World Geography
Midterm Exam Study Guide
What is a compass rose? What do you use a compass rose for? Draw a compass rose.
What is a map scale? What do you use a map scale for? Draw an example of a map scale.
The approximate distance from Bath County to Tazewell County is:
The approximate distance from Alleghany county to Halifax County is:
The approximate distance from Lee County (in the southwest of the state) to Loudoun County (in the
northeast of the state) is:
Using the map on the previous page, the relative location of Bath County from Alleghany County is:
Using the map on the previous page, the relative location of Bath County from Highland County is:
Using the map on the previous page, the relative location of Bath County from Augusta County is:
Using the map on the previous page, the absolute location of Bland County is:
Using the map on the previous page, the absolute location of Franklin County is:
Be able to identify the following projections of maps:
Mercator Projection
Robinson Projection
Polar Projection
Longitude measures distance from what?
Latitude measures distance from what?
What is an absolute location found in Texas?
What is an absolute location found in Oregon?
What is an absolute location found in Pennsylvania?
What is the relative location of Virginia from California?
What is the relative location of Florida from Washington (state)?
Familiarize yourself with how to use thematic maps (i.e. maps with keys that tell you information using
the map and colors/symbols).
Be able to identify which climates exist in which parts of the world (consult climate map on page 60 in
the textbook or on my class website).
What types of climates exist in low latitude areas (0° - 23°N or S)?
What types of climate exist in middle latitude areas (23° N - 66°N & 23°S to 66°S)?
What types of climate exist in high latitude areas (66° N - 180°N & 66°S to 180°S)?
Who is most likely to use a polar map?
Who is most likely to use a Mercator map?
Where do monsoons occur?
Where do earthquakes occur?
Where do hurricanes occur?
Where do tornados occur?
Where do typhoons occur?
If I have 4 maps – 1 that tells me about borders of states, one that tells me about elevation, one
that tells me about population centers, and one that tells me about where different types of
vegetation grow – they all tell me more than actually exists on them.
Which map out of the 4 choices would be most useful in understanding rainfall patterns?
What map out of the 4 choices would be most useful in understanding where cities are located?
What map out of the 4 choices would be most useful in understanding the boundaries of an
area?
Something useful for the exam is to revisit what types of vegetation grow in what types of
climates. Comparing the maps found on pages 60 – 61 and page 66 would be helpful.
How to measure physical geography, political geography, cultural geography, and economic
geography.
If you have a satellite image of a place, what could you learn about the area show?
If you have a world globe, what could you learn about the area shown?
If you have an elevation map of an area, what could you learn about the area shown?
If you have collected field work on a place (i.e. visiting a city and taking notes, collecting music,
visiting a sports arena), what could you learn about an area?
All maps have ____________________________. Why is this?
How would define “region?”
Be able to identify the location of the following cities (country and continent):
New York City
Washington, D.C.
Chicago
Los Angeles
Houston
Toronto
Vancouver
Quebec City
Montreal
Ottawa
Mexico City
Rio de Janeiro
Santiago
Buenos Aires
Where is Machu Picchu? Be able to identify it by looking at a picture.
Where is Chichen Itza? Be able to identify it by looking at a picture.
Where is Tikal? Be able to identify it by looking at a picture.
Chinatown is an area of Los Angeles and New York. Chinatown is an example of: (choose one)
Religious similarities
I economic similarities
I cultural similarities I political similarities
Define primary economic activity. Provide 5 examples.
Define secondary economic activity. Provide 5 examples.
Define tertiary economic activity. Provide 5 examples.
During the unit on the environment and climate, we looked at some of the reasons that environments
are harmed by human behavior. How does humans using coal, mining for ores to smelt into metals,
digging wells to access petroleum oil, and cutting down forests to log for timber affect the environment?
What are the major challenges facing landlocked countries?
In which country would you want to open up a factory making iPhones? Why?
In which country would you want to open up a new business that you thought of?
In which country would you want to open up a home building business?
What is the push factor for Country 4? Why is it a push factor?
Be able to identify these buildings that mark the cultural landscapes of cities (tell me city located in)
Independence Hall
Space Needle
Washington Monument
White House
US Capitol Building
Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Statue of Liberty
Be able to locate the following physical features on a map and provide a minimum description of it:
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Andes Mountains
Sierra Madres Mountains
Great Plains
Canadian Shield
Mississippi River
Columbia River
Colorado River
Rio Grande
Amazon River
St. Lawrence River
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Hudson Bay
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
Lake Eerie
Label the provinces of Canada. You’ll have a word bank on the exam.
Label the states of the United States. You’ll have a word bank on the exam.
Label the nations of Latin America. You’ll have a word bank on the exam.
What does NAFTA stand for? What countries were involved? What did it do?
Who colonized the United States and Canada?
Who colonized Latin America?
Define immigration.
Define emigration.
Unemployment
Rate
Gross National
Income
(per capita)
Life Expectancy
M = Male
F = Female
(years in school)
Infant
Mortality
Rate
7.5%
$17,250
M – 74.28 years
F – 80.91 years
17 years
9.96/1,000
7.4%
$5,750
M – 65.78 years
F – 71.45 years
13 years
38.61/1,000
$21,030
M – 75.42 years
F – 81.59 years
15 years
7.02/1,000
16.3%
$8,480
M – 71.87 years
F – 75.17 years
12 years
13.69/1,000
4.9%
$16,110
M – 72.67 years
F – 78.32 years
13 years
12.58/1,000
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
6.0%
Jamaica
Mexico
Where would you experience the greatest quality of life?
Where would you experience the lowest quality of life?
Which country has the best hospitals?
Which country has a law requiring students to graduate from high school?
Which country has the best paying jobs?
School Life
Expectancy
The three major Native American civilizations in Latin America were –
What are some of the challenges facing the Rain Forest in Latin America?