World Geography Spring Final Exam Review 1415
VOCABULARY TO KNOW:
1. Commercial vs. Subsistence
2. Communism vs. Free-Enterprise (be able to draw on the economic spectrum)
3. Factors of Development (Life Expectancy, Infant Mortality Rate, Literacy Rate, GDP Per Capita, etc.)
4. Stages of Population Growth (negative, rapid, slow, negative)
5. Cultural Convergence vs. Divergence
6. Assists vs. Barriers
7. Stateless Nation
8. Modern vs. Traditional Societies
9. Import vs. Export (which is better?)
EUROPE
Why is Europe called the “Peninsula of Peninsulas”? How can this effect movement in/around the region?
How does North Atlantic Drift impact the climate of Europe?
Explain the historical significance of democracy in Europe. (hint: birth)
What is the Industrial Revolution?
How did it begin?
Describe the effects (ESPN) it has had on Europe.
Compare and contrast the political and economic systems of Eastern and Western Europe in the 1900s.
How has the different history of these regions impacted their levels of development today?
What is the purpose of the European Union?
Describe the advantages/disadvantages of membership.
Explain the causes and effects of the conflict in Northern Ireland.
Explain the causes and effects of the conflict in Bosnia (Balkans).
RUSSIA
Describe the culture of Russia. How is it different from the rest of Europe?
What happened at Chernobyl? Why?
Effects:
What is happening to the Aral Sea? Why?
Effects:
Describe the effects of communism in the former Soviet Union.
Economic:
Social:
Political:
eNvironmental:
What is the political/economic system of Russia today? How did this happen?
How did Russia get so big (expand)? What where the czars (tsars) looking for?
Why do Russia and eastern European countries have a strong connection today?
LATIN AMERICA
What major mountain chain can be found in Latin America? ______
Define vertical climate zones and explain their impact:
HEIà Define and describe the causes/effects of the following:
Slash and Burn –
Terraced Farming –
Crop Rotation –
Deforestation –
What is a favela? Why do people choose to live here?
What stage of population growth are the majority of Latin American countries? What types of things will people need at this stage of growth?
Identify the two countries (the main ones) which colonized Latin America: ______& ______
What impact did they have on Latin America?
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2.
3.
Describe the location and significance of the Panama Canal.
What is the Columbian Exchange (hint: Atlantic Slave Trade)?
Positive Effects Negative Effects:
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
SOUTHWEST ASIA (MIDDLE EAST)
What is unique about the climate of this region?
Describe the population distribution of this region (list out assists/barriers to settlement).
How have people adapted to the harsh climates of this region?
1.
2.
3. Desalinization –
Israel vs. Palestine:
Problem –
Effects –
Possible Solutions –
Who are the Kurds? Why are they unique?
What is OPEC? Why are they important?
Define transportation corridor: ______
Why are they important?
What is the Anatolian Dam Project? What are the impacts of this project on Turkey, Syria, and Iraq (be careful—the effects are different for each)?
What are the three monotheistic religions of this region?
1. ______Important Location(s):______
2. ______Important Location(s):______
3. ______Important Location(s):______
The primary language and ethnicity of the Middle East is ______.
What is a Theocracy? (Be able to give an example!)
SOUTH ASIA
Define and give adaptations for each of the following:
1. Monsoons: ______Adaptation:______
2. Cyclones: ______Adaptation:______
3. Convergent Boundary: ______Adaptation:______
Identify the castes of India in the diagram:
Which group is not included? Why?
Identify 3 causes of overpopulation in South Asia:
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2.
3.
Identify 3 effects of overpopulation in South Asia?
1.
2.
3.
What is outsourcing? Why is South Asia (India) an ideal location for outsourcing?
Describe the relationship between India and Pakistan? Why do they have problems?
EAST ASIA
HEI: Define and list adaptations for each of the following:
1. Ring of Fire - ______Adaptation(s):______
2. Earthquakes - ______Adaptation(s):______
3. Tsunamis- ______Adaptation(s):______
Three Gorges Dam: Advantage(s):______
Disadvantage(s) :______
What is the Angel Plan? Why is it needed? Is it working (explain)?
What is the One-Birth Policy? Why is it needed? Is it working (explain)?
What are the potential problems of high urban density in East Asia? How can people adapt to solve these problems?
List the types of economic systems for each of the following:
China: ______(moving towards ______)
Japan: ______
North Korea:______
South Korea:______
What is propaganda? How is it used in China and North Korea?
What is the primary religion of China? How has it impacted culture in the region?
What is the Silk Road?
AFRICA
How do each of the following physical features effect population distribution?
1. Sahara - ______
2. Escarpment- ______
3. Great Rift Valley- ______
Identify 3 reasons why Europeans wanted to colonize Africa:
1. ______- Explanation:______
2. ______- Explanation:______
3. ______- Explanation:______
What is the Berlin Conference? Why is it important?
What is Apartheid? Why is it important?
The causes of desertification in the Sahel are:
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2.
3.
4.
What is famine? What other problems exist in Africa?
Compare and contrast Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa:
Sub-Saharan Africa / North Africa1.
2.
3. / 1.
2.
3.
DON’T FORGET TO REVIEW YOUR MAPS!!!