SW Asia/ North Africa
True or False: the Nile river flow though Libya and Mali
False
Name a cause of desertification
overgrazing
deforestation
overpopulation
What is an effect of Microcredit loans from the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh?
Has helped to improve infrastructure
allowed people to create small business
Poverty has decreased
why is Tibet important in a geographical sense?
Start of many rivers
Himalayas form the southern border
what is a Hajj?
a journey to Mecca Muslims are expected to take at least once in their life (5 pillars)
What is the goal of Isis?
aids, famine, drought, Conflict, Wars, pollution, desertification
Name a reason India and Pakistan are disputing over Kashmir?
Religious differences
Location
Start of the Indus river
How had the 1 child policy effected China ?
reduced strain on food
fewer children to card for elderly
Reduced fertility rate
What is the 2nd oldest Abrahamic religion?
Christianity
What allows Mesopotamia to develop into a cultural hearth?
fresh water supply
trade routes
Agricultural resources
What time of climate for the Sahel have?
What are issues that South Asia is facing?
Culture conflicts
over population
lack of industrialization
Why are the Spratly islands important
Name a similarity between Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Monotheistic
founded in SW Asia
Jerusalem is a holy city
Abrahamic religion
Who is responsible for the 9/11 attacks?
al-Qaeda
What is the root cause of many issues in Africa?
European Colonization and imperialism
Why does Bangladesh experience cyclones and monsoons?
low elevation
Limited space for living
How is Tibetan Buddhism different than regular Buddhism?
Theocracy
Name an impact of the diversion of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers?
Economic impacts
sea villages are now not near the sea
Name an effect of the genocide in Rwanda
many died
many Rwandans became refugees
caused by ethnic tensions
Where do most river start in South Asia?
Name the policy in China that closed schools and banished Intellectuals to the country side
Cultural revolution
Which religion believes in the Kami and that gods are everywhere in nature
Shintoism