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100
What is the name of the mountain range that forms the geographic boundary between Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
100
What is Islam’s holiest city?
Mecca
100
A primary purpose for building the Suez Canal was to
increase trade between the Middle East, Europe and Asia
100
All of the following factors have contributed to the desertification of the Sahel except:
a. Overgrazing
b. Deforestation
c. Poor soil management
d. Desalination
d. Desalination
100
How is it possible to have snow at the equator?
Elevation
200
Which of the following countries is an example of a landlocked country?
Botswana
200
Israel was created
after World War II
200
What does this picture represent?
Domino Theory
200
Because of its low elevation, Bangladesh is susceptible to which type of natural hazard?
Floods
200
The end of World War II brought significant political change to one Southwest Asian region known as Palestine. What is the basis for the current day conflict?
The birth of the Israeli nation displaced many Palestinian Arabs from their homes
300
Climatic mirroring occurs in Africa because:
The equator cuts the continent in half and regions that are equidistant from the equator have similar climates.
300
What religion is practiced by most people who live in India?
Hinduism
300
Which economic activities do most Oceania people participate in?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
d. all of the above
a. primary
300
Which of the following is the world’s highest peak
Everest
300
What happened to the territory of Kashmir by 1972?
A cease-fire line had been established between the areas claimed by Pakistan and India; part of Kashmir became land disputed by China and India.
400
The Indian caste system is an example of a:
Social hierarchy/ system
400
The purpose of OPEC is to:
influence oil prices by controlling the supply according to market demand, availability, and other factors
400
Because Japan lies on an extremely tectonically active area __________________ are common risks there.
a. earthquakes
b. volcanoes
c. tsunamis
d. all of the above
d. All of the above
400
All of the following reveal long-term effects of using atomic weapons on Bikini Island except?
a. can contaminate the environment for decades, perhaps longer.
b. injury to humans and even animals.
c. tests cause illness to humans, sometimes local animals.
d. Scientists believe atomic tests do not bring harm to the local environment.
d. Scientists believe atomic tests do not bring harm to the local environment.
500
Who was the civil rights leader in Southern Africa who went from prison to president?
Nelson Mandela
500
All of the following are true about desalination except
a. Desalination is an expensive process because it uses large amounts of electricity.
b. Desalination produces a large amount of pollution in the form of brine.
c. Desalination produces potable water for regions that lack the resource.
d. Desalination is a cheap method for producing large amounts of fresh water.
d. Desalination is a cheap method for producing large amounts of fresh water.
500
What region of Oceania has a name that means “tiny islands”
Micronesia
500
Nigeria is a member of OPEC. It can be assumed that Nigeria produces large amounts of:
Oil