Under communism, the Soviet Union was a command economy. Who/what runs a communist economy?
What is the government?
100
Where are most of the deserts in the world found?
What is the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer?
100
What does OPEC do?
What is produce oil and regulate the price of a barrel of oil.
100
Russia and Chechnya are in a conflict. Oil has been discovered under Chechnya, but Chechnya really wants what?
What is independence.
100
What religion do most Russian practice?
What is Greek Orthodox?
200
The Ural mountains separates Russia, most live in the western half because it is really cold on the eastern side. A large area on the eastern side, frozen most of the year, is called?
What is Siberia.
200
What are the two reasons North Africa put in a region with Southwest Asia, not with the rest of Africa?
What are religion and landforms.
200
What country wants to become part of the EU for it's markets?
What is Turkey?
200
Why is the relationship between Israel and Palestine so contentious (dislike each other)?
What is Israel took over Palestinian lands. Israel because bible says it's theirs, Palestine has been there for 1300 lands.
200
Religion, dress, language are examples of culture. What is it called when it is passed from generation to generation?
What is customs?
300
To determine if the Ukraine is a more developed country you look at the GDP per capita, literacy rate, life expectancy and ?
What is infant mortality.
300
Taking salt out of water is called?
What is desalination.
300
What country is most important in the Muslim faith....hint Mecca?
What is Saudi Arabia?
300
A negative affect of Turkey damming up the Euphrates/Tigris rivers is Iraq loses a lot of water. What is a positive affect?
What is hydroelectricity.
300
Islam, Christianity and Judaism all believe there is one god, what is the term for this?
What is monotheism.
400
What did they find under Siberia, causing more Russians to move there?
What is oil.
400
What helped to create the Taureg culture?
What is they are NOMADIC?
400
Judaism, Christianity and Islam all claim this city as their "holy city".
What is Jerusalem?
400
How does McDonalds affect the culture of the Middle East?
What is Cultural diffusion, spreads western culture and changes their culture.
400
Israel is mainly Jewish, and Palestinians are mainly ________________.
What is Muslim.
500
Vladivostock, a city in eastern Russia, is important because of this.
What is the Trans Siberian Railroad.
500
We believe every on wears a sheet, all women are covered, they ride camels everywhere in North Africa. What kind of region would this be?
What is perceptual, stereotyping.
500
what group took over Afghanistan in the 1990's?
What is the Taliban.
500
What country is Palestine fighting for their rights?
What is Israel?
500
What countries are most influenced by Islam?
What are middle east (southwest asia) countries: Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Qatar, Syria....