World History & Geography-H
2011-2012
First Semester Final Exam Study Guide
Exam Format:
 Part I: Kaffir Boy essay. You will write a thesis + 3 body paragraphs. The essay will be timed: 35 minutes. **You may use the
book and any notes you took on it**. (35 points)
 Part II: 90 multiple choice questions. (90 points)
How to Use This Study Guide
Take notes for each of the topics/terms below. It is fine to split the work among classmates if you like.
Unit 1: Introduction to Geography, History & Culture
 5 themes of geography – know all 5, as well as subthemes, and be able to recognize examples (1.1 + notes)
 latitude & longitude – know these terms and be able to read absolute location on a map (1.1 + notes)
 maps vs. globes – differences, relative accuracy of each (1.2)
 forms of government: democracy, republic, dictatorship – definitions of each (1.3)
 economic systems: traditional economy, market economy, command economy, mixed economy – definitions of each (1.3)
 ethnocentrism & racism – definitions (1.4)
 prehistory vs. history – difference between the two (PwrPt: Introduction to Prehistory & History)
 Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age) & Neolithic Era (New Stone Age) – major characteristics & differences between the two (2.1 &
PwrPt: Introduction to Prehistory & History)
 8 characteristics of civilization (2.1 & PwrPt: Introduction to Prehistory & History)
 around which geographic feature did the earliest civilizations emerge, and why? (PwrPt: Introduction to Prehistory & History)
 primary source & secondary source – definitions & examples (PwrPt: Introduction to Prehistory & History)
 what are the major goals of developing nations (2.3 / PwrPt: The Developing World)
 cash crops (2.3 / PwrPt: The Developing World)
Unit 2: Africa
 80% of Africa lies in the tropics … identify the negative effects of this climate (3.2)
 characteristics of ancient Egypt – government, religion, society (3.3)
 which two goods were traded across the Sahara & what were the consequences of this trade? (4.1)
 characteristics of family ties in traditional African societies (4.2)
 consensus (4.2)
 common beliefs in traditional African religions (4.2)
 why did Europeans become interested in Africa / what initially brought Europeans to Africa (4.3)
 at which point in history did racism emerge – identify the event (4.3 & “Different But Equal” Basil notes)
 why did Africans participate in the slave trade (4.3)
 imperialism, new imperialism, colonialism – definitions (“Introduction to Imperialism” notes)
 message of Rudyard Kipling’s “The White Man’s Burden” (poem analysis)
 5 motives for imperialism: political, economic, ideological, religious, exploratory (class activity)
 Berlin Conference (4.4)
 nationalism (2.2 & 5.1)
 why did Africans find it difficult to build unity after independence (5.1)
 when did the bulk of African countries gain independence; how did WWII and the Cold War both contribute to decolonization
(5.1)
 3 effects of colonial rule in African nations (5.1)
 political challenges facing African nations after independence (5.2)
 problems caused by Africa’s rapid population growth (5.2)
 African attitudes toward towards westernization (5.3)
 characteristics of religion in Africa in the 1980s (5.3)
 African Union (6.1)
 what was the policy of most African nations during the Cold War / nonalignment (6.1)
 which European countries colonized South Africa, and who came first/second (4.4 & PowerPoint: The Seeds of Racism in
South Africa)
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Boer War (aka Anglo-Boer War) – causes & consequences (4.4 & PwrPt: The Seeds of Racism in South Africa)
apartheid (6.2 & PwrPt: The Seeds of Racism in South Africa)
homelands/bantustans (6.2)
townships (6.2)
pass laws (6.2)
Unit 3: Europe
 which European nations are located on a peninsula (29.1 / map of Europe)
 characteristics of Athenian democracy (29.2)
 Plato’s view of government (29.2)
 influence of Alexander the Great on Greek culture (29.2)
 characteristic of Roman Empire in its first 200 years (29.2)
 major contributions of Roman civilization (29.2)
 causes of the Roman Empire’s decline (29.2)
 feudalism (29.3)
 who was the primary patron of the arts during the late Middle Ages (29.3)
 what period of time did the Renaissance artists look to as inspiration (30.1)
 causes of the Protestant Reformation (30.1)
 Protestantism vs. Catholicism – what ideas and practices were different (30.1)
 common feature of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment (30.2)
 ideas of John Locke (primary source except + questions)
 ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (primary source except +questions)
 why the Estates General met in 1789 (30.2 / FR assignment)
 who belonged to the 3 estates in France (30.2 / FR assignment)
 type of government France had at the end of the revolution in 1815 (30.2 / FR assignment)
 why Britain took the lead in the Industrial Revolution (30.3)
 how new farming methods contributed to the start of the Industrial Revolution (30.3)
 positive consequences of the Industrial Revolution (30.3)
 Reform Bill of 1832 (30.3)
 socialism (30.3)
Unit 4: Latin America
 Howard Zinn’s (A People’s History of the United States) perspective on Columbus (text excerpt)
 Treaty of Tordesillas (21.1)
 effects of European conquest on Native Latin Americans (21.1)
 why were Africans brought to Latin America (21.1)
 donatario (21.1)
 Columbian Exchange (21.1)
 peninsular (21.2)
 creole (21.2)
 mestizo (21.2)
 patterns of life in colonial Latin America – this question requires you to know a broad spectrum of knowledge (21.2)
 role of the Catholic Church in colonial Latin America (21.2)
 hacendado / how hacendados ensured a source of labor (21.2)
 peon (21.2)
 causes of the Haitian revolution of 1791 (21.3)
 why Mexico’s first attempt at independence failed (21.3)
 consequences of the Latin American revolutions (21.3)
 reasons why Latin American nations had trouble building stable governments after independence (21.4)
 characteristics of Latin American politics in the 1800s (21.4)
 characteristics of Latin American nations in the 1960s and 1970s (22.1)
 economic nationalism – what is it, what are examples of it (22.1)
 effects of the Cuban revolution of 1959 (22.1)
 message of Pablo Neruda’s “The United Fruit Company” (poem)