AP Human Geography

Chapter 6 Study Guide (Part 5)

Sexuality and Gender
1. What are both sexuality and gender considered to be?

2. What is the biological difference between males and females?

3. Why might a twofold gender classification system based on

chromosomal makeup be too simplistic (briefly explain in your own
words)?

4. What idea does the term gender role convey?

5. What type of thinking does discourse regarding sexuality and gender in

society reinforce?

6. Does sexual identity have to be tied to a person

biological/chromosomal makeup? Explain.

7. What was the predominate thinking amongst geographers related to

sexuality and identity until the late 1970s (give a brief, concise
description)?

8. What idea is promoted by the heterosexual norm?

9. How can heterosexual norms impact public space? Give a specific

example.

10.

How have heterosexual norms even impacted private spaces?

11.

How were police able to do this?

12.
What was the overall impact of this type of institutional
harassment and discrimination on gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgendered individuals?

13.
What event is identified with the beginning of the gay rights
movement?

14.

What occurred?

15.
According to geographer Janet Townsend of the University of
Durham, _______________________ matters to geography and
_________________________ matters to gender at all
_________________________ and _______________________.
16.
What did Dr. Townsend say was required for a thorough
understanding of a place?

17.

What can be greatly influenced by gender roles?

18.

What event led to a shift in gender roles in the United States?

19.

What factors influence gender roles?

20.

What entities help to reinforce gender roles (list all)?

21.
Give an example of how certain views about gender roles have
remained persistent in the United States.

22.

What is purdah in Islamic and Hindu cultures?

23.
What was the intended purpose of the development of purdah in
these societies?

24.
What restrictions are there on the movements of women in Saudi
Arabia?

25.
Give examples of how the genders are segregated by law in
Saudi society (list all).

26.
Do gender roles always result in men and women being
segregated in society and the workplace? Explain.

27.

What can develop because of the persistence of gender roles?

28.

What can be created as a result of these ideas?

29.
30.

What percentage of the global labor force do women make up?

How much of global income do women earn?

31.

What is the gender gap index based upon?

32.

What does a value close to 1 represent?

33.

What does a value close to 0 represent?

34.
According to Figure 6.15 on pg. 186, what country has the
narrowest gender gap?

35.
According to Figure 6.15 on pg. 186, which country has the
widest gender gap?

36.

What is status in society?

37.

How can it take on a geographic component?