Culture and Geography Review Sheet

World Regions and Cultures 11- Geography and Culture Review Sheet

Directions: Define all terms and concepts to prepare for them being on the test.  All of the following were covered in class and/or could be on the Culture and Geography Test on October 8 which will be taken on chromebooks on moodle.  

Types of Maps:

Atlas

Political Map

Physical Map

Map Features:

Latitude

Longitude

Equator

Prime Meridian

Meridians

Parallels

Scale

Key (legend)

Topographical features (page 24 or use the dictionary and a map):

Bay

Canal

Canyon

Cape

Coast

Cove

Delta

Desert

Fjord

Glacier

Ghat

Gulf

Hill

Island

Isthmus

Jungle

Lake

Mountain

Ocean

Peninsula

Plain

Plateau

Rainforest

Ravine

River

Savanna

Shoal

Steppe

Strait

Stream

Swamp

Taiga

Tundra

Valley

Climate Zones:

Tropical, Subtropical, Arctic, Sub-Arctic, Temperate, Coastal, Inland, Mediterranean, Arid

Cultural Vocabulary:

Culture

Geography

Traditional Society

Cultural Diffusion

Technology

Region

What are the World Regions according to the textbook?

Industrialization

Nationalism

Interdependence

Civilization

Religion

Language

Economic System

Traditional Economy

Market Economy

Free Enterprise (Free Market, Capitalism, Laissez Faire)

Command Economy

Political System

Communism

Socialism

Monarchy

Democracy

Republic

Oligarchy

Bureaucracy

Dictatorship

Ethnocentrism

Revolutions for national independence (national revolution)

Social revolution

Industrial revolution

Post-Industrial Revolution

Coup d’état

Sub-region

“The West”/“Western” (aspects of)

“The East”/“Eastern”

Absolute and Relative Location

Human and Physical Characteristics

5 Themes of Geography


Test Format
58 multiple choice (80 points)
List (10 points)
Essay (10 points)