CP World Geography
First Semester Final Exam Review
Chapter 1
Where is the Prime Meridian located in degrees? (Pg. 9) ___________________
Where is the Equator located in degrees? (Pg. 9) _________________________
What is a region? (Pg. 6) ____________________________________________
What is a scale? Know how to use it. (Pg. 14) ___________________________
Know how to find a location using latitude and longitude.
What are the cardinal and intermediate directions? Label below
Know the following terms from this chapter:
Parallels
Meridians
Contiguous
Chapter 2
Know the following terms from this chapter:
Rotation
Revolution
Chapter 3
Define weather (Pg. 41) _____________________________________________
Define Greenhouse Effect (Pg. 41) ____________________________________
What is a Cyclone? (Pg. 42) _________________________________________
Chapter 4
What are the 4 renewable energy sources? (Pg. 81) ______________________
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What are the 3 types of fossil fuels (79) _________ __________ _____________
Acid rain is caused by (Pg. 77) __________________________________
Know the following terms from this chapter:
Alluvial Fan
Plateau
Delta
Aquifer
Chapter 5
The language with the most speakers worldwide (Pg. 100) _________________
What is a push factor? (Pg. 90) _______________________________________
What is a pull factor? (Pg. 90) ________________________________________

What are the 3 factors affecting population? (Pg. 89) ______________________
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What is an Islamic house of worship called? (Pg. 102) _____________________
What is population density and how is it measured? (Pg. 88) ________________
What is the largest religion in the world? (Pg. 102) ________________________
Know the following terms from this chapter:
Culture
Globalization
Chapter 6
What are the 3 measures of development? (Pg. 116) ______________________
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The most basic economic system is what type of economy? (pg. 114)
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What are the 3 types of boundaries? (Pg. 129) __________________
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Know the following terms from this chapter:
Market economy
Subsistence Agriculture
Chapter 19
What two rivers have Mesopotamia between them? (Pg. 434) _______________ and ___________________
Which mountains are extensions of the Himalayas? (Pg. 435) _______________
What desert forms a barrier between North Africa and the rest of the continent?
(Pg. 484) ________________________
What group of people built the first civilization in Mesopotamia? (Pg. 437)
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Who spread the religion of Islam between 570 and 632 A.D.? (Pg. 438)
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What is the importance of West Bank, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip? (Pg. 456)
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Nelson Mandela was the leader of what? (Pg. 539)________________________
What is the dominant language of North Africa and Southwest Asia? (Pg. 439)
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What is the importance of Hajj? (Pg. 102) ___________________________
What two continents is the country of Turkey in? (Pg. 424) __________________
Know the following terms from this chapter:
Dynasty

Theocracy
Be able to label these on a map:
Afghanistan
Egypt
Iran
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Chapter 20
What city was captured by Muslims in 1077 A.D. beginning the Crusades? (Pg. 455)
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Today, control of Jerusalem is central to disputes among Israelis and what other group?
(Pg. 465) _____________________
Know the following terms from this chapter:
Mandates
Souks
Secular
Chapter 21
Know the following terms from this chapter:
Pharaohs
Be able to label these on a map: (Chapters 21-24 Africa)
Chapter 22
What region lies along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert? (Pg. 501) _____________
What country is Africa’s largest oil producer? (Pg. 502) __________________________
What were the early African Kingdoms? (Pg. 503-504) ___________________________
What city was a major intersection for trade in the Mali Empire? (Pg. 504) ___________
Why did Europeans originally explore the west coast of Africa? (Pg. 504)
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What challenges face the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa? (Pg. 511)
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Chapter 23
What mineral resources are found in Africa? (Pg. 520) _________________________
What African country was the only one to remain independent from European colonization? (Pg. 522) ___________________________
What country is experiencing war between the Islamic government and the animist and
Christian peoples in the south? (Pg. 527) ____________________
Know the following terms from this chapter:
Genocide
Swahili

Chapter 24
After the Dutch were joined by French and German colonizers they became known as what? (Pg. 538) ____________________
When did South Africa first hold elections that were open to all citizens? (Pg. 539)
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Know the following terms from this chapter:
Escarpment
Apartheid
Sanctions
Afrikaners
Chapter 25
What language is spoken by the largest number of Indian people? (Pg. 572)
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Who controlled India for the British during the 1700’s? (Pg. 569) ___________________
What are the 3 central beliefs of Hinduism? (Pg. 571) _____________ ______________
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What is Outsourcing? (From the video on India)
Who led the independence movement in India in the early 1900’s? (Pg. 570) __________
Know the following terms from this chapter:
Sanskrit
Dalits
Sepoys
Be able to label the following on a map:
Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Chapter 27
If you were standing in China and faced Taiwan, what direction would you be facing?
(Pg. 631) ________________________________
What river has been called “China’s Sorrow”? (Pg. 629) ____________________
Who was the famous leader of the Communist Party in the People’s Republic of China?
(Pg. 622) _______________________________