geography Flashcards
China
East Asia
Japan
East Asia
Mongolia
East Asia
North Korea
East Asia
Taiwan
East Asia
South Korea
East Asia
Kazakhstan
Central Asia
Turkmenistan
Central Asia
Uzbekistan
Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan
Central Asia
Tajikistan
Central Asia
Afghanistan
Central Asia
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Laos
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Malaysia
Southeast Asia
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Burma (Myanmar)
Southeast Asia
India
South Asia
Pakistan
South Asia
Afghanistan
South Asia
Nepal
South Asia
Bangladesh
South Asia
Sri Lanka
South Asia
Maldives
South Asia
Bhutan
South Asia
Iraq
Middle East/Western Asia
Egypt
Middle East/Western Asia
Turkey
Middle East/Western Asia
Saudi Arabia
Middle East/Western Asia
Iran
Middle East/Western Asia
Israel
Middle East/Western Asia
Palestine
Middle East/Western Asia
Jordan
Middle East/Western Asia
Syria
Middle East/Western Asia
Lebanon
Middle East/Western Asia
Qatar
Middle East/Western Asia
Yemen
Middle East/Western Asia
Oman
Middle East/Western Asia
Kuwait
Middle East/Western Asia
Bahrain
Middle East/Western Asia
United Arab Emirates
Middle East/Western Asia
Libya
North Africa
Morocco
North Africa
Tunisia
North Africa
Algeria
North Africa
Western Sahara
North Africa
Egypt
North Africa
Ghana
West Africa
Senegal
West Africa
Benin
West Africa
Cote D’Ivoire
West Africa
Gambia
West Africa
Togo
West Africa
Mali
West Africa
Niger
West Africa
Nigeria
West Africa
Mauritania
West Africa
Libera
West Africa
Sierra Leone
West Africa
Burkina Faso
West Africa
Guinea
West Africa
Guinea-Bissau
West Africa
Cape Verde
West Africa
Chad
Central Africa
Congo
Central Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central Africa
Central African Republic
Central Africa
Cameroon
Central Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Central Africa
Gabon
Central Africa
Sao Tome and Principe
Central Africa
Sudan & South Sudan
Central Africa
Somalia
East Africa
Madagascar
East Africa
Ethiopia
East Africa
Eritrea
East Africa
Kenya
East Africa
Sudan & South Sudan
East Africa
South Africa
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
Southern Africa
Zambia
Southern Africa
Namibia
Southern Africa
Botswana
Southern Africa
Angola
Southern Africa
Lesotho
Southern Africa
Malawi
Southern Africa
Mozambique
Southern Africa
Madagascar
Southern Africa
Canada
North America
United States
North America
Mexico
North America
Argentina
Latin America
Bolivia
Latin America
Brazil
Latin America
Chile
Latin America
Colombia
Latin America
Costa Rica
Latin America
Cuba
Latin America
Dominican Republic
Latin America
Ecuador
Latin America
Mexico
Latin America
Nicaragua
Latin America
Guatemala
Latin America
Haiti
Latin America
Peru
Latin America
Panama
Latin America
Puerto Rico
Latin America
Uruguay
Latin America
Cuba
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Haiti
Caribbean
Jamaica
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
Barbados
Caribbean
Bahamas
Caribbean
Antigua
Caribbean
Curaçao
Caribbean
Mexico
Mesoamerica
Guatemala
Mesoamerica
Belize
Mesoamerica
El Salvador
Mesoamerica
Honduras
Mesoamerica
Nicaragua
Mesoamerica
Costa Rica
Mesoamerica
Panama
Mesoamerica
Australia
Oceania
New Zealand
Oceania
Papua New Guinea
Oceania
Hawaii
Oceania
Fiji
Oceania
Easter Island
Oceania
Marshall Islands
Oceania
France
Western Europe
Britain
Western Europe
Spain
Western Europe
Portugal
Western Europe
Germany
Western Europe
Italy
Western Europe
Netherlands
Western Europe
Belgium
Western Europe
Ireland
Western Europe
Switzerland
Western Europe
Greece
Western Europe
Russia
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
Eastern Europe
Poland
Eastern Europe
Romania
Eastern Europe
Serbia
Eastern Europe
Czech Republic
Eastern Europe
Hungary
Eastern Europe
Bulgaria
Eastern Europe
Latvia
Eastern Europe
Estonia
Eastern Europe
Lithuania
Eastern Europe
Ottoman Empire (3 regions)
Middle East (started in Anatolia), Eastern Europe, North Africa
Aztec Empire (1)
Mesoamerica
Inca Empire
Latin America
NATO during the Cold War (2)
North America + Western Europe
Warsaw Pact (1 region)
Eastern Europe
Swahili city-states (1 region)
East Africa
Tenochtitlan (2 regions)
Mesoamerica / Latin America (Aztec capital
Mali Empire (1 region)
West Africa
Delhi Sultanate (1 region)
South Asia
Mughal Empire (1 region)
South Asia
Dar al-Islam (where it started, expanded, then where in Europe)
Started in Middle East (Arabian peninsula).
Expanded into West Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia,
Europe:
- Spain during the Middle Ages until 1492
- parts of Eastern Europe under Ottoman rule
Srivijaya Empire (1 region)
Southeast Asia
Song/Yuan/Ming/Qing Dynasties (1 region)
East Asia
*Qing Dynasty expanded into Central Asia using military conquest/canons
Latin Christendom
Western Europe
Mongol Empire
Started in Central Asia. Expanded into East Asia, Middle East
Hispaniola
Caribbean/Latin America (modern-day Haiti & Dominican Republic)
Spanish Empire (1450-1750)
North America (west, southwest, Florida)
Latin America
East Asia (Philippines)
Portuguese Empire (1450-1750)
Latin America (Brazil)
Trading posts around West Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia
British Empire (1450-1750)
North America (Canada, east coast of modern U.S.)
Caribbean
British Empire (1750-1900)
East/West/Southern Africa (e.g. Ghana, South Africa)
North America (Canada)
Caribbean (e.g. Jamaica)
South Asia (e.g. India)
Oceania (e.g. Australia)
Ireland
Soviet Union
Eastern Europe (Russia); Central Asia; East Asia
Global North/Global South
“North” - North America (except Mexico), Europe, Japan, Australia
“South” - Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Asia
Baghdad
Middle East (Abbasid capital; now modern-day Iraq)
Timbuktu
West Africa (Mali Empire capital)
Karakorum
Central Asia (Mongol capital)
Beijing
East Asia (Capital of China from Ming dynasty to present)
Constantinople/Istanbul
Middle East (capital of the Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Empire)
Italian city-states
Western Europe/Mediterranean
(e.g. Venice, Florence)
Potosi
Latin America (specifically, South America – modern-day Bolivia)
Manila
Southeast Asia (Philippines)
Kiev
Eastern Europe (capital of Kievan Rus before Mongol conquest; now modern-day Ukraine)
Moscow
Eastern Europe (Russian/Soviet capital)
St. Petersburg
Eastern Europe (Russian Empire capital from the reign of Peter the Great until the 1917 Russian Revolution)
Paris
Western Europe (France)
Manchester
Western Europe (England)
Berlin
Crossroads of Western & Eastern Europe (Germany)
Sub-Saharan Africa
the part of Africa below the Sahara Desert
Mediterranean region (3 regions bordering the sea)
The regions bordering the Mediterranean Sea:
Europe
North Africa
Middle East (Anatolia/Egypt)