Geography 8 Study Guide 2013-14
Locations- You will need to know provinces and or countries of Canada, Central and South America as
well locations in North and South America
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Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Rio Grande
Appalachian
Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Sierra Nevada’s
St. Lawrence River
Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Toronto
Vancouver
Newfoundland and
Labrador
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Ontario
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest
Territories
Nunavut
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Greater Antilles
Lesser Antilles
Cuba
Jamaica
Haiti
The Bahamas
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Guatemala
Belize
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
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Costa Rica
Panama
Venezuela
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Paraguay
Chile
Argentina
Uruguay
Brazil
French Guiana
Suriname
Guyana
Pampas
Andes
Llanos
Amazon River
Orinoco River
Antiplano
Brazilian Highlands
Terms- The following terms can be found somewhere on your exam in one form or another. If you are
not sure what it means, look it up and write down what you find.
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Geography
Latitude
Longitude
Hemisphere
Equator
Prime Meridian
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Place
Region
Movement
HumanEnvironmental
Interaction
13. Geographic
Information Systems
(GIS)
14. Cartographer
15. Landsat
16. Elevation
17. Map Projections
18. Physical map
19. Political Map
20. Special-Purpose Map
21. Cultural diffusion
22. Hydrologic cycle
23. Rain shadow
24. Climate
25. Chemical &
mechanical
weathering
26. Renewable and nonrenewable resources
27. Migration
28. Population density
29. Birthrate/death rate
30. Infant mortality rate
31. Metropolitan areas
32. Cash crops
33. Market economy
34. Export
35. Imports
36. Diplomacy
37. Spanish – American
War
38. Great White Fleet
39. Weapons of WWI
40. Marshall Plan
41. The Cold War
42. Tundra
43. Permafrost
44. Mixing zone
45. First Nations
46. Metis
47. New France
48. Province
49. Dominion
50. The Quebec Act
51. Act of Union
52. British North
America Act
53. Constitutional
Monarchy
54. Plural society
55. Sinkhole
56. Hydroelectric power
57. Irrigate
58. Conquistador
59. Chinampas
60. Mexican Revolution
61. Free market
62. Remittance
63. Isthmus
64. Biodiversity
65. Ecosystem
66. Deforestation
67. Maya
68. Encomienda
69. Dictatorship
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El Dorado
Simon Bolivar
Nahuatl
Austerity measures
Cordilleras
Insurgent
Deforestation
Llanos
Favelas
Terraced farming
Caudillo
Nationalize
Oligarchy
MERCOSUR
Diversified economy
Coup
Mestizo
Criollos
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How does the physical geography of South America impact how South Americans live?
What are cultural concerns in South America?
What is the quality of life in South America?
How has the geography of the United States impacted its development?
How have Americans, from early colonists to their modern counterparts, interacted with their
environment?
How have major events shaped the history of the United States?
How has American involvement on the world stage changed over time?
How do Canadians interact with their environment?
What are the different major geographic regions?
How is Canada’s government organized?
What is Canada’s relationship with Great Britain?
Generally, how has Central American and Caribbean culture and society formed?
What are major historical events in the region?
How do the earth’s forces affect geography and therefore human history?
How do climate and weather patterns affect regions and certain countries?
How does altitude affect climate?