This exam will test your knowledge of landforms on Earth and
the countries located in and around those landforms.By knowing those countries, you are expected
to know the continents on which they are located.
- The above link will take you to a map of Southeast Asia. Both the Malay and Indochina peninsulas are not only part of both Southeast Asia and mainland Asia, the Malay Peninsula is part of the Indochina Peninsula.
The deadline for this assignment is May 18, 2026. Nothing will be accepted after that date. If you intend to do the entire assignment then submit all the assignments at once. Of course, you may submit this work before May 18.
It is important that you remember that each assignment relies on the others. In order for assignment #4 to be accepted you had to have completed Assignment #3. And in order for Assignment #3 to be accepted you had to have completed Assignment #2. And for Assignment #2 to be accepted, you had to have completed Assignment #1.
UPDATE: This remediation assignment is lengthy however it is, for the most part, the work we've covered for this class. We've answered most of these questions and commands during the course of world geography. The linked resources will insure that you can access the correct answers/ responses. Additionally, this assignment can be easily completed before the due date. Among the ways to do this is in pieces each day: complete 4 to 5 vocabulary words, view 1 video and answer its questions, answer 2 power point questions, and answer 2 to 3 map assignment questions. Doing this will allow you to complete this in its entirety a few days before the deadline. It is recommended that after you complete an entire assignment, make a copy and store it. If you are able to scan the assignment, then sending that scanned copy to your email would be a good place for storage. Be sure to label that email as something you will remember. These things you would do just in case you lose the original copies.
ASSIGNMENT #1: VOCABULARY
Define each word in your own handwriting. Each definition must be numbered. This must be written neatly otherwise points will be taken off. Make certain that each definition relates to something in geography. For example, the term "cape" can either be an article of clothing or a type of landform. The latter description is the one to use.
This assignment is worth one non-test grade and the increase of a failing non-test grade up to 70.
1) active volcano
2) alluvial
3) alluvial plain
4) alluvium
5) alluvial soil
6) altitude
7) Antarctic
8) aquifer
9) archipelago
10) atlas
11) atoll
12) bay
13) beach
14) bight
15) bog
16) burgh
17) butte
18) canal
19) canyon
20) cape
21) cardinal directions
22) cartography
23) cave
24) cavern
25) cay
26) channel
27) city-state
28) cliff
29) coast
30) compass
31) coniferous
32) continent
33) continental shelf
34) cordillera
35) country
36) cove
37) crater
38) creek
39) dam
40) deciduous
41) delta
42) dike
43) dormant volcano
44) drainage basin
45) dune
46) earthquake
47) Eastern Hemisphere
48) elevation
49) enclave
50) Equator
51) estuary
52) extinct volcano
53) fallow
54) fjord
55) floodplain
56) foothills
57) forest
58) geography
59) glaciation
60) glacier
61) glen
62) gulch
63) gulf
64) gully
65) hedgerow
66) hemisphere
67) highland
68) hill
69) hinterland
70) hydrosphere
71) ice cap
72) iceberg
73) igneous rock
74) island
75) islet
76) isthmus
77) jungle
78) key
79) knoll
80) lagoon
81) lake
82) land bridge
83) landform
84) landmass
85) latitude
86) lava
87) leeward
88) legend
89) lithosphere
90) longitude
91) lowland
92) magma
93) mainland
94) mantle
95) map
96) map projection
97) marsh
98) Mediterranean climate
99) mesa
100) mountain
101) mountain range
102) nation
103) Northern Hemisphere
104) oasis
105) ocean floor
106) peninsula
107) physical geography
108) piedmont
109) plate tectonics
110) plateau
111) polar region
112) pond
113) prairie
114) prevailing wind
115) province
116) rain shadow
117) reef
118) rift valley
119) river
120) riverine
121) rural
122) scale
123) sea
124) sea level
125) taiga
126) terrain
127) territory
128) Tropic of Cancer
129) Tropic of Capricorn
130) tropics
131) tundra
132) orogeny
133) upland
134) urban
135) strait
136) valley
137) volcano
138) water table
139) watershed
140) Western Hemisphere
141) windward
142) Europe
143) Eurasia
144) Africa
145) Asia
146) North America
147) South America
148) Central America
149) Australia
150) Oceania
151) Scandinavia
152) Antarctic Circle
153) Arctic Circle
154) Indochina
ASSIGNMENT #2: VIDEOS
Use the videos to answer each of the questions in your own handwriting. Do not use a search engine to find answers (or any other form of plagiarism) or the entire assignment will not count. Be certain to write neatly otherwise points will be taken off.
