Standards 1 and 2: Basic Geography

Vocabulary

  1. Absolute Location
  2. Cartographer
  3. Equator
  4. Geography
  5. Globe
  6. Hemisphere
  7. Latitude
  8. Longitude
  9. Prime Meridian
  10. Relative Location
  11. Continental Drift
  12. Fault
  13. Geographic Information System
  14. Landsat
  15. Map projection
  16. Richter Scale
  17. Seismograph
  18. Tectonic Plate
  19. Topographic Map
  20. Tsunami
  21. Climate
  22. Culture
  23. Delta
  24. Erosion
  25. Precipitation
  26. Ring of Fire
  27. Savanna
  28. Society
  29. Steppe
  30. Weather
  31. Acculturation
  32. Carrying Capacity
  33. Central Business District
  34. Dialect
  35. Diffusion
  36. Innovation
  37. Landlocked
  38. Population density
  39. Population Pyramid
  40. Urbanization

Short Answer

  1. What are the 5 themes of Geography? Give a brief description of each.
  2. What is the difference between physical and cultural geography?
  3. Identify and describe 20 different landforms.
  4. What tools are used by Geographers?
  5. What is the difference between weather and climate?
  6. Name the 5 oceans and 7 continents.

Standard 3: Africa

Vocabulary

  1. Nile River
  2. Rift Valley
  3. Mount Kilimanjaro
  4. Escarpment
  5. Sahara
  6. Aquifers
  7. Oasis
  8. Sahel
  9. Savanna
  10. Goree Island
  11. Cash Crops
  12. Pandemic
  13. Zulu
  14. Stateless Society
  15. Apartheid
  16. African National Congress
  17. Commodity
  18. Literacy rate
  19. King Leopold II

Short Answer

  1. How have the major physical features of Africa impacted the population density?
  2. What are the major climates of Africa? How have they affect the development of the region?
  3. Describe the pattern of population distribution in relation to urbanization and modernization.
  4. Who are the Bantu? Where did the migration occur? What impact did the Bantu migration have on the economic, cultural, and political aspects of Africa?
  5. What is the Berlin Conference?
  6. Who colonized Africa? Why? What was a direct result of colonialism?
  7. What countries remained independent? How?
  8. Know the linguistic, tribal, religious diversity, literacy levels, and colonial legacy of the region.
  9. What are the ethnic and religious groups of the region? What major customs and traditions do they have?
  10. What is a pandemic? What diseases have affected Africa? Define each
  11. How has drought and desertification affected Africa?
  12. Compare and contrast each region in Africa.

Standard 4 – SW Asia

Vocabulary

  1. Wadis
  2. Tigris and Euphrates R.
  3. Jordan River
  4. Dead Sea
  5. Salt Flat
  6. Crude Oil
  7. Refinery
  8. Muhammad
  9. OPEC
  10. Strategic Commodity
  11. Sunni & Shi’ite
  12. Mesopotamia
  13. Taliban
  14. Stateless Nation
  15. Palestinians
  16. West Bank
  17. Gaza Strip
  18. Mecca
  19. Zionism

Short Answer

  1. How have the major physical features impacted the region’s population distribution?
  2. What are the major climates of SW Asia? How have they affect the development of the region? Vegetation?
  3. What natural resources are available? How have they impacted this region?
  4. What affect did OPEC have on this region?
  5. SW Asia has a lack of fresh water, what technology have they created to solve this problem? How has this affected the region?
  6. What are the differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? How have these religions impacted the region?
  7. Why does this region contain areas on two different continents?
  8. What are major ethnic and cultural groups of SW Asia? What major customs and traditions do they have?
  9. How have humans adapted, modified, and depended (5 themes) on the environment in this region?

Standard 5 – South/SE/East Asia

Vocabulary

  1. Himalaya Mountains
  2. Subcontinent
  3. Archipelago
  4. Atoll
  5. Monsoon
  6. Ganges River
  7. Estuary
  8. Caste System
  9. Mohandas Gandhi
  10. Hinduism
  11. Siddhartha Gautama
  12. Huang He
  13. Typhoon
  14. Gobi Desert
  15. Three Gorges Dam
  16. Buddhism
  17. Pacific Rim
  18. Ring of Fire
  19. Jakota Triangle
  20. Samurai
  21. Shogun

Short Answer

  1. How has the Himalaya’s and river systems impact this region?
  2. How have the major physical features impacted the region’s population distribution?
  3. What are the major climates of the region
  4. What natural resources are available? How have they impacted this region?
  5. What are the pros and cons of large populations?
  6. How have China and India tried to reduce their populations?
  7. What are major ethnic and cultural groups of the region What major customs and traditions do they have?

