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Chapter 1:
Know the five themes of geography.
Understand the difference between Physical Geography and Human Geography.
Know how to find a location by its latitude and longitude.
Word bank: hemisphere, equator, Prime Meridian, latitude, longitude, globe, map,
cartographer, map projection, Landsat
Chapter 2:
Know the theories of Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics.
Know the four “spheres”.
Know the parts of the hydrologic (water) cycle.
Know what internal forces build up landforms.
Know how outside forces wearing down the surface of the earth.
Word Bank: continent, solar system, core, mantle, magma, crust, atmosphere,
lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, continental drift, hydrologic cycle, drainage basin
(watershed), ground water, water table, landform, continental shelf, relief, topography,
tectonic plates, fault, earthquake, seismograph, epicenter, Richter Scale, tsunami,
volcano, lava, Ring of Fire, weathering, sediment, mechanical weathering, chemical
weathering, erosion, delta, loess, glaciers, glaciation, moraine, humus.
Chapter 3:
Be able to explain how the seasons are effected by the tilt and revolution of the Earth.
Know the three basic ways that precipitation is formed.
Know how wind and ocean currents work to redistribute the sun’s heat over the globe.
What factors influence climates?
How do greenhouse gasses contribute to global warming?
Know the 12 classifications for climates that are used in this text and where you might
find examples of each.
Why is soil type important?
What are the major biomes that the textbook describes?
Word Bank: solstice, equinox, weather, climate, precipitation, rain shadow, orographic
precipitation, convection, hurricane, typhoon, cyclone, tornado, blizzard, El Nino,
greenhouse effect, global warming, prevailing winds, ecosystem, biome, deciduous, rain
forest, coniferous, savanna, steppe
Chapter 5:
What are the physical regions that both Canada and the United States Share?
Which climate regions are only in the US? Which are shared?
Consult your notes for other similarities and differences between the US and Canada.
Word Bank: Canadian Shield, permafrost, prevailing westerlies, Everglades, nomads,
Beringia, St. Lawrence Seaway, locks, canals, Ch. 6-Columbian Exchange, representative
democracy,
Chapter 4:
Know how cultural traits spread via cultural diffusion.
What family of languages does English belong?
Know the major characteristics of the world’s major religions. (Christianity, Judaism,
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism)
What kinds of places have high population densities? Which have low population
densities.
What do we call the things that influence people to migrate?
Know the major characteristics of the major forms of government. (Monarchy-absolute
and constitutional, democracy, dictatorship, communism)
What are some examples of natural boundaries and artificial boundaries?
What are the three major land uses in cities?
What are some of the functions of cities?
Know the four main types of economic systems.
Know the four levels of economic activity.
When does something become a resource?
What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?
What are some ways that developed nations and developing nations differ?
Word Bank: Culture, society, ethnic group, innovation, cultural hearth, acculturation,
dialect, religion, birthrate, fertility rate, mortality rate, infant mortality rate, population
pyramid, push-pull factors, population density, carrying capacity, state, nation, nationstate, democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, communism, landlocked, urban geography,
city, suburb, metropolitan area, urbanization, central business district, economy,
economic system, command economy, market economy, natural resources, infrastructure,
per capita income, GNP, GDP
Chapter 12:
What advantage does Europe have by being a “peninsula of peninsulas”?
How do the rivers give Europe an advantage for trade?
What are the advantages of disadvantages of the large plains in Europe?
What resources were key to the development of industry?
How does the North Atlantic Drift impact the climates of Europe?
How did the Dutch create more land for agriculture?
From your notes, what are some of the ways that Europe is now displaying cooperation
where it once was the poster child for conflict?
Word Bank: fjord, peat, North Atlantic Drift, sirocco, mistral, dike, polder, parliament,
euro,
Chapter 15:
Where do most People live in Russia and the Republics that made up the Soviet Union?
Which mountains separate European Russia from Siberia?
What are the terms for the non-Russian Asian areas of this Region?
Name the three largest lakes in this regions and an important fact about each.
Which is the largest vegetation region of Russia?
Word Bank: chernozem, Eurasia, continentality. Taiga, Trans-siberian Railroad
Chapter 9:
How do the Andes Mountains impact the climates and transportation in South America?
Which islands make up the Greater Antilles? Which island is shared by two countries?
Why do farmers in the Amazon Basin use slash-and-burn techniques?
What is the impact of increased urbanization on the cities of Latin America?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of tourism?
Word Bank: llanos, pampas, Tierra Caliente, Tierra Templada, Tierra, Fria, Tierra
Helada, slash-and-burn, terraced farming,
Chapter 11:
Understand the causes of conflict within the Brazilian rain forest. Consult the materials
from the simulation.
Word Bank: biodiversity, deforestation, global warming, debt-for-nature swap
Chapter 18:
Know that Africa is a continent of plateaus and basins.
Why are Africa’s rivers not as valuable for trade as, for example, those in Europe?
For what reasons has the mineral wealth of Africa not resulted in a highly developed
economy?
How do most Africans make their living?
Why would Chapman refer to Africa as a “climate sandwich”?
What causes desertification in the Sahel?
What impact has the Aswan High dam had on agriculture in Egypt?
Why does Dr. Chapman refer to the “stupid boundaries” of Africa?
From the Video “Safari, so good”, what kind of a political system was Apartheid in
South Africa prior to 1994?
Word Bank: basin, rift valley, escarpment, aquifer, oasis, canopy, desertification, silt
Chapter 21:
What climate zone dominates in Southwest Asia?
What resource is important to every country in the region? (Hint: it is not oil.)
Why is the Golan Heights so important to the Israelis?
What are two important facts about the Dead Sea?
Word Bank: wadi, salt flat, drip irrigation, crude oil, desalinization, refinery.
Asia East by South:
Know what causes the monsoon winds.
Be familiar with the major characteristics of the religions and belief systems we covered
in this unit.
Word Bank: monsoons, cyclone, Buddha, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Confucianism,
Taoism, Shinto, archipelago, atoll, Kashmir, typhoon, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia,
High Islands, Low Islands.