This assignment is worth one non-test grade, any non-test grade raised up to 100, and any test grade raised up to 80.
1) What continent is the United States located on?
2) What benefits does the Mississippi River Basin provide to the United States?
3) What benefits do the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans provide to the United States?
4) What continent is the United Kingdom part of?
5) How do the United Kingdom's rugged coastline and it being surrounded by water benefit that country?
6) What makes it difficult for London to completely control the whole of the United Kingdom?
7) What on which continents is Russia located?
8) What weakness or problem doe the North European Plain present to Russia?
9) On which continent is Canada located?
10) When did Canada become and independent country?
11) Why does the majority of Canada's population live in its southern region?
12) Which continent is Japan part of?
13) Name Japan's four main islands.
14) What is Japan's primary geographic challenge?
15) On what continent is Belarus located?
16) What is the main historic route for invasion into Russia?
17) Define "buffer state".
18) Who is the current president of Belarus and when did he become president?
19) On which continent is China located?
20) Why is it important for China to control its "buffer zones"?
21) Define "shipping lane", and "maritime".
22) Why did Australia form alliances with the maritime powers of the United Kingdom and the United States?
23) On which continent is Venezuela located?
24) When did Venezuela become an independent country?
25) What natural resource is of greatest importance to Venezuela's economy?
26) On which continent is Turkey located?
27) Define "infrastructure".
28) Name the landform that most of Turkey sits on.
29) How has Turkey's rugged geography and mountainous terrain benefitted Turkey?
30) What disadvantage does Turkey's rugged geography and mountainous terrain create for that country?
31) On which continent is Spain located?
32) Name the natural boundary that separates Spain from France.
33) How has Spain's mountainous terrain been a hinderance to it?
34) On which continent is Ukraine located?
35) Describe the location of Ukraine's economically productive regions.
36) On which continent is Iran located?
37) What natural resource is important to Iran's economy?
38) On which continent is Saudi Arabia located?
39) What type of landform does Saudi Arabia sit on and what is its name?
40) What is the main export (and source of wealth) for Saudi Arabia?
41) Why does Saudi Arabia rely on a major foreign power?
42) On which continent is Italy located?
43) Define "Levant" and identify the countries that are currently in that location.
44) Why did Italian reunification occur late?
45) On which continent is India located?
46) What has made it possible for India to be free of foreign interference for much of its history?
47) What is the Ganges River Basin?
48) On which continent is Germany located?
49) When did Germany become unified?
50) When did Germany become divided into East and West Germany?
51) When did East and West Germany become unified as Germany?
52) On which continent is Oman located?
53) On what type of landform is Oman located? What is the name of that landform?
54) What separates Oman's capital from the rest of the country?
55) What natural resource does Oman's economy depend on?
56) Name the landform that places the Strait of Hormuz in Oman's territorial waters.
57) What naval power does Oman depend on today to protect its sovereignty?
58) On which continent is Thailand located?
59) What is the name of Thailand's major food producing region?
60) On which continent is Vietnam located?
61) What are the two main rivers of Vietnam's population cores?
62) Name the two main cities of Vietnam's population cores.
63) On which continent is Colombia located?
64) Name the countries that border Colombia.
65) What was the name of the country/ territory that was divided to form Colombia?
66) Which continent is Indonesia part of?
67) Name the two oceans that border the Indonesian island chain/ archipelago.
68) Name Indonesia's main island.
69) Name Indonesia's agricultural heartland.
70) What physical feature is the core of Indonesia. This physical feature allows access to the major Indonesia's major islands.
71) On which continent is Nepal located?
72) Name the rivers that irrigate Nepal's agricultural region.
73) Name the region of China that borders Nepal.
74) What are Nepal's major tourist attractions?
75) On which continent is Azerbaijan located?
76) Name the three large powers (countries) that border Azerbaijan.
77) What country is the historic rival of Azerbaijan?