Standard 6 – Europe & Russia

Vocabulary

  1. Fjord
  2. North Atlantic Drift
  3. Mistral
  4. Sirocco
  5. Polder
  6. Republic
  7. Crusades
  8. Renaissance
  9. Aqueduct
  10. Reformation
  11. Feudalism
  12. Holocaust
  13. Ural Mountains
  14. Czar
  15. Russian Revolution
  16. Cold War
  17. Chechnya
  18. Distance decay

Short Answer

  1. How have the major physical features impacted the region’s population distribution?
  2. What are the major climates of Europe? Russia?
  3. What natural resources are available? How have they impacted this region?
  4. How has human-environment interaction impacted Europe’s power and industrial develpment?
  5. What are major ethnic and cultural groups of Europe? Russia? What major customs and traditions do they have?

Standard 7: Latin America

Vocabulary

  1. Andes Mountains
  2. Amazon River
  3. Slash-and-burn
  4. Terraced farming
  5. Push and pull factors
  6. Tenochtitlan
  7. Spanish Conquest
  8. NAFTA
  9. Panama Canal
  10. Treaty of Tordesillas
  11. Carnival

Short Answer

  1. Why is Central America, South America, and the Caribbean referred to as Latin America? Be sure to include multiple reasons including but not limited to cultural reasons.
  2. Identify major physical features and climate regions of Latin America, explain how each impacts population distribution and economic development.
  3. How do natural disasters and political instability in the region impact economic activity?
  4. Identify and describe the major ethnic and religious groups in Latin America.
  5. How does slash-and-burn agriculture lead to deforestation? What steps are being taken to slow deforestation in Latin America?

Standard 8: United States and Canada

Vocabulary

  1. Appalachian Mountains
  2. Great Plains
  3. Rocky Mountains
  4. Great Lakes
  5. Mackenzie River
  6. Everglades
  7. Nomad
  8. St. Lawrence Seaway
  9. Beringia
  10. Columbian Exchange
  11. Louisiana Purchase
  12. Representative democracy
  13. New England
  14. Megalopolis
  15. The Midwest
  16. The South
  17. The West
  18. Dominion of Canada
  19. Parliamentary government
  20. Metis
  21. First nations
  22. Atlantic, Prairie, and Core Provinces
  23. British Columbia and the Territories
  24. Biological weapon
  25. Terrorism
  26. Urban sprawl
  27. Infrastructure
  28. Sustainable community

Short Answer

  1. What are the major physical features of the United States and Canada? Where are they located?
  2. What are the major climate regions of the United States and Canada? Where are they located?
  3. How have these physical features and climate region had impact on the region? Be sure to include specifics about the economy, population growth, and population distribution.
  4. Identify and describe major ethnic and religious groups of the United States and Canada, include major customs and traditions.
  5. How have improvements in transportation and communication led to significant growth of industry in the United States and Canada? What negative impacts on the environment are a result of this growth?

Standard 9 – Oceania, Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica

Vocab

  1. Oceania
  2. High Islands/Low Islands
  3. Outback
  4. Bikini Atoll
  5. Subsistence Activities
  6. Aboriginal People
  7. Maori
  8. Assimilation
  9. Stolen Generation
  10. Land Rights Act of 1976
  11. Pastoral Leases
  12. Penal Colony
  13. ASEAN

Short Answer

  1. How have the major physical features of Australia impacted the population density?
  2. What are the major climates of this region? How have they affect the development of the region?
  3. How does the isolation of these countries impact culture and biological development of this region?
  4. Describe the various ethnic and religious groups; include major customs and religions.
  5. How did the migration of diverse ethnic groups affect the economic and political development?
  6. How did the availability of natural resources affect the economic and political development of this region?
  7. What is the Antarctic Treaty of 1961? Why is it necessary for world governments involved in the exploration of Antarctica to develop this treaty? Who was involved?
  8. What are the regions of Oceania?
  9. What is the Great Barrier Reef? Why is it considered a modern marvel of the world? What value does the reef offer Australia’s economy? How is the reef being damaged?
  10. What unique animals and plants are located in Australia?