Geoterms
Which geoterm means damage to or destruction of a natural environment?
Environmental Degradation
Which country did Iraq invade to start the Persian Gulf War?
Kuwait
Arabian Peninsula
Which Middle Eastern country has the most oil?
Saudi Arabia
Which videogame is described like this when you google it? ________ is the ultimate virtual universe that lets you create, share experiences with friends, and be anything you can imagine.
Roblox
Which geoterm means "a resource that takes so long to form that it can't be replaced. Oil is an example of this type of resource."
Nonrenewable Resource
Which large Middle Eastern desert country's capital city is called Riyadh? Page 553 has a map.
Saudi Arabia
Which mountains run through Iraq and Iran?
Zagros
Which countries contain the Aral Sea?
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
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Which geoterm means the "condition that occurs when people do not have enough clean, fresh water"
Water Stress
Name a country in Southwest Asia that ends in Stan.
Answers will vary
Look at page 552. Which mountain range has the highest elevation in Southwest Asia?
Hindu Kush
Why did OPEC countries help Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War?
To protect their oil interests
Last year's movie Sinners has earned more Grammy nominations that any other movie. Which actor stars in this movie as two twins?
Michael B. Jordan
Which geoterm means "a resource that cannot be used up or that can be replaced quickly. Sunlight is an example of this type of resource."
Renewable resource
Which country's capital is Tehran?
Iran
Page 552. Which body of water is south of Oman and Pakistan?
Arabian Sea
What has happened to the Aral Sea over the past 60 years?
It has gotten smaller
Name one actor that has played Spiderman in a movie.
Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, Toby McGuire
Use the Geoterm "Nonrenewable Resource" correctly in a sentence.
Example: Gasoline is a nonrenewable resource.
Which country's capital is Kabul?
Afghanistan
Page 552. Which body of water is north of Turkey?
The Black Sea
Why did the Aral Sea shrink?
Dams were built by Russia on the rivers that supplied water to the Aral Sea.
Which videogame series started on the Sega Genesis and stars a speedy blue hedgehog?
Sonic