Regional & Economic GeographySOL REVIEW

MAPS THAT CHANGE or TWO NAMES• Give a title for

each map• How are the 1st 3

different/alike?• How are 4 & 5

different?

1. 2.

3.

4. 5.

• Which region is pictured in all 3 maps above?

• Which country was added?• What is another name for the

Persian Gulf?• Which countries dispute the

borders in the Kashmir region?

• 2 names for the island above (letter A)• What is the name of the territory in

green? (Wants to be an independent country, gassed by Sadaam Hussein)

• What peninsula is to the right?• What line divides the peninsula?• 2 names for the body of water (letter B)

B

A

Physical Regions

• Why is Map A divided?• The region pictured in map B is known

for its polders & marsh lands, what name is it?

A B C

D

E

• What 2 names does region C have?• What physical features are noted by the green & red?

Cultural Regions

• What do the blue countries on map A have in common? What title could we give the map?

• What title could be given to map B (religion)? • What is the name of the region labeled by letter C?• What languages are spoken in that region?• What is the dominant language that is spoken &

what other cultural characteristics dominate the region?

A B

C

• The shaded area on the map to the left is known for what religion?

• Where did the religion begin & who was its founder?

• What is the nickname given to each of the shaded areas on (HINT: belts)?

• MAP A – agricultural region• MAP B – b/c of manufacturing decline, economic region• MAP C – b/c of climate

A B

C

Organizations• Name the

economic groups on Map A, D

• Name the 2 organizations depicted on map C

• Name the political & economic organization depicted on Map B

A B

C D

Languages, Ethnicity, Linking, Dividing• Name the country (MAP A), what

languages do they speak?• MAP B is linked b/c they all speak ??• What language is dominant on MAP C,

style of writing?• What language is spoken in the largest

country of MAP C?

A

BC

• MAP A: what continent, what 2 ethnic groups involved in genocide?

• MAP B: former name of territory (Hint: united slavic peoples)

• MAP C: island in Mediterranean, divided between which 2 groupsA

B C

• What 3 religions are practiced in the capital of Israel?

• Name the 2 countries(MAP A), describe their ethnic make up, 2 names for the body of water between them.

• What is the red shaded area & what reason is associated with its conflicts w/ Great Britain?

A

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY• What are the 3 types of resources depicted below (A,B,C)?• What term is illustrated by Picture D? Why is this necessary, why does it

occur?• What is the term for taking over other territories to gain cheap access to

raw materials & natural resources (illustrated by political cartoon?

A B

CD

• Which resources have been in high demand as a result of the technology pictured below?

• What are the benefits & consequences of the use of resources?

• Give the map below a title• List examples of differences between developed & developing

nations• List indicators of economic development & types of statistics

that are used to determine standard of living & economic development

• What do the following countries all have in common? Laos, Botswana, Chad, Zimbabwe, Paraguay, Switzerland

• What does the cartoon depict? • Term used to describe the ability of 1 country to produce goods at a lower cost than other countries resulting in more exports• How does it affect trade?

• Describe economic change over time.

• List the Economic Unions represented by the Maps & pictures below

• What are the advantages & disadvantages of these unions?