World Geography – Grade 8 – Study Guide Learning Concepts to Review and Remember Skills to Practice and Perfect Topic: The World in Spatial Terms 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 Earth’s Physical Features Climate Zones Topic: Places/Regions 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) Population Distribution Trade/Waterways/Migration – Immigration (Reasons for . . . ) Topic: Human-Environment Interaction 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”