Final Exam Study Guide for Human Geography: World Regional Geography | GEOG 1001, Study notes of Geography

Download Final Exam Study Guide for Human Geography: World Regional Geography | GEOG 1001 and more Study notes Geography in PDF only on Docsity! 1. Describe the characteristics of each region. Valley of Mexico Andes Altiplano Uplands of Mexico and Central America Amazon Basin 2. List the altitude zones and give a brief description of each. 3. What are the climate effects of El Nino? 4. Create a list of items that were significant in the Columbian Exchange? New World Old World 5. Who is Alfred Crosby? 6. The Maya a. In what region of South America did the Mayan live? b. What farming technique did the Mayan use? What impact did this have on the land? c. How did clearing forests affect the climate? 7. The Aztecs a. In what region did the Aztecs live? b. The Aztecs were experts in what? 18. What are the four population giants of Latin America? 19. What is Urban Primacy? Provide examples. 20. What are megacities? Provide examples. 21. Starting from the interior, briefly describe each zone of the city model. What is significant about each? Colonial City Center The Spine Zone of Maturity In Situ Accretion Zone of Peripheral Squatter Settlements 22. Who is Evo Morales? 23.What book did Judith A. Caney write? 24. Define Cultural Landscape. 25. What are Monster Houses? 26. Who is David Ley? 27. What are Astronaut Families? 28. What happened in 1997? 29. Describe each region of North America. Gulf Atlantic Plain Piedmont, Appalachians The Fall Line Interior Lowlands Rocky Mountains Pacific Mountains and Valleys 39. What does NAFTA stand for? What countries are involved? 40. Provide examples of Pros and Cons of NAFTA in the boxes. Pros Cons 41. What did the Zapatistas believe NAFTA would do? 42. What are Maquiladoras? 43. Who are most of the workers for Maquiladoras? 44. What are the benefits of Maquiladoras? 45. What problems are associated with Maquiladoras? 46. Colonial Hispanics a. What are Spanish characteristics that can be found in the French quarter? b. Who were the Canary Islanders? Where did they settle? c. What are some indicators on the cultural landscape of New Orleans that remind us of Colonial Hispanics? 47. Neo-Colonial Hispanics a. Who is “The Banana Man”? b. What is The Great White Fleet? c. Who is Simon Bolivar? d. Who is Benito Juarez? e. Who is Francisco Morazan? f. What are some indicators on the cultural landscape of New Orleans that remind us of a Neo-Colonial Hispanic Presence? 48. Post Katrina Hispanic New Orleans a. How is the population shifting?