Monsoons, or heavy winds, create rainy seasons in the region
100
Why are the Aral Sea and Dead Sea shrinking? AND What and where is the Rub' al-Khali? AND Why is the Khyber Pass Dangerous?
Dams; Desert in Southern Saudi Arabia; Bombings from US war with Afghanistan
100
What did Livingstone and Stanley find in Europe?
Sahara Desert, Nile River, Precious Metals and Diamonds (Resources), and People
100
Antarctica is a desert: TRUE or FALSE
TRUE - Polar Desert
200
What mountain range separates European Russia from Asian Russia?
Ural Mountains
200
What is an important desert in this region? AND What are the three main religions?
Gobi Desert; Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism
200
What is an oil reserve? Which country in Southwest and Central Asia has the most oil reserves? What is used to measure happiness of a country?
Oil that is found but still in the ground; Saudi Arabia; Human Development Index (HDI)
200
What was the role of Native Africans during the Berlin Conference? What is the term for what the Europeans did to Africa during this meeting?
They were not invited; Imperialism
200
What is the difference between an iceberg and an ice shelf?
Iceberg: floating hunk of ice, Ice Shelf: ledge of ice attached to glacier or continent
300
What is important about the Black Death, World War I, World War II and the Cold War?
Black Death - plague killed millions; World War I - trench warfare, World War II - Holocaust, Cold War - Eastern Europe was Communist
300
What document allowed the United States to put Japanese Americans into concentration camps? AND Which small island country has a large population density?
Executive Order 9066; Japan
300
Who is fighting in Israel? AND Who is fighting in the Syrian War? AND What terrorist group is in Syria?
Palestinians (Arabs, Muslims) vs. Israelis (Jewish); President Assad vs. the Syrian Rebels; ISIS
300
Why did the Apartheid begin in South Africa?
Great Britain took over, took rights away from the Africans and caused segregation
300
What are the three Pacific Island regions named?
Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
400
What are three things a country must have to join the EU?
Strong Economy, Democracy, Respect Human Rights
400
In the Korean and Vietnam Wars, which direction fought against the United States? What government did they fight for?
North; Communism
400
What type of government does Iran have? AND What do the governments of Iran and Saudi Arabia have in common that the US does NOT have? AND Why can't the Kurds have their own land?
Theocracy; Religion is involved; The Kurds are in 6 different countries that don't get along
400
Why did the genocide happen in Rwanda?
Belgium took over, favored the Tutsis, caused the Hutus to revolt, and eventually the Hutus committed genocide against the Tutsis
400
What physical features does Australia have?
Desert (Outback is 70% of the country-continent), forests, grasslands, coral reef (Great Barrier Reef), highlands (Great Dividing range)
500
Who uses the Euro? AND Why did it take the EU so long to agree on one form of money?
Most countries of the EU; Some countries in the EU considered their money part of their tradition
500
What is a defector? What are three reasons why people want to leave North Korea?
Someone who escapes their country; Internet restriction, Lack of food, Little access to cars
500
What are the three main religions of Southwest and Central Asia? What do they have in common?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam; all believe in monotheism (one God) and have significance in Jerusalem
500
Why was the Rwanda conflict a genocide, not a civil war?
The Hutus wanted to destroy the entire group of Tutsis. 800,000 Rwandans died, mostly Tutsis.
500
How is Antarctica different from other continents?
98% ice, no permanent human population, no government, only research!