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Geography Exam Part 1 Flashcards

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Countries on the Medditerean coast have a ____________ climate

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Medditerean

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Suadi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran have _________ climates

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dry

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Landforms in the Middle East are

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The Arabian Peninsula, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Jordan River, Dead, Pontic Mountains, Taurus Mountains, Tigris River, and the Euphrates Rivers.

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The __________ River runs south from Syria through Israel and ends in Jordan forming the ______ Sea

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Jordan, Dead

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The _________-Mountains are one of the largest ranges in the Middle East

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Pontic

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The Pontic’s mountains largest peak is with____________ reaching about __________ft

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Mt. Ararat’s, 16,854

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The _________ and ___________ Rivers flow _____ beginning near _______ and flowing south through Iraq before emptying into the ___________-

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Tigris, Euphrates, south, Turkey, Persian Gulf

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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers form the _______ _________, the area where _______ life is believed to have first begun.

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Fertile Crescent, human

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__________, __________, and __________ are all regions that trace their heritage back to the Biblical character ___________

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Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Abraham

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Israel is called the ____ ____, because the worlds largest religions _______, ________, and _________ claims it as it’s _____ _____

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Holy Land, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, holy site

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The kingdom of Israel was founded around ____ BC under the first king, ____

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1000, Saul

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Israel’s two most famous kings are _______ and his son _____

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David, Solomon

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_______ is a religion that started in Suadi Arabia by the leader __________

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Islam, Muhammad

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Islam is based on submitting to _____ and following the _____. There are two main branches _____ and ______

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Allah, Quran, Sunni, Shiite/Shi’a

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With the exception of _____, most Middle Eastern countries all have one cultural similarity: _____

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Israel, Islam

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The world’s first civilization: _____ ______ near the _____ and _______ rivers in modern day _______

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Ancient Sumer, Tigris, Euphrates, Iraq

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The people of Ancient Sumer moved from a hunter-gatherer society to ______ around ____ BC.

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agrarian, 5000

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The first major civilization was fully formed around ____ BC

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4,500

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Iran’s earliest empire was the _______ Empire

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Persian

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Around _____ BC the Persians began expanding around the Medditerean as far as ______

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500, Greece

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Iran is about __% Shi’a and __% Sunni

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90, 10

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Most Middle Eastern countries rely on ___ exportation as the main factor of their _________.

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oil, econimes

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OPEC or ___________ of ________ _________ ________ is an organization that works to influence the price of ___ around the world by ________ the supply

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, oil, controlling

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Abraham has two sons named what?

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Isaac and Ishmael

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Isaac has two sons named what?

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Jacob (later changed to Israel) and Esau

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After Jacob it goes to ___ son, _____, ______, and then _____

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12, Moses, David, Jesus

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After Ishmael, it goes to ___________

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Muhammad

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The founder of Judaism is ______ because he was the father of the _______ because God _______ ________ to him, establishing the ________.

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Arabham, Hebrews, relieved himself, covent

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The founder of Christianity was _____ because he started a _____ and taught his _________

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Jesus, ministry, disciples

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The founder of Islam is _________ because _______ relieved himself to him

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Muhammad, Allah

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31
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When was Judaism founded

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1800 BC

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32
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Christianity was founded in __ AD in the ___ century because it began as a second _______ ______ _____

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30, 1st, Temple Judaic sect

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33
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Islam was founded in ___ AD when __________ started teaching

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622, Muhammad

34
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What are the holy books in Judaism

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The Tanakh/Hebrew Bible

35
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The holy book in Christianity is the _____ _______ split into the ____ __________ and the ____ ____________

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Holy Bible, old testament, new testament

36
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The holy books of Islam are the ______ which are the messages ____ gave to ____________

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Quran, Allah, Muhammad

37
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Jesus’s role in Judaism is that they believed he was not the ________

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Messiah

38
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Jesus’s role in Christianity is that he is the _______

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Messiah

39
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Jesus’s role in Islam is that they believed he was a _______ and that there is no _______

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Prophet, Messiah

40
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The major beliefs of Judaism are that their awaiting the ______, and they believe they are the ______ people of ____

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Messiah,chosen, God

41
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The major beliefs of Christianity are that _____ is the ____ of God which means God ______ as _____, that _____ resurrected on the ____ day and _____ died on the _____ to save our ____

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Jesus, the Son, incarnated, Jesus, Jesus, third, Jesus, cross, sins

42
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What are the five pillars of beliefs in Islam

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Faith in Allah, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Hajj

43
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The Sahara Desert is about the size of what.

