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7th Grade
World Geography Finale
Study Guide
1. A _______________ is a steep, narrow, u-shaped valley that is carved out by a glacier.
Fjord
2. The countries of _______________ and ______________ are on the Iberian Peninsula.
Spain & Portugal
3. The Mediterranean Sea separates Europe from _______________.
Africa
4. The Chunnel runs under the ____________________.
English Channel
5. The ____________________ used to be called “The Pillars of Hercules.”
The Straights of Gibralter
6. The _______________ Canal was completed by the British in 1869 and connect the
Mediterranean and the Red Sea. Suez
7. The _______________ River is the longest river on Earth. Nile
8. _______________ in the U.A.E. is one of the richest cities on Earth. Dubai
9. _______________ is the most populated city in the Near East. Cairo
10. What is Diffusion?
- the spread of ideas or patterns of behavior
11. What is the Muslim holy book?
- Qur’an
12. What is a dialect?
- a version of a language
13. What is monotheism?
- 1 god
14. What is Polytheism?
- more than 1 god
15. Explain innovation.
- creating something new with existing ideas
16. What is a Cultural Hearth?
- the place where the innovation first starts to spread
17. What is the Jewish holy book?
- Torah
18. What term best describes what enables people to communicate in a wide variety of ways?
- Language
19. In regards to migration, what are push and pull factors?
- push factors make people migrate away whilst pull factors pull in migration
20. How deep is the Panama Canal?
- 45 feet
21. Most of Latin America is made up of __________ or ___________.
- highlands and lowlands
22. How far does Latin America stretch?
- 5,500 miles
23. La _____________ is the main mountain chain extending from the Rocky Mountains in
Canada and the United States, through the Sierra Madres in Mexico and Central America, and
along the western coast of South America. In South America, these mountains are known as the
Andes. Cordillera
24. What is Geography?
- study of everything on Earth
25. A __________ also known as a __________ identifies what the symbols on a map represent.
Legend & Key
26. Name the 7 Continents?
- North America
- Antarctica
- Africa
- South America
- Europe
27. What is Cartography?
- The study of maps and map making
- Asia
- Australia
28. Which hemisphere is this?
- Western Hemisphere
28. Why are flat maps always distorted?
- b/c the maps are flat whilst the Earth is round
29. Why does the Great Lakes St. Lawrence physical region of Canada have unpredictable
winters?
- Oceans, winds from the islands, and landforms
30. Tell me any one thing about the Plains physical region of Canada?
- very flat
31. Which mountain range is both the longest Mountain range in South America and the World?
- Andes
32. South America has ___ major river systems: the Amazon River, the ______________ River,
and the Rio de la Plata. 3 Orinoco
33. The _______________ Desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth. In some places
there it hasn’t rained in over 400 years. Atacama
34. The Amazon River is _______________ miles long. 4,000
Of the following 4 maps you will be expected to know a total of 20
countries from any 2 maps. On the Finale there will be 2 of these 4 maps
and you will have to be able to label at least 20 total countries from them.