World Studies Final Exam Study Guide
Map Study Guide
Map reviews and practice exercises are on Mr. Havrilla’s web page under the names:
North Africa Review-Map - West Africa Topic Quiz Study Guide- Southern and Eastern
Africa Review - Latin America Unit Exam Map Practice - South Asia Map Quiz Practice
Red Sea
Nile River
Mediterranean Sea
Sahara Desert
North Africa
Libya
Algeria
Tunisia
Egypt
Congo River
Democratic Republic of
the Congo
West Africa
Niger River
Nigeria
Ghana
Lake Victoria
Cape Town
South Africa
Morocco
Algeria
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Chad
Southern and Eastern Africa
Madagascar
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Rwanda
Uganda
Somalia
Ethiopia
Sudan
Mexico
Guatemala
Costa Rico
Panama
Cuba
Bahamas
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Haiti
Latin America
Columbia
Venezuela
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
Bolivia
Brazil
Baja California
Yucatan Peninsula
Sierra Madre Mountains
Andes Mountains
Amazon River
Gulf of Mexico
Lima
Rio De Janeiro
Buenos Aires
San Paulo
Sri Lanka
India
Nepal
Region of Tibet
Pakistan
South Asia
Afghanistan
Kabul
Islamabad
New Delhi
Himalayan Mountains
Hindu Kush Mountains
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Ganges River
China
North Korea
East Asia
South Korea
Japan
Vietnam
Basic World Geography
Be able to identify:
The 7 continents
Prime Meridian
Equator
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
World Studies Multiple Choice Final Exam Study Guide
Africa
Perennial irrigation
Deforestation
Desertification
Coup
Refugee
Mercenary
How physical characteristics influence human settlement
Key physical characteristic of North Africa (example?)
How ancient conquest has affected North Africa
Genocide
- Definition
- Major Genocide in the 1990s
- International reaction
Black Hawk Down Incident (location)
- Reason US troops were sent
- How locals attitudes changed towards US presence
HIV/AIDS
- Reason it is spreading
- Effects
# of nations in Africa
Population of Africa
Africa is a ______________
Todays major issues in Africa
Latin America
Import
Export
Favela
Nation that first colonized Latin America
Colonized Brazil
Latin American Ancestry
NAFTA
- Effects
How population is shifting in Latin America
US 3rd largest supplier of oil
Know the pattern of immigration to the US for the following periods:
- Birth of the US
- Turn of the 20th Century (1900’s)
- Today
Reason there were few restrictions for immigration until the late 19th century
Nation most immigrants to the US come from
Reasons many Americans oppose illegal immigration
Asia
China
-
Type of Government
population
-
Type of Government
Religious/ political leader that led to independence
Civil Disobedience
Population
Reasons US companies are moving production to China
Largest Religion
India
North Korea
- Leader
- US concerns (and reasons for their concerns)