Final Exam Study Guide

Chapter 7 Sub-Saharan Africa

From Lecture:

What is the Great Rift Valley and how was it formed?

From Hans Rosling’s talks, what are the means of development and what are its goals?

What is the definition of Sustainable Development?

What is an example of Sustainable Development?

What is “underdevelopment”?

From Textbook:

“Current Geographic Issues” section (276-290), especially country studies (Botswana, South Africa, Nigeria)

Chapter 8 South Asia

From Lecture:

Role of the Moghuls (time, main influences, extent of influence)

Basic facts of Indian Independence & Partition (When, What countries, What religions)

Role of Iranian Revolution in U.S. opinion of Political Islam

Basic facts of the Afghan War & following political events (dates, countries involved, U.S. role, political power changes)

Terms:

Green Revolution

Diaspora

From Textbook:

Monsoon seasonal climate patterns

Microcredit

Chipko movement

Chapter 9 East Asia

From Lecture:

Basic landforms

Major rivers of region

Major cities of region

Major outcomes of the Opium Wars

Basic facts of the Korean War (dates, countries involved, outcomes)

Know the connections and conflicts between the following: CCP, KMT, Mao Zedong, Chang Kai-shek

Cultural revolution (dates, main activities)

Deng Xioping – Who? Where? What did he do?

From Guest Lecture, China’s Environment (Amy Zader):

Reasons for environmental pollution in China

Reasons that environmental NGOs focus on conservation rather than cleaning up industry

From Textbook:

Hukou system

Floating population

3 Gorges Dam (on what river? What impacts?)

Great Leap Forward

“Environmental Issues” Section (377-381)

Chapter 10 Southeast Asia

From Lecture:

Geologic forces that formed SE Asian peninsula

Capital cities of – Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

Burma – government type

Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam – government type, U.S. role in history, relative populations

Khmer Rouge – basic facts about (goals, means, country)

Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei – more or less wealthy than neighbors?

Bumiputra

Indonesia – major islands, recent political and environmental events

From Guest Lecture, Vietnam (Martha Roberts):

Positive outcomes and problems of annual Mekong flooding

Examples of and problems with state-run agriculture and development projects

From Pol Pot’s Shadow:

U.S. role in Cambodia in 1970s

Khmer Rouge (dates of rule, goals, conflict)

From Textbook:

Wallacea Trench (approximate location, significance) – p. 388-389

Feminization of labor

The Singapore-Johor-Riau growth triangle p. 401

Pancasila – p. 406

Chapter 11 Oceania, Global Warming

From Lecture & Film (Rising Waters):

El Niño

Kyoto Protocol - basic facts, why the U.S. did not sign

Bali & Bangkok meetings - everything on the lecture slide

Climate Justice - different aspects of climate justice

From Textbook:

Great Barrier Reef

El Niño

atoll