Aral Sea
What can farmers who live by the Aral Sea do to repair the environment?
Plant less thirsty crops
What does HDI stand for?
Human Development Index
Low infant mortality rate is better than a high infant mortality rate.
What is a gulf?
a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
What movie is this quote from? Chicken Jockey!
Minecraft
Which crop did the Russians take the water from the Aral Sea to grow?
Cotton
Do countries want a high GDP (gross domestic product) or a low GDP? BONUS: What does GDP mean?
High! It means they have more money.
How are urban areas different from rural areas?
Urban = city
Rural = country
What is an inland sea?
Who is the Greek God of love?
Aphrodite
What does the phrase environmental degradation mean? BONUS: How does it affect biodiversity?
It means the environment is broken down and worse. It causes a loss of biodiversity.
Development measures how wealthy and healthy a country is. Would a developed country have a high or low GDP?
High
What is a monsoon?
Seasonal wind in Southeast Asia that brings rain
The Arabian peninsula is a major landform in the middle east. What is a peninsula?
Land surrounded by water on three sides
What does nomadic herding mean?
It means that people move from place to place and take care of animals as they go.
The water has turned into saltwater.
A country's literacy rate is the percentage of people who can read in that country. If a country has a low literacy rate, what can you logically assume about that country's development?
They are not very developed.
What is a comparative advantage that India has?
English speakers, Skilled workers, low wages
What type of landform is Japan?
Archipelago
What TV show's theme song starts like this:
I was a girl in the village doin' alright
Then I became a princess overnight
Sofia the First
What evidence is there that the Aral Sea has experience evironmental degradation?
The Aral Sea is only 10% of its original size and it has split in two.
If a country has a high life expectancy, what can you assume about its development?
It is very developed.
What is a fossil fuel?
Fossil fuels are coal, natural gas, and oil. They are formed from the carbon of ancient living things, and they are found under the Earth's surface.
What mountain range borders India to the North?
The Himalayas
Who won the Grammy for album of the year for his album Debí Tirar Más Fotos? He also played the Superbowl halftime show this year.
Bad Bunny