Mid-Term Exam Review

Mullins

Geography Handbook (pgs 2-15)

Key Terms:
globe, map, cartographer, great circle route, GIS, GPS, projections, Map Key, scale bar,
cardinal directions, physical maps, political maps, relief, elevation, contour lines, axes,
bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, charts, pictographs, diagrams, elevation profile.

-should know how to read and assemble graphs and charts.

-different types of map projections
-should know how to find absolute location on a map
-should know how to read a map key

Unit 1 The World

Chapter 1 Looking at the Earth (pgs. 22-43)

Key Terms:
geography, landforms, environment, artifacts, fossils, solar system, orbit, atmosphere,
axis, revolution, rotation, solstice, equinox, mantle, core, crust, magma, plate tectonics,
earthquake, tsunamis, faults, weathering, erosion, glaciers, elevation, plains, plateaus,
isthmus, peninsula, island, continental shelf, trenches, strait, channel, delta, Pangaea.

What are some uses for geography? (pg 26)

How and why the seasons change? (pg 31 & 32 diagram)
What forces sculpt our planet? (pg 37-38)
Practice assessment on pg. 44 & 45

Chapter 2 Water, Climate, and Vegetation (pgs 48-73)

Key Terms:
water vapor, water cycle, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection,
groundwater, aquifers, weather, climate, tropics, drought, El Nino, La Nina, currents,
local winds, rain shadow, greenhouse effect, rain forests, savannas, marine west coast,
Mediterranean climate, humid continental climate, humid sub-tropical climate, subarctic,
tundra, steppe, deforestation, crop rotation, conservation, irrigation, pesticides,
ecosystems.

-Environmental factors that shape the globe.

-How the Water Cycle works?
-What are the biggest factors in climate?
-How do people affect climate?
Practice assessment (pgs 74-75)
Chapter 3 The World's People (pgs. 80-109)

Key Terms:
Culture, Ethnic group, dialect, democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, cultural diffusion,
civilizations, culture regions, death rate, birthrate, famine, population density,
urbanization, emigrate, refugees, natural resources, renewable resources, nonrenewable
resources, economic system, import, export, tariff, quota, free trade, developing
countries, developed countries, rights, responsibilities, interdependence, globalization.

-Why does population differ from region to region?

-How does population change?
-What is culture? How does it evolve or change?
-What are the different types of government, and who holds the power?
-What are the Major World religions, and what are their beliefs?
-How has technology "shrunk" the world?
- Practice assessment (pgs 110-111)

Unit 2 The United States and Canada

Chapter 4 The United States (pgs. 126-153)

Key Terms:
contiguous, megalopolis, coral reefs, free enterprise system, service industry, navigable,
fossil fuels, acid rain, landfills, recycling, free trade, colonies, representative democracy,
secede, immigrants, rural, urban, suburbs,

-What are the different physical regions of the United States?

-What are the economic regions of the US?
-Know all states and capitals
-Branches of the U.S. government
-U.S. History: Colony to World Leader. Pgs. 146-148
- Practice assessment (pgs 154-155)

Chapter 5 Canada (pgs. 158-171)

Key Terms:
province, glacier, tundra, prairie, cordillera, newsprint, Grand Banks, dominion,
parliamentary democracy, prime minister, bilingual, autonomy

-What is NAFTA? Why is it important?

-How does climate affect where most Canadians live?
- Practice assessment (pgs. 172-173)