World Geography Semester 2 Final Exam Notes
Ms. Ohme
Quick Facts
Exam value – 20% of your semester grade
Number of questions – 150
Yes, you need to study!
What to bring: pencils, erasers, textbook (to turn in), brainpower, and a smile!
Part I – Department Exam – 40 questions
General questions from 2nd semester topics that ALL geography students at VHHS will complete.
See page 5 for study topic tips.
Part II – Exam created by instructor – 110 questions
A. Nation Identification / Nation to Region Identification – 25 questions (no atlas)
- Match countries to regions of the world – Europe, Russia & Northern Eurasia, Southwest
Asia (Middle East), Africa, South Asia, S / SE Asia, Pacific World (Example: France is part
of which world region?)
- Identify nations on a map provided (country identification quizzes)
- See country list on page 2 (list is not all-inclusive, but will help guide you for the test)
B. Major City to Region Identification – 15 questions (no atlas)
- Match major cities to regions of the world - Europe, Russia & Northern Eurasia,
Southwest Asia (Middle East), Africa, South Asia, S / SE Asia, Pacific World
(Example: Paris is within which world region?)
- See city list on page 3 (list is not all-inclusive, but will help guide you for the test)
C. Physical feature identification – 25 questions (no atlas)
- Identify physical geographical features on maps provided
- See physical features list on page 4 (list is not all-inclusive, but will help guide you for the
test)
D. Content questions (human and physical geography)– 30 questions (no atlas)
- Eastern hemisphere regional studies
- See tips on page 5
Europe
Africa
Pacific World
Russia & Northern Eurasia
South Asia
Southwest Asia (Middle East)
East / Southeast Asia
E. Latitude / Longitude exercise – 15 questions (atlas provided)
- Similar to 1st semester final where you are given a city or physical feature and you need to
identify its coordinates.
A. Nation to Region Identification / Nation Identification – 25 questions
- Match countries to regions of the world – Based upon your textbook designation
1) Africa
4) Pacific World
7) Southwest Asia (Middle East)
2) Europe
5) Russia & Northern Eurasia
3) E / SE Asia
6) South Asia
- Practice by labeling the following countries on the attached maps
- List is not all-inclusive, but will help guide you for the test
Am I able to identify on a map?
Country
World Region
Afghanistan
Algeria
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
China
China
Denmark
Egypt
France
Germany
Greece
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar (Burma)
New Zealand
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Pakistan
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Spain
Sudan
Tanzania
Turkey
Uganda
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
B. City to Region Identification – 15 questions
- Match cities to regions of the world – Based upon your textbook designation
1) Africa
4) Pacific World
7) Southwest Asia (Middle East)
2) Europe
5) Russia & Northern Eurasia
3) E / SE Asia
6) South Asia
- List is not all-inclusive, but will help guide you for the test
Major City
Baghdad
Bangkok
Berlin
Canberra
Cape Town
Hong Kong
Kathmandu
Lagos
Melbourne
Mogadishu
Mumbai (Bombay)
Nairobi
New Delhi
Riyadh
Rome
Shanghai
Taipei
Tehran
Tokyo
Wellington
Country
World Region
C. Physical feature identification – 25 questions
- Identify physical geographical features on a map
- List is not all-inclusive, but will help guide you for the test
Physical Feature
World Region
Sahara Desert
Mount Kilimanjaro
Kalahari Desert
Lake Victoria
Sahel
Great Rift Valley
Atlas Mountains
Nile River
Three Gorges Dam (human)
Great Wall of China (human)
Mount Fuji
Irrawaddy River Delta
Gobi Desert
Alps Mountains
Pyrenees Mountains
Northern European Plain
Rhine River
Great Barrier Reef
Southern Alps
Mount Cook
Ural Mountains
Aral Sea
Siberia
Deccan Plateau
Ganges River
Himalayas
Mount Everest
Dead Sea
Persian Gulf
Arabian Peninsula
Red Sea
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa
E / SE Asia
E / SE Asia
E / SE Asia
E / SE Asia
E / SE Asia
Europe
Europe
Europe
Europe
Pacific World
Pacific World
Pacific World
Russia & Northern Eurasia
Russia & Northern Eurasia
Russia & Northern Eurasia
South Asia
South Asia
South Asia & E/SE Asia
South Asia & E/SE Asia
Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia
Am I able to identify on a map?
D. Content questions (physical and human geography) for Eastern hemisphere regional
studies – 30 questions.
(Approximately 4-5 questions per region). Make sure you are familiar with the big
ideas provided below. Knowing the definition will not be enough. Know more
specifics of each of the topics below (where and how it affects the environment /
people, etc.)
1. Europe
- Climates
- Physical geography
- Natural resources
- European Union (purpose, effects)
- Catholic / Protestant tensions
2. Russia & Northern Eurasia
- Fall of communism / effects
- climates
- nuclear testing effects (Cold War)
- Red Square
- Communism (Lenin, Stalin)
- Aral Sea
3. Southwest Asia (Middle East)
- Tensions between Israel and Arabs (Promises video)
- Dead Sea characteristics
- Natural resources
- Rivers
- Climates
4. Africa
- Berlin Conference
- Sahel
- Safari animals
- Malaria / AIDS distribution
- Urban population trends
- Apartheid
- Darfur genocide
- Rwandan genocide
- Climate distribution
5. South Asia
- caste system
- Gandhi
- Civil disobedience
- monsoons
- tsunami 2004
- Hinduism
6. East / Southeast Asia
- Population distribution
- Ring of Fire
- Modern Chinese history
- Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
- China government/economy
- Three Gorges Dam
- Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
- Asian Tigers
7. Pacific World
- population distribution
- Aborigines
- Outback
- Himalayas
- urban issues
- Maori
- East Australian Current