Terms I should Know
What is another name for the Columbian Exchange?
Columbian Triangle
The entire continent of Africa is in poverty. True or False?
False
What caused the Arab Spring to spread?
Social Media
Which mountain range separates India and China?
Himalayas
Because of the production of this crop, slave labor increased in the Caribbean.
Sugar
An economic system in which colonies exist for the benefit of the colonial power is known as:
Mercantilism
Who was a leader in the fight to end apartheid in South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
What is the most common language and religion in the Middle East?
Arabic & Islam
What is the well-known, large, active volcano located in Japan?
Mt. Fuji
What countries were created out of the British Indian Empire
Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India
What is a traditional Mongolian house called?
Yurt
What country had the highest percentage of slaves come from Africa?
Brazil
Which animal is sacred in India?
Cows
Which polluted river in India is supposed to wash away your sins?
Ganges River
How many regions was Germany originally divided into after World War II?
4
Many countries in Central Asia end in the suffix, stan. What does stan mean?
Place of
Blood Diamonds are:
Diamonds whose profit is used to purchase guns
The Moko is a traditional facial tattoo for what native people in New Zealand?
Maori
Some countries in South Asia are in danger of ______ which are triggered by earthquakes and bring massive, and often deadly waves.
Tsunamis
According to India’s caste system, which job is an Untouchable most likely to have?
Street sweeper
Is the following example of a right, responsibility, or both? Practicing the religion of your choice.
Right
Which factor accounts for the “Scramble for Africa” that occurred in the late nineteenth century?
Africa’s supply of raw materials used in industry
What is the most practiced religion in Mongolia?
Buddhism
What was the name of the imaginary line that separated ALL of Eastern and Western Europe?
Iron Curtain
What is the main language of the stan countries?
Russian