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WORLD GEOGRAPHY

STAAR PREPARATION

STUDENT RESOURCE PACKET

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Physical Features

Cut out and glue key in top left corner of your map. Follow the directions in each heading below to complete the physical features on your map

Oceans - LabelAtlanticPacificArcticIndian

Latitude and Longitude - DrawEquatorPrime MeridianTropic of CancerTropic of Capricorn Arctic CircleAntarctic Circle

Rivers - DrawCongoNigerNileAmazonMississippiRio GrandeChang (Yangtze)EuphratesGangesHuang (Yellow)IndusTigrisDanube

Water – Shade blueBlack SeaEnglish ChannelNorth SeaSuez CanalRed SeaLake VictoriaArabian SeaMediterranean SeaBering SeaCaribbean SeaGulf of MexicoPanama CanalPersian GulfCaspian SeaAral Sea

Mountains - DrawAndesRockyAppalachianSierra Madre OccidentalSierra Madre OrientalAlpsCaucusesUralGreat Dividing RangeAtlasHimalayas

Deserts- DrawAtacamaGobiSaharaSahelGreat VictoriaGreat SandyKalahari

Other Features - DrawAmazon BasinCongo BasinGreat Plains (label)Canadian Shield (label)

KEY

^^^^ Mountains

River

Rainforest

Desert

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Population Glue the world population pyramid on your map as

directed by your teacher.

Cut out population pyramids and glude them on or near the appropriate country.

Cut out blocks of people and glue them in or near two highly populated countries

Cut out the growth images below and glue them on or near two fast growing countries

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Culture

Using the map provided by your teacher, locate the different culture hearths on your map. Draw a red heart in each of these hearths.

Complete the religion chart below. Glue the chart to the back of your map as directed by your teacher.

Religion Symbol CharacteristicsJudaism

Christianity

Islam

Hinduism

Buddhism

Sikhism

Use the symbols you created in your religion chart to mark the location of each religion on your map. Use the map provided by your teacher as your guide.

Cut out the key below and glue it under your physical key on your map. Use the key and the map provided by your teacher to label the major language regions on your own map.

Language KeyEnglish L-EFrench L-FSpanish L-SRussian L-RArabic L-AChinese L-C

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Name_________________________________

Culture Vocabulary Quiz

Match the correct vocabulary term to the correct vocabulary word.

1. _____ the behavior and belief characteristics of a particular social group.

2. _____way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs

3. _____ the process of adopting the cultural traits of another social group.

4. _____ the spread of new knowledge and skills from one culture to another.

5. _____ regions based on government, social groups, economic systems, language or religion.

6. _____ a center where cultures developed and then spread out.

A. culture traitsB. culture diffusionC. cultureD. culture regionE. acculturationF. culture hearth

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Migration

Complete the push/pull chart below. Glue the chart to the back of your map as directed by your teacher.

Push Factors Pull Factors

Using the map provided by your teacher as a reference, draw arrows on your map to show migration routes.

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Name____________________________Migration Quiz

_____Migration in which a person chooses to migrate.

_____Migration because relatives have already moved to the new country.

_____When a person migrates from a farm to a small town, then from the small town to a small city and finally from a small city to a large city.

_____A person who flees their home for safety.

_____Migration in which people have no choice but to move.

____Migration out of a country is called.

____ The reasons a person comes to a new country.

____Migration into a country is called.

____ A person living in a country without legal documentation.

____ The movement of people from one country to another country.

____ The relocation of a group of people inside a nation.

____ The reasons a person leaves his home country.

Word bank

A. Emigration G. Voluntary immigrationB. Forced migration H. RefugeeC. Immigration I. Undocumented immigrantD. Chain migration J. Internal migrationE. International migration K. Push FactorF. Step migration L. Pull factor

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Economics Cut out the four pictures below and glue them next to the correct economic activities. Using what you know about economic

activities, determine which level of development is most likely to have this activity (more developed, newly industrialized, or less developed). Glue your completed chart onto the back of your map as directed by your teacher.

Economic Activities Level of Development

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Quaternary

Write a definition for each form of economy. Determine an example for each form of economy. Glue the chart onto the back of your map as directed by your teacher

Forms of Economy Example

Market (Free Enterprise)

Socialism

Communism

DEVELOPMENT LEVELS

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These countries are the top 10 countries according to the Human Development Index. Color them GREEN on your map.

1. Norway2. Australia3. Netherlands4. United States5. New Zealand6. Canada7. Ireland8. Liechtenstein9. Germany10. Sweden

These countries are the bottom 10 countries according to the Human Development Index. Color them RED on your map.

142.Guinea143.Central African Republic144.Sierra Leone145.Burkina Faso146.Liberia147.Chad148.Mozambique149.Burundi150.Niger151.Congo (Democratic Republic of the)

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Politics Cut out pictures below and glue them next to the corresponding form of government Cut out the chart and glue it to the back of your map as directed by your teacher

Brainstorm the roles and responsibilities of each of the following supranational organizations Fill out the chart, cut it out, and glue it to the back of your map as directed by your teacher.

Forms of Government

Democracy

Republic

Dictatorship

Monarchy

Theocracy

Totalitarian

Role of Supranational OrganizationsUnited Nations

European Union

NATO

NAFTA

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Resources, Climate, Weather List what you know about each climate region on the chart below. Cut out the chart and glue it on the back of your map as directed by your teacher.

Climate Regions

Polar

Temperate

Arid

Tropical

Mediterranean

Mountains Complete the chart below using your knowledge and classroom resources if necessary. Using the symbols you created, draw the symbols on the front of your own map in the appropriate places for each phenomena. Cut out the chart and glue it to the back of your map as instructed by your teacher.

Weather Phenomena

Why does it occur? Where does it occur?

How does it influence

temperature, precipitation, and

distribution of climate regions?

Draw a symbol

Tornado

Monsoon

Hurricane

Tsunami

Ring of Fire

El Nino

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Cut out the images below. Using classroom resources, look up the main locations for these resources and glue them in the proper regions on your world map.

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Conflicts

Cut out the ‘caution’ symbols below and clue them onto the following sites on your map to represent conflict: Ireland, Bosnia, Israel, Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa, Chechnya, Uganda, and North Korea

Determine which kinds of conflict apply to each example and fill in the box for each of the following conflicts. Cut out and glue the visuals into each conflict box that best fits. Make sure there are two pictures per conflict. Cut out each conflict box and glue it to the back of your map as directed by your teacher.Location

Ireland

Form of Conflict Pictures

Location

Rwanda

Form of Conflict Pictures

Location

Israel

Form of Conflict Pictures

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Location

Bosnia

Form of Conflict Pictures

Location

Uganda

Form of Conflict Pictures

Location

North Korea

Form of Conflict Pictures

Location

Sudan

Form of Conflict Pictures

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Development Profiles In the group your teacher assigned you, create a poster that

symbolizes the characteristics of your assigned level of development (Less Developed, Newly Industrialized, or More Developed)

Be sure to include a world map that indicate the regions of the world that fit your assigned level of development

Regional Profiles

In the group you teacher assigned you, create large map of the region you were assigned

Add symbols, pictures, and words to the map so that it reflects the many facets of the region

Patterns In the group your teacher assigned you, you will research how your

assigned concept has impacted the world. You will present this information to the class in whatever format you choose. Be creative!