The idea of democracy began in what European country?
Greece
100
Most of the Amazon Rainforest is found in what country?
Brazil
100
Australia is mostly what type of geography?
Desert
200
Asia is home to what two most populated countries in the world?
China & India
200
Most of the people living in North Africa are followers of what religion?
Islam
200
Most people living in Europe follow what religion?
Christianity
200
The Atacama Desert is known for what?
Being the driest place on earth.
200
What is the name given to the desert, unsettled regions of Australia?
Outback
300
What is the name for the seasonal winds that bring rains to south Asia each year?
Monsoons
300
What two European countries colonized Africa the most?
Great Britain & France
300
What was the main purpose of the Middle Ages?
To re-establish the governments, law, order, and security that was lost when Rome fell.
300
What Spanish Explorer conquered the Inca Empire in 1533?
Francisco Pizarro
300
Australia is the world's biggest producer of what?
Wool
400
The part of Asia that is south of the Himalaya Mountains is known by what name?
the subcontinent
400
Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa?
They wanted Africa's natural resources.
400
What was the primary reason for the outbreak of World War I?
The most powerful countries in Europe were members of military alliances, and were dragged into the war one by one.
400
Name three things that South America holds the world record for.
?
400
Where do most Australians live? Eastern, Southern, Western, or Northern half?
Eastern
500
What three religions trace their origins back to southwest Asia?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
500
Most African countries have to sell raw materials to other countries in order to make money. What is the most likely reason for this?
They have no manufacturing industry themselves to make products from their own raw materials.
500
What was one of the most lasting effects of the European Industrial Revolution?
People moved to the cities in large numbers in order to take industrial jobs. This permanently shifted the population from the countryside, to the cities.
500
Who were the two men who played the biggest roles in liberating many South American countries from Spanish rule?
Simon Bolivar & Jose de San Martin
500
Who were the first people to migrate to Australia between 40,000 and 60,000 years ago?