Review Guide Eastern Hemisphere Geography Midterm Exam January 2013 In order to succeed on the test, you will need to understand the following geographical topics. The information can be found in your textbook or in your geography binder. Introduction to Geography (Map Skills Handbook [H1‐H13] and Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 4) What is the Theme of Place? What does the Theme of Location mean? What does the Theme of Region mean? What is geothermal energy? What does Cultural Diversity mean? What is the United Nations and what does it do? Describe a Market Economy. Explain what Interdependence means. What is a dictatorship? What are maps used for? What are the parts of a map? Where can you find highland climates? Along what lines of latitude can you find tropical savanna and humid tropical climates? In what ways have humans changed the Earth’s landscape? How do you read a climate graph? (page 59) Know how to read a pie chart. (page 812) What is terrace farming? What does minority mean? History of Southwest and Central Asia (Chapters 5, 6, & 7) How do you read a timeline? (page 138) What is a primary source? A secondary source? (page 304) What rivers are near Mesopotamia? Why is Sargon important? Where is the Fertile Crescent? Be specific. What does monotheism mean? Explain the social hierarchy of Sumeria Why is Hammurabi important? What are the main beliefs of Christianity? What are the main beliefs of Islam? What does the term gospel mean? Why are the Phoenicians important to our culture? What is an irrigation system? Why did the Assyrians and Hittites have powerful militaries? What missionary spread early Christianity? Why is Constantine important to the development of Christianity? What are the main beliefs of Judaism? Geography of Southwest and Central Asia (Chapters 8, 9 & 10) What is an oasis? What does landlocked mean? Where is the Syrian Desert? Where is the Arabian Desert (Rub al‐Khali) and why is it unique? What does OPEC stand for? Why would a country join OPEC? Where can you find large reserves of petroleum? Modern Southwest and Central Asia (Chapters 8, 9 & 10) What does secular mean? How is Zionism different than the diaspora? What is a theocracy? What country is theocratic? Where can the West Bank be found? What led to the Arab‐Israeli conflict? What does terrorism mean? History of Africa (Chapters 11, 12 & 13) Why is the Rosetta Stone important? Why was the Nile important to Ancient Egypt and Kush? What is a pharaoh? What are the responsibilities of a pharaoh? What caused the New Kingdom to expand? Explain the social hierarchy of Ancient Egypt. Why did the Kingdom of Kush collapse? What did the West African empires trade? Along what landform did Ghana and Mali develop? In what ways did the empire of Ghana gain its wealth? Geography of Africa (Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18) What does deforestation mean? In what region is the Sahara? Why is the Sahara unique? Where is the Great Rift Valley? Be specific. How do rift valleys form? What is an escarpment? Where are Bantu languages spoken? What is desertification? How does desertification impact human activities? Why are Africa’s rivers important and how are they harmful to economic development? Where are the most densely populated areas of Africa? Why are the resources of Central Africa difficult to access? Modern Africa (Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18) What disease affects many people in West and Central Africa? What disease affects many people in Southern Africa? Why are diseases difficult to control in Africa? What does genocide mean? What is Imperialism? How did it affect the people of Africa? Why are the resources of Central Africa difficult to access?