Quarter 2 Exam Review, Part 1

1. What is Africa's longest river? Where is it located? How does it affect the people around it? What ancient civilization formed around it? What effect(s) does it have on trade?
2. What are the causes of desertification? Where, specifically, does it happen in Africa? What are its specific effects on the people who live nearby?
3. What is the relative location of the Red Sea? What are its effects on the nearby countries?
4. Argue for or against the following statement: "A new trade route through the Persian Gulf spelled the end for the Aksumite Empire.
5. Describe the major trade routes in Eastern and Western Africa.
6. Describe the goods traded by Eastern and Western African trade empires.
7. What does the existence of Aksum, Ghana, Mali and Songhai tell you about Africa before the arrival of the Europeans?
8. What is the major reason that North Africa is culturally different from Sub-Saharan Africa?
9. Name four major European mountain ranges. Then, in general, describe the impact of these mountain ranges on European countries.
10. Argue for or against the following statement: "In general, Italy's climate is warmer than the climate of Germany." Support your response with evidence from your text.
11. If a merchant wanted to travel from Switzerland to the Black Sea, what would be the best route for her to take? Explain your response.
12. If a merchant wanted to travel from Switzerland to London, England, what would be the best route for him to take? Explain your response.
13. What are the two major rivers in Europe? Which direction does each flow?
14. How did General Hannibal use his knowledge of geography to catch the Romans by surprise?
15. Describe each of the three levels of human society discussed in class.
16. Argue for or against the following statement: "Ancient Rome reached the most advanced level of society." Support your response with evidence from your notes.
17. Argue for or against the following response: "Russia has not moved past the most basic level of human society." Support your response with evidence from your notes.
18. What was the Berlin Conference? What were its immediate effects? What were its long term effects?
19. How did colonialism impact Africa?
20. Define command economy.
21. Define free market economy.
22. Compare and contrast a command and a free market economy. Explain which would be better for independent businessmen and women.
23. What is the Great Rift Valley? What is its impact on the land around it?
24. Define divergent plate boundary.
25. Argue for or against the following statement: "European colonialism had a positive impact on the people of Africa." Support your response with evidence from your text, notes and lectures.
26. What is the Occupy Wall Street movement? What are its goals?
27. Write a three-part thesis for a potential essay comparing and contrasting the culture of your assigned African country with the culture of the United States.