Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Final Review

Locate on Map:

N. America & Caribbean

1. Canada

2. USA

3. Mexico

4. Cuba

5. Jamaica

S. America

1. Venezuela

2. Brazil

3. Bolivia

4. Chile

5. Argentina

Europe

1. UK

2. France

3. Spain

4. Germany

5. Italy

Middle East

1. Turkey

2. Israel

3. Saudi Arabia

4. Iraq

5. Iran

South & Central Asia

1. Afghanistan

2. Nepal

3. India

4. Kazakhstan

5. Sri Lanka

East Asia

1. Mongolia

2. China

3. North Korea

4. South Korea

5. Japan

Southeast Asia

1. Thailand

2. Vietnam

3. Philippines

4. Indonesia

5. Myanmar

Africa

1. Egypt

2. Nigeria

3. Kenya

4. South Africa

5. Madagascar

Australia & Oceania

1. Australia

2. New Zealand

3. Papua New Guinea

4. Fiji

5. Micronesia

Antarctica

1. Antarctica

Bodies of Water

1. Pacific Ocean

2. Atlantic Ocean

3. Indian Ocean

4. Arctic Ocean

5. Southern Ocean

6. Mediterranean Sea

7. Caspian Sea

8. Lake Victoria

9. Red Sea

10. Aral Sea

11. Bay of Bengal

12. Baltic Sea

13. South China Sea

14. Black Sea

15. Hudson Bay

Rivers

1. Nile

2. Amazon

3. Mississippi

4. Indus

5. Ganges

6. Mekong

7. Niger

8. Volga

9. Danube

10. Huang

11. Tigris

12. Euphrates

Mountains

1. Himalayas

2. Alps

3. Rocky

4. Andes

5. Ethiopian Highlands

Deserts

1. Sahara & Arabian

2. Gobi

3. Atacama & Patagonian

4. Great Sandy

5. Thar

Languages and Language Families

1. Niger-Congo

2. Germanic

3. Slavic

4. Arabic

5. Romance

Ethnic Groups

1. Han

2. Austronesian

3. Celtic

4. Dravidian

5. Bantu

World Population:

- ~6.6 Billion

Types of Maps:

1. Population Density

2. Biomes

3. Topographical

4. Political

5. Cultural / Language

Monday, May 19, 2008

Test - Friday, 23 May, 2008

156 Singapore - Singapore
157 Slovakia - Bratislava
158 Slovenia - Ljubljana
159 Solomon Islands - Honiara
160 Somalia - Mogadishu
161 South Africa - Pretoria
162 Spain - Madrid
163 Sri Lanka - Colombo
164 Sudan - Khartoum
165 Suriname - Paramaribo
166 Swaziland - Mbabana
167 Sweden - Stockholm
168 Switzerland - Bern
169 Syria - Damascus
170 Taiwan - Taipei

Also, chapters 27, 28, and 29 - East Asia, and Mainland SE Asia

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Test - Monday, 21 April, 2008

Chapters: 24, 25, 26

South Africa and South Asia

Countries: 141 - 155

141 Qatar - Doha
142 Romania - Bucharest
143 Russia - Moscow
144 Rwanda - Kigali
145 Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
146 Saint Lucia - Castries
147 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
148 Samoa - Apia
149 San Marino - San Marino
150 Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tome
151 Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
152 Senegal - Dakar
153 Serbia - Belgrade
154 Seychelles - Victoria
155 Sierra Leone - Freetown

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Test

Chapters 22 and 23, plus class notes (West and East Africa)

Countries:

Myanmar - Nay Pyi Taw
Namibia - Windhoek
Nauru - no official capital
Nepal - Kathmandu
Netherlands - Amsterdam
New Zealand - Wellington
Nicaragua - Managua
Niger - Niamey
Nigeria - Abuja
Norway - Oslo
Oman - Muscat
Pakistan - Islamabad
Palau - Melekeok
Panama - Panama City
Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
Paraguay - Asuncion
Peru - Lima
Philippines - Manila
Poland - Warsaw
Portugal - Lisbon

Contrary to previous information, we will only be testing over West and East Africa - NOT chapter 24 on Southern Africa. Scheduling did not allow enough time to cover that, so we will fit Southern Africa into our next test - focus on ch.22 and 23.

Good studying to you all!

-Mr. Smith

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Test on Feb 21, 2008

Test on The Islamic World - Chapters 19, 20, and 21
Focus on notes from class, too.

106 Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
107 Maldives - Male
108 Mali - Bamako
109 Malta - Valletta
110 Marshall Islands - Majuro
111 Mauritania - Nouakchott
112 Mauritius - Port Louis
113 Mexico - Mexico City
114 Micronesia, Federated States of - Palikir
115 Moldova - Chisinau
116 Monaco - Monaco
117 Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
118 Montenegro - Podgorica
119 Morocco - Rabat
120 Mozambique - Maputo

If you have any questions, feel free to email me.
Good Studying!

-Mr. Smith

Monday, January 21, 2008

Test - Monday, 28 January, 2008

Test on Countries 91-105, and chapters 17 and 18 (Russia/Eurasia/Central Asia) in the textbook.
As always, extra credit will be given for cultural food from that region that is brought in on test day.

91 Korea, South - Seoul
92 Kuwait - Kuwait City
93 Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
94 Laos - Vientiane
95 Latvia - Riga
96 Lebanon - Beirut
97 Lesotho - Maseru
98 Liberia - Monrovia
99 Libya - Tripoli
100 Liechtenstein - Vaduz
101 Lithuania - Vilnius
102 Luxembourg - Luxembourg
103 Macedonia - Skopje
104 Madagascar - Antananarivo
105 Malawi - Lilongwe

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Test - Final Exam

76 Iceland - Reykjavik
77 India - New Delhi
78 Indonesia - Jakarta
79 Iran - Tehran
80 Iraq - Baghdad
81 Ireland - Dublin
82 Israel - Jerusalem
83 Italy - Rome
84 Jamaica - Kingston
85 Japan - Tokyo
86 Jordan - Amman
87 Kazakhstan - Astana
88 Kenya - Nairobi
89 Kiribati - Tarawa Atoll
90 Korea, North - Pyongyang

The final semester exam will cover those countries and capitals as well as:
- class notes
- textbook chapters 13, 14, 15, and 16