Final Exam Study Guide
Basic Geography
1. Name the 7 continents:
2. What affects weather and climate?
3. Where are the following:
4. Low Latitudes
5. High Latitudes
6. Mid Latitudes
7. Tropic of Cancer
8. Tropic of Capricorn
9. Arctic Circle
10. Antarctic Circle
11. Equator
12. What causes erosion?
13. How does elevation affect climate?
14. Define Desert15. Draw and label the compass rose-
16. List and explain in your own words the FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY. Include the questions
that each answers and give an example of each.
Africa
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What types of religions are practiced in Africa?
Define DesertificationWhat is the importance of the Nile River?
Where is the Sahara Desert located?
Where is the rainforest located in Africa?
What countries surround the Mediterranean Sea?
Why is disease so prevalent in Africa?
Middle East
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What is the Dead Sea?
What group of Arabs in the Middle East considers themselves displaced?
Holy sites for Jews:
Holy sites for Muslims:
What is the term for the movement of support for a Jewish homeland?
What is a person called who moves about the desert from place to place?
Describe the similarities and differences between Christianity, Judaism and Islam TheocracyDescribe the significance of the Suez Canal.
What is a hajj?
What is OPEC? What do they do? What does their name stand for?
South Asia
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Name the important river systems of South AsiaHoly sites for Hindus?
What is the caste system?
What is a non-violent protest?
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Who was Gandhi?
Who are the untouchables?
What is the difference between subsistence and commercial farming?
Describe the effects of the summer and winter monsoons of South Asia.
Is South Asia the most populated region on the planet?
What are some of the major beliefs of the Hindu religion?
What is an area of dispute between India and Pakistan?
What is the religious makeup of South Asia? What are the dominant religions in each country in South Asia?
Describe the major landforms of South Asia.
What landforms in South Asia act as a barrier to movement?
What caused the creation of the Himalayas?
East Asia
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What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
Where is the Yellow River and what is is its significance?
What are some of the mountain ranges of East Asia?
What was the Silk Road?
Where deserts are located in East Asia and what are are they called?
What is desalinization?
What are some of the major rivers located in East Asia?
What two countries in East Asia has the U.S. been involved in militarily since 1944?
Russia and the Republics
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What was the Russian Revolution?
What was the Cold War?
Chernobyl Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the country broke up into Russia and how many republics?
Nuclear lakes can be found in which republic today?
What landform is considered a divider between Europe and Asia?
Describe SiberiaDeepest lake in the worldWhat geographic feature has aided Russia in its military history?
Europe
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Name and give the relative location of the major European peninsulasMost famous mountain chain in Europe?
Name the major river systems of EuropeDescribe the North Atlantic Drift and its significance to EuropeWhat is partially decayed plant matter found in bogs called?
What war occurred between 1939 and 1945 in Europe?
What was the Reformation?
What did the Berlin Wall divide?
What is Anti-Semitism?
What is the term used when there is a policy that tries to eliminate an ethnic group?
Describe the History of YugoslaviaDefine CommunismDefine CapitalismHow do peninsulas affect Europe?
Latin America
1. List the 3 Empire groups & describe each one. (Location, known for, technology & conquered by.)
2. Terraced farming-
North America
1. Suburbs 2. Continental Divide 3. What are the THREE CLIMATE CONTROLS? Explain how they work to affect the climate and identify
which one is the most important climate control?
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What are the physical regions in the United States and in Canada? (Describe each one)
Oceania
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Native people of AustraliaAustralia is relatively flat or mountainous?
OutbackGreat Barrier Reef
What are some of the cultural influences in The Pacific World?
MAP ITEMS TO KNOW
Andes Mtns
Ural Mtns
Strait of Gibraltar
Red Sea
Yellow River
Black Sea
The Outback
Mediterranean Sea
Alps Mtns
Rocky Mtns
Appalachian Mtns
Iberian Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Amazon River
Mississippi River
Nile River
Great Barrier Reef
Himalayan Mtns
Sahara Desert
Indus River
Australia
India
China
New Zealand
Germany
Cuba
Iran
Vietnam
Turkey
Venezuela
Brazil
South Africa
England (UK)
Spain
Russia
Ukraine
Peru
Panama
Libya
Saudi Arabia