GEOGRAPHY 321 / LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY EXAM II STUDY GUIDE SECTION I: 60 points: Map Locations SECTION II: 60 points: Locations, definitions, and terms SECTION III: 80 points: Essay (2 questions: 40 points each) 200 TOTAL POINTS SECTION I: Map of Latin America Know locations that we have discussed in class, in the articles, and videos, as well as current events locations SECTION II: Multiple Choice Concepts, Ideas, Themes, and Terms – definitions, but to be able to apply the terms, concepts, themes, and I’m not looking for you to memorize ideas and recognize examples of these terms, concepts, themes, and ideas GEOGRAPHY CBD “PRE-HISTORICAL” Three Historical Periods: European Town Pre-Columbian Period Native / Black Town Treaty of Tordesillas Colonial Period Division of Spanish and Portuguese Post-Colonial Period Territories Theories of Indigenous Arrivals in the Americas Beringia Why did the line need to be redrawn? Captaincies Native Origin Cosmologies or “Mythologies” Pre-Siberian Theories: Thor Heyerdahl Major Centers of Conquest Caribbean Indigenous Populations pre-1492: Mexico Estimate? Peru Issues with choosing any particular estimate Coastal Brazil Mesoamerica: Spanish Missions Connection between native civilizations and Purpose climate Examples Civilizations (who, where, cultural centers, Mission Construction contributions) Why did so many disappear in the Olmec: San Lorenzo Caribbean and Florida? Maya: Chichen Itza, Tulum, Tikal, Mission Style Architecture Copan Quadrangle Teotihuacán: Teotihuacán Arcades Zapotec: Monte Albán, Oaxaca Chapel Mogollon El Camino / Real (“The Royal Road” “The Aztec: Tenochtitlan (“Altepetl”) and Examples: Arawak (Taíno) and Carib King’s Highway”) Function Inca: Cuzco, Machu Picchu Mission Trail El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro El Camino Real (de las Tejas) Colonization Panama Camino Real Columbus’ 1st Voyage: Incan Road Bahamas End of the Missions: Why? La Navidad “West Indies” ETHNICITY 2nd Voyage: Columbus’ Ethnicity and Land Tenure La Isabella Chinampas Santo Domingo Encomienda System: Colonial Cities: 1525 Law of the Indies How did the “Trust” system work? Fort Plaza (open space)
GEOGRAPHY 321 / LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY EXAM II STUDY GUIDE SECTION I: 60 points: Map Locations SECTION II: 60 points: Locations, definitions, and terms SECTION III: 80 points: Essay (2 questions: 40 points each) 200 TOTAL POINTS SECTION I: Map of Latin America Know locations that we have discussed in class, in the articles, and videos, as well as current events locations SECTION II: Multiple Choice – Concepts, Ideas, Themes, and Terms I’m not looking for you to memorize definitions, but to be able to apply the terms, concepts, themes, and ideas and recognize examples of these terms, concepts, themes, and ideas “PRE-HISTORICAL” GEOGRAPHY Three Historical Periods: Pre-Columbian Period Colonial Period Post-Colonial Period Theories of Indigenous Arrivals in the Americas Beringia Native Origin Cosmologies or “Mythologies” Pre-Siberian Theories: Thor Heyerdahl Indigenous Populations pre-1492: Estimate? Issues with choosing any particular estimate Mesoamerica: Connection between native civilizations and climate Civilizations (who, where, cultural centers, contributions) Olmec: San Lorenzo Maya: Chichen Itza, Tulum, Tikal, Copan Teotihuacán: Teotihuacán Zapotec: Monte Albán, Oaxaca Mogollon Aztec: Tenochtitlan (“Altepetl”) Arawak (Taíno) and Carib Inca: Cuzco, Machu Picchu Colonization Columbus’ 1st Voyage: Bahamas La Navidad “West Indies” Columbus’ 2nd Voyage: La Isabella Santo Domingo Colonial Cities: 1525 Law of the Indies Fort Plaza (open space) CBD European Town Native / Black Town Treaty of Tordesillas Division of Spanish and Portuguese Territories Why did the line need to be redrawn? Captaincies Major Centers of Conquest Caribbean Mexico Peru Coastal Brazil Spanish Missions Purpose Examples Mission Construction Why did so many disappear in the Caribbean and Florida? Mission Style Architecture Quadrangle Arcades Chapel El Camino Real (“The Royal Road” / “The King’s Highway”) Function and Examples: Mission Trail El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro El Camino Real (de las Tejas) Panama Camino Real Incan Road End of the Missions: Why? ETHNICITY Ethnicity and Land Tenure Chinampas Encomienda System: How did the “Trust” system work?
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