World Geography Spring Exam Review



World Geography Spring Exam Review

Australia, Oceania, & Antarctica

1. Describe the state of the ozone layer over the Antarctic continent.

2. What is the Great Barrier Reef?

3. What poses the greatest threat to the Australian supply of fresh water?

4. New Zealand was the first country in the world to give women which political right?

5. What did Great Britain use the colony of Australia for when it was first founded?

6. Be able to locate on the attached map the following Australia, Oceania, & Antarctica

locations:

Australia Antarctica Tasmania Palau

New Zealand Great Barrier Reef Indian Ocean New Guinea

Guam Fiji Gilbert Islands Samoa

Tahiti

Africa

1. What is the name of the semi-arid area that borders the Sahara Desert?

2. What were the laws named in South Africa that mandated racial segregation?

3. What mineral does South Africa lead world production?

4. What has caused great suffering in the Sudan over the past 10 years?

5. What is the main landform on the African continent?

6. Which European country was first to colonize Africa?

7. What is the primary form of farming in Africa south of the Sahara?

8. What have been the results of European colonialism on the African continent?

9. What are the reasons that Africans have low life expectancy rates?

10. What environmental problem is caused by cutting down the rainforest and over grazing?

11. What made slaves from Africa necessary in the New World (North and South America) during the 1700s?

12. What problems have disrupted famine relief efforts in the Horn of Africa?

13. Be able to locate on the attached map the following Africa locations:

Lake Chad Great Rift Valley Victoria Falls

Congo Basin Ghana Sudan

Niger Lake Victoria Uganda

Lake Malawi Tanzania Angola

Cape Verde Cape of Good Hope Madagascar

South Asia

1. Which two South Asian countries have nuclear capabilities?

2. What do Hindus believe takes place after a person dies?

3. Where are the monsoon rains heaviest in South Asia?

4. Describe the path of the Indus River (country, where it empties, & culture hearth).

5. What is the name of the disputed territory between India & Pakistan?

6. In Hinduism, what is karma?

7. What is the tallest mountain in the world?

8. Where is the population of South Asia clustered?

9. What is the largest religious group in South Asia?

10. Be able to locate on the attached map the following South Asian locations:

India Nepal Bhutan

Pakistan Great Indian Desert Vindhya Range

Himalaya Mountains Deccan Plateau Krishna River

Sutlej River Ganges River Po River

Russia

1. What has Russia done to manage its forests more effectively?

2. List all of Russia’s major trading partners?

3. What type of climate dominates Russia?

4. Describe how many continents and time zones through which the country of Russia extends.

5. How have Russian farmlands been damaged?

6. Why is public transportation so important in Russia?

7. Be able to describe the characteristics of Russian Climate Zones.

8. What is the largest ethnic group in Russia (80% of the population)?

9. What has damaged Russia’s air, water, and soil?

10. Why have many Jewish people left Russia?

11. Why is Russia’s population distributed so unevenly?

12. Why is Islam more prevalent in southern Russia than in the rest of the country?

13. Be able to locate on the attached map the following Russian locations:

Russia

Southeast Asia

1. What led to the beginning of the Vietnam War?

2. What countries are included on the Indochina Peninsula?

3. How many islands make up the country of Indonesia?

4. What geological event led to the destruction of 100,000 homes in the Philippines in 1991?

5. What is SE Asia’s largest source of food?

6. What percentage of SE Asian countries are islands?

7. What is an archipelago?

8. Describe the state of SE Asian population growth?

9. Be able to locate on the attached map the following SE Asian locations:

Cambodia Myanmar the Philippines

Indonesia Brunei Thailand

Vietnam Laos

Europe

1. How does the Netherlands protect its lowland areas?

2. What is the Chunnel?

3. How has the economic base of Europe changed?

4. What ocean currents bring warm waters to Western Europe?

5. What is the name of the active volcano on the Apennine Peninsula?

6. What do European consumers believe about genetically engineered foods?

7. How is food produced on European organic farms?

8. Describe Europe’s Marine West Coast climate.

9. Where is the European population clustered?

10. During World War 2, what was the Holocaust?

11. Describe feudalism.

12. What is the European Union?

13. Make a statement about the number of social programs found in Europe as compared to the U. S. A.

14. What is Eastern Europe receiving from Western Europe to help modernize?

15. What is separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees Mountains?

16. Be able to locate on the attached map the following European locations:

The Netherlands Romania

Latvia Italy

Pyrenees Mountains Scandinavian Peninsula

the Alps Spain

Andorra France

Slovakia the Carpathian Mountains

Ruhr River Rhine River

Thames River Iberian Peninsula

Balkan Peninsula Jutland Peninsula

Middle East

1. What was the Silk Road?

2. What is the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), or how countries make money, dependent upon in this region?

3. What does Mesopotamia mean?

4. In which country is the Earth’s longest river located?

5. What is desalination and why is it used in this region?

6. What ethnic group wants a country of its own in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip?

7. What type of soil does the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River keep out of the Nile Delta?

8. Describe the five pillars of Islam.

9. What is the major environmental issue in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute?

10. What is meant by ethnic diversity?

11. What were Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders criticized for by the international community in the early 21st century?

12. Be able to locate on the attached map the following Middle Eastern locations:

Afghanistan Libya Yemen

Oman Turkey Egypt

Israel Qatar Kazakhstan

Uzbekistan Iraq Kuwait

Morocco Tunisia Iran

Egypt Saudi Arabia Syria

United Arab Emirates Azerbaijan

East Asia

1. What is a tsunami and what causes a tsunami?

2. What are China’s main waterway systems?

3. What are the main sources of power (electricity) in East Asia?

4. What have been costs of industrialization in East Asia?

5. What is a mineral deposit that both China and North Korea have within their borders?

6. What religion was founded in Japan?

7. What event spurred Japan to rapidly modernize its country?

8. Where did East Asia culture begin?

9. Where is the population of East Asia concentrated?

10. Describe the system of thought that is based on the beliefs of Chinese philosopher and scholar Confucius.

11. What events took place in Korea after World War 2?

12. Be able to locate on the attached map the following East Asian locations:

North Korea Japan China

Taiwan Hong Kong Seoul

Beijing Japan Yellow River

Xi River Yangtze River

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