Social Studies
(Geography and World Cultures) Final Exam
Geography
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You
should be able to identify all the continents and oceans.
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You
should be able to identify, locate and use the elements of TODALSIGS on a map.
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You
should be able to find a specific location given latitude and longitude.
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You
should be able to identify the Equator, the Prime Meridian and each hemisphere.
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You
should be able to figure out time changes between Pacific, Mountain, Central
and/or Eastern time zones.
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You
should be able to identify the following countries we have studied “in snap
shot” this year”: Canada, USA, Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru,
England, Greece, Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Russian Federation, Egypt,
Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Jordan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Madagascar, Ghana,
Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, China,
Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand
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You
should be able to name and identify the three longest rivers and where they
are.
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You
should be able to explain why and how physical features are often used as
political boarders.
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You
should be able to identify these deserts: Maudlandia,
Sahara, Kalahari, Gobi, Arabian
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You
should be able to identify these mountain ranges: Andes, Rocky, Transantarctic,
Great Dividing Range, Himalayas, Pyrenees
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You
should be able to identify any of the landforms on page 9 of your ISN.
Culture
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You should be able to identify the elements of
PERSIA and evaluate examples to determine which element(s) they represent.
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You should be able to identify types of and
examples of governments as given on page 33 of your ISN.
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You should be able to analyze demographic
information to make inferences and generalizations about elements of PERSIA and
culture.
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You should be able to identify the major beliefs
of the world’s top 5 religions and analyze the effect they have had on cultural
regions.
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You should understand the meaning of and be able
to give examples of the following terms: colonization, coup d’etat, apartheid,
genocide, migration, desertification, ecotourism (will finish this list ASAP - want to make sure I don't miss anything, but not add more than necessary)
