Geography 7 Final Exam Review Guide (Eppler)- 2014 Name Hour EXAM SPECIFICS There are five types of questions on this exam 1. Multiple choice (41) 2. Maps (5) 3. Short reading passages (5) 4. Tables / Graphs / Charts (5) 5. Timelines (3) Total number of questions --- 59 Time limit is approximately 70 minutes This exam is listed as a separate grade on your report card. Your exam score is averaged as 10% of your overall semester grade PREPARATION There are many strategies that you can use to prepare for this exam. Rereading Units 4 and 5 (material covered) is not a good strategy. Instead, try focusing on three basic techniques related to this study guide: 1. What do I know? 2. What do I need to find out? 3. How familiar am I with the tier 2 vocabulary terms? Looking up information and taking classroom notes will help your preparation greatly. An average student will need to dedicate 2 3 hours in order to properly prepare for this exam. Do not panic! You have five days to get ready. I will assist you with three full classroom review sessions covering the majority of the material. I. ASIAN GEOGRAPHY CONCEPTS 1. What are destructive waves known as? 2. What are positives and negatives of monsoons and how are summer and winter monsoons different? 1
3. The Himalayas are a natural barrier between what physical or political regions? 4. Landlocked continents are likely to have what type of climate? 5. Identify the major rivers of the Indian Subcontinent. 6. What is a likely result of summer monsoon rains in India? 7. Which regions of Asia have warm, wet (tropical) climates for the majority of the year? 8, How are population densities located in areas with certain types of physical features? II. ASIAN HISTORY CONCEPTS 1. What were the engineering accomplishments of the Harappans? 2. Basic information about Japanese religions 3. Basic teaching and principles of Buddhism 4. First inhabitants of Australia (natives) 5. What were the major achievements of the Mauryan Empire? 6. Major religion of Indonesia and it s main beliefs 7. What was the major belief system of the Han Dynasty? 8. First Chinese dynasty 9. The importance of the caste system in Aryan society 10. Indian dynasty responsible for unifying India 11. What are the major world religions that are monotheistic? 2
III. EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY CONCEPTS 1. General information about Siberia s climate 2. Major European peninsulas 3. Russian forests 4. European mountain regions 5. Russian farming regions 6. Trade and transportation routes in Eastern Europe 7. Balkan Peninsula physical geography 8. Basic uses of the European Plains 9. Primary uses of the Northern European Plain 10. Scandinavian forests regions 11. Because of England and Norway s locations near the North Sea, what nonrenewable resource do they have direct access to? IV. EUROPEAN HISTORY CONCEPTS 1. What is the importance of the Parthenon? 2. Basic reasons for the decline of Rome 3. Define and explain Pax Romana 4. Define the term Hellenistic 5. Ancient Greek firsts 6. Who had the power in the Athenian democracy? 7. Constantine and Christianity during the Roman Empire 3
8. How did Octavian change Roman government? 9. Romans felt that a republican system of government would work ONLY IF 10. What are some examples of Roman architecture? V. TIER 2 VOCABULARY SEMESTER 2 (FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THESE TERMS) acceptance accomplish action barrier benefit challenge combined complicated conflict consider contains contribute converts create creation credited decision decline decrease depends describe dominant (dominance) drawback emphasize encounter establish evidence example expand fact greatest identify increase influence instability lack least likely major minor modify neither overall passage (re: reading) provide recently regard response reunited separate stability (stable) statement study (re: maps) subject (re: subject to) supports symbol (symbolize) term 4
Name Hr. Due Date Geography Final Exam Review Guide 2014 European Geography Concepts to know! 1. What are the European peninsulas? 2. What is the highest mountain region in Europe? 3. Flat and coastal plains in Southern Europe are best suited for what economic activity? 4. What can be found in the North European Plain? (that encourages settlement) 5. What are the Scandinavian countries that have large areas of forests? 6. What non-renewable resource can be found in the North Sea? 7. What landform(s) make up most of the Balkan Peninsula? 8. What river is most important to Eastern European? 9. Describe the climate of Siberia. 10. What is the Taiga? Where is it located? What major resource does it provide? European History 11. Which emperor of the Roman Empire was responsible for the spread Christianity? 12. What are the reasons for the collapse of the Roman Empire? 13. Who changed Rome from a republic to an empire? 14. Define and explain Pax Romana? 15. Describe the government of Ancient Athens (who held the power?)
16. What is the importance of the Parthenon? 17. What are the Greek literary achievements? 18. Define the term Hellenistic. 19. Describe a republican/representative government. 20. What are some examples of Roman engineering? Asian Geography 21. Which regions of Asia have warm, wet (tropical) climates for the majority of the year? 22. Landlocked continents are likely to have what kind of climate? 23. What is the difference between summer and winter monsoons? 24. Identify the rivers of the Indian Subcontinent. 25. What mountain range contains Mt. Everest, and is a natural barrier between the Indian subcontinent and China? 26. Lying inside the Ring of Fire, Japan is subject to what types of natural disasters? 27. High population densities are most likely located in areas with what types of physical features? 28. What are the positives and negatives of monsoons? Asian History 29. According to Buddha s teachings, what does suffering come from? 30. What are some significant accomplishments of Harappan engineering?
31. What dynasty reunited India after years of division? 32. The Han Dynasty based their government on which belief system? 33. What major world religions are monotheistic? 34. What group was the first to settle in Australia? 35. Japanese religion is a combination of what two belief systems? 36. What was the first Chinese dynasty? 37. What Indian empire first unified most of India? 38. What was the most important part of the caste system in Aryan society? Additional Skills Review map (p.488, 543, 579, 691,795, 825 and graph reading skills) line graph( p. 779), timeline (see teacher for various forms-horizontal and vertical timelines) Horizontal example (p. 172, 510, 138) and pie chart(p. 649)