Political Instability
Vocab
Monsoon
India
Random
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What is one way Afghanistan's terrain creates political instability there?
Opium poppies, landlocked, tons of non-arable land, mountains and deserts separate ethnic groups
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What city was Coach V born in?
New Orleans, LA
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How do people in India rely on the Monsoon season?
India relies on Monsoons for things like agriculture (ideal for growing rice and cane), Water resources (monsoon rains refill their fresh water reservoirs, rivers, and groundwater), Economy (fuels their agriculture), and culture (they hold many festivals and rituals dedicated to the monsoon season)
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What large mountain range separates India from China?
Himalayans
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What two countries have had influence in Afghanistan the most since the 1980s?
USSR and the United States
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Why does travel through Afghanistan make collaboration difficult?
Afghanistan is covered in mountains, plateaus, and deserts. They do not have modern infrastructure so travel between regions is very difficult
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What does it mean when a country is Landlocked?
It means it is surrounded on all sides by land
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What are 2 ways that people in India adapt to life in a rain shadow?
Drought-resistant crops, cloud seeding, water collecting techniques, Drip irrigation
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What is the orographic effect?
It is the effect that explains how mountains close to water affect rainfall patterns
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Which months are peak months for monsoon season
Summer months. Mostly May - September, with peak months being July, August
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How does Afghanistan's ethnic diversity lead to political instability
Many different ethnic groups who speak different languages, are separated by hard to cross physical features, and who don't have a unifying purpose
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What two data points does a climograph give you?
Monthly temperature and precipitation
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Why do people in India have to adapt to rain shadows and monsoons?
India has diverse geography! Some of India is on the Windward side of the Himalayans and some of india is on the leeward side, making those areas rain shadow areas
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Which month would be the hottest in Delhi, India? 
June
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What is the difference between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda?
Taliban wants influence in Afghanistan and Al Qaeda want global influence
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One reason Afghanistan's infrastructure leads to political instability and one reason their economy leads to political instability
Years of war and corrupt government have left them without much infrastructure and they have one of the lowest GDP's in the world
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Leeward side of mountains go with __________ and Windward side of mountains go with _________ season.
Rain shadows, monsoon
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Describe 3 ways that people in India adapt to Monsoon seasons?
They put their houses on stilts, use floating garden beds to keep crops safe, use rickshaws for transportation in wet season, have sophisticated drainage canals, and plant crops that like heavy rain
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Does India deal with being in a Rain Shadow or a Monsoon?
They deal with both! Parts of india are in rain shadow area and most of india deals with monsoon conditions
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What connection is there between territory size and population density?
The smaller territories have the higher populations in Afghanistan
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Describe how reliance on foreign aid has led to political instability in Afghanistan?
Foreign aid has led to government corruption, where government leaders don't always get the money to the people. This has also left Afghanistan reliant on foreign powers and not ready to take care of themselves
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What is a theocracy? And is a theocracy a democracy or a monarchy?
A theocracy is a government that is ruled by religious figures, or a government that is based on a holy text or religious ideas. A theocracy can be any type of government !
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Describe two ways that people adapt to life in a monsoon country and two ways that people adapt to life in a rain shadow
Monsoon - drainage canals, rickshaws, rice / cane, stilts
Rain shadow - drought resistant crops, drip irrigation, blue houses, cloud seeding
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Describe cloud seeding and drip irrigation
Drip irrigation is where you drip water directly on the root of the crops and cloud seeding is where you spray chemicals into the air that stimulate cloud formation
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What is the relationship between the taliban and al-qaeda?
The taliban gave al-qaeda a place in Afghanistan to train, collect resources, and hide while they were planning attacks like the one on the world trade center in 2001. They have similiar goals but are not complete allies