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Label the following places and regions onto a world map and study them for the exams. It helps
to use colors and arrows to indicate the different areas, and writing your abbreviated notes off to
the side of each location or region will also help you learn the material better. You’ll need to use
the textbook and your notebook, and going to the PowerPoint slides on the course website might
also be useful http://www.elcamino.cc.ca.us/Faculty/mebiner/Cultural/Ppt.htm
Population Geography – Chapter 7
East Asia Cluster
China
Japan
South Asia Cluster
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Sparsely Populated Areas
Sahara
Australia
Western China
Siberia (Russia)
Alaska
Canada
Amazon Rainforest
Demographic Characteristics
Region with highest Birth Rates
Region with lowest Birth Rates
Region with highest rate of Population Increase
Region with Zero Population Growth
Migration
Major Destinations of World Immigrants (3)
Past Immigration to USA
Ireland
Germany
Sweden
Italy
Current Immigration Sources to USA
Mexico
El Salvador
Dominican Republic
India
Philippines
China
Historical Forced Migration
England
Australia
Brazil
Caribbean Islands
Bosnia
India
Pakistan
Cuba
Vietnam
Temporary International Migration
Mexico
Morocco
Algeria
France
Turkey
Germany
Republic of South Africa
Lesotho
Swaziland
Center of US Population and Historical Shift
Geography of Religion – Chapter 3
Religious Regions
Judaism
Israel
New York City
Christianity
Rome
Constantinople (Istanbul)
Armenia
European Religions – Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox
South American Religion
USA Religions – Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran, Mormon
Islam
Mecca & Medina, Saudi Arabia
Sunni Region
Shiite Region
Indonesia
Hinduism
India
Bali, Indonesia
Taj Mahal, India
Sikhism
Punjab, India
Buddhism
Origins – North India
Southern Buddhism
Lamaist Buddhism
Japanese Buddhism/Shintoism
Animism
Sub-Sahara Africa
Sacred Places
Varanasi and Ganges River, India
Mt. Fuji, Japan
Mt. Sinai, Egypt
Jerusalem, Israel
Lourdes, France
Religion and Politics
Vatican City (Rome)
Sudan
Kashmir, India
Geography of Language – Chapter 4
Isolated Languages
Caucasus Mountains (Armenia, Georgia)
Irish Gaelic
Basque
Indo-European Language Family
Germanic Subfamily in Europe
Romance Subfamily in Europe
Romance Languages in South America
Slavic Subfamily in Europe
Celtic Subfamily in British Isles
Indic Subfamily
Origins of Indo-European Languages
Sino-Tibetan Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Language Family
Arabic-speaking countries
Hebrew (Israel)
Uralic Language Family
Finnish
Hungarian
Austronesian Language Family
Samoan
Hawaiian
Maori
Niger-Congo Family
Swahili
Khoisan Language Family
Political Geography – Chapter 6
Know the following countries and their significance
Armenia
Britain (United Kingdom)
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Egypt
Ethiopia
France
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Japan
Lesotho
Nigeria
North & South Korea
Northern Ireland
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Russia
Rwanda
San Marino
Spain
Sudan
Uruguay
Vatican City
Vietnam
Geography of Cities – Chapter 10
World’s Largest Cities
Tokyo, Japan
Seoul, South Korea
Jakarta, Indonesia
Mexico City, Mexico
New York City, USA
São Paulo, Brazil
Mumbai (Bombay), India
World’s First Cities
Mesopotamia (Iraq)
Babylon
Nile River Valley (Egypt)
Giza
Huang Ho Valley (China)
Xi’an
Mesoamerica (Southern Mexico, Guatemala)
Teotihuacán (Mexico City)
Tikál (Guatemala)
Cities through Time
Athens, Greece
Rome, Italy
Paris, France
New Delhi, India
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
New Orleans, Louisiana
San Francisco, California
Venice, Italy
Petra, Jordan
London, England, United Kingdom
Baghdad, Iraq
Chicago, Illinois
Minneapolis, Minnesota
St. Louis, Missouri
Urban Patterns - Chapter 11
Within the Los Angeles metropolitan area, there are various neighborhoods based on ethnicity or
income. This list and the accompanying maps are not totally comprehensive, but do present the
major concentrations of different groups.
$ - Upper Income:
Rolling Hills, Palos Verdes
San Marino, South Pasadena, La Canada-Flintridge
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades
A – Armenian
Glendale
B – Black
South L.A. (Watts, Compton, Inglewood, Baldwin Hills)
CA – Central American (mainly Salvadoran & Guatemalan)
Pico-Union District west of downtown L.A.
Ch - Chinese
Chinatown (North Broadway, north of downtown L.A.)
Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Marino, San Gabriel
Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, Walnut
Cerritos
Cr – Croatian
San Pedro
E – Ethiopian
Fairfax Blvd, between Pico & Olympic
I – Indian
Artesia (along Pioneer Blvd.)
J – Japanese
Gardena, North Torrance
- Jewish
K – Korean
Fairfax District, Hancock Park
Western/Wilshire to Vermont/Olympic
L – Latino (mostly Mexican)
East Los Angeles
Southeast L.A. (South Gate, Huntington Park, Pico Rivera,
Santa Fe Springs, Paramount)
Central San Gabriel Valley (El Monte, Baldwin Park, La Puente)
Central Orange County (Anaheim/Santa Ana)
S – Samoan
Carson
V – Vietnamese
Garden Grove, Westminster
Geography of Agriculture – Chapter 3
Agricultural Regions – only focus on the agricultural areas discussed in class
Shifting Cultivation
Paddy Rice Farming
Peasant Grain, Root, and Livestock Farming
Nomadic Herding
Bedouins
Tuaregs
Masai
Plantation Agriculture
Ecuador
Central America
Caribbean Islands
Market Gardening
California
Eastern USA
Livestock Fattening
Corn Belt
Commercial Grain Farming
Texas  Dakotas
Argentina Pampas
Commercial Dairying
Great Lakes Region
Livestock Ranching
Brazil
Argentina
Australia
New Zealand
Origins of Crops (Which crops started in each area?)
Fertile Crescent
Southeast Asia
Mesoamerica
Andes
Ethiopia
Agricultural Ecology
Sahel Region, Africa
Aral Sea
Agricultural Landscape – Settlement Patterns in North America
Farm Villages
Metes & Bounds Survey
Rectangular Survey
Long Lot Survey
Quebec, Canada
Lousiana
Geography of Folk and Popular Culture – Chapter 2
Folk Culture Regions of the USA
Yankee
Pennsylvanian
Upland South
African-American
Folk Housing - Building Materials
Bamboo
Brush-Thatch
Adobe
Stone
Wood
Sod
Popular Culture Regions of the USA
Beer Consumption
Fast Food & Food Regions
Sports
Bowling
Basketball
Baseball/Softball
Volleyball
Swimming & Tennis
Ice Hockey/Field Hockey
Lacrosse
Political Geography – Chapter 9
Top Manufacturing Regions
- Northeast USA
- Germany
- Southern Japan
Newly Industrialized Countries
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Singapore
High-Tech Industries
- Silicon Valley