Climate & Geography
What is the biggest factor that determines climate?
Latitude location
Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
What was Arab Spring about?
pro-democracy protest in Arab countries in SWANA in response to authoritarian governments
What was built to make trade/travel from the UK to mainland France easier?
The Chunnel
What 3 ways have the people of SWANA found to access and control water?
Dams to control the flow
Desalinization
Drip Irrigation
What is a continental climate?
Climate towards the middle of a continent - causes a large range in temperatures from cold to hot
What is one benefit AND one challenge of the Northern European Plain?
Benefit - large scale agriculture
Challenge - no boundaries = constant invasions
What does socialism mean?
Provide and example of a country with a socialist economy
collective ownership of production, government works to reduce inequality by providing social programs
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany
Describe Siberia's geography & impact it has
permafrost - frozen ground, difficult to access resources, little population density
What has caused desertification in the area formly known as Mesopotomia?
damming the rivers
salinization of the soil
evaporation of water leaving nothing but sand behind
Explain the Gulf Stream
What has happened to the Aral Sea? Why?
it is shrinking due to the Soviet Union damming its water sources in order to irrigate their fields for cotton
What was the Cold War about?
A war between the US and USSR over political ideological differences and a arms race to who would have the most/best nuclear weapons
What is the purpose of OPEC?
to control global oil prices and global distribution of oil from OPEC countries
Why was the Suez Canal created?
To find an easier, cheaper and faster route for trade in the Mediterranean instead of traveling all the way around Africa.
Geographically, why was the Chunnel needed?
The waters of the English Channel were too rough and prone to horrible storms
What tool is used to show an arial view of the land and what has happened to it?
Satellite Images
a way for European powers to colonize and create boundaries in the Middle East
What are the consequences of an oil embargo?
oil prices increase, gas shortage, production levels decrease, availability of energy sources declines
What is the purpose of the Aswan Dam?
to control the flood waters of the Nile to guarantee year round water availability in Egypt
What data is used to determine an area's climate?
Annual rainfall and average temperatures
Which geographic feature has had the biggest impact on the development of Europe?
river system
What is balkanization and why did it happen to Yugoslavia?
break up of a large nation into smaller ones
ethnic differences that were forced to get along during Tito's communist control, which fell apart after his death
What are the 4 freedoms in the European Union?
free trade, common currency, freedom for people to move, services can be provided across countries
Explain how the Netherlands increased their geographic size.
Netherlands reclaimed land from the sea using the dike & polder system (dikes = walls, polders = land)