World Cultures and Geography Review Sheet
Greenberg
This review is a starting point for your studies. Completing this study guide and understanding it will put you in a
good position for the final exam.
1.
Directions for the study guide:
What will help you: Know the definition and significance of ALL of the following for the final. Knowing
what these are and why they are important will help you understand the specifics of each unit.
What I am checking: We have had four total units: Intro to geography, Latin America, Africa and Asia. On
Monday, December 16th, I am checking that you have completed TWO of the units for review (this does not
include anything for the essay section). You may choose which 2 units you want to complete by Monday. I
suggest you choose the ones that were the toughest for you or that you remember the least. If you
complete all four units I will give you extra credit (5 points) for the other two.
2.
The final: The final will contain the Asia map, a multiple choice section and an essay section. You will be
provided the essay questions in advance (see below) I have provided you with an outline to plan your short
answer questions.
3.
Can I bring anything to use on the final exam? You main bring a 3.5x11 notecard. You may use the
front and back of this notecard. You can include any information from the study guide and you may also
make a general outline of your essay. You may NOT write out your essay on the notecard.
Intro Unit: Geography
Definition of geography:
Intro Unit: Culture
Definition of culture:
5 themes of geography – know them, what they mean
and be able to provide examples.
7 elements of culture – know them, what they mean and
be able to provide examples
Latitude/longitude (define and be able to find):
Cultural convergence
Cultural diffusion -
Equator –
Ethnocentrism vs. cultural pluralism:
Prime meridian
Cultural divergence
Mercator projection:
Geographic Luck Peters projection:
Latin America: Geography and Guns Germs and Steel
Be able to describe and locate:
Mexico and Brazil
Brazil:
Panama Canal –
Life on the Amazon
Capoeira
Andes Mountains –
Favelas
Amazon River –
Life on the Amazon (think of the film)
Samba
Cultural Heritage of Latin America (Spanish, Indigenous,
African, Mestizo) – explain history behind this
Carnaval
Deforestation
Gasohol
Command economy
Guns, Germs and Steel (explain how it relates to Latin
America)
Market economy
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Pizarro –
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Atahualpa -
Why did ideas travel faster through Europe and Asia
than through the Americas (think of the geography)
Asia: Geography and religion
The Asia map will be on your final. I repeat – the Asia
map will be on your final.
Asia: Case Studies on Modernization and
Industrialization
Kuznet curve –
Major landforms:
Himalaya mountains
Rural to urban migration in China –
Yangtze River
One Child Policy -
Ganges River
Mao Zedong –
Major beliefs, key people, symbols of:
Hinduism –
Deng Xiaoping –
Daoism
Bhutan – views on modernization
Confucianism
Globalization and Asia -
Buddhism –
Arab Spring – How was the internet used in Egypt?
Issues stemming from overpopulation in:
What was the purpose of these uprisings?
China –
Village life in India –
India, Gender and population -
Africa: Geography and Culture and history
Regions of Africa – know where they are and
information about their geography, climate and people.
Sahara –
Case Studies
South Africa/Apartheid case study – History of South
Africa
Who are the Boers/Afrikaaners? When did they
arrive? What conflicts did they get into with the native
population?
Who else visited South Africa?
Sahel –
Savannah –
What minerals can be found in Southern Africa?
Rainforest –
How long did Apartheid last?
List 3 Apartheid laws
Southern Africa –
Who are these people? Why are they important?
Nelson Mandela:
Imperialism (definition)
FW De Klerk:
Berlin Conference – What was it? Who was involved?
Steve Biko:
Tribal map of Africa vs. Colonial map: What were the
problems stemming from how the Europeans carved up
Africa?
What were townships and homelands?
What were pass books?
Sudan Case Study:
What are the roots of the conflict in Sudan? How do
they relate to
Ethnicity:
Oil:
Desertification:
Define: refugee
Who are the Lost Boys?
What is the United Nations Declaration of Human
Rights? What are some examples of human rights?
Written Response:
Your written response will be in the form of 2 essay questions, each approximately ¾ of a page long. You will be
able to decide which essay questions to answer. Because you have time to prepare these essays, I will be looking
for really thorough and specific answers.
1.
How did Europeans have “geographic luck”? How has this impacted Africa and Latin America in particular?
2. Give two examples of cultural convergence from the semester. Explain the causes of this cultural
convergence and its effects.
The following questions are about Asia. The examples you use must make use of the facts you learned in class
about Asia.
3.
How do the beliefs, values and needs of a culture influence it’s interaction with the natural world?
4. What does it mean to “modernize”? Who gains and who loses when a country becomes more modern?
5. What are the impacts of having a large population?
6. How does globalization connect us with Asia?
This is a basic outline to help you structure. You may not bring this in to the final.
Intro Paragraph – Introduce your topic
Thesis statement/Topic Sentence: What is the main thing you will communicate in your answer?
Facts and evidence
List as many facts/ideas/events that support your topic sentence. These must be based on the assignments we did and information you
learned in class. You may also use things that people said during the Socratic Seminar (if you are answering a question on Asia)
Analysis: This is where you explain what your facts and evidence show. How do these facts provide an answer to your question?
One more outline on the back…..
Intro Paragraph – Introduce your topic
Thesis statement/Topic Sentence: What is the main thing you will communicate in your answer?
Facts and evidence
List as many facts/ideas/events that support your topic sentence. These must be based on the assignments we did and information you
learned in class. You may also use things that people said during the Socratic Seminar (if you are answering a question on Asia)
Analysis: This is where you explain what your facts and evidence show. How do these facts provide an answer to your question?