Study Guide to the Semester Exam

1. Introduction (Excellence)

    a. A Letter to Garcia

    b. Socrates/ancient Greeks

    c. Did You Know?/Shift Happens

    d. Globalization

    e. Infrastructure

2. Population and Migration

    a. population pyramids

    b. crude birth rate, crude death rate) RNI, TFR

    c. immigration/emigration, NMR

    d. push forces, pull forces

    e. developed nations, developing nations

    f. God Grew Tired of Us

3. Cultural Geography
    a. language (bilingual nations, official language)

    b. major religions (Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism,

    Buddhism)

    c. ethnic heritage

4. Political Geography

    a. country, nation, state, nation/state

    b. World Leaders of the 12 nations we studied (plus the US)

    c. type of government, leader and title, recognize photographs

5. Economic Geography

    a. microfinance

    b. infrastructure

    c. Kiva

    d. Peace Corps