World Geography SOL Review

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World Geography Framework- This describes what you need to know on the test.

 Vocabulary

General Information on Culture in the world.

Interactive map of the world

Regions in the world

Conflict in the world

General SOL review document. Print this out and study it or visit the links within the paper.  

Do you understand site and situation?

Can you identify the economic, political and peace keeping organizations in the world?

Do you know the difference between a developed and developed nation?

Can you determine is a country is developed or developing by interpreting a population pyramid?

World Review maps are located below. Individual region maps are located in each region.

Cities of the world

Deserts

Highlands

Rivers, lakes, etc

 

 

How much do you know about Economic Geography?

Can you identify natural, human and capital resources?

Can you identify the different forms of infrastructure?

Take a look at the economic activity chart.

Can you identify the different types of economic activity? (primary, secondary and tertiary)

Can you identify how resources change over time?

 

 

Climate PowerPoint presentations

Do you know the difference between climate characteristics and the elements of climate?

Elements of Climate.

Can you identify the latitude belts and name the climate zone in each belt?

Can you identify the different types of climate?

Learn these biomes.

Can you determine the difference between the windward and leeward side of the mountain?

Climate Jeopardy

Regions of the world: North America

Landscape of the US

Regions of the US.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOL WG 1- WG 3

Do you know why maps are distorted?

Learn about Map Projections

Map projection chart can be found by clicking here.

Can you name all the water and landforms? Take a look.here.

Orientation, location and scale.

Absolute and relative directions.

Can you identify thematic maps?

Do you know where the world chokepoints are located?

Do you know why people have to irrigate crops?

Who Wants to be a Cartographer?

Jeopardy

Regions of the world: Latin America

Map of the region

Map of South America

Do you understand vertical zonation?

Do you know about the pampas and llanos?

Jeopardy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regions of the world: Europe

How the map of Europe has changed.

Can you identify the countries and  physical features of Europe?

Interactive map of the countries and physical features of Europe.

The polders in the Netherlands.

The European Union and NATO

Regions of the world: Russia

Russian history.

Russian culture

Siberia

Jeopardy

Regions of the world: North Africa and Southwest Asia

MIddle East Geography

MIddle East Map

Jerusalem

Islam

Jeopardy

 

 

Regions of the world: Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa Map

Africa Culture

Africa Geography

Conflict in Africa

Health issues  in Africa

Jeopardy

Regions of the world: Asia

Asia Culture

Disputed regions in Asia

Map of Asia

Physical map of Asia

India

Regions of the world: Australia, Antarctica and Oceania

Australia culture

Australian visit

Aboriginal art