GEOG 32102 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Dravidian Languages, Language Geography, Ganges Delta
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Test 3 Study Guide: Latin America and South Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Latin America – Latin European culture in the Americas (culturally defied)
Physical Geography
Physical features: peninsula, archipelago, isthmus, island arcs, basins
Plate Tectonic Theory – explains landforms locations and types.
3 types of plate boundaries – landforms/natural hazards associated with each? Convergence most
influential in Latin America
Climate types: Ranked in terms of influence: 1st – Tropical (A), 2nd – Dry (B), 3rd – Mild Midlatitude (C)
Localized climate factor: Altitudinal zonation – what is it? Why does it matter for people?
Cultural Geography
Latin America – a multiethnic population with African, Indigenous, and European components
History of colonialism in Latin America: How did the Spanish and Portuguese travel? Why did they
explore by water?
4 centers of colonial conquest? What/where were they?
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas? What did it establish?
Motivations for colonialism: Mercantilism – what was it? Why did it motivate getting colonies?
Pirates of the Caribbean – what was their role?
4 impacts of colonial contact? What were they?
Mestizo culture – what is it?
What was the Columbian exchange? Why does it matter?
Why did Latin American countries break away in early 1800s? What was the role of the Monroe
Doctrine?
Two sources of post-colonial conflict in Latin America?
Modern Latin America characterized by: Urban Primacy, Coastal Populations, Megaregions
Terms: primate city, megacity, megaregion, self-help housing
Migration patterns (external/internal) in Latin America?
Two types of migration? Common examples of each?
Religions in Latin America – Primarily Roman Catholic. What explains presence of Judaism, Hinduism,
and Islam?
South Asia
Terms: Orient, Occident, Monsoon Asia, Subcontinent
Physical Geography:
South Asia is a distinct landmass (sits on a separate tectonic plate from the rest of Asia)
For this reason, South Asia often called “The Subcontinent.”
South Asia is moving northward, colliding with the rest of Asia.
Himalaya Mountains are the result of this collision (they are the boundary between the plates)
Four physical regions of South Asia: Northern Mountains, Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra Lowlands,
Peninsular India, Southern Islands.
Three important mountain ranges in South Asia: Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, Himalayas
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Document Summary
Test 3 study guide: latin america and south asia. Latin america latin european culture in the americas (culturally defied) Physical features: peninsula, archipelago, isthmus, island arcs, basins. Plate tectonic theory explains landforms locations and types. Climate types: ranked in terms of influence: 1st tropical (a), 2nd dry (b), 3rd mild midlatitude (c) Latin america a multiethnic population with african, indigenous, and european components. Modern latin america characterized by: urban primacy, coastal populations, megaregions. Religions in latin america primarily roman catholic. South asia is a distinct landmass (sits on a separate tectonic plate from the rest of asia) For this reason, south asia often called the subcontinent. South asia is moving northward, colliding with the rest of asia. Himalaya mountains are the result of this collision (they are the boundary between the plates) Four physical regions of south asia: northern mountains, indus-ganges-brahmaputra lowlands, Three important mountain ranges in south asia: western ghats, eastern ghats, himalayas.
