<p> SOL Review – World Geo</p><p>Unit One: Map Skills (WG 1,12)</p><p>Sample Questions:</p><p>1. Northern and Western</p><p>2. High Latitudes</p><p>Unit 1 – Map Skills Review</p><p>1. N</p><p>2. O</p><p>3. I</p><p>4. G</p><p>5. H</p><p>6. E</p><p>7. D</p><p>8. F</p><p>9. C</p><p>10. J</p><p>11. K</p><p>12. L 13. M</p><p>14. B 15. A</p><p>16. Q</p><p>17. P</p><p>II. Identification:</p><p>#1 Robinson’s Projection – Egg shape (Robin’s Egg) DATA</p><p>#2 Mercator’s Projection – square shape SAILORS</p><p>#3 Polar Projection – circle shape AIRLINE PILOTS</p><p>III. Directions and Mental Maps:</p><p>1. Northeast</p><p>2. East</p><p>3. South</p><p>4. Northeast</p><p>5. South</p><p>IV. Identify Types of Maps:</p><p>1. Political Map – Government boundaries and man-made features</p><p>2. Physical Map – Shows the landforms and elevations (physical features)</p><p>3. Resource Map – Shows distributions and origins of natural resources</p><p>4. Population Density Map – Dot Map; shows population distribution</p><p>5. Climate and Vegetation Map – Isoline Map; shows similar places/regions of climate and vegetation </p><p>Unit Two: Physical Geography Sample Question: </p><p>1. B</p><p>2. Rainforest</p><p>I.Physical Geography – WG 2</p><p>1. F</p><p>2. G</p><p>3. N</p><p>4. L</p><p>5. B</p><p>6. C</p><p>7. M</p><p>8. E</p><p>9. D</p><p>10. H</p><p>11. I</p><p>12. J</p><p>13. O</p><p>14. K</p><p>15. A</p><p>II. Map</p><p>- Hurricanes: Affect the Atlantic Ocean</p><p>- Typhoons: Affect the Pacific Ocean - Monsoons: Affect the Indian Ocean </p><p>- Tornadoes: Tornado Alley (Mid-Western United States)</p><p>- Volcanoes: Pacific Rim/ Pacific Ocean “ Ring of Fire”</p><p>- Earthquakes: Any country/place situated along a fault line</p><p>- Blizzards: Northern Hemisphere/Artic Circle</p><p>III. Unit 2 Physical Geo SOL Review</p><p>1. Weather, temperature and precipitation</p><p>2. Elevation, Latitude (Closer to equator the hotter the climate/Further away colder), wind</p><p>3. Rainforest (hot/wet), Desert (dry/extreme hot and cold), Grasslands (warm/semi-arid)</p><p>4. Tundra(treeless), Taiga (Evergreen Trees), Savanna (grassland), Steppe (dry grassland), Middle Latitude Forests (mild/trees), Rainforest (leafy trees)</p><p>5. Tornadoes (USA/over land), Monsoons (S Asia), Typhoon (Pacific), Hurricane (Atlantic)</p><p>6. Adaptation of clothing, housing and crops/farming</p><p>7. Deposition, Erosion, Earthquakes, Flood, volcanoes 8. Polders, Dams, Irrigation, Water Diversion</p><p>9. Green Revolution, Energy Use, Transportation (airplanes, buses, cars)</p><p>10. Dress, activities, food, jobs, transportation</p><p>Unit Three: Cultural Geography</p><p>Sample SOL Questions:</p><p>1. Serbs, Bosnians, Croats and Albanians</p><p>2. C</p><p>Cultural Geography – Standard WG 3</p><p>1. I</p><p>2. B</p><p>3. G</p><p>4. K</p><p>5. A</p><p>6. C</p><p>7. J</p><p>8. D</p><p>9. H</p><p>10. F</p><p>11. E Identify Major Religions: (what continent)</p><p>- Protestant Christianity: USA and Europe</p><p>- Roman Catholic Christianity: South America, Middle America and Europe</p><p>- Confucianism: China </p><p>- Hinduism: South Asia (India)</p><p>- Buddhism: China, East Asia and Southeast Asia</p><p>Identify Major Languages: (what continent)</p><p>- Portuguese: Brazil (South America)</p><p>- Arabic: North Africa and Southwest Asia</p><p>- Spanish: Latin America (North, South and Middle America)</p><p>- French: Canada (North America)</p><p>Fill In the Blank:</p><p>1. Jerusalem (Israel)</p><p>2. Protestants</p><p>3. Shia</p><p>4. Muslims</p><p>5. Turks</p><p>6. Japan</p><p>7. Tutsis</p><p>8. Yugoslavia/Bosnians</p><p>9. Switzerland</p><p>10. English Reasons for Political Division/Cooperation</p><p>1. Cooperation – Cultural Similarities </p><p>2. Conflict – Boundary Disputes</p><p>3. Conflict – Cultural Differences </p><p>4. Cooperation – Natural Disasters</p><p>5. Cooperation – Economic Advantages</p><p>6. Cooperation – Addressing Regional Issues</p><p>Unit Four: Economic Geography</p><p>Sample SOL Questions:</p><p>1. Info/Tech, Retail Trade, transportation</p><p>2. B</p><p>Economic Geography – WG 7</p><p>1. L</p><p>2. A</p><p>3. C</p><p>4. F</p><p>5. E</p><p>6. B</p><p>7. H</p><p>8. D</p><p>9. G</p><p>10. K 11. J</p><p>12. I</p><p>Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Activity:</p><p>1. T</p><p>2. T</p><p>3. T</p><p>4. P</p><p>5. S</p><p>6. T</p><p>7. S</p><p>8. T</p><p>9. P</p><p>10. S</p><p>11. S</p><p>12. S</p><p>13. S</p><p>14. P</p><p>15. T</p><p>16. T</p><p>17. P</p><p>18. T</p><p>19. P 20. S</p><p>Chart #1: Development:</p><p>1. A</p><p>2. B</p><p>3. C</p><p>4. B</p><p>Chart #2: Development:</p><p>1. A</p><p>2. C</p><p>3. A</p><p>4. A</p><p>Unit Five: Population Geography</p><p>Sample SOL Items</p><p>1. D</p><p>2. D</p><p>Population – Standard WG 5</p><p>1. G</p><p>2. D</p><p>3. I</p><p>4. A</p><p>5. F 6. E</p><p>7. J</p><p>8. B</p><p>9. C</p><p>10. H</p><p>Push/Pull Factors:</p><p>1. Push – Political Persecution/ Pull – Political Freedom</p><p>2. Push – Environmental Degradation/ Pull - Jobs</p><p>3. Push - Conflict</p><p>4. Push – Natural Disasters</p><p>5. Pull – Family Ties</p><p>6. Push - Conflict</p><p>7. Push – Environmental Degradation</p><p>8. Push – Religious Persecution</p><p>9. Pull - Land</p><p>10. Pull - Jobs</p><p>11. Pull - Land</p><p>12. Push – Religious Persecution</p><p>Vocabulary:</p><p>1. C</p><p>2. D</p><p>3. A 4. B</p><p>5. F</p><p>6. G</p><p>7. E</p><p>Site:</p><p>1. I</p><p>2. B</p><p>3. H</p><p>4. G</p><p>5. D</p><p>6. F</p><p>7. E</p><p>8. J</p><p>9. C</p><p>10. A</p><p>Situation:</p><p>1. J</p><p>2. A</p><p>3. B</p><p>4. D</p><p>5. E</p><p>6. G 7. F</p><p>8. H</p><p>9. C</p><p>10. I</p><p>Unit Six: Intro to Regions/The United States and Canada</p><p>Sample Questions</p><p>1. C</p><p>2. C</p><p>Sample Questions</p><p>1. White House</p><p>2. Lincoln Memorial</p><p>3. Washington Monument</p><p>Unit Seven: United States and Canada – WG4</p><p>United States Physical Geography</p><p>1. A</p><p>2. B</p><p>3. D</p><p>4. C</p><p>5. E</p><p>6. I</p><p>7. G</p><p>8. H 9. K</p><p>10. J</p><p>11. F</p><p>12. M</p><p>13. N</p><p>14. L</p><p>United States Economic and Cultural Geo:</p><p>1. J</p><p>2. A</p><p>3. H</p><p>4. D</p><p>5. E</p><p>6. G</p><p>7. I</p><p>8. B</p><p>9. C</p><p>10. F</p><p>11. K</p><p>Identify