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Exam 2 Review World Human Geography Spring 2011

When is the Exam? Wednesday, March 23
Where is the Exam? In our regular classroom
What do I need to Bring? Pencil and/or a pen if you wish.

What the Exam Will Be Like? The second midterm will have 40 multiple choice and true false questions. 30 will cover concepts, terms, positions, etc. discussed in lecture, discussion, and in your text. 10 will be map identification questions. The first 30 will be divided into 3 sections: Definitions; Applications and Importance of Material; and Thinking and Logic Questions. Sample questions may be found in the online discussion manual. A practice map is provided with this sheet. Finally, there will be 5 short answer questions very similar to those you have answered for discussion (though not necessarily on our discussion topics). Places for which you will need to know the location are listed on the other side of this sheet.

How and What to Study: See the last review sheet for studying tips.

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)

In addition to major and basic concepts from the first third of the class that we continue to use (scale, site and situation, production of nature for example), be sure you are familiar with:

Culture, Identity, Place, and Landscape theories of culture and landscape, globalization and culture, cultural consequences of globalization (homogenization, polarization, glocalization) material culture, folk/local culture, geography of folk/country music, culture wars, identity and geography, the social construction and ideology of "race" and its geography (including the geography of Chinatown), ideology, how ideas about race shape landscapes and how landscapes shape ideas about race, culture and agriculture in Mexico discussion, the social construction of gender (including the implications for suburban middle class women at the turn of the century), gender role, activity segregation, ethnicity, sexuality (as covered in your textbook), indigenous women and begging in the city, gender and ethnicity issues, the social and biological construction of disability and how it differs from gender and race, disabled people in public space, importance of mobility and jumping scale in wheelchair protest and advertising examples, language geography, dialects, dialect region, African American Dialect, Pidgin, Creole, Religion, Universalizing religions, ethnic religions, 5 pillars of Islam, sacred spaces and landscapes, London Mosque discussion.

Economic Geographies ideas about economic development; measurements of development (as covered in textbook); uneven development; underdevelopment; theories of development (takeoff, dependency, world systems, neoliberal, poverty reduction model, types and locations of industries (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, quinary, and site and situation factors of each); interdependence and agglomeration; backwash effects; industrialization and deindustrialization; commodity chain; export processing zone, maquiladora, offshoring, creative destruction and the see-saw motion of capital; development in Afghanistan, vulnerability

In general the test will cover:

Lecture material up to and including Monday's lecture on Industiralization and Deindustrialization
Discussions up to and including Discussion 9: The Geography of Development
Greiner Chapters 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10

Places for which you need to know the locations

The test will include maps of Afghanistan, South America, and Japan (note that for the map section you only need to know locations, you do not need to know anything about the places):

Places mentioned in lecture, discussion, or the readings: Qandahar, Afghanistan; Herat, Afghanistan, Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan; Jalalabad, Afghanistan; Quito Ecuador; Buenos Aires, Argentina; French Guiana

Places in the news: Japan, Sendai, Fukushima, Minamisoma, Tokyo, Chiba

Full sized practice maps are available at the links above.

Final Comments

Above all, take some time to study for the test. But also make sure that you use your studying time wisely. Don't just stare at your notes for hours on end; come up with a studying strategy. If you have no idea where to start, come visit me! (Or call or e-mail and make an appointment.) I will do all I can to help you prepare for the test but I can not help you if you do not approach me for help.

	GEO 101 World Human Geography Spring 2011 Review Exam 2	Geography Matters!
Exam 2 Review World Human Geography Spring 2011 When is the Exam? Wednesday, March 23 Where is the Exam? In our regular classroom What do I need to Bring? Pencil and/or a pen if you wish. What the Exam Will Be Like? The second midterm will have 40 multiple choice and true false questions. 30 will cover concepts, terms, positions, etc. discussed in lecture, discussion, and in your text. 10 will be map identification questions. The first 30 will be divided into 3 sections: Definitions; Applications and Importance of Material; and Thinking and Logic Questions. Sample questions may be found in the online discussion manual. A practice map is provided with this sheet. Finally, there will be 5 short answer questions very similar to those you have answered for discussion (though not necessarily on our discussion topics). Places for which you will need to know the location are listed on the other side of this sheet. How and What to Study: See the last review sheet for studying tips. 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) In addition to major and basic concepts from the first third of the class that we continue to use (scale, site and situation, production of nature for example), be sure you are familiar with: Culture, Identity, Place, and Landscape theories of culture and landscape, globalization and culture, cultural consequences of globalization (homogenization, polarization, glocalization) material culture, folk/local culture, geography of folk/country music, culture wars, identity and geography, the social construction and ideology of "race" and its geography (including the geography of Chinatown), ideology, how ideas about race shape landscapes and how landscapes shape ideas about race, culture and agriculture in Mexico discussion, the social construction of gender (including the implications for suburban middle class women at the turn of the century), gender role, activity segregation, ethnicity, sexuality (as covered in your textbook), indigenous women and begging in the city, gender and ethnicity issues, the social and biological construction of disability and how it differs from gender and race, disabled people in public space, importance of mobility and jumping scale in wheelchair protest and advertising examples, language geography, dialects, dialect region, African American Dialect, Pidgin, Creole, Religion, Universalizing religions, ethnic religions, 5 pillars of Islam, sacred spaces and landscapes, London Mosque discussion. Economic Geographies ideas about economic development; measurements of development (as covered in textbook); uneven development; underdevelopment; theories of development (takeoff, dependency, world systems, neoliberal, poverty reduction model, types and locations of industries (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, quinary, and site and situation factors of each); interdependence and agglomeration; backwash effects; industrialization and deindustrialization; commodity chain; export processing zone, maquiladora, offshoring, creative destruction and the see-saw motion of capital; development in Afghanistan, vulnerability In general the test will cover: Lecture material up to and including Monday's lecture on Industiralization and Deindustrialization Discussions up to and including Discussion 9: The Geography of Development Greiner Chapters 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10 Places for which you need to know the locations The test will include maps of Afghanistan, South America, and Japan (note that for the map section you only need to know locations, you do not need to know anything about the places): Places mentioned in lecture, discussion, or the readings: Qandahar, Afghanistan; Herat, Afghanistan, Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan; Jalalabad, Afghanistan; Quito Ecuador; Buenos Aires, Argentina; French Guiana Places in the news: Japan, Sendai, Fukushima, Minamisoma, Tokyo, Chiba Full sized practice maps are available at the links above. Final Comments Above all, take some time to study for the test. But also make sure that you use your studying time wisely. Don't just stare at your notes for hours on end; come up with a studying strategy. If you have no idea where to start, come visit me! (Or call or e-mail and make an appointment.) I will do all I can to help you prepare for the test but I can not help you if you do not approach me for help.