World Geography Final Exam Review

World Geography – Final Exam Review

Know the following information for your Final Exam. You are permitted to make a 3x5 note card for the test. You can write on both sides of the card. You MAY NOT copy someone else’s card. If you are caught doing that, both cards will be thrown away.

1. The mountains of South America are

2. What regions make up Latin America?

3. What are the pampas and llanos?

4. Know some of the popular sports of Latin America.

5. The Europeans who claimed parts of the Americas for Spain were called

6. In what century did most Latin American countries gain their independence?

7. What is the best known festival in all of Latin America?

8. The blending of beliefs and practices from different religions is called

9. What is quipu?

10. The indigenous Latin American empires were

11. Aztec farmers grew maize and beans on

12. According to the Aztec, ______was the “food of the gods”.

13. Most of Latin America’s present-day Natives live in what areas?

14. What is Europe’s ranking in size among all the continents?

15. The Danube River starts where and ends where?

16. What kind of climate is found in most of southern Europe?

17. How does the Netherlands protect its lowland areas?

18. Iceland is known as the land of ice and

19. Jagged coastlines with fjords are found where in Europe?

20. Where do European populations tend to be clustered?

21. What is feudalism?

22. What organization currently unites Western Europe? 23. The ancient civilizations that shaped modern Europe are

24. State farms in communist Europe were run by

25. The purpose of the European Union was

26. What physical features form a natural barrier between Mongolia and China?

27. East Asia consists of which countries?

28. What is the Plateau of Tibet?

29. The main religions of Japan are

30. What are the doldrums?

31. Why is there no economic activity in Antarctica?

32. Where is most of Australia’s population concentrated?

33. For what purpose did Great Britain first use Australia?

34. What is an escarpment?

35. Latifundia and Minifundia are both

36. The countries that signed NAFTA are

37. What did NAFTA do?

38. What is subsistence farming?

39. Latin America’s largest lake that has many of Venezuela’s rich oil fields is

40. The first Latin American country to gain its independence was

41. What forms the natural border between the U.S. and Mexico?

42. Know the peninsulas of Europe.

43. Know the main rivers of Europe.

44. The most populated and least populated countries in Europe are

45. Most Europeans follow what religion?