APHG PLACE NAME LIST 2015-2016
1st test – Sections 1 and 2
2nd test – Sections 1,2, 3
3rd test – Sections 1,2,3,4
4th – 6th tests – can exempt exam if you make an A the 3rd exam
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1. REGIONS
Be able to locate each region on global, regional, and local maps.
· ASIA
o CENTRAL ASIA
o EAST ASIA
o MIDDLE EAST
o SIBERIA
o SOUTH ASIA
o SOUTHEAST ASIA
· AFRICA
o EAST AFRICA
o CENTRAL/EQUATORIAL AFRICA
o NORTH AFRICA
o SOUTHERN AFRICA
o SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
o WEST AFRICA
· AMERICAS
o ANGLO AMERICA
o CARIBBEAN
o CENTRAL AMERICA
o LATIN AMERICA
o NORTH AMERICA
o SOUTH AMERICA
· EUROPE
· EASTERN EUROPE
o SCANDINAVIA
o WESTERN EUROPE
· OCEANIA
o AUSTRIALIA
· ANTARCTICA
· ASEAN ZONE
· DMZ (DEMILITARIZED ZONE)
· EUROPEAN UNION
· NAFTA
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2. PHYSICAL FEATURES / CHOKEPOINTS
Be able to locate each place on global, regional, and local maps.
· ALPS MTS
· AMAZON R
· ANDES MTS
· APPALACHIANS
· ARCTIC OCEAN
· ATLANTIC OCEAN
· ATLAS MTNS
· BAB AL MANDAB ST.
· BOSPORUS ST
· CAUCASUS MTS
· CHANG R (Do not use Yangtze)
· CONGO R
· DANUBE R
· DRAKENSBERG MTS
· EAST CHINA SEA
· ENGLISH CHANNEL
· EUPHRATES R
· GANGES R
· GREAT LAKES (EACH ONE SEPERATELY)
· GULF OF MEXICO
· HIMALAYA MTS
· HINDU KUSH MTS
· HUANG R
· INDIAN OCEAN
· INDUS R
· MEDITERRANEAN SEA
· MEKONG R
· MISSISSIPPI R
· NIGER R
· NILE R
· NORTH SEA
· PACIFIC OCEAN
· PANAMA CANAL
· PERSIAN GULF
· RHINE R
· ROCKY MTS
· SOUTH CHINA SEA
· SOUTHERN OCEAN
· ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY
· ST. OF GIBRALTAR
· ST. OF MALACCA
· STRAIT OF HORMUZ
· SUEZ CANAL
· TIGRIS R
· URAL MTS
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3. US & CANADA Be able to locate each place on global, regional, and local maps.
a. Know all 50 STATES & PUERTO RICO
b. US/CANADIAN CITIES
· ATLANTA
· CHICAGO
· DALLAS
· DENVER
· DETROIT
· HOUSTON
· LOS ANGELES
· MIAMI
· MONTREAL
· NEW ORLEANS
· NEW YORK CITY
· OTTAWA
· PHOENIX
· SAN ANTONIO
· SAN DIEGO
· TORONTO
· VANCOUVER
· WASHINGTON, D.C.
CANADIAN PROVINCES & TERR ITORIES
· ALBERTA
· BRITISH COLUMBIA
· MANITOBA
· NEW BRUNSWICK
· NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
· NOVA SCOTIA
· ONTARIO
· PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
· QUEBEC
· SASKATCHEWAN
· YUKON
· NORTHWEST
· NUNAVUT
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4. COUNTRIES , REGIONS, & SIGNIFICANT WORLD CITIES
Be able to locate each place on global, regional, and local maps.
