ARAB SPRING
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POTLUCK
100
Series of Middle East uprisings against unlimited government, corruption, and lack of human rights
What is ARAB SPRING
100
Most Russians believe in this type of leader:
What is a STRONG AUTHORITARIAN LEADER
100
This is one of the main reasons that countries joined the Soviet Union:
What is THEY WERE FORCED TO USE COMMUNISM
100
This waterway was inspired by a narrow land bridge that connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas:
What is the SUEZ CANAL
100
People buy OIL from:
What is SOUTHWEST ASIA (cooperative organization for OIL NATIONS)
200
The internet was used in the ARAB SPRING effectively because it is a tool that promotes:
What is GLOBALIZATION
200
Russia in the 1990's experienced:
What is POLITICAL & ECONOMIC CHANGES, along with a FINANCIAL CRISIS
200
Russia occupies Ukraine because:
What is ACCESS TO A NAVAL PORT ON THE BLACK SEA
200
North Africa does not blend with the rest of the continent of Africa because:
What is the SAHARA DESERT limits contact
200
The Largest OIL reserves are:
What is NEAR the PERSIAN GULF (MIDDLE EAST)
300
In spite of much initial success in the ARAB SPRING many females in Southwest Asia still:
What is DO NOT RECEIVE AN EDUCATION EQUAL TO MALES
300
Fashion trends in Russia occur because of:
What is CULTURAL DIFFUSION of WESTERN CLOTHING
300
AZERBAIJAN & UZBEKISTAN are: MORE or LESS economically developed than other surrounding countries
What is LESS ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED
300
What limits the southern expansion of Egypt:
What is RAPIDS AND WATERFALLS in the NILE RIVER
300
Russia's government has transitioned from:
What is UNLIMTED TO LIMITED
400
Which two technology devices led to democratic ideas being spread throughout the Arab world particularly in Egypt?
What is CELL PHONES & THE INTERNET
400
Russia's daily paper RUSSIAN TODAY provides global news and is used effectively to:
What is SWAYING OPINIONS (even if it is sometimes DISHONEST)
400
What is the most important natural resource in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
What is OIL
400
Saudi Arabia adapts to lack of water by:
What is BUILDING DESALINIZATION PLANTS
400
Gas distribution in Russia is:
What is for EXPORT
500
What were some of the unexpected results of the Arab Spring
What is LACK OF LEADERSHIP LEADS TO DICTATORS & BUSINESSES LEAVE THE AREA
500
Russia's economy is:
What is GROWING (GROWTH)
500
The distribution of OIL in Southwest Asia is: EQUAL or UNEQUAL
What is UNEQUAL
500
This was built on the Nile River primarily to help control annual flooding:
What is ASWAN DAM
500
Russia's form of Christianity:
What is EASTERN ORTHODOX
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