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final review semester 2 (mapping is on quizlet) Flashcards

1
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longest river in the world

A

nile

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2
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the sahara is located predominantly in what part of Africa?

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north

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3
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process of removing salt from saltwater

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desalination

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4
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top commodities in middle east

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oil and petroleum

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5
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saltiest body on earth

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dead sea

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what human made waterway enables ships to pass from the Mediterranean sea to the red sea?

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Suez canal

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6
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the United States invaded and overthrew the government of afghanistan

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9/11

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7
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european languages are often spoken throughout different countries in Africa as a result of

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colonization

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8
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what is zionism

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the movement to create the Jewish state of Israel, Jewish state for jews

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9
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four quarters of jerusalem

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  1. muslim
  2. armenian
  3. jewish
  4. christian
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10
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what country has been ravaged by a civil war between its authoritarian president and rebel groups in the middle east

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syria

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11
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three major world religions that started in the middle east? capitalize the most popular one in MENA

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Judaism, Christianity, ISLAM

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12
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what detail about the respective populations makes the israeli-palestinian conflict somewhat of a religious conflict?

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Israelites are Jewish and palestinians are muslim

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13
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what is the big deal about Jerusalem?

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most holy sacred sites in all 3 major religions

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14
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what is OPEC? which member country has the highest GDP in the region?

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opec is the control of the supply and price of oil, Saudi Arabia has the highest gdp

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biggest challenge to economic development in the region is the scarcity of

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water

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16
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what is an environmental challenge that organizations in north africa are attempting to fight by panting a “great green wall” of trees

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desertification

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17
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climate type of congo basin

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tropical rainforest

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18
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second largest river in africa

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congo river

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a region characterized as strip of dry grassland that is located south of Sahara desert

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sahel

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20
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term for gemstones mined in conflict zones and sold to finance armed conflict against governments

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blood diamonds

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21
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the___region in the country of___suffered a genocide that started in 2003, and has since been reignited 20 years later

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darfur, sudan

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22
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____ of many African nations during the colonial period were arbitrary and random drawings by European powers

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borders

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23
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pan-africanism and its anti-colonial and pro-sovereignty ideas served as the foundations of what modern day version of the oau?

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African union

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23
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the borders created by European nations contribute to post-___ conflicts in sub-saharan Africa by exacerbating ethnic and tribal tensions

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colonial

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24
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conditions that contribute to the success of Islamic terrorist groups in west africa

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poverty, ungoverned spaces

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25
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during the rwandan genocide the ____ majority was attempting to kill off the ____ minority

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hutu, tutsi

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26
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how did the conflict start between the tutsi and hutu?

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europeans spoke well about tutsi which caused the two groups to collide and resulted in the genocide

27
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most spoken language in south africa

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swahili

28
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____ was the system of institutionalized racial segregation that existed in ____ from 1948-early 1990s

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apartheid, south africa

28
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most commonly practiced religion in sub Saharan africa

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chirstianity

29
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the leader of the non violent movement to end south africa apartheid

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nelson mandela

30
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key beliefs of hinduism

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  1. polytheistic
  2. reincarnation
  3. karma
31
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dominant location of hinduism

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Nepal and india

32
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key beliefs of islam

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  1. 5 pillars
33
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dominant location for islam

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Bangladesh and pakistan

34
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key beliefs in buddhism

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  1. 4 noble truths
35
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dominant location for buddhism

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Bhutan and sri lanka

36
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what is the ring of fire?

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big zone of tectonic activity surrounding the Pacific ocean resulting in volcanoes and earthquakes

37
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what is the ganges river?

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sacred sites for the religion hinduism, heavily polluted river

38
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countries that share a border with the Himalayan mountains

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Nepal, india, Bhutan, Pakistan, china,

39
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longest river in southeast asia

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Mekong river

40
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country with the most active volcanoes

A

indonesia

41
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dominant religion in Indonesia and malaysia

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islam -> came through historic trade routes, movement, colonization

42
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government of vietnam

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communism

43
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country that colonized britain

A

great britain

44
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dominant religion in the philippines

A

roman catholicism

45
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Dhaka is the capital of

A

bangladesh

46
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territory that s disputed and administered between India, Pakistan, and china

A

kashmir

47
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monsoons are especially devastating for countries that have a lot of ____-lying land

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low

48
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a major concern about wet markets is that

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they may not always be very sanitary

49
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define extrajudicial

A

not legally authorized

50
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define junta

A

military government

51
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define terracing

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agricultural technique that involved cutting sections into a slope to create flat, horizontal spaces on which to form and harvest stuff

52
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longest river in east asia

A

Yangtze river

52
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highly contested body of water between china & vietnam

A

south china sea

53
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huge desert covering areas of both northern china and southern mongolia

A

Gobi desert

54
Q

38th parallel divides which two countries

A

north and south korea

54
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Shintoism is most commonly practiced in which east asian country

A

japan

55
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country that wants to climb Taiwan and had a one child policy

A

china

56
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significance of the one child policy

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allowed population to slow, reduced birth rate, per Capita income increased from 2k to 10k, reduced gender imbalance that was caused due to child abandonment or abortion

56
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country that has been ruled by the Kim dynasty for 3 generations

A

north korea

57
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australia is both a ____ and a ____

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country and continent

58
Q

great barrier reef is most closely located to which nation

A

australia

59
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name for indigenous people of australia

A

aboirginies

59
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country that colonized Australia and new zealand

A

great britain

60
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SAP- significance of the DMZ between north and south korea

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The significance of the DMZ between North and South Korea is to show that the war never did end. The DMZ is a symbol of the tension in the air between the two countries and how they are still at war.

60
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SAP- significance of china as the world’s leading trading partner

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to be answered

61
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SAP- impact of colonization Africa and Asia

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to be answered

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