78) From where does Azerbaijan get its energy resources?
79) On which continent is Mexico located?
80) Name the countries/ foreign powers that used the port city of Veracruz as a means of conquering Mexico.
81) What are to two main mountain ranges of Mexico?
ASSIGNMENT #3: POWER POINTS
Use the power points to answer the questions in your own handwriting. Write neatly otherwise points will be taken off. Any form of plagiarism used to complete this assignment disqualifies the entire assignment.
This Assignment is worth two test grades raised up to 85.
3) What are the ways in which hills can be formed?
4) How are mountains formed?
5) How do volcanoes differ from mountains and hills, and how are they formed?
1) What are five factors that affect climate?
2) How does altitude affect climate?
3) Why is the yearly average temperature at the North and South poles colder than the yearly average temperature in the region surrounding the Equator?
4) What factor of geography creates a rain shadow?
7) Name the three types of tectonic plate boundaries and how each one moves.
8) Using the tectonic plate map contained in the power point, identify the tectonic plates that formed the Andes Mountains and describe the type of boundary those plates share.
9) Using the tectonic plate map contained in the power point, identify the tectonic plates that are creating the rift/ split in Iceland and the type of boundary those plates share.
10) Using the tectonic plate map contained in the power point, identify the tectonic plates that formed the Himalayas and describe the type of boundaries those plates share.
11) What type of tectonic plate boundary is the cause of most earthquakes in California?
21) Click on each of the Baltic States (Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia). Use each of the resulting map enlargements and list the bodies of water that border these three countries.
22) Look up the Vatican city (on the internet). Give a brief description of it.
23) List all the countries that border the Black Sea.
26) Aside from the Pacific Ocean, list all the bodies of water that border Asia's eastern coast.
27) Name the four main islands of Indonesia.
28) You will need to click on Italy, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, and Iran to answer the following question: A that leaves Italy en route to Kuwait City takes the Suez Canal get there. List all the bodies of water that boat will encounter in the order they are encountered.
Use the map at the link titled "Southwest Asia" to answer the questions. Complete this on a sheet of your own paper and submit at the end of class. Be sure to write your name on this assignment.
1)List all countries
that border Saudi Arabia.
2) List all countries that border Iran.
3) List all countries that border Israel.
4) List all the countries that border the Persian Gulf.
5) Name all the countries that border the Red Sea.
5a) Of those countries that border the Red Sea, which are located in Africa?
6) Name all the countries that border the Arabian Sea.
7) Identify the waterway separating Yemen from Djibouti.
8) Identify the waterway separating Iran from Oman.
9) Identify the capitals of the following: Turkey;
Saudi Arabia; Iran; Israel; Jordan; Iraq; Syria; Yemen; Kuwait; Afghanistan;
Lebanon; Qatar; Oman; United Arab Emirates;
When you click on any part of the map, you access a link of the enlarged area. For the test on Friday you will need to know states (the U.S.) and provinces (Canada).
1) Where the countries of Latin America are located in relation to one another.
- Examples: where Costa Rica is in relation to Mexico; where Brazil is in relation to Uruguay
2) The countries in which major physical features are located:
- Andes Mountains, Mount Aconcagua, Patagonia, Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental, Amazon River Basin, Amazon River, Orinoco River, Tierra Del Fuego, Llanos, Pampas
3) Know the islands of the Greater Antilles (by knowing this you will be able to identify if an island is not in that region).
Please remember the following: Tropic of Cancer - 23.5N; Tropic of Capricorn - 23.5S; Arctic Circle - 66.5N; Antarctic Circle - 66.5S; Equator - 0 (latitude)
Use the above maps to memorize the locations of major bodies of water which include Hudson Bay, Caribbean Sea, Labrador Sea, Bering Sea, and Baffin Bay
The difference between Anglo-America and Latin America: Anglo-America most often refers to a region in the Americas in which English is the main language and British culture and the British Empire have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact.Anglo-America is distinct from Latin America, a region of the Americas where Romance languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese and French) are prevalent.
