Aim: How can we review for the Geography Exam? Do Now: See Review Sheet SEE NEXT SLIDE: Match the following words with the correct definition.

QUICK REVIEW: Match the following words with the correct definition. ______1. a chain of islands. Examples include Japan, Hawaii, Indonesia, Philippines ______2. a land area having a level surface that is raised above the surrounding land. ______3. 7 large landmasses of planet Earth. They are Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica. ______4. a piece of land that is surrounded by water on all 4 sides. Examples include Taiwan, Iceland, Great Britain, Long Island ______5. a region that is very dry because of little rainfall. It supports very little vegetation or no vegetation at all. ______6. an area of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides. Some examples include India, Korea, Florida, Italy ______7. A large natural stream of water emptying into an ocean, lake, or other body of water. ______8. A large body of salt water that covers almost 3/4s of the earth's surface. There are 4 oceans on planet Earth: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian & Arctic Oceans.

Japan’s Geography A Chain of islands: Fish is a main source of food (sushi) Very mountainous making it very hard to farm (terrace farming) Very few natural resources (trade electronics)

Working in pairs Complete the review sheet. Write the definition, answer or key terms/main idea associated with each vocabulary term Review the features, regions and important ideas we have studied thus far. You will receive 10 points on your progress report for completing the review sheet!

What else you should know: Please write this down… Asia is to Japan and Europe is to Great Britain Geographic feature that shows a similar pattern: Islands and Lakes Europe is the smallest continent A comparison of maps of Europe in 1914 and 1918 show the continent remained the same size but there were many changes among the nations.

Please write this down also… Japan’s topography (landscape) is mountainous. Farmers have used terracing to expand agricultural production Monsoons help determine the types of agricultural products grown Monsoons are the heavy rainfall season and cause floods in Southeast Asia esp. India Mountains have caused regionalism (separation) in Latin America Physical map shows that earth’s natural features such as rivers, lakes and mountain ranges

Also review Rivers of Africa (Nile, Niger, Congo) Mountains in the Western Hemisphere (Andes, Rocky, Appalachian) Gulfs in the Western Hemisphere (Gulf of Mexico, California, Alaska) Island nations of the Eastern Hemisphere Rivers of Asia (Indus, Huang Ho, Mekong)

Know where the Andes are/Who settled Brazil (portuguese)

Homework STUDY!! Review Sheet Practice Questions Handouts/Maps Vocabulary Class notes Good Luck