SAMFORD

PREPARING FOR THE FINAL ON FRIDAY MAY 18th J

Use your notes, tests, quizzes, and hand-outs to study.
Come to help sessions with specific questions.
Have your study guide in class each day and at home each night. Use your study guide daily.
Do not be afraid to e-mail us with any questions about what we have covered in classJ
Students will have one class period to complete the test.

You need to be able to locate and know the significance of the following physical features:

Africa- Political: South Africa, Egypt & Physical: Nile River, Sahara Desert

Middle East- Political: Iraq, Saudi Arabia & Physical: Persian Gulf, Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

Asia- Political: Japan, Vietnam & Physical: Himalayan Mountains, Yellow River (Huang He)

Middle East

Arab/Israeli conflict

Religions: the origin and beliefs of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

OPEC

Zionist Movement

Natural Resources

Asia

Vietnam and Korean War, similarities and differences, U.S. involvement

Religions: the origin and beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism

Aftermath of independence in India: Partitioning of India into Pakistan and Bangladesh

Mohandas Gandhi

Mao Zedong: Cultural Revolution and Great Leap Forward

Africa

Apartheid

Berlin Conference: effects of the partitioning of Africa

Vegetative Regions (rain forest, savanna, desert, sahel, Sahara)

Nelson Mandela

Economic Systems: command, traditional, mixed, and market

Trade Barriers: embargo, standard, tariff, subsidy, quota

Types of Government: dictatorship, absolute monarchy, transitional, democracy, and theocracy

Distribution of power in government systems: unitary, federal, confederal

Review for end of year