Word Geo Final Exam Study List
1. consequences of the ozone hole
2. Australia’s unique fauna
3. longitude
4. continental drift theory
5. finding absolute location
6. Examples of thematic maps
7. relative location
8. characteristics of a region
9. chaparral & savannah can be found on what type of map
10. Type of map that shows how people make a living
11. Characteristics of a developing nation
12. Gross domestic product
13. main cause of hunger in the world
14. Characteristics of members of the global consumer class
15. immediate benefits of recycling
16. Mandated recycling items & why
17. vertical axis variables
18. horizontal axis variables
19. global trends of urbanization
20. impact of urban sprawl on societies
21. characteristics of a typhoon
22. When do natural disasters occur
23. causes of earthquakes
24. how do mountains wear down
25. Origins of Europe’s supranational organization
26. Outcome of disagreements among EU member nations
27. How the EU has promoted economic cooperation across Europe
28. A likely centrifugal force within the EU’s future
29. European nations working together to achieve common goals
30. Characteristics of Rainforests
31. natural forces that moves glaciers
32. Ring of Fire
33. Characteristics of Russia’s geography
34. Sahara vs. Sahel
35. Who are the main victims of HIV
36. ergs, regs, and hammadas
37. what S. African legislation opened jobs to all ethnic groups
38. causes of desertification
39. purpose of S. Africa’s apartheid policy
40. How other races were affected by apartheid
41. distribution of political power in S. Africa after apartheid
42. pastoral nomadic lifestyle
43. educational goal in S. Africa since the end of apartheid
44. Marginal land
45. Oil is what kind of resource & why
46. How oil is made
47. water stress
48. correlation between spending oil revenue & HDI
49. A major goal of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
50. trends in the generation of the world’s energy supply
51. distribution of oil among the nations of Southwest Asia
52. standard vs non-standard time zones
53. salinization does what to water
54. biome
55. preventions of further environmental degradation around Aral Sea
56. inventions of the global revolution in information technology
57. outsourcing vs. offshoring
58. Main political characteristic of India today
59. Causes of the shrinking Aral Sea
60. India’s comparative advantages in the IT Revolution
61. a nation’s rate of natural increase indicates what
62. Who or what helps us better understand the truth of global warming
63. main purpose of China’s one-child policy
64. characteristics of continental islands
65. characteristics of continental islands
66. what climographs can convey
67. Global warming could possibly lead to what
68. Environmental degradation leads to what
69. ice shelf
70. Advocates of the global warming theory would argue what
71. definition of the greenhouse effect
72. Growth of China’s gross domestic product
73. scientists who oppose the global warming theory believe what
74. How scientist learn about Antarctica’s climate thousands of years ago
75. costs & benefits of the Three Gorges Dam
76.-120. Map locations around the world
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