Geography Final Exam Review

4. The study of where people and things are located
7. Most common religion in Canada, the U.S., Europe, and Latin America
8. Wearing down of Earth's surface by wind, water, ice, or gravity
9. Capital of Russia
10. Sea that separates Europe from Africa
11. World's largest hot desert
12. Lake that is the source of the White Nile
15. Multinational group that coordinates defense and economy between member states. Great Britain left it in 2020. (2 words)
18. Large island nation off the east coast of Africa
19. Lines that measure degrees distant from the equator
22. Waterfalls on the Nile River that make travel more difficult
25. Substance that many low islands in Oceania are made of
27. Longest river in South America
28. climate that is generally hot and humid year-round
29. Oil producing group that coordinates production levels between member states to keep oil prices steady
30. Birth rate - death rate = rate of _________ _________ (2 words)
33. Continent whose tallest mountain is Mount Kilimanjaro and whose population is the most rapidly growing
36. Ocean current that causes warmer, wetter weather in North and South America (2 words)
38. Main ethnicity of Southwest/Central Asia (The Middle East)
40. Most common economic activity in Africa
41. Summer is the worst time for these tropical storms in the Caribbean

1. 0° east/west (2 words)
2. Value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year (3 words)
3. Country whose one-child policy was designed to achieve zero population growth
5. State whose capital is Albany (2 words)
6. Geographic theme represented by refugees forced to resettle due to war or natural disasters
11. Region just south of the Sahara that is threatened by desertification
13. #1 natural resource of Southwest/Central Asia (The Middle East)
14. Country divided by the Ural Mountains
16. Austrian mountain range that is the highest in Europe
17. Capital of Egypt
20. Geographic theme represented by coordinates such as 38˚ N, 85˚ W
21. Country whose capital is Brasília
23. Country whose capital is Ottawa
24. African country that segregated its citizens during apartheid and was first colonized by the Dutch (2 words)
26. River critical to the survival of most Egyptians
31. Only continent without a permanent human population
32. Island nation in Asia with an extremely high life expectancy rate
34. Main religion of Southwest/Central Asia (The Middle East)
35. 0° north/south
37. Desert location featuring abundant water
39. African country that is home to the Muslim Hausa/Fulani and the Christian Igbo and Yoruba peoples.