Spring Final exam review 1213 (H)
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Final exam covers units 5/Economic geography 6/Political geography,7/Thinking Geographically, 8/Tools & skills
Study the maps of significant places <physical and human> and be able to apply geographic concepts to those places.
Refer to your notes, STAAR vocabulary cards, lessons in units 5-7 and specific chapters in the book for help. (Chapters 1-4
are posted online at the class website.)
WG 10 ECONOMIC SYSTEMS –chapter 4: section on economics
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What forces determine the distribution of goods and services in Free Enterprise/Market systems? In Socialist
systems? In Communism/Command?
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On an economic spectrum, classify these countries between free enterprise/socialism/communism: USA,
Mexico, India, China, Russia, Japan, Bangladesh, Sudan (heritage.org can help)
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How do people use
a. subsistence agriculture to satisfy their needs, produce goods and provide services?
b. commercial agriculture to satisfy their needs, produce goods and provide services?
c. cottage industries to satisfy their needs, produce goods and provide services?
d. commercial industries to satisfy their needs, produce goods and provide services?
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What are the connections between globalization, outsourcing and free trade zones?
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How have global trade patterns and globalization changed over time?
WG 11 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES – chapter 4:section on economics
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Describe the connections between levels of development (MDC, NIC, LDC) and economic activities (primary,
secondary, tertiary, quaternary)
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What factors affect the location of economic activities in MDC, NIC, LDC countries?
a. Where would you find subsistence agriculture being practiced?
b. Where would you find commercial agriculture being practiced?
c. Where would you find manufacturing being practiced?
d. Where would you find service industries available?
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How do these factors affect the location and patterns of economic activities: changes in climate, changing
resources, changing infrastructure (technology, transportation, communication)
WG 13 GOVERNMENT PATTERNS/BOUNDARIES – chapter 4: section on political geography
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Explain the difference between man-made and natural borders.
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How are borders used to create political divisions for cities, states or countries?
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How can maps be used to show the distribution of political power?
WG 14 GOVERNMENT PROCESSES – chapter 4: section on political geography
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How do government systems (democracy, monarchy, republic, theocracy, totalitarianism) operate in different
countries/States?
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What human and physical factors influence the power to control territory and resources in countries/States
such as China, USA, Japan and Russia + the UN and EU?
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What human and physical factors create conflict/war in countries/States such as China, USA, Japan and Russia
+ the UN and EU?
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What human and physical factors impact international political relations in countries/States such as China,
USA, Japan and Russia + the UN and EU?
WG 15 CITIZENSHIP – chapter 4: section on political geography
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How does Point of View influence the development of public policies and decision-making at local, state,
national and international levels? Think about policies in Texas, US, the UN and EU.
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How do cultural beliefs such as nationalism and patriotism influence citizenship, public policies and decision
making? Use USA, Egypt, China and India as examples
WG 21 SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS – chapter 1: section on skills
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How do geographers evaluate the validity of these tools: primary sources, secondary sources, aerial
photographs, maps?
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In what ways to geographers use these tools in their study of geographic processes and the patterns those
processes create?
Map Locations to know:
Countries: Afghanistan, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, France,
Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Mali, Mexico, Panama, Saudi Arabia, South
Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam.
Cities: Bogotá, Cairo, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, London, Mexico City, Moscow, New Delhi,
Ottawa, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Riyadh, Seoul, Shanghai, Washington D.C.
Other: Aborigines, Amazon, Balkans, Kurds, Panama Canal, Sahara, St Lawrence Seaway,
Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca.
WG21B: Locate Places of Contemporary Geopolitical Significance:
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