World Geography 1St Semester Final Exam Review

World Geography 1st Semester Final Exam Review

1. What are some human characteristics of the geographic theme of a place?

2. The building of dams and canal to irrigate desert regions is an example of which geographic theme?

3. List 4 types of lines that can help a geographer determine absolute location.

4. What was the Columbian exchange?

5. Hospitals in a city serving a specific area of people, would be an example of which type of region?

6. Some believe Atlanta is in the South of the United States and others believe it is part of the East region. This would be an example of what type of region?

7. Which line separates the Northern and Southern Hemisphere?

8. Which line separates the Eastern and Western Hemisphere?

9. The continent of Australia is located in which quadrant (hemisphere) of the world?

10. How can damming a river have a negative impact on the surrounding environment?

11. What is the greatest form of erosion?

12. How was Hawaii created?

13. Which Biomes support very little life?

14. What are plate tectonics?

15. What are the three types of erosion?

16. Draw a climate graph of a northern hemisphere city lying inland and one lying on the coast. Why would they be so different? How would they look if they were on the opposite hemisphere?

17. Draw a climate graph of a city that lies in the tropical latitudes (equator)

18. Define Cultural Convergence. Give an example.

19. Define Cultural Diffusion. Give an example.

20. Define Cultural Divergence. Give an example.

21. What are the 5 pillars of faith and which religion does it belong to?

22. What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?

23. How do you end suffering in Buddhism?

24. What is the main belief in Animism?

25. What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?

26. Why have people mass migrations taken place from Mexico to America? Ireland to America?Africa to America?Israel to America?? (be specific)

27. List the 4 Types of Push/Pull Factors and give 1 example of each of them.

28. The industrial revolution was the largest U.S. migration from where to where? Why? Explain

29. Write out all the words to LACEMOPS and MR HELP

30. Describe the following population pyramid. (Is there a high birth rate or low? is there a high death rate or low? Does it have rapid growth, slow growth, declining growth, or zero growth?

31. List 3 nonrenewable resources

32. List 4 renewable resources

33. What economic impact would offshore oil drilling have in the United States?

34. Define Desalination. What benefit comes from this?

35. What have railroads, highways, and other means of transportation done for civilizations? (think about settlement patterns)

36. What good can come from using genetically modified crops?

37. What is terraced farming? What is it an example of?

38. What is OPEC? What has it allowed certain countries to do?

39. What are some examples of technological innovation that would allow people to adapt to their environments?

40. What would be an environmental impact of public transportation?

41. What are some of the potential impacts of rapid population growth in a country?

42. Provide 2 examples of each of the following economic activities: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary.

43. What is culture?

***Know how to identify maps, coordinates, and key components on a map