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Geo101 Midterm Exam 1 Review Fall 2009 When is the Exam? Section A&B: Monday September 28. How and what to study: Your first line of attack should be to carefully review your notes from lecture. The best way to do this is to read through your notes and the outlines provided on the web site for each day to remind yourself of the topics covered. Then put your notes aside and attempt to reconstruct in your head the main points covered-and what they mean. Obviously, the outlines indicate the main points. Next, you should carefully review the appropriate terms in the glossary (of both Knox and Marston and the discussion manual online). The summaries, key terms, and review questions at the end of each chapter in Knox and Marston should also be useful. The discussion manual glossary provides not only definitions, but also context for the terms developed in class. It is a good resource. Finally make sure you have carefully read each of the assigned discussion readings and can adequately answer the questions provided. As I write the exam, I will be reviewing those questions myself. I will also look at the various section headings in each article (and in Knox and Marston) as they often point to main ideas. For some of the discussions (but not all) I have also provided a list of concepts, ideas, and places that you might want to review. We have covered quite a bit of material. The key to effectively studying is to be able to grasp the main ideas and connect them with ideas and concepts that fall under them. On the class home page there are links to several web sites (see WWW Study Skills Resources) that have useful information about preparing for multiple choice exams. As always come see me with any questions you might have. If you know that you have difficulty taking exams I encourage you to come see me before the exam so that we can work out some strategies for you to explore. The following is a list of most of the topics we have covered. It is by no means all inclusive so be sure that you look at your lecture notes, outlines, the lists of concepts in the introduction to some of the discussions and the list of Key Terms at the end of each chapter in your textbook. Geographical Concepts and the Global Context: definitions of Geography, why geography matters, pattern and process, the uniqueness and interdependence of places, the geography of breakfast, types of location (relative, site and situation, etc.), regions (3 types), place, scale, distance, diffusion, barriers to diffusion, spatiality, space (absolute and relative), economic crisis discussion, spatial fix, world system (core, periphery, and semi-periphery), imperialism, colonialism, international division of labor, new international division of labor, comparative advantage, globalization (and its causes), neo-colonialism. Geographies of Environment and Population
*The culture and landscape discussion will be on the next exam. Places for which you need to know the locations Afghanistan, Kabul, Iraq, Baghdad, Iran, Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar, Israel, Syria, Lebanon,
Kuwait, Pakistan, India, Mumbai, Somalia, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea (or
what's left of it), Black Sea, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, China,
Urumqi (China), Suggestion for learning locations: Make several copies of the practice
map (which is available online). Without the aid of a map, try to locate
and label each of the places you need to know for the test on a blank
map. Check your answers against a map. Make note of those that you couldn't
locate and note their locations. Repeat until you get every location
correct. Do this once a day until the day of the test and you'll pass
the map section with flying colors! Honor Code Issues: During the exam please put all class materials out of sight, do not use music players, and do not talk.
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