SW Asia/ North Africa
True or False: the Nile river flows though Libya and Mali
False
Overgrazing, deforestation, and overpopulation cause fertile land to become desert. What term describes when land becomes dry/arid?
desertification
What has helped improve infrastructure, enabled people to create small business, and decreased poverty in Bangladesh?
Microcredit loans
Why is Tibet geographically significant?
Start of many rivers
Himalayas form the southern border
Name for the journey to Mecca Muslims are expected to take at least once in their life (one of the 5 pillars)
Hajj
What terrorist group wants to create an Islamic Caliphate?
ISIS
Name an issue affecting the Transition Zone in Africa.
Possible Answers:
AIDs, famine, drought, conflict, wars, pollution, desertification
Religious differences, strategic location, and the start of the Indus River are all reasons India and Pakistan or fighting over what region?
Kashmir
What policy in China reduced fertility rate and reduced strain on food but now there are fewer children to care for elderly.
One Child Policy
What is the 2nd oldest Abrahamic religion?
Christianity
Mesopotamia began in the fertile crescent due to freshwater, trade routes, and agriculture.
Because it was the first civilization in the region, what is Mesopotamia considered?
Cultural Hearth
What is the dominant climate in the Sahel?
Semi Arid
What are 2 issues that South Asia is facing?
-Culture conflicts
-Over population
-Slow rate of industrialization
Why are the Spratly islands important?
Countries are building islands to gain control of the South China Sea.
Which three religions are monotheistic, founded in SW Asia, considers Jerusalem a holy city, and are Abrahamic religions?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Who is responsible for the 9/11 attacks?
Al-Qaeda
What is the root cause of many issues in Africa?
European Colonization/ Imperialism
Why does Bangladesh experience severe flooding from cyclones and monsoons?
low elevation
Name an issue with overpopulation in Japan
Limited space for living/ Crowded
How is Tibetan Buddhism different than regular Buddhism?
Theocracy- Dalai Lama
Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers were diverted to irrigate cotton fields; how did it impact the Aral Sea?
-Shrinking of Aral sea
-Economic impacts
-Sea villages are now not near the Aral sea
During the Rwandan genocide (caused by ethnic tension), many people died or became refugees. What is the name of the tribe targeted in Rwanda?
Tutsis
Where do most river start in South Asia?
Name the movement in China that closed schools and banished intellectuals to the countryside.
Cultural Revolution
Which religion believes in the Kami and that gods are everywhere in nature
Shintoism