World Religions
This religion began in the Indian subcontinent, is based on the ideas of karma and reincarnation, and has no single founder.
What is Hinduism (or description: religion from Indian subcontinent with karma/reincarnation)
Define "cultural diffusion" in one sentence.
Cultural diffusion: the spread of ideas, practices, or goods from one culture to another.
This map part shows the ratio between distances on the map and actual ground distances.
What is the map scale?
Name the five themes of geography.
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region.
What is a biome?
A large area defined by its climate, plants, and animals.
Name the monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Muhammad in the 7th century CE.
What is Islam?
Give one example of how language can both link or divide regions (use a specific region or language family).
Example: Spanish links countries across Latin America, but indigenous languages can divide within countries (e.g., Quechua is spoken throughout the central Andes Mountains including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. )
On a compass rose, which direction is opposite southeast?
Northwest
Give a short example of "place" using physical and human characteristics (one sentence).
Example: Place — New Orleans: physical = low elevation, wetlands; human = French architecture, Creole cuisine.
Name the biome typically characterized by evergreen trees, cold winters, and short summers.
Taiga (boreal forest).
Which religion originated in present-day Israel/Palestine, is based on the Hebrew Bible, and observes the Sabbath from Friday evening to Saturday evening?
Judaism
Explain how migration can change cultural practices in a city (brief example).
Example: Immigrants bring foods, festivals, language; over time a city adopts new cuisine and businesses.
Explain how thematic maps differ from political maps and give one example of data shown on a thematic map.
Thematic maps show specific data (e.g., population density, climate zones) while political maps show boundaries and cities.
Explain the theme "movement" with a one-sentence example related to trade or migration.
Movement example: Manufacture of electronics moving from factories in one country to markets worldwide via shipping routes.
Explain how latitude influences climate zones (one clear cause-and-effect sentence).
Latitude affects solar angle and daylight length; closer to equator = more direct sunlight = warmer climates.
Buddhism teaches the Four Noble Truths and a path to reduce suffering. Name the path commonly associated with this teaching.
The Noble Eightfold Path.
Identify one intellectual exchange (trade of ideas or technology) between two different regions and name what was exchanged.
Example: Silk Road — exchange of paper and printing from China to the Middle East/Europe; or introduction of Arabic numerals.
Describe one way GIS or GPS imagery can help geographers study human migration patterns.
GIS/GPS can track origin-destination data, visualize migration corridors, or correlate migration with environmental change.
Under the theme "region," explain how cultural characteristics (such as religion or language) might lead geographers to group places together.
Cultural characteristics like language/religion create regions (e.g., French-speaking West Africa); shared culture groups define regional identity.
Compare and contrast tropical rainforest and savanna biomes in terms of vegetation and precipitation (two differences).
Rainforest: dense canopy, very high annual rainfall; Savanna: grassland with scattered trees, seasonal rainfall and distinct dry season.
Identify two ways religion can influence cultural landscapes and regional identity (give two clear examples).
Sample answers: religious architecture shaping a town (churches, mosques); religious holidays influencing calendars and public life; pilgrimage sites attracting economic activity.
Using site or situation concepts, explain why a coastal city might develop differently than an inland city.
Site: coastal city has natural harbor for trade; Situation: coastal access to sea routes vs. inland transport costs; also climate, resources, regional connections.
Given a map projection that enlarges areas near the poles, name one distortion this projection creates and explain how that could mislead someone about a country's true size.
Distortion: area/sizes near poles appear larger (e.g., Greenland looks huge); can mislead about country size and relative importance.
Using the theme "human-environment interaction," analyze one positive and one negative effect of building a large dam in a developing region.
Positive: dam provides irrigation, electricity; Negative: displacement of communities, changes to ecosystems and fisheries.
Analyze how climate change might shift the range of a biome (give one plausible effect and one potential human consequence).
Example effect: biome boundaries shift poleward; human consequence: agriculture zones change, threatening food security or forcing migration.