AP World History

Geography You Need To Know To Pass The AP Exam

There Are 8 Main Regions of the World You Need To Know

Latin America

Western Europe Eastern

Europe

Southeast Asia

Middle East

Sub-Saharan Africa

East Asia

South Asia

Latin America

• Mesoamerica– Mexico

• The Caribbean (or West Indies)– Cuba– Haiti

• Andean (South America)– Peru– Brazil

Andean America

CaribbeanMesoamerica

Africa• North Africa

– Egypt– Sudan

• West Africa– Nigeria

• Central Africa– Congo (Zaire)

• East Africa– Ethiopia– Kenya– Rwanda

• Southern Africa– South Africa– Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)

North Africa

East AfricaCentral

Africa

West Africa

Southern Africa

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Asia• Southwest Asia

– Turkey– Iran

• South Asia– India– Pakistan

• Southeast Asia– Indonesia (The

East Indies)– Philippines– Thailand (Siam)– Vietnam (French

Indochina)• East Asia

– China– Japan

Central Asia