AP Human Geography Map Checklist Review

Flashcards covering the vocabulary, regional classifications, and specific geographic features from the AP Human Geography map checklist.

Continents and Oceans Total

The checklist includes 7 continents and 5 oceans for a total of 12 items.

Middle East

The region also identified as SW Asia in the checklist.

South Asia

The region also identified as the Indian subcontinent.

Balkans

A region listed as part of Eastern Europe.

Eastern Seaboard

A specific region along the east coast of North America.

Amazonia

A geographic region in South America listed alongside the Andean region and Pampas.

Pampas

One of the 30 specific regions of continents located in South America.

Straits of Malacca

One of the 20 key waterways mentioned in the AP Human Geography course.

Sumba Strait

A specific waterway listed in the checklist for study.

Bab el-Mandeb strait

One of the 20 key waterways and seas to identify.

Strait of Hormuz

A key waterway located in the Middle East / SW Asia region.

Straits of Dardanelles

One of the 20 specific waterways and seas mentioned in the notes.

Hispaniola

One of the 20 key islands or island nations, located in the Caribbean.

Zanzibar

A key island mentioned as part of the geographic features near Africa.

British Isles

A key island group nation to know for the map checklist.

Horn of Africa

One of the 9 key peninsulas or geographic features on land.

Cape of Good Hope

A geographic feature at the southern tip of Africa included in the land features list.

Kamchatka Peninsula

One of the 9 specific peninsulas listed for identification.

Plateau of Tibet

One of the 6 key mountain ranges or high-altitude land features to know.

2 Congos

Refers to Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of Congo) and Congo-Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo).

Maritime SE Asia

A region of Southeast Asia distinct from Mainland SE Asia.