Chapter 1
Isthmus
What area is known as the cradle of civilization?
Fertile Crescent
Indian society is based on the _____ system, a strict division of social classes
Caste
the highest peak in Europe
Mt. Elbrus
Capital of Russia
Moscow
The most accurate display of the earths features, showing correct shapes, sizes and locations is a _____
Globe
Baghdad is the capital of what?
Iraq
What country is spread over thousands of islands in the Malay Archipelago?
Indonesia
Capital of Greece
Athens
Estonia, Latvia, and _______ are called the Baltic states
Lithuania
A __________ is a person skilled in displaying geographic information on maps and globes
Cartographer
The Largest city in the world (in population)
Tokyo
What is the main product exported from the Arabian Peninsula?
Oil
Capital of Spain
Madrid
_______ occupies the Jutland peninsula
Denmark
On what parallel were
North and South Korea divided?
38th Parallel
The world's largest peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
What city do both the muslims and the jews claim as a holy city?
Jerusalem
about 1/4 of the land of _______ is polder, land that has been taken from the sea by using dams, dikes and windmills to drain the water.
the Netherlands
What is the world's oldest republic?
San Marino
What is Miss Shiloh's favorite color?
Green
Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan were once under the control of what nation?
Soviet Union
What plateau is known as the "roof of the world"?
Tibet
in which German city did the communists build a wall to keep people from escaping?
Berlin
Known as the Emerald Isles
Ireland