The Pictures Below: __The US Capitol Building (DC)_____</p><p>___ The Golden Gate Bridge (CA)___</p><p>_ Independence Hall_(PA)</p><p>_ __ St Louis Arch (MO)___</p><p>Fill In the Blank:</p><p>1. Technology 2. Rich</p><p>3. Democratic</p><p>4. NAFTA</p><p>5. NATO</p><p>6. Mobile</p><p>7. Infrastructures</p><p>8. NY Stock Exchange</p><p>9. Energy</p><p>10. Colonized</p><p>Unit 8: Latin America and The Caribbean</p><p>Sample SOL Questions:</p><p>1. B</p><p>2. A</p><p>Latin America Physical Geography – SOL WG4</p><p>1. I</p><p>2. B</p><p>3. G</p><p>4. F</p><p>5. C</p><p>6. E</p><p>7. D</p><p>8. M 9. A</p><p>10. J</p><p>11. L 12. H</p><p>13. K</p><p>Map:</p><p>- Andes Mountains (A)</p><p>- Atacama Desert (in front of The Andes Mountains - W)</p><p>- Pampas (Grasslands in South America – Argentina)</p><p>- Llanos (J)</p><p>- Amazon River (H)</p><p>- Rio Grande (River border of Mexico and USA)</p><p>- Amazon Rainforest (basin) – C</p><p>Latin America Economic and Cultural Geo – WG 4</p><p>1. A</p><p>2. B</p><p>3. C</p><p>4. E</p><p>5. M</p><p>6. H</p><p>7. K</p><p>8. I 9. D</p><p>10. L</p><p>11. J</p><p>12. F</p><p>13. G</p><p>14. O</p><p>Fill In the Blank:</p><p>1. Spanish</p><p>2. Copper</p><p>3. Iron Ore</p><p>4. Oil</p><p>5. Cash </p><p>6. Cattle</p><p>7. NAFTA</p><p>8. Disparity</p><p>9. Deforestation </p><p>10. Haciendas </p><p>11. OPEC</p><p>12. tourism </p><p>Identify the Pictures ___ Mayan/Aztec Temple (Mexico/Guatemala)</p><p>___ Machu Picchu (Inca Remains – Peru)</p><p>_ Step Pyramids (Aztec and Mayan) ___ __ Cathedral (Most people in Latin America are Catholic) _</p><p>Unit 9: North Africa and Southwest Asia</p><p>Sample SOL Questions:</p><p>1. A</p><p>Southwest Asia and North Africa Physical Geo – WG 4</p><p>1. G</p><p>2. C</p><p>3. D</p><p>4. A</p><p>5. B</p><p>6. E</p><p>7. I</p><p>8. M</p><p>9. K</p><p>10. L</p><p>11. F 12. H</p><p>13. J</p><p>14. N</p><p>Southwest Asia and North Africa Economic and Cultural Geo – WG 4</p><p>1. L</p><p>2. B</p><p>3. C</p><p>4. D</p><p>5. G</p><p>6. I</p><p>7. H</p><p>8. J</p><p>9. E</p><p>10. N 11. M</p><p>12. A</p><p>13. F</p><p>14. K Identify The Pictures</p><p>____ Kaaba – Mecca, Saudi Arabia_</p><p>__ Suq/Bazaar (Middle Eastern Shopping)__ Dome of the Rock (Israel – Jerusalem</p><p>Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)</p><p>Pyramids (Egypt)</p><p>Fill in the Blank:</p><p>1. Agriculture</p><p>2. oil 3. Standard</p><p>4. Nomadic</p><p>5. Under</p><p>6. Trade</p><p>7. Strait of Hormuz</p><p>8. Palestinians</p><p>Unit 10: Sub Saharan Africa:</p><p>Sample SOL Questions:</p><p>1. D</p><p>2. B</p><p>Sub Saharan Africa Physical, Economic and Cultural Geo – WG 4</p><p>1. J</p><p>2. K</p><p>3. B</p><p>4. F</p><p>5. E</p><p>6. H</p><p>7. A</p><p>8. L</p><p>9. I </p><p>10. G</p><p>11. M 12.C</p><p>13. D</p><p>True/False:</p><p>1. T</p><p>2. F</p><p>3. T</p><p>4. T</p><p>5. F</p><p>Sub Saharan Africa Physical, Economic and Cultural Geo – WG 4</p><p>1. Infrastructures</p><p>2. Desertification</p><p>3. Oral Tradition</p><p>4. Ethnic</p><p>5. Equator</p><p>6. Raw Materials</p><p>7. African