College Geography

WORLD REGIONS
PARTIAL STUDY GUIDE
EXAM II




    I suggest you spend between 6-8 hours preparing for this midterm.
    For each of the items listed below, write a short paragraph or two.
    Answer the following questions: When, where how, who and what.
    Bring a mini essay book, pens, pencils.

      1.    Latifundia/hacienda/ejido.
      2.    The “Royal Fifth”.
      3.    Simon Bolivar.
      4.    Emperor Maximilian I.
      5.    Brief history of Mexico 
      6.    Aztecs, Mayas, Incas.
      7.    Oil in Latin America 
      8.    Finca, estancia, fazenda.
      9.    Countries of Central America-know in order N-S. Spell correctly.
    10.    Know major capitals of S. America 
    11.    Haiti-Cuba
    12.    Belize & Costa Rica

    13.    Panama-Puerto Rico
    14.    Nicaragua and “contras”.
    15.    Suriname , Argentina,Brazil (history and economy)
    16.    Megalopolis

    17.    Bolivia and the “War of the Pacific”, Peru , Chile

    18.    Major rivers of N. America .
    19.    Coffee production in Latin America .
    20.    Quebec and Canada .
    21.    Minorities in the US .
    22.    Oil in US/Canada/Mexico.
    23.    The “Golden Horseshoe”.
    24.    Racial/ethnic divisions in Latin America (colonial and current).
    25.    Crops native to the New World .
    26.    Five shapes of countries.
    27.    REVIEW geographical definitions.
    28.    US geo. expansion 1783-1898.
    29.    US-Canada differences/similarities.
    30.    Cocaine production-geography.
    31.    The major regions of US/Canada.