Download Study Guide for 2012 World Geography Final Exam

Study Guide for 2012 World Geography Final Exam
Chapter 1
 Relative location
 Latitude
 Longitude
 Impact of distance from the equator
 Functional region
 Absolute location
 Function of the Prime meridian
 Function of the equator
 What is geography
Chapter 2
 Glaciation
 Mechanical weathering
 Chemical weathering
 Drainage basin
 Aquifer
 Hydrologic cycle
 Water table
 Tectonic plates
 Continental shelf
 Continental drift
 Fault lines
Chapter 3:
 Convection
 Greenhouse effect
 La Nina
 Hurricane
 Typhoon
 Blizzard
 Tornado
 Greenhouse effect
 Biome
Chapter 4
 Monarchy
 Democracy
 Communism
 Stateless nation
 Population pyramid
 Population density
 Infrastructure
 Gross Domestic Product (GNP)
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Command economy
Market economy
Fertility rate
Birthrate
Infant mortality rate
Carrying capacity
Diffusion
Rate of natural increase
Tertiary economic activity
Per capita income
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Chapter 5
 Continental Divide
 Mississippi River
 St. Lawrence Seaway
 Great Lakes
 Human Migration
Chapter 6
 Free enterprise system
 Colombian Exchange
 Multinationals
 Service industries
 Postindustrial economy
Chapter 7
 Metis
 Dominion of Canada
 Canada’s urban and industrial growth patterns
 Core Provinces
 Prime Minister
Chapter 9
 Llanos
 Rain forests
 Slash and burn
 Terraced farming
 Irrigation
 Erosion
 Tourism in the Caribbean
 Push and pull factors
Chapter 10
 Mexico’s economic challenges
 Cultural characteristics of Central America
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Impact of hurricanes on the Caribbean
Civilization in the Andes
Cultural characteristics of Brazil
Chapter 12
 Northern European Plain
 How did the physical features of Europe impact ethnic development.
 North Atlantic Drift
 North Sea and petroleum production
Chapter 13
 Economic and political development in Europe after WWII
 Feudalism
 Monarchy
 Republic
 Main political rivals of Europe that led to the World Wars
 Renaissance impact on the development of city states of Italy
 Religious distribution of Europe
 The impact Irish Potato Famine on Europe and the world
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Chapter 5: Physical Geography
 Be able to identify the continents on a world map
 Different types of physical features
 Major bodies of water
 Be able to pair physical features with the continent on which they occur
Chapter 6: Processes that Shape planet Earth
 Forces that affect the Earth’s lithosphere
 Earth’s Seasons
 Distribution of Climate Regions
 Vertical Climate Zones
Chapter 8: Aspects of Culture
 Major World Religions (Christianity and Judaism)
 What is Culture
 Rural or Urban Settings
Chapter 9: Cultural Regions
 Latin America
 Types of Regions (functional region)
Chapter 10: Demography
 Population Density
 Population Pyramids
Chapter 12: Cultural Diffusion and Convergence
 Patterns of Diffusion: The spread of New Ideas
 Colombian Exchange
Chapter 14: Types of Governments
 Types of Governments (theocracy, republic, monarchy, democracy, dictatorship)