What things are major sources of conflict in the Middle East?
100
government run by self or one
what is a unitary government?
100
Islam
what religion is most common among the Swahili
100
the literacy rate is higher in Kenya and south africa
Kenya-85%
Nigeria-68%
South Africa-86%
Sudan-61%
200
Desertification
-less usable soil
-smaller lakes and rivers
-greater potential for dust storms
-conflict over land in the Sahel
200
The U.S. defending Kuwait from an invasion from Iraq.
What describes the Persian Gulf Conflict of 1990-1991?
200
Oligarchy
In what form of government is power controlled by a select few, rather than the citizens?
200
Islam
what religion did arabs bring with them to Africa?
200
Command
What economic system does the government make most of all the economic decisions?
300
irrigation of farmland
What is the major use of the congo?
300
Afghanistan and Iraq have both experienced high presence of the U.S. military.
How are Afghanistan and Iraq alike in their connection to the U.S. military?
300
They elect their legislature who then elect their prime minister, while in Saudi Arabia the chief executive is decided by bloodline. Saudi Arabia is a monarchy.
Why do the citizens of Israel have more influence over the election of their chief executive than the citizens of Saudi Arabia?
300
Iran
Which theocratic country has a religion connected to elections?
300
mixed economy
Turkey like many countries has much economic freedom, but also has a large amount of government control. What economic term describes this?
400
Near major rivers
Where are many of the largest cities located in the Middle East?
400
The U.S. government saw the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, a threat to peace and the U.S. interests in the region.
Why the U.S. go to war against Iraq in 2007?
400
In a parliamentary system the chief executive is chosen by the legislature.
What is the primary difference between a presidential and a parliamentary government systems?
400
Kurds and Arabs are sunni while the Persians are shia.
How are the Kurds and the Arabs different from the Persians?
400
Countries with oil are much richer than countries that have not found in their territory?
How has the discovery of oil in some middle eastern countries impacted the economic development?
500
Grassland making up half of the African continents. In the middle of the continents.
What phrase best describes the savanna? Where would you find the savanna in Africa?
500
The U.S. government believed the Afghanistan government was offering safety to Al-Qaeda, the organization that attacked the U.S. on September 11,2001.
Why did the U.S. bomb and invaded Afghanistan in 2001?
500
Citizens participate more in an democratic government than in an autocratic government.
How is an autocratic government different than a democratic government?
500
An ethnic group is dependent on common ancestry and shared culture. A religious group depends on religion.
What is the difference between an ethnic group and a religious group?
500
what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce goods
What are the 3 basic economic question that all economic systems answer?