World Regions Flashcards

Flashcards based on lecture notes about world regions and their characteristics.

What are the characteristics of the North America region?

US and Canada, Representative Governments, MDCs/Core, Free Enterprise, Christian, English/French

What are the characteristics of the Latin America region?

Columbian Exchange, Urban Sprawl, Maya/Aztec/Inca, Deforestation, Maquiladoras, Panama Canal, Ecotourism, Migration, Catholic

What are the characteristics of the Southwest Asia region?

Desalinization, Irrigation, Israel/Palestine, Religions-J/C/I, Stateless Nations (Kurds, ISIS), OPEC

What are the characteristics of the South Asia region?

Subcontinent, Monsoons, Himalayas, Hinduism, Sikhism, Outsourcing, Kashmir, Gandhi, Overpopulation

What are the characteristics of the Western Europe region?

Peninsulas, Potato Famine, Colonizers, WWI, WWII, Migration from Africa, Industrial Revolution, EU, Constitutional Monarchy, Vatican City

What are the characteristics of the Eastern Europe region?

Siberia, Distance Decay, Soviet Union, Balkanization, Chernobyl, Aral Sea, Communism, Cold War

What are the characteristics of the East Asia region?

Ring of Fire, OCP, Graying Population, 3 Gorges Dam, SEZs, Korea, Tsunami

What are the characteristics of the Southeast Asia region?

Archipelago, Atolls, Vietnam, Domino Theory, Cambodia Killing Fields

What are the characteristics of the Australia region?

Sheep, Aborigines, British Colony (Penal Colony), Island/Continent, Great Barrier Reef, Desert

What are the characteristics of the Africa region?

Desertification, Colonization, Refugees, North vs Sub-Saharan, Pandemics, Apartheid, Landlocked, One Commodity, Animism, Dictators