· AFGHANISTAN
· ALGERIA
· ARGENTINA
· AUSTRALIA
· AZERBAIJAN
· BANGLADESH
· BELGIUM
· BOLIVIA
· BOSNIA
· BOTSWANA
· BRAZIL
· CAMBODIA
· CANADA
· CHILE
· CHINA (PRC)
· COLOMBIA
· COSTA RICA
· COTE D’ IVOIRE
· CROATIA
· CUBA
· CZECH REPUBLIC
· Democratic Republic of Congo
· DENMARK
· DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
· EAST TIMOR
· EGYPT
· ETHIOPIA
· FRANCE
· GEORGIA
· GERMANY
· GHANA
· GREECE
· GUATEMALA
· HAITI
· ICELAND
· INDIA
· INDONESIA
· IRAN
· IRAQ
· IRELAND
· ISRAEL
· ITALY
· JAPAN
· JORDAN
· KAZAKHSTAN
· KENYA
· KUWAIT
· LEBANON
· LIBERIA
· LIBYA
· MALAYSIA
· MEXICO
· MONGOLIA
· MOROCCO
· MYANMAR (was Burma)
· NEPAL
· NETHERLANDS
· NEW ZEALAND
· NICARAGUA
· NIGER
· NIGERIA
· NORTH KOREA
· NORWAY
· PAKISTAN
· PANAMA
· PERU
· PHILIPPINES
· POLAND
· PORTUGAL
· REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
· RUSSIAN FEDERATION
· RWANDA
· SAUDI ARABIA
· SERBIA
· SIERRA LEONE
· SINGAPORE
· SOMALIA
· SOUTH AFRICA
· SOUTH KOREA
· SOUTH SUDAN
· SPAIN
· SRI LANKA
· SUDAN
· SWEDEN
· SWITZERLAND
· SYRIA
· TAIWAN (ROC)
· THAILAND
· TUNISIA
· TURKEY
· UKRAINE
· UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
· UNITED KINGDOM
· UNITED STATES
· URUGUAY
· UZBEKISTAN
· VENEZUELA
· VIETNAM
REGIONS
Be able to locate each place on global, regional, and local maps.
· CHECHNYA, RUSSIA
· DARFUR, SUDAN
· GAZA, ISRAEL/OCC. TERR.
· KASHMIR, INDIA
· KURDISTAN, IRAQ
· NORTHERN IRELAND/ULSTER, UK
· QUEBEC, CANADA
· TIBET, CHINA
· WEST BANK, ISRAEL/OCC. TERR
CITIES
Be able to locate each place on global, regional, and local maps.
· ABUJA, NIGERIA
· ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
· AMRITSAR, INDIA
· AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
· BAGHDAD, IRAQ
· BANGALORE, INDA
· BATON ROUGE, USA
· BEIJING, CHINA
· BEIRUT, LEBANON
· BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND
· BERLIN, GERMANY
· BIRMINGHAM, UK
· BRASILIA, BRAZIL
· BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
· BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
· CAIRO, EGYPT
· CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
· CIUDAD JUAREZCOLOGNE, GERMANY
· HANOI, VIETNAM
· HAVANA, CUBA
· HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
· HONG KONG, CHINA
· ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
· ISTANBUL, TURKEY
· JAKARTA, INDONESIA
· JERUSALEM, ISRAEL/OCC. TERRITORIES
· JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
· KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
· KARACHI, PAKISTAN
· KIEV, UKRAINE
· KOLKATA, INDIA
· KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT
· LAGOS, NIGERIA
· LHASA, TIBET/CHINA
· LONDON, UK
· MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA
· MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
· MONTERREY, MEXICO
· MOSCOW, RUSSIA
· MUMBAI, INDIA
· MUNICH, GERMANY
· NAIROBI, KENYA
· NEW DELHI, INDIA
· PARIS, FRANCE
· PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
· PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA
· RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
· RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA
· ROME, ITALY
· SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
· SARAJEVO, BOSNIA
· SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
· SHANGHAI, CHINA
· ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
· SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
· TEHRAN, IRAN
· TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
· TIJUANA, MEXICO
· TIMBUKTU, MALI
· TOKYO, JAPAN
· VARANASI, INDIA
· VLADIVOSTOCK, RUSSIA