"The West"

World Regions and Cultures 11- “West and East” Questions

Directions:   Take notes from lecture and discussion (pages 24-27 of “Our World” ).  Also, there is a lot of discussion imbedded in this doc.

1)       What are 3 ways (characteristics) used to define regions?

Political ______________
Physical _____________
______________

2)       What are the nine regions of the world according to “Our World”?

3)       What are subregions?  Explain!

4)       Name an example of a subregion.

5)       We know that the Western Hemisphere (North and South America) was referred to as the “New World” even though people had lived there for a long time before Europeans “discovered” the land…What are people referring to when they say the “West”?

6)       What 3 reasons make all 3 regions “Western”?

7)       Critical Thinking- Where/What is the “East”?  Use the map on pages 26-27 if you cannot determine. (East is right on a flat map)

8)       Critical Thinking- What are some “Eastern” ideas as supposed to “Western”?

9)       Critical Thinking- Give one example of how “Eastern” and “Western” ideas have ever merged throughout history.  Explain

10)    Why does “the rest hate the West”?

11)    What happened on 9/11?

12)    Why did the events happen?

13)    What has happened since?

Homework due Friday, 9/25- Study for Quiz #2.  Quiz #2 will cover the notes since the Syllabus Quiz (this week)