World Geography

Midterm Exam Study Guide

What is a compass rose? What do you use a compass rose for? Draw a compass rose.

What is a map scale? What do you use a map scale for? Draw an example of a map scale.

The approximate distance from Bath County to Tazewell County is:

The approximate distance from Alleghany county to Halifax County is:

The approximate distance from Lee County (in the southwest of the state) to Loudoun County (in the northeast of the state) is:

Using the map on the previous page, the relative location of Bath County from Alleghany County is:

Using the map on the previous page, the relative location of Bath County from Highland County is:

Using the map on the previous page, the relative location of Bath County from Augusta County is:

Using the map on the previous page, the absolute location of Bland County is:

Using the map on the previous page, the absolute location of Franklin County is:

Be able to identify the following projections of maps:

Mercator Projection

Robinson Projection

Polar Projection

Longitude measures distance from what?

Latitude measures distance from what?

What is an absolute location found in Texas?

What is an absolute location found in Oregon?

What is an absolute location found in Pennsylvania?

What is the relative location of Virginia from California?

What is the relative location of Florida from Washington (state)?

Familiarize yourself with how to use thematic maps (i.e. maps with keys that tell you information using the map and colors/symbols).

Be able to identify which climates exist in which parts of the world (consult climate map on page 60 in the textbook or on my class website).

What types of climates exist in low latitude areas (0° - 23°N or S)?

What types of climate exist in middle latitude areas (23° N - 66°N & 23°S to 66°S)?

What types of climate exist in high latitude areas (66° N - 180°N & 66°S to 180°S)?

Who is most likely to use a polar map?

Who is most likely to use a Mercator map?

Where do monsoons occur?

Where do earthquakes occur?

Where do hurricanes occur?

Where do tornados occur?

Where do typhoons occur?

If I have 4 maps – 1 that tells me about borders of states, one that tells me about elevation, one that tells me about population centers, and one that tells me about where different types of vegetation grow – they all tell me more than actually exists on them.

Which map out of the 4 choices would be most useful in understanding rainfall patterns?

What map out of the 4 choices would be most useful in understanding where cities are located?

What map out of the 4 choices would be most useful in understanding the boundaries of an area?

Something useful for the exam is to revisit what types of vegetation grow in what types of climates. Comparing the maps found on pages 60 – 61 and page 66 would be helpful.

How to measure physical geography, political geography, cultural geography, and economic geography.

If you have a satellite image of a place, what could you learn about the area show?

If you have a world globe, what could you learn about the area shown?

If you have an elevation map of an area, what could you learn about the area shown?

If you have collected field work on a place (i.e. visiting a city and taking notes, collecting music, visiting a sports arena), what could you learn about an area?

All maps have ____________________________. Why is this?

How would define “region?”

Be able to identify the location of the following cities (country and continent):

New York City

Washington, D.C.

Chicago

Los Angeles

Houston

Toronto

Vancouver

Quebec City

Montreal

Ottawa

Mexico City

Rio de Janeiro

Santiago

Buenos Aires

Where is Machu Picchu? Be able to identify it by looking at a picture.

Where is Chichen Itza? Be able to identify it by looking at a picture.

Where is Tikal? Be able to identify it by looking at a picture.

Chinatown is an area of Los Angeles and New York. Chinatown is an example of: (choose one)

Religious similarities I economic similarities I cultural similarities I political similarities

Define primary economic activity. Provide 5 examples.

Define secondary economic activity. Provide 5 examples.

Define tertiary economic activity. Provide 5 examples.

During the unit on the environment and climate, we looked at some of the reasons that environments are harmed by human behavior. How does humans using coal, mining for ores to smelt into metals, digging wells to access petroleum oil, and cutting down forests to log for timber affect the environment?

What are the major challenges facing landlocked countries?

In which country would you want to open up a factory making iPhones? Why?

In which country would you want to open up a new business that you thought of?

In which country would you want to open up a home building business?

What is the push factor for Country 4? Why is it a push factor?

Be able to identify these buildings that mark the cultural landscapes of cities (tell me city located in)

Independence Hall

Space Needle

Washington Monument

White House

US Capitol Building

Lincoln Memorial

Jefferson Memorial

Statue of Liberty

Be able to locate the following physical features on a map and provide a minimum description of it:

Appalachian Mountains

Rocky Mountains

Andes Mountains

Sierra Madres Mountains

Great Plains

Canadian Shield

Mississippi River

Columbia River

Colorado River

Rio Grande

Amazon River

St. Lawrence River

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Caribbean Sea

Hudson Bay

Lake Michigan

Lake Huron

Lake Ontario

Lake Superior

Lake Eerie

Label the provinces of Canada. You’ll have a word bank on the exam.

Label the states of the United States. You’ll have a word bank on the exam.

Label the nations of Latin America. You’ll have a word bank on the exam.

What does NAFTA stand for? What countries were involved? What did it do?

Who colonized the United States and Canada?

Who colonized Latin America?

Define immigration.

Define emigration.

Unemployment Rate

Gross National Income

(per capita)

Life ExpectancyM = Male

F = Female

School Life Expectancy

(years in school)

Infant Mortality

Rate

Argentina7.5% $17,250

M – 74.28 yearsF – 80.91 years 17 years 9.96/1,000

Bolivia7.4% $5,750

M – 65.78 yearsF – 71.45 years 13 years 38.61/1,000

Chile6.0% $21,030

M – 75.42 yearsF – 81.59 years 15 years 7.02/1,000

Jamaica16.3% $8,480

M – 71.87 yearsF – 75.17 years 12 years 13.69/1,000

Mexico4.9% $16,110

M – 72.67 yearsF – 78.32 years 13 years 12.58/1,000

Where would you experience the greatest quality of life?

Where would you experience the lowest quality of life?

Which country has the best hospitals?

Which country has a law requiring students to graduate from high school?

Which country has the best paying jobs?

The three major Native American civilizations in Latin America were –

What are some of the challenges facing the Rain Forest in Latin America?