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AP World History: World Regions

What College Board means when it says . . .
Please note: all areas/countries denoted with an asterisk (*) are considered parts of multiple geographic areas
.
1.
Africa
1. North Africa
: along the southern Mediterranean coast (Morocco, Algeria, etc)
2. West Africa
: northwestern coast of Africa along the Atlantic Ocean and the
immediate interior (Mali, Liberia, etc)
3. East Africa
: the eastern coast of Africa along the Indian Ocean and the immediate
interior (e.g. Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, etc.)
4. Sub-Saharan Africa
: all of the African continent south of the Sahara Desert.
5. South Africa
: the southern tip of the African continent (e.g. Angola, South Africa,
Zimbabwe, etc.)
2.
Americas
1. North America
: Canada, United States, Mexico*
2. Latin America
: all areas in the Western Hemisphere primarily under the Spanish and Portuguese spheres of influence during Period 4 (e.g.
Mexico*, Central America, South America)
3. Caribbean
: all land areas of the Caribbean Sea
3.
Asia
1. Near East
: Egypt*, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Turkey*
2. Middle East
: Saudi Arabia*, Iraq*, Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt* etc.
3. Arab states
: states in which the majority of the populace claims Arab ethnicity (e.g. Saudi Arabia*, Egypt*, Iraq*, etc.)
4. Central Asia
: Mongolia, Uzbekistan, etc.
5. South Asia
: the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.)
6. Southeast Asia
: Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, etc.
7. East Asia
: China, North/South Korea, Japan, etc.
4.
Europe
1. Western Europe
: European states in the western part of the continent (the UK, France, etc.)
2. Eastern Europe
: European states in the eastern part of the continent (Russia, etc.)
3. Southern Europe
: European states that form the northern coastline of the Mediterranean (Spain, Italy, Greece, etc.)
4. Northern Europe
: European states that are generally north of the Alps/Pyrenees
5.
Oceania
: Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia

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Directions: Color in the various regions specified by College Board for AP World History as listed on the first page. Make sure to denote countries that
are in several regions. Include a key below the map.

Key:

North Africa

South Africa

Near East

South Asia

Eastern Europe

West Africa

North America

Middle East

Southeast Asia

Southern Europe

East Africa

Latin America

Arab States

East Asia

Northern Europe

Sub-Saharan Africa

Caribbean

Central Asia

Western Europe

Oceania