World Geography Final Review 1. Explain how day and night, sunrise and sunset and oceanic movements are a result of the earth’s rotation. 2. What is a winter solstice vs. a summer solstice? What do these look like in the polar regions? 3. Define acid rain, explain how it forms, how it effects environments near and close to the acid rain source. 4. Define the following terms: A. mechanical weathering B. organic weathering C. culturally induced weathering D. diastrophic weathering E. melting F. settling G. weathering H. lithification I. a plain J. a mountain K. a plateau L. a hill M. A glaciolacustrine plain
N. an alluvial fan
O. glacial till
P. a glacial trough
Q. the prevailing westerlies R. absolute humidity S. relative humidity T. Polar Maritime
U. Polar Continental
V. Tropical Continental
W. Tropical Maritime
X. epiphytes Y. xerophytes Z. agricultural density
1. physiological density
2. primarily dispersed settlement
3. Agglomerated settlement
4. Pattern (as it relates to arrangement of settlement units)
5. plantation
6. cash crop farming
7. intensive tillage agriculture
8. subsistence agriculture
9. shifting cultivation
10. intercropping
11. transhumance
12. crop rotation
13. Tertiary activity
14. graben fault
15. horst fault
16. syncline fault
17. anti-syncline fault
18. Tsunami (what is it and what causes it)
19. Erosion
20. Weathering
21. Monsoon Forest
22. Tropical forest.
23. Desert association
24. Tundra
25. arithmetic density figures
26. zai batsu system
27. Oxbow lake
28. Loess
29. tarn
30. Spit
31. pingo
32. lagoon
33. delta
34. wadi
35. isohyet
36. capillary water
5. How are sedimentary rocks formed? 6. Define the following with reference to volcanism: A. lava flows B. conduits C. dykes and sills 7. What is an old river Valley and how do you know that a valley matches this definition? 8. What is important for the development of soil? And how does soil get its colour? 9. Characterize the following Climates (i.e. what plants live, what is the soil like, temp, humility) A subarctic climate B. a tropical rainforest C. a mediterranean climate D. a humid continental climate 10. Explain and give an example of the following concepts: A. forced internal migration
B. voluntary internal migration
C. forced international migration
D. voluntary international migration 11. What are some causes for: ‐a decline in overall death rate ‐reduced birth rate 12. Define using an example of the following urban settlement characteristics A. Morphology B. Function C. Situation D. Site 13. What are the characteristics of a tribal society? 14. What are the characteristics of a traditional society? 15. What are the characteristics of a modern society? 16. FILL IN THE BLANK: Over the past quarter century, in both Canada and the United States, there has been a
in the area under cultivation and a
in total agricultural
production.
This country (
Canada’s
Finland has
) exports the most forest products.
trees are found in coastal British Columbia.
developed powered manufacturing industries.
The Ruhr District of Germany supplies the
for Germany’s heavy industry
17. Why does France specialize in small high quality goods?
18. Why are the following processes not Exogenous? And what is an example of an
exogenous process
a. unloading
b. oxidation
c. carbonation
19. What is the difference between a city and a town?
20. Explain how arable land in traditional rice areas are used?
21. What is the largest agriculture enterprise in modern economies and why?
22. Review the current problems in rural India.