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PREPARING FOR THE FINAL ON FRIDAY MAY 18th J
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