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Africa
Southwest Asia
India & Neighbors
China, Korea, Japan
Down The Rabbit Hole
100
This river is the main water source for Egypt!
What is THE NILE
100
This salty lake on the border of Israel and Jordan is the lowest spot on the Earth's surface.
What is THE DEAD SEA
100
This polytheistic belief is the majority religion of India
What is HINDUISM
100
This climate zone is known by names such as Gobi and Taklimakan in China, or Kalihari in Angola.
What is DESERT or ARID CLIMATE
100
This term describes a country's roads, bridges, pipelines, wires, and buildings. These are the parts that link an economy together.
What is INFRASTRUCTURE
200
Many African nations practice Primary economic activity and base their development on these
What are NATURAL RESOURCES or RAW MATERIALS
200
OIL is a major resource in SW Asia. What is the purpose of a refinery?
What is CONVERT CRUDE OIL INTO USEFUL PRODUCTS
200
The social division of classes in India is known as this. It's based on your family heritage and you cannot change it or move up.
What is THE CASTE SYSTEM
200
DOUBLE POINTS! What are two positive benefits of the THREE GORGES DAM in China?
1. Flood Control 2. Hydroelectric Power 3. Easy shipping along the Yangtze River
200
This is the regional name for the widely spread islands in the Pacific Ocean.
What is OCEANIA
300
This North African physical feature reaches 100F in the day, and can plummet to freezing at night
What is THE SAHARA DESERT
300
This is the name of the Jewish movement to build a homeland in Palestine. COLONIALISM ZIONISM CRUSADE PILGRIMAGE
What is ZIONISM
300
India and Pakistan have fought for control of this mountainous region in South Asia
What is KASHMIR
300
What physical factor do the countries of South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Australia share?
What is LOCATION on THE PACIFIC RIM, or RING OF FIRE
300
This European power colonized Australia in the 19th century
What is GREAT BRITAIN or ENGLAND
400
Much of Africa's popular wildlife lives in this vegetation zone.
What is TROPICAL GRASSLAND or the SERENGETI
400
Muslims from around the world make a special journey to this city in Saudi Arabia.
What is MECCA
400
What was the 1947 Partition of India?
What is the separation of British India into two countries, based on religious differences, resulting in Muslim Pakistan, and Hindu India.
400
The line of control that divides the Korean Peninsula is known as this.
What is the DMZ or the 38th PARALLEL
400
This unfair practice of racial division in South Africa led to an economic boycott of the country.
What is APARTHEID
500
This was a secret meeting that divided Africa between the European colonial powers. No African leaders were invited.
What is THE BERLIN CONFERENCE of 1885
500
This group was formed to regain Palestinian land that is under Israeli control. They led the Intafada. Al-Qaeda IDF The PLO Hezbollah AQIM
What is THE PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization)
500
This is the protest style used by Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr to great effect
What is NONVIOLENCE?
500
In the past 35 years China has taken drastic measures to control this human factor.
What is POPULATION GROWTH or BIRTH RATE
500
This type of economy is heavily controlled by the government, and features very little choice or private property
What is A COMMAND ECONOMY or COMMUNIST