cams SOUTH World geography final REVIEW

1. cams SOUTH World geography final REVIEW Part II presented by Mrs. Hess

2. Question 1: • Which of the following countries is NOT an island? • Madagascar • Sicily • Japan • Corsica

3. Question 2: • Which of these is NOT an archipelago? • India • Hawaii • Indonesia • Japan

4. Question 3: • Match the peak with its country: • Mt. Fuji a) Tanzania • Mt. Vesuvius b) China/Nepal • Mt. Kilimanjaro c) Japan • Mt. Everest d) Italy

5. Question 4: • Which of these is a subcontinent? • China • India • United Kingdom • Madagascar

6. Question 5: • Isthmus : Panama :: Japan : _________________ • peninsula • plateau • island • archipelago • subcontinent

7. Question 6: • Identify 3 features of COMMUNISM. Fill in the missing information below. • 1) The ____________________ controls production of goods. • 2) Citizens have limited freedoms (i.e. _________ & ___________). • Officially, in some communist countries like China, are atheist. • This means that the citizens don’t believe in _____________; • instead, the highest power is the _____________ of the country. • 3) All property is owned by the state/country, so there is no privately owned property.

8. Question 7: • Power produced by gravity and water is called… • geothermal power • solar power • electricity • hydroelectric power • Which country built the Three Gorges Dam for this purpose? ___________________________

9. Question 8: • Which TWO countries are NOT maritime nations? • Japan • United States • United Kingdom • Switzerland

10. Question 9: • What is urban sprawl?

11. Question 10: • Which is an effect of urban sprawl? • preservation of farmland • creating preserves for animals • new restaurants and businesses built • population remains steady

12. Question 11: • A) What is a megalopolis? • HINT: Think of the when we talked about the Netherlands and “Ring City.” • B) We also have a megalopolis on our east coast in the USA. Where do you think it begins and ends (city names)?

13. Question 12: • Relative location means… • telling someone the latitude and longitude coordinates where you live. • telling someone where you live by explaining what your house is close to. • telling someone where your relatives live.

14. Question 13: • If imports (those goods you bring in to your country) are taxed, you pay a ___________. • tariff • percentage • fortune • lot less than those in the country that sent you the goods

15. Question 14: • Which TWO are renewable resources? • lumber • water • coal • gasoline

16. Question 15: • Which TWO are nonrenewable resources? • lumber • gasoline • biomass • oil

17. Question 16: • The term for those things that make you who you are such as language, beliefs, values, and religion is… • identity • self • religion • culture

18. Question 17: • Three Gorges Dam is an example of which geographic theme? • location • human/environment interaction • place • resources

19. Question 18: • Crescent Moon Lake, Gobi Desert, Yangtze, and Tibet are all associated with… • Nepal • China • India • Mongolia

20. Question 19: • Which country does NOT heavily rely on the shipping industry? • Indonesia • Japan • China • United Kingdom

21. Question 20: • Hiroshima, archipelago, and Mount Fuji are all associated with ____________. • Germany • Japan • Madagascar • Hawaii • Tanzania

22. Question 21: • Explain the term apartheid.

23. Question 22: • In what African country did Nelson Mandela fight against apartheid? • Nepal • Libya • Sierra Leone • South Africa • e) Kenya

24. Question 23: • September 11th, Kabul, Osama Bin Laden, and Taliban are all associated with __________. • Iraq • Iran • Afghanistan • Israel

25. Question 24: • Volcanoes and earthquakes are common in the region known as _____________. • the Arctic Circle • the Ring of Magma • the Pacific Rim • the Ring of Fire

26. Question 25: • Mountainous interior, earthquakes, archipelago, and Nagasaki are all associated with _________. • Korea • Vietnam • Indonesia • Japan

27. Question 26: • Match the mountain ranges with the continents: • 1) Himalayas a) Africa • 2) Pyrenees b) Asia • 3) Atlas c) Europe • 4) Alps • NOTE: One continent will be used twice!

28. Question 27: • Communism, demilitarized zone (38˚N), and Kim Jong Un are all associated with _________. • Vietnam • Korea • China • Russia

29. Question 28: • Mahatma Gandhi, TajMahal, and subcontinent are all associated with … • South Africa • India • China • Russia

30. Question 29: • What is the European Union? • What TWO things do the member nations share in common?

31. Question 30: • Match the capital city with its country: • Moscow a) Iceland • Rome b) Ireland • Berlin c) Russia • Reykjavik d) Iraq • Dublin e) Germany • Kabul f) France • Baghdad g) Afghanistan • Paris h) Italy

32. Question 31: • Match the physical feature (#1-5) with its country (a-d). • Sahara Desert • Ganges River a) Israel • Dead Sea b) India • Gobi Desert c) Egypt • Nile River d) China • NOTE: One country will be use twice!

33. Question 32: • Match the religion with its holy book: • Christianity a) Veda • Judaism b) Koran • Islam c) Bible • Hinduism d) Torah • What city do three of the religions above consider • most holy? ____________________________

34. Question 33: • Lines of longitude are also known as _________. • parallels • tropics • meridians • equators • Which line of longitude divides the earth into eastern • and western hemispheres? ________________________

35. Question 34: • Lines of latitude are also known as __________. • grid lines • meridians • parallels • contour lines • Which line of latitude divides the earth into northern and • southern hemispheres? ___________________________

36. Question 35: • Define geography.

37. Question 36: • What was the significance of Tiananmen Square? • It was a protest against apartheid. • It was a march to unite North and South Korea. • It was a march to unite East and West Germany. • It was a protest against communism.

38. Question 37: • What was the significance of the Fall of the Berlin Wall? • World War I was over. • East and West Germany were reunified. • Democracy rose in Africa. • North Korean people who did not believe in communism were trying to escape to South Korea.

39. Question 38: • What form of government do all of these countries have in common? • North Korea Vietnam China • democracy • monarchy • anarchy • communism

40. Question 39: • Which country is known for taking a neutral position in wars? • Syria • Sudan • Switzerland • Saudi Arabia • Singapore

41. Question 40: • Which of these is NOT located in the northern hemisphere? • China • Norway • Madagascar • India

42. Question 41: • Which of these is NOT located in the eastern hemisphere? • Japan • Nepal • India • Iceland

43. Question 42: • The residents of New York City rely on the subway and taxis to get around the city. • What geographic theme is this an example of? • place • human-environment interaction • movement • location

44. Question 43: • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Manchester, and Thames River are all associated with… • European Union • Wales • Republic of Ireland • United Kingdom

45. Question 44: • Match the following rivers with their country: • Thames a) Germany • Rhine b) Egypt • Yellow (Huang He) c) France • Nile d) China • Seine e) United Kingdom

46. Question 45: • The Colosseum, Vatican City, Mt. Vesuvius, canals, and Sicily are all associated with… • Italy • England • France • Spain

47. Question 46: • Which physical feature has helped isolate China? • Andes Mountains • Kalahari Desert • Great Rift Valley • Himalaya Mountains • Pacific Ocean

48. Question 47: • In Japan, where do most people live? • in the interior of the country • on the coasts • on the large island of Honshu • WHY?

49. Question 48: • Which of the following is both its own country and a continent? • India • Russia • Australia • South Africa

50. Question 49: • The Chernobyl disaster occurred in what country? • Ukraine • Russia • Poland • Japan