We expect you to already have some knowledge about the world, particularly where major features and countries are located. If you do not know all of the information on the following list, please study it on your own time during the first two weeks of the term. You will be tested on this material at the date listed on the syllabus. Use atlases and maps and the world map inside the cover of your textbook.

• You should know the four compass directions.
• You should be able to identify the major continents:
• North America
• Africa
• South America
• Australia (Oceania)
• Europe
• Antarctica
• Asia
• You should be able to identify at least 5 countries in each qualifying continent (you choose the five countries). Refer to the map in your textbook on pages 404-405 for country names.
• You should know the difference between cities (e.g. Chicago), States (e.g. Illinois), countries (e.g. U.S.) and continents (e.g. North America).
• You should recognize all the states on a U.S. map.
• You should be able to read a road map for directions.
• You should know these major world features:
• South America:
• The Andes Mountain range
• The Amazon River
• Asia:
• The Himalaya Mountains
• The Tibetan Plateau
• Africa
• The Nile River
• The Sahara Desert
• North America:
• Bering Strait
• Rocky Mountains / Sierra Madres
• The Mississippi River
• The Appalachian Mountains
• Europe
• Iberian Peninsula
• English Channel
• Ural Mountains
• The Alps
• You should be able to locate these island groupings:
• Philippines
• Japan
• Indonesia
• Aleutian Islands
• Caribbean
• Hawaiian Islands
• You should know where to find the following water bodies:
• Pacific Ocean
• Gulf of Mexico
• Atlantic Ocean
• Persian Gulf
• Arctic Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Indian Ocean
• The 5 Great Lakes
• Bering Strait
• Hudson Bay
• Red Sea
• Black Sea
• Caspian Sea
• Baltic Sea
• English Channel

You will be asked to identify 10 countries which will be chosen for you.
 

Here is a map to help you study. Don't even bring it to class on exam day.