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Location
Environment
Culture
Conflict
100
Which geographic factor has been most influential in the pattern of human settlement in the Middle East and North Africa?
Water Resources
100
Most of Africa is described as what type of landform?
Plateau Continent
100
Water resources, climate conditions and this are responsible for the location of cities in the Middle East and North Africa
transportation routes
100
The following description is about what culture? Arabic language, Islamic concepts, responsibility to the poor, loyalty to family, music characterized by an emphasis on melody and rhythm, and foods emphasizing the use of rice and wheat bulgar and heavy spices
Arabic
100
Due to these two areas, there has been a spread of democratic movements and conflict within North Africa & Southwest Asia and between these nations and the West.
North America & Europe
200
Water resources in the country of Iraq have been directly affected by the building of a network of dams and irrigation ditches on the Tigris­-Euphrates rivers. Which country on its northern border is responsible for this?
Turkey
200
In the past thirty years the population of Northern Africa has shifted away from areas in the South to the coastal Mediterranean area. What is the primary geographic reason for this?
desertification - expansion of Sahara desert
200
Which modern technology allows populations like Israel's to survive extreme droughts and lack of fresh drinking water?
desalinization
200
The U.S. government considers these movements taking place in North Africa and Southwest Asia as a positive change, even if they cause conflict, because they are better for the people.
democratic movements
200
How is the current democracy in Syria different from most other democratic governments?
It uses military force to control opposition to its policies.
300
What factor DID NOT cause large scale human migration in North Africa & Southwest Asia?
lack of technology
300
The largest desert in the world that significantly impacts the population density in Northern Africa is?
The Sahara
300
The majority of Southwest Asia and North Africa is arid desert. Where are the wet, tropical ecosystems located?
In the North
300
Which is the most important reason that conservative religious groups in the Middle East are opposed to allowing western styles of dress and music into their countries?
They are protecting their cultural beliefs
300
Who are the two main groups involved in a civil war in Rwanda and Burundi?
The Hutu and the Tutsi
400
Most of the wealth in Africa's southern region is produced by-
Mining
400
The dominant religion in countries of the Middle East and Northern Africa is Islam. The countries primarily speak Arabic or dialects of Arabic. Some have better access to trade than others. Some are oil ­rich nations, but not others. Which of the following assertions can be made based on this information?
Single region due to common language & religion
400
In which area of North Africa would farming be MOST productive?
Western Mediterranean
400
Afghanistan has had a history of conflicts and wars since the 1970s. These conflicts have brought people from other Middle Eastern countries along with the British, Russians, Americans, and others to Afghanistan. A likely effect of this has been—
diffusion of ideas from these cultures to the culture of Afghanistan
400
Oil­-rich countries produce more or less of the product to control this, which influences other nations' politics.
pricing
500
What is responsible for MOST of Egypt's population living in 3% of the land area?
Nile River
500
Location of aquifers, Jewish settlements, and this are problems in setting the boundary between Israel and Palestine
Control of Jerusalem
500
Most of the population in the arid and semi­ arid areas is likely involved in which kind of economic activity?
Nomadic herding
500
Why do women in many Southwest Asian countries have fewer political and social rights than men?
Cultural and religious beliefs are law
500
The new South African government passed laws that ended—
Legal discrimination on the basis of race.
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