is economically viable.

It can be successful as long as it brings social change and prosperity to local communities

The Panama Canal

Panama

Central America & the Caribbean

Phillipines

Sri Lanka

Suriname

Ethiopia

South Asia

Guyana

Venezuela

Home of coffee

Malaysia

Guiana

Colombia

Somalia

Singapore

Remember when you can to buy fair trade certified products. They guarantee that workers are paid a living wage and that they are produced in a sustainable way that protects the environment and invests in local communities.

Look out for pirates!

Great situation as a major trading hub

Ecuador

Indonesia

Amazon Basin

A predominantly muslim country

South East Asia

Bali

Folk culture vs. Popular culture

Practiced in large urban centres.

Spread via technology and mass media (TV, internet...)

Practiced in isolated rural settings.

Values consumerism

Portuguese is the main language.

Resort Hotels

Values tradition

Traditional Landscape

Hinduism is the dominant religion

Brazil

Peru

Bolivia

Madagascar

Sao Paulo

A major vanilla producer

Mega City

Shantytowns

Paraguay

Urban Sprawl

Australia

It's a little tight in here!...

Iguazu Falls

Forced Migration

The country was originally settled by British prisoners

What to know of these realms

• Country Names
• Religion

Chile

Argentina

South Africa

What to know of these realms

• Country Names
• Language
• Religion

English speaking former colony of Britain

Uruguay

Africa

Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam is dominant.

New Zealand

Spanish is the dominant language is all countries but Brazil and the Guianas..

Christianity (Roman Catholicism) is dominant.