Showing posts with label Southwest Asia (Middle East). Show all posts
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Thursday, April 3, 2008

209 World Geography





Part 1: Vocabulary: Define the following in your own words:

Oil Reserves
Crude Oil
Impermeable Rock
Life expectancy
Gross Domestic Product
Per Capita GDP
Human Development Index
Infant Mortality Rate

Part 2: Explain how fossil fuels are made by nature. Step by step. Use your notes and the illustrations to guide you.

Part 3: Explain the difference in between renewable and non-renewable resources and give examples.

Part 4: Why is Per Capita GDP not the best way to evaluate how well people’s lives are? What is a better way? Why? What other factors not listed in the book (section 24.4 on page 363) can you think of?

  1. This assignment is due on Thusrday.
  2. There will be no other homework on Monday and Tuesday.
  3. Each part must have at least four complete sentences.
  4. This assignment is worth 300 points.
  5. Use a word processor before you publish your comment.
  6. Question? Ask for help!