Koppen Classification Letters First letter: climate type A - Tropical:Hot temperatures all year. This type of climate has every month of the
year with an average temperature of (64.4 °F) or higher, with significant
precipitation. B - Dry: This type of climate has little precipitation. C - Temperate: temperate climates are those without extremes
of temperature and precipitation (rain and snow). There are four distinct
seasons. This type of climate has the coldest month averaging between 0 °C (32
°F) and 18 °C (64.4 °F) and at least one month averaging above 10 °C (50 °F). D - Continental: similar to temperate climates (four distinct
seasons); located in latitudes higher than temperate climates. Summers are
shorter and milder than those of temperate climates. Winters are longer and
colder than those of temperate climates. E – Polar: temperature does not rise above 50 °F;controlled by the polar and arctic air
masses of high latitudes (60° N and S and higher).
Read the text on the factors that influence climate and answer the questions below. Be certain to answer all questions in complete sentences. Follow all the rules of the English language.
Four major factors influence the climate of a region: wind and ocean currents, latitude, elevation, and topography.
Wind and Ocean Currents
Wind and ocean currents help distribute the sun’s heat from one part of the world to another through convection, the transfer of heat in the atmosphere by upward motion of the air. As sunlight heats the atmosphere, the air expands, creating a zone of low air pressure.Cooler dense air in a nearby high pressure zone rushes into the low-pressure area, causing wind.
Global wind patterns are caused by the same kind of circulation on a larger scale.The hot air flows toward the poles, and the cold air moves toward the equator.The winds would blow in straight lines, but since the earth rotates they are turned at an angle.In the Northern Hemisphere, they turn to the right.In the Southern Hemisphere, they turn to the left.This bending of the wind is called the Coriolis effect.
Ocean currents are like rivers flowing in the ocean.Moving is large circular systems, warm waters flow away from the equator toward the poles, and cold water flows back toward the equator.Wind blowing over the ocean currents affect the climate of the lands that these winds cross.For example, the warmth of the Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Drift help to keep the temperature of Europe moderate.Even though much of Europe is as far north as Canada, it enjoys a much milder climate than Canada.
Ocean currents affect not only the temperature of an area, but also the amount of precipitation received.Cold ocean currents flowing along a coastal region chill the air and sometimes prevent warm air and the moisture it holds from falling to earth.The Atacama Desert in South America and the Namib Desert in Africa, for example, were formed partly because of cold ocean currents nearby.
Latitude
Geographers divide Earth into three general zones of latitude: low or tropical, middle or temperate, and high or polar.Tropical zones are found on either side of the equator.They extend to the tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere.Lands in tropical zones are hot all year long.In some areas, a shift in wind patterns causes variations in the seasons.For example, Tanzania experiences both a rainy season and a dry season as Indian Ocean winds blow in or away from the land.
The high latitude polar zones, which encircle the North Pole and South Pole, are cold all year.Summer temperatures in the polar regions may reach only as high as 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Earth’s two temperate zones like at the middle latitudes, between the tropics and the polar regions.Within the temperate zones, climates can vary greatly, ranging from relatively hot to relatively cold.These variations occur because solar heating is greater in the summer than in the winter.So summers are much warmer.
Elevation
Another factor in determining the climate of a region is elevation, or distance above sea level.You would think that the closer you get to the sun, the hotter it would become.But as altitude increases, the air temperaturedrops (about 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit for every 1,000 feet).Therefore, the climate gets colder as you climb a mountain or other elevated location.Climates above 12,000 feet become like those Arctic regions – with snow and ice.For example, Mount Kilimanjaro in East Africa is capped by snow all year long.
Landforms/ Topography
Landforms also affect climate.This is especially true of mountain areas.Remember that moisture-laden winds cool as they move up the side of a mountain, eventually releasing rain or snow.By the time the winds reach the other side of the mountain, they are dry and become warmer as they flow down the mountain.
1) How do wind and ocean currents affect temperature?
2) What is the cause of the Coriolis effect?
3) In addition to affecting temperature, what other feature of climate is affected by ocean currents?
4) List the three main climate zones on Earth and their MAIN characteristic in the following way:
Name of climate zone: main characteristic
5) How is it possible for a mountainous region in the tropical climate zone to have temperatures similar to a high or polar zone?
6) Use your electronic device or laptop to define the term "rain shadow".
7) Of the four factors (categories) that affect climate, which category does a "rain shadow" fall into?
