Keep these in mind as you read and study each chapter.

• Know the physical, cultural, economic, and/or historical criteria (characteristics) used to define the realm? Why are the boundaries drawn where they are? How do the physical, cultural, economic, and historical characteristics of the realm differ from the characteristics of neighboring realms? Do the realm boundaries tend to run through areas of sparse population? You may want to print this realm worksheet and keep track of the characteristics in the chart as you read and study the chapter. You may want to review the lecture on REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY]
  • physical geography
    • landscapes
    • climate
    • major features
    • physical barriers at the realm boundaries
  • cultural geography
    • religion
    • language
    • politics
  • economic geography
    • level of development
    • % labor in primary activities
    • % urbanization
    • other measures of development
  • historical Geography
    • culture hearths
    • colonization

• Know where most people live in the realm and assess how well the 5 reasons explain the population distribution.
  
• Know the CONCEPTS, IDEAS, and TERMS listed on the first page of each chapter.

5. In the theory of plate tectonics there are four types of plate boundaries: divergent, convergent, transform, and plate boundary zones

For each of the following physical features found in the realms studied in this unit:

a. state which type of plate boundary is responsible for the feature
b. briefly discuss the process that formed the feature

(1) The rift valleys found in Subsaharan Africa
(2) The Andes mountains

6. In what ways is the physical geography of the African continent UNIQUE? Why does Africa have this unique physical geography?

7. Define and GIVE AN EXAMPLE of :

• culture
• cultural-landscape
• nation
• State
• nation-state
• cold war
• irredentism
• balkanization
• devolution
• acculturation
• transculturation
• centripetal force
• centrifugal force
• coup d'etat

8. Define "geography". Which two questions do geographers try to answer. Contrast the study of geography with the study of history.

9. What are the "4 themes" that we are using in this course to help us answer the "why there?" question of geography?

15. The name "North Africa and Southwest Asia" is rather cumbersome. Why is it still a better name for the realm than:

• the "Dry Realm"
• The "Arab Realm"
• the "Islamic Realm", or
• the "Middle East"

16. Where are the three main area of oil reserves in North Africa and Southwest Asia? (Be able to locate on a map - See map below) List some of the effects that oil production has had on the realm.

17.  North Africa and Southwest Asia has been, and still is, an area of many cultural conflicts. Why? What are some of the divisive (centrifugal) forces in the realm? List some of the recent and ongoing conflicts. Know where the conflict occured and who is or was fighting whom.

19. Briefly discuss the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Where are they fighting? Who is fighting whom? Why are they fighting? Include the following:

• West Bank
• Gaza Strip
• Golan Heights
• Stateless Nation
• Foward Capital

 20. You must undersatand map scale. Know the difference between large scale and small scale.