Union</p><p>8. Empires</p><p>9. Timbuktu</p><p>10. Confluence</p><p>Unit 11: Asia (South, Southeast and East Asia)</p><p>Sample Questions:</p><p>1. A 2. B</p><p>Asia Physical Geography – WG 4</p><p>1. C</p><p>2. F</p><p>3. G</p><p>4. H</p><p>5. D</p><p>6. J</p><p>7. E</p><p>8. B</p><p>9. A</p><p>10. K</p><p>11. L</p><p>12. I</p><p>13. M</p><p>Asia Economic and Cultural Geography – WG 4</p><p>1. C</p><p>2. B</p><p>3. N 4. A</p><p>5. H</p><p>6. D</p><p>7. I</p><p>8. M</p><p>9. J</p><p>10. K</p><p>11. L</p><p>12. F</p><p>13. G</p><p>14. E</p><p>Unit 12: Europe</p><p>SOL Sample Question:</p><p>1. B</p><p>2. D</p><p>3. A</p><p>Multiple Choice:</p><p>1. K</p><p>2. J 3. L</p><p>4. M</p><p>5. H</p><p>6. I</p><p>7. E</p><p>8. D</p><p>9. B</p><p>10. C</p><p>11. F</p><p>12. A</p><p>13. G</p><p>Fill In the Blank:</p><p>1. Banking</p><p>2. Black </p><p>3. Mineral</p><p>4. Crop/Chernozem</p><p>5. Mixed</p><p>6. Infrastructures</p><p>7. Democracy</p><p>8. Polders</p><p>9. Literacy Europe Economic Geography – WG 4</p><p>1. B</p><p>2. D</p><p>3. E</p><p>4. G</p><p>5. F</p><p>6. M</p><p>7. H</p><p>8. I</p><p>9. A</p><p>10. K</p><p>11. C</p><p>12. L</p><p>13. J</p><p>Identify the Following </p><p>___ Louvre (Paris, France) _ __Notre Dame (Paris, France)</p><p>__Colesseum (Rome, Italy)_ _Big Ben (London, England)_</p><p>_St Peter’s Basilica (The Vatican) Rome, Italy_</p><p>____Windmills, The Netherlands Holland)_</p><p>___Arc De Triomphe (Paris, France)___ __Westminster Abbey (London, England)__</p><p>__Castle (All across Europe)__</p><p>__Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy)____ _The Eifel Tower (Paris, France)___</p><p>__Parthenon (Athens, Greece)____</p><p>Unit 12: Russia and Central Asia</p><p>SOL Sample Questions</p><p>1. B</p><p>Russia and Central Asia Physical, Economic and Cultural Geo – WG 4</p><p>1. B</p><p>2. H</p><p>3. C</p><p>4. A</p><p>5. I</p><p>6. F 7. E</p><p>8. D</p><p>9. G</p><p>10. J</p><p>Fill in the Blank:</p><p>1. Command/free</p><p>2. Fertile</p><p>3. Transportation</p><p>4. Cotton</p><p>5. Pipelines</p><p>Identify The Pictures:</p><p>Matryoshka Dolls (Russian Nesting Dolls)</p><p>Kremlin Samovar Tea Pot</p><p>St Basil’s Cathedral</p><p>Unit 14: Australia, Pacific Islands and Antarctica – WG4</p><p>Sample SOL Questions:</p><p>1. D</p><p>2. B</p><p>Identify Pictures: 1. ____ Thatched Hut (Pacific Islands)</p><p>2. ___ Sydney Opera House (Australia) ____</p><p>3. ____Sheep Station (Australia)_ 4. ___ Research Station (Antarctica) ___</p><p>Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica Questions:</p><p>1. A</p><p>2. B</p><p>3. D</p><p>SOL Sample Items an Current Events:</p><p>1.</p><p>Sub Saharan Africa</p><p>South, Southeast and East Asia</p><p>Latin America</p><p>Russia and Central Asia</p><p>North Africa and Southwest Asia</p><p>World Region Countries Latin America Mexico, Guatemala, Peru Russia and Central Asia Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan North Africa and SW Asia Iran, Egypt, Turkey Sub Saharan Africa Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia South, SE and East Asia China, Vietnam, Thailand</p><p>2.B</p><p>3. B</p><p>4. D</p><p>5. A</p><p>6. C</p>