Welcome to Your World
What percentage of the earth's surface is covered with water?
71%
What development in the early 1900s increased the demand for road maps?
automobile travel
The Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world that does not have what?
a recognized homeland
geographic connection
What is the study of how physical geography impacts human activity and how human activity impacts physical geography?
human geography
Soviet Union/Russia
Most of ancient Mesopotamia is in what modern country?
Iraq
The Suez Canal is the longest canal in the world without what?
locks
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
navigational
What geographic feature is a cherished symbol for Armenians?
Mt. Ararat
transportation and moving of water
What female geologist pioneered work in mapping the ocean floor?
Marie Tharp
On a map, what does the legend do?
gives the meaning of the symbols used on the map
What is the term for a journey that usually has a religious purpose?
a pilgrimage
What three cultures intersect in Tunisia?
African, European and Islamic
What do you call the project that uses satellite images to create a 3D globe of our planet?
Google Earth
What is the system of imaginary lateral lines that are parallel to the equator called?
latitude
Saudia Arabia
The Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia in 2010-2011 was the beginning of a protest movement that spread to several countries and was called what?
the Arab Spring
What two continents meet in Turkey?
Europe and Asia
The name Palestine is based on the name of what group of people?
Philistines
The government of what country used chemical weapons against the Kurdish city of Halabja in 1988?
Iraq
Between what two seas is Armenia located?
Black and Caspian
What planet protects Earth from objects flying through space?
Jupiter
What are the two greatest physical safeguards for the United States?
The Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Saudi Arabia is the home of what two cities that Muslims consider holy?
Mecca and Medina
What is the longest canal in the world?
The Grand Canal of China