Know the location of your continents and the major countries that we have covered.

JAN 2014/ SEMESTER REVIEW

NORTH AMERICA

1)Culture – values and beliefs of a group of people.

2)Five themes of culture – Language, Religion, Government, Economy and Customs (music, sports, art, food, etc.)

3)Canada has two cultural regions. Do you know them? And that is because of what culture trait?

4)United States mandatory (required) duties and voluntary civic duties.

5)How do you define a culture region?

Be able to compare

the governments of

the United States,

Mexico, and

Canada. What

culture traits does

the US have in

common with other

North American

countries?

Democracy – Limited people have rights and government have SOME power.

Ruled by many (people) who vote.Dictatorship – (unlimited government), citizens have

little or no decision-making power or rights, 1 rulerUnlimited Governments are ruled by one or ruled by

few (such as the Junta in Argentina)How do the governments of Canada, the United

States, and Mexico compare?When governments change from limited to unlimited,

what are some consequences?What are some effective forms of protest in a

democracy?

LIMITED AND UNLIMITED GOVERNMENTS

Why do people move? What are the Push and Pull factors that prompt people move? Can you list some?

Immigration has made the United States a diverse country of many ethnic groups that have come together to form one identity. Therefore, the United States is referred to as a Melting Pot.

Canada is a diverse of multi cultures that have kept their own identity. Therefore, it is referred to as a Tossed Salad.

IMMIGRATION

Central America is an Isthmus. What is an Isthmus?Panama Canal : Why is it an amazing achievement?What are the characteristics of Haiti’s culture?What are some major economic activities in Latin

America?

WHAT IS THE PREDOMINANT RELIGION?

CENTRAL AMERICA

How do entrepreneurs influence economies?

What influence did they have in Latin America? They were in search of the three G’s: God, Gold, and

Glory

Vocabulary: Mestizo & Mulattoes Culture Borrowing - customs that were adopted by another

culture. Cultural Diffusion – the spread of culture from one group of

people to another

Colonial rulers of most countries were?Know the countries that are the exceptions! How have these explorers effected the Americas?

EUROPEAN EXPLORERS (CONQUISTADORS)

Compare and contrastCultural similarities? (think of the 5 themes)Culture exceptions?Major economic activity in Latin AmericaKnow the three ethnic groups that influenced Latin

America.What religious group influenced Latin America?

LATIN AMERICA (MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA)

Brazil… What separates it from other countries in South America?

Peru’s Natives – Incas

Argentina’s Dirty War Unlimited Government Mothers of the Disappeared The Juntas

SOUTH AMERICA

Europe is a peninsula of peninsulas. What is a peninsula?

EUROPE

European Union – What does this do for the countries that belong to the Union?

EUROPEAN UNION

Germany’s Past and Present GovernmentGeography of Europe (Such as the Ural Mountains of

Russia)Where is most of the population located and why?Present Government Types of EuropeVladimir Lenin’s significance to RussiaVladimir Lenin and the Bolshevik MovementWhat is a Czar? And the Unlimited Rule of Russia’s Past

EUROPE

GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE