El Camino College
Geography
GEOGRAPHY 5
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
COURSE NOTEBOOK
Instructor – Gary Booher
2011 Edition
PRINTED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE EL CAMINO COLLEGE BOOKSTORE
GEOGRAPHY 5
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
COURSE NOTEBOOK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Student Learning Outcomes, Objectives and Policies
Text Reading Guide
Map Assignments
1 – Latin America (& Caribbean)
2 – Africa (Sub-Saharan & North Africa)
3 – Europe
4 – Central & East Asia
5 – South & Southeast Asia
Outline Region Maps (for Notetaking and Tests)
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES,
OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
GEOGRAPHY 5
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
GARY BOOHER
Student Learning Outcomes
1.
Students can identify the salient features and concepts for the regions of the World. This includes the
ability to identify geographical regions and countries on a map.
2.
Students recognize and can accurately articulate how their environment affects humans’ lives and how
human activities affect their environment.
Course Objectives
1.
You will be able to locate the countries and ecosystems of the world, and to synthesize the two. For
example, you will know which countries of Africa are in the desert, and which are in the tropical rainforest.
2.
You will be able to explain the physical processes that shape patterns on the Earth’s surface, such as
landforms and the mechanisms that create the summer and winter monsoons of South Asia.
3.
You will be able to discuss the ways that physical systems affect human systems, such as the effect of
topography on language distribution in the Middle East.
4.
You will be able to identify and analyze the ways in which humans have modified the physical environment,
such as the effect of agriculture on the tropical rainforests of the world.
5.
You will be able to understand the patterns and networks of economic interdependence, such as the
manufacturing patterns in Mexico that are affected by proximity to the USA.
6.
You will be able to identify and evaluate the distribution and migration patterns of human populations, such
as the influence of volcanic soil on settlement patterns in Southeast Asia and Central America.
7.
You will be able to evaluate the role of religion and language in different societies, such as Islam in the
Middle East, Hinduism in India, and the Basque language in Spain.
8.
You will be able to use geography to help understand the past, such as how the environment fostered early
civilizations in Mesopotamia. You will also understand how history has influenced the current geographic
identity of places, such as how Israel is such a contentious place today.
Classroom Policies
1.
Bring your Course Notebook to every class. The Course Notebook is absolutely essential for note-taking
from the PowerPoint lectures. The Textbook is also recommended to be brought to every class.
2.
Prior to each Lecture topic, read the corresponding chapter in the Textbook.
3.
Attend every class and be on time. Do not leave early except for an emergency explained to the instructor.
4.
Do your work before the last minute. Plan to finish your work at least 24 hours before it is due. Late
assignments will result in a lower grade, and the later you turn it in, the greater is the point reduction.
Turning in late assignments sometimes causes a student to fall short of earning their desired grade.
5.
During class time you should be focused on Geography. Do not chat with classmates or send text
messages. Do not read the newspaper or books for other classes. Do not eat or drink in class, except
bottled water.
6.
Turn off cell phones before coming to class.
7.
Do NOT sleep in class.
8.
Cheating and plagiarism will NOT be tolerated and will result in being given a failing grade for the
assignment or test or for the entire course.
TEXT READING GUIDE
Diversity Amid Globalization – Rowntree
Ch
Region
Pages
74-76
80-81
84-85
107
111-116
3
North
America
4
Latin
America
5
Caribbean
6
Sub-Saharan
Africa
7
SW Asia
& N Africa
8
Europe
9
Russian
Domain
75
82
84
86
99
112
116
117
147
152
178-183
183-190
191
192-194
194-211
209
211-213
213-216
216-219
234
255
266
275
291
301
308
316
330-339
339-343
343-377
349
364
375
380-285
385-390
390-392
392-394
394-429
418
428
GEOGRAPHY 5
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
Sections to READ (in Bold print) vs. Skip (in Italics print)
(NOTE: Study ALL Maps and Photos except where noted in Chapter 3)
READ ONLY the following Sections:
“Setting the Boundaries” & Introduction
“A Diverse Physical Setting” & Patterns of Climate and Vegetation”
“Modern Spatial and Demographic Patterns”
“Continental Neighbors”
“Economic and Social Development: Geographies of Abundance and Affluence”
Including “An Abundant Resource Base” & “Creating a Continental Economy”
Skip “North America and the Global Economy” to the end of the chapter
PLUS STUDY ONLY the following MAPS & PHOTOS:
Figure 3.1 – “North America”
Figure 3.8 – “Climate Map of North America”
Figure 3.10 – “Population Map of North America”
Figure 3.11 – “European Settlement Expansion”
Figure 3.23 – “Selected Cultural Regions of North America”
Figure 3.31 – “Major Economic Activities of North America”
Figure 3.35 – “Gulf Coast Petroleum Refining”
Figure 3.36 – “Silicon Valley”
READ ALL except:
Skip “People on the Move – Latin Americans Return to Iberia”
Skip “Geographic Tools – Participatory Mapping”
READ – Introduction through beginning of “Environmental Geography”
Skip “Environmental Issues” through “Climate & Vegetation
READ – Introduction to “Population and Settlement”
Skip “Demographic Trends”
READ – “Rural-Urban Continuum” through “Sugar & Coffee”
Skip “Geography in the Making – Bermuda’s Economic Rise and Political…”
Skip “Banana Wars” thru “Offshore Banking”
READ – “Tourism”
Skip “Social Development” to end of chapter
READ ALL except:
Skip “Geographic Tools – Monitoring Land Cover and Conservation Changes in…”
Skip “People on the Move – Cap Verde’s Culture of Migration”
Skip “Geography in the Making – The Battle Over Somalia”
Skip “Global to Local – The Used Clothing Trade”
READ ALL except:
Skip “Geographic Tools – Assessing Earthquake Hazards in Turkey”
Skip “People on the Move – Iraqis Flee the War”
Skip “Global to Local” – The Egypt of Naguib Mahfouz”
Skip “Geography in the Making – Walling in Bethlehem and the Israeli Security…”
READ – Introduction through “Seas, Rivers, and Ports”
Skip “Europe’s Environmental Issues, East and West” &
“Geographic Tools – Landscape Restoration In England” &
“Global Warming in Europe: Problems and Prospects”
READ – “Population and Settlement” through end of chapter except:
Skip “People on the Move – Smuggling Illegal Immigrants into Europe”
Skip “Geography in the Making – Terrorism in Europe”
Skip “Global to Local – Bananas, Beef, and U.S.-EU Trade Wars”
READ – Introduction through beginning of “Environmental Geography”
Skip “A Devastated Environment”
READ – “A Diverse Physical Setting”
Skip “Consequences of Global Climate Change” &
“Geographic Tools – Mapping Russian Forests”
READ “Population and Settlement” through end of chapter, except:
Skip “Geography in the Making – Chechnya’s Larger Significance”
Skip “Global to Local – The Tale of Two Siberias”
TEXT READING GUIDE
Diversity Amid Globalization – Rowntree
Ch
Region
Pages
10
Central Asia
432-436
436-439
439-441
441
441-468
447
452
461
465
11
East Asia
12
South Asia
13
Southeast
Asia
14
Australia
& Oceania
479-480
503
510
514
540
561
563
568
584
613
619
622-632
631
632-535
634
636-648
644
647
648-657
657-658
658-660
GEOGRAPHY 5
– (Continued)
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
Sections to READ (in Bold print) vs. Skip (in Italics print)
(NOTE: Study ALL Maps and Photos)
READ – Introduction through ”The Shrinking Aral Sea”
Skip “Other Environmental Issues” & “Skip “Geographic Tools – Remote Sensing…”
READ – “Central Asia’s Physical Regions”
Skip “Global Warming and Central Asia”
READ – “Population and Settlement through end of chapter, except:
Skip “Cityscapes – Life on the Streets of Samarkand”
Skip “People on the Move – Afghan Refugees Return Home”
Skip “Geography in the Making – Afghanistan’s Never-Ending War”
Skip “Global to Local – The Mongolian Cashmere Industry Readjusts”
READ ALL except:
Skip “Other East Asian Environmental Problems”
Skip “Global to Local – The Korean Wave”
Skip “Geographic Tools – The East Asian Gazetteer and the Reconstruction of…”
Skip “Geography in the Making – North Korea in Crisis?”
READ ALL except:
Skip “Geographic Tools – Survey Work on Contraceptive Use in West Bengal”
Skip “People on the Move – Punjabis Leaving Agriculture and Leaving India”
Skip “Geography in the Making – Pakistan’s Political Turmoil”
Skip “Global to Local – The Sialkot Industrial Complex”
READ ALL except:
Skip “Geographic Tools – Statistical Comparisons and the Assessment of…”
Skip “Geography in the Making – Thailand’s Troubled Return to Democracy”
Skip “Global to Local – Poipet and Southeast Asia’s Other ‘Sin Cities’”
READ – Introduction through “The Oceanic Real”
Skip “Geographic Tools – Fire Ecology and Management in Australia”
Skip “Environments at Risk” & “Nonnative Plants and Animals” & “Global Warming...”
Skip “Global to Local – Multinational Mining, Indigenous People, and Environment…”
READ – Population and Settlement…” through “Cultural Patterns in New Zealand”
Skip “Cityscapes – Apia, Capital of Samoa”
Skip “People on the Move – Africans in Australia”
Skip “The Mosaic of Pacific Cultures” and “Geopolitical Framework…”
READ – “Uncertain Avenues to Affluence” through “New Zealand’s Economic…”
Skip “Oceania’s Economic Diversity” to end of chapter
G5 – Text Reading (Spring2009) Rowntree
MAP ASSIGNMENTS
GEOGRAPHY 5
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
Each major World region will be studied by reading chapters in the textbook, note-taking from
Lectures, and preparing a map for each of five major regions. The fundamental purpose for preparing
the maps is to learn places and concepts for different regions. The five maps to be completed are
listed below, with corresponding regions on pages following, and matched with lectures and textbook:
Map
Lectures
1
Latin America
B
Latin America & Caribbean
2
Africa
3
Europe
C
D
E
Sub-Saharan Africa
Southwest Asia & North Africa
Europe
4
Central &
East Asia
G
H
5
South &
Southeast Asia
I
J
K
Textbook
Central Asia
East Asia
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Latin America
The Caribbean
Sub-Saharan Africa
Southwest Asia & North Africa
Europe
The Russian Domain
Central Asia
East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Australia & Oceania
12
13
14
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Australia and Oceania
The locations and geographical features for each Map are found on the following pages (updated from
the Course Notebook). Using the textbook or faculty webpage as a resource, each location or
geographical feature shall be noted on the large-size 11 x 17-inch maps to be handed out by the
Instructor (NOT the maps that follow here, which are instead for notetaking during lectures).
The primary goal is to provide a learning experience and study aid for knowing locations for each
Test. Completeness is the primary criterion for grading. Although a student is not expected to create
beautiful art, each map should clearly communicate information about places and areas.
Maps have basic methods for communicating locations and areas, with different methods used to
portray different information on maps. The following guidelines are suggested for communicating the
type of information being shown. Essentially, there are three types of places and corresponding
methods for noting places on a map:
1. Points
–
Examples include cities, mountain peaks (including volcanoes).
Shown by a dot, triangle, or similar symbol that shows a specific location point.
2. Lines
–
Examples include rivers, mountain ranges, country boundaries.
Shown by a line in a color that suggests the feature, such as blue for a river
3. Areas
–
Examples include plains, lakes, climates (including deserts), and vegetation.
Shown alternately as color (best), dots/dashes, or line encircling the area
Each Country should be outlined by a boundary line (lightly color country area afterwards only IF not
conflicting with other features). Some areal Natural Features may cross Country boundaries and
should be shown for full area extent (e.g., climate, vegetation). Cities are simply shown as a point
(with the option of a star for a capital). Both Natural Features and “Other” may be a point, line, or
area, depending on the nature of the geographical feature (vegetation/climate areas are typically
shown as an area with a color). Although arrows may pinpoint in crowded areas, minimize the use of
arrows on the map. A messy, cluttered map does not communicate well and will not get full points.
Otherwise, map choices are yours to help you remember where and what is within each region.
* Locations shown with Italics/Asterisk are NOT required on Map Assignment.
A – NORTH AMERICA – NO MAP
Cities
New York*
U.
Chicago*
S. Los Angeles*
Washington*
A. Houston*
Miami*
Natural Features
States
Other (Areas)
Appalachians*
Great Lakes*
Great Plains*
Ohio River*
Mississippi River*
Missouri River*
Gulf of Mexico*
North Carolina*
Mississippi*
Louisiana*
Florida*
Iowa*
Wisconsin*
Kansas*
Tobacco*
Cotton*
Sugar*
Citrus*
Corn*
Dairy* (Cheese)
Wheat*
B – LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
M
I
D
D
L
E
S
O
U
T
H
Countries
Natural Features
Cities
Other (Areas)
Mexico
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Belize
Cuba
Dominican
Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
Guyana
Venezuela
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Argentina
Uruguay
Paraguay
Brazil
Caribbean Plate (boundary)
Cocos Plate (boundary)
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Baja Peninsula
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre del Sur
Mexican Plateau
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Central America
Greater Antilles
Lesser Antilles
Hispaniola
Mexican “Oil Coast”
South American Plate (boundary)
Nazca Plate (boundary)
Orinoco River
Amazon River
Paraná River
Paraguay River
Uruguay River
Rio de la Plata
Andes Mountains
Altiplano
Mt. Aconcagua
Guiana Shield
Brazilian Shield
Patagonia
Iguaçu Falls
São Paolo
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Bogotá
Lima
Santiago
Belo Horizonte
Pôrto Alegre
Recife
Salvador
Brasilia
Fortaleza
Curitiba
Tropical Rainforest
Atacama Desert
Pampas
Pantanal
Tenochtitlán*
Teotihuacan*
Mediterranean
climate*
C – SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Countries
Natural Features
Cities
Other (Areas)
Senegal
Mauritania
Mali
Niger
Chad
Nigeria
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Central African Republic
Cameroon
Gabon
Dem. Republic of Congo
Angola
Namibia
Republic of South Africa
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Malawi
Mozambique
Madagascar
Tanzania
Uganda
Kenya
Somalia
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Sudan
African Plate (boundary)
Niger River
Congo River
Blue Nile River
White Nile River
Zambezi River
Lake Victoria
Victoria Falls
Ethiopian Highlands
Drakensberg Mountains
Great Rift Valley
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Nyassa
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Kenya
Lagos
Kinshasa
Khartoum
Johannesburg
Abidjan
Cape Town
Durban
Addis Ababa
Kano
Abuja
Tombouctou
(Timbuktu)
Tropical Rainforest
Tropical Savanna
Kalahari Desert
Namib Desert
“Sahel”
D – SOUTHWEST ASIA & NORTH AFRICA
Countries
Natural Features
Cities
Other (Areas)
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Egypt
Arabian Plate (boundary)
Eurasian Plate (boundary)
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Nile River
Atlas Mountains
Arabian Peninsula*
Cairo
Algiers
Alexandria
Sahara Desert
Lake Nasser
Suez Canal (line)
Istanbul*
Baghdad*
Makkah (Mecca)*
Jerusalem*
“Fertile Crescent”*
Arabian Desert*
Israel*
Saudi Arabia*
Yemen*
Syria*
Turkey*
Iraq*
Iran*
Persian Gulf*
Tigris River*
Euphrates River”
Taurus Mountains*
Zagros Mountains
Anatolian Plateau*
E – EUROPE
Countries
Natural Features
Cities
Other (Areas)
United Kingdom:
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Switzerland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Greece
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Austria
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Macedonia
Albania
Bulgaria
Romania
Russia
Belarus
Ukraine
Moldova
Pyrenees Mountains
Alps
Apennine Mountains
Carpathian Mountains
Massif Central
Fjords
North Sea
Baltic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Black Sea
British Isles
English Channel
Bay of Biscay
Rhine River
Danube River
Elbe River
Seine River
Rhone River
Loire River
Po River
Sicily
Sardinia
London
Edinburgh
Belfast
Dublin
Paris
Berlin
Hamburg
Munich
Madrid
Barcelona
Milan
Venice
Rome
Naples
Athens
Vienna
Budapest
Prague
Brussels
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Oslo
Helsinki
Warsaw
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Great Britain
North European Lowland
Mediterranean climate
North Atlantic Current (line)
“Iron Curtain” (line)
Kaliningrad
G – CENTRAL ASIA
Countries
Natural Features
Cities
Other (Areas)
Afghanistan
Mongolia
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Caspian Sea
Aral Sea
Himalaya Mountains
Karakoram Mountains
Hindu Kush Mountains
Tian Shan Mountains
Tibet Plateau
Mt. Everest
Kabul
Tashkent
Tibet
Xinjiang
Inner Mongolia
Gobi Desert
“Silk Road” (line)
H – EAST ASIA
Countries
Natural Features
Cities
Other (Areas)
China
Taiwan
North Korea
South Korea
Japan
Eurasian Plate (boundary)
Pacific Plate (boundary)
Philippine Plate (boundary)
Sea of Japan
Yellow Sea
East China Sea
Huang He River
Chang Jiang River (Yangtze)
Xi River
Yalu River
North China Plain
Sichuan Basin (“Red Basin”)
Hokkaido
Honshu
Kyushu
Shikoku
Japanese Alps*
Beijing
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Chongqing
Xi’an
Taipei
Pyongang
Seoul
Pusan
Tokyo
Nagoya
Osaka
Kyoto*
“China Proper” (line)
“Frontier China” (line)
Manchuria
Guangxi Region
Great Wall (line)
Three Gorges Dam (point)
Grand Canal (line)
Loess Plateau
Gobi Desert
“Silk Road” (line)
Japan Current (line)
38°N Cease-Fire line
Summer Monsoon wind
Winter Monsoon wind
(lines for winds)
I – SOUTH ASIA
Countries Natural Features
Cities
Other (Areas)
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Nepal
Bhutan
Sri Lanka
Mumbai (Bombay)
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Chennai (Madras)
Delhi
Bangalore
Karachi
Islamabad
Dhaka
Kashmir
Punjab
Golden Quadrilateral (line)
Summer Monsoon wind
(line)
Countries Natural Features
Cities
Other (Areas)
Burma
(Myanmar)
Thailand
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Philippines
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Jakarta
Manila
Bangkok
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Rangoon (Yangon)
Hanoi
Saigon (Ho Chi
Minh City)
Wallace’s Line (line)
Religion Boundaries (line)
Eurasian Plate (boundary)
Indo-Australian Plate (boundary)
Ganges River (& Delta)
Indus River
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Deccan Plateau
Western Ghats
J – SOUTHEAST ASIA
Philippine Plate (boundary)
Irrawaddy River
Chao Praya River
Mekong River
Red River
Indian Ocean
South China Sea
Strait of Malacca
Malay Peninsula
Sumatra
Borneo (Kalimantan)
West New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
Luzon
Mindanao
Java
Bali
K – OCEANIA – NO MAP
Countries/States
Natural Features
Cities
Other (Areas)
Australia: *
Queensland*
New South Wales*
Victoria*
South Australia*
Western Australia*
Tasmania*
Northern Territory*
New Zealand*
Papua New Guinea*
Great Dividing Range*
Great Barrier Reef*
Uluru NP (Ayers Rock)*
North Island*
South Island*
Cook Strait*
Southern Alps*
Sounds (Fjords)*
Sydney*
Melbourne*
Brisbane*
Perth*
Adelaide*
Auckland*
Wellington*
Polynesia*
Melanesia*
Micronesia*