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World Geography – Grade 8 – Study Guide
Learning Concepts to Review and Remember
Skills to Practice and Perfect
Topic: The World in Spatial Terms
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Latitude/Longitude (Coordinates)
Directions – Cardinal/Intermediate
Map Projections and Distortion
Five Themes of Geography (Examples – Identify which theme.)
How to read/interpret different types of Maps, Graphs, Charts/Tables, Cartograms
Purpose/Uses of different types of Maps
Regions of the World (Know names and locations.)
Topic: Physical Geography
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Earth’s Physical Features
Climate Zones
Topic: Places/Regions
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Famous Physical Features of the World
Where each Famous Physical Feature is located (Be able to label/identify on a
map.)
Countries of the World (Be able to label/identify on a map.)
Analogies
Regions of the World (Know names and locations.)
Topic: Human and Resource Distribution (Movement)
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Population Distribution
Trade/Waterways/Migration – Immigration (Reasons for . . . )
Topic: Human-Environment Interaction
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Economic Indicators
Economic Development: Developing/Developed Nations
(Know the characteristics of each.)
Location of the World’s Rainforests
Regions of Economic Development – General Location & Type
(Developing/Developed)
World Geography – Grade 8 – Study Guide
NATIONS:
Europe
United Kingdom
Netherlands
France
Italy
Spain
Germany
Greece
Bosnia
Russia
Poland
Ukraine
Sweden
Africa
Egypt
Libya
Algeria
Sudan
South Africa
Somalia
Kenya
Congo* (Zaire)
Liberia
Nigeria
Angola
Tanzania
*Democratic Republic of the Congo
Asia
Japan
China
Vietnam
North Korea
South Korea
Indonesia
India
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
Kazakhstan
Turkey
FAMOUS PHYSICAL FEATURES:
Oceans/Seas/Lakes
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
South China Sea
Sea of Japan
Yellow Sea
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Bay of Bengal
Strait of Gibraltar
English Channel
Rivers
Yangtze River
Mekong River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Ganges River
Congo River
Nile River
Zambezi River
Rhine River
Danube River
Po River
Thames River
Seine River
Amazon River
Mountain Ranges
Alps
Rockies
Himalayas
Andes
Caucasus
Ural
Appalachian
Deserts
Sahara
Gobi
Kalahari
Atacama
World Geography – Grade 8 – Study Guide
EARTH’S PHYSICAL FEATURES:
Landforms
Archipelago
Cape
Coast
Continental Divide
Delta
Hill
Island
Isthmus
Mountain/Mountain Range
Peninsula
Plain
Valley
Continent
Vegetation
Desert
Rainforest
Tundra
Bodies of Water
Bay/Gulf
Lake
Ocean/Sea
River
Mouth (of river)
Source (of river)
Downstream (river)
Upstream (river)
Strait
Tributary
VOCABULARY LIST:
Urban
Urbanization
Rural
Primitive/Native
Developed (Country)
Developing (Country)
Commercial farming/fishing
Subsistence farming/fishing
Agriculture/farming
Natural Resource
Renewable Resource
Non-renewable Resource
Conservation
Endangered Species
Deforestation
Desertification
Climate
Polar
Temperate
Tropical
High Latitudes
Middles Latitudes
Low Latitudes
Precipitation
Temperature
Bar Graphs
Line Graphs
Climate Graphs
Culture
Acculturation
Globe
Map
Cartogram
Cartographer
Grid
Latitude/Longitude
Coordinates
Distortion
Scale
Legend/Key
Compass Rose
Hemisphere
Nation/Country
City/Cities
Location
Place
Region
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Geography “Themes”
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