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The USA

44
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The longest river in West Africa is the _______ River, which is ______ miles long

A

Niger, 2600

45
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West Africa is rich in natural resources like ___ and ________

A

oil, diamonds

46
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The highest mountain in Africa is ______ _________, which is _____ feet tall in _______

A

Mount Kilimanjaro, 19,340, Tanzania

47
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The largest lake in Africa is ____ ________

A

Lake Victoria

48
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A rift valley is when what happens.

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where two tectonic plates move apart from each other splitting the land and creating a valley

49
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The Nile river is made up of two main rivers the ____ ____ and the _____ ____

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Blue Nile, White Nile

50
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The White Nile flows out of _____ ________ and The Blue flows to of _________ _________

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Lake Victoria, Ethiopia’s Highlands

51
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The Congo River runs ________ and drains the Congo Basin in the ________ _____

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westward, Atlantic Ocean

52
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The Zambezi River runs ________ and empties into the _____ _____

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eastward, empties, Indian Ocean

53
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The ________ _____ is the biggest and most famous waterfall on the Zambezi River

A

Victoria Falls

54
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The Congo Basin is a what?

A

a large low, flat area in central Africa

55
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Most of Sothern Africa lies on a large _______.

A

Plateau

56
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What desert lies on the Atlantic coast

A

Namib Desert

57
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Ghana ruled in ___ AD and Mail ruled in ____ AD

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800, 300

58
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Ghana and Mali are known for trading like ____ and ___

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salt, gold

59
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The Empire of Mali lasted from ____ AD to ____ AD

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1230, 1600

60
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Mali’s most famous leader was _____ ____

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Mansa Musa

61
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Mansa translates to “______ and _______”

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sultan, emperor

62
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Mansa Musa is one of the _______ people in history

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richest

63
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Christianity was introduced to east Africa in ___ AD by missionaries from _____

A

300, Egypt

64
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Many ____ ________ were built in parts of Ethiopia by a Christian ruler named ________ on ____ AD

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rock churches, Lailbela, 1200

65
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_______ is a trade language in Eastern Africa

A

Swahili

66
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The _____ _______ was one of the most important kingdoms in Central Africa

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Kongo Kingdom

67
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Kongo Kingdom was founded in ____ AD

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1300

68
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One of the things the Kongo Kingdom traded was _____

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Ivory

69
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One prominent people of southern Africa are the _____.

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Shona

70
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The Shona are best known for the capital _____ ________ found around ____ AD

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Great Zimbabwe, 1100

71
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The Shona traded but were also _____ _______ and ____ ______

A

great herders, gold miners

72
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The _______ ________ ______ is one of the most famous native languages in Southern Africa

A

Khoisan language family

73
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The Khoisan language family is known for its ________ sounds

A

clicking

74
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The ____ _____ is the 2nd longest river in the world and is ____ miles long

A

Nile River, 4000

75
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The _____ Mountains are in southern Algeria and Morocco and border the ______ Desert

A

Atlas, Sahara

76
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The atlas mountain range’s average in _____ feet

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10,000

77
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The Nile River Valley is home to some of the world’s oldest civilizations including ancient _____ and _____

A

Egypt, Sudan

78
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Egyptians built giant pyramids as a tomb for their ________

A

Pharaohs

79
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The Great Pyramid built for the Pharaoh _____ is made up of __ million blocks

A

Khufu, 2.5

80
Q

Spain controlled most of ________, France controlled _______ and ______ and the British controlled _____

A

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt

81
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Most people in Northern Africa are _______ meaning they practice the religion of _____

A

Muslims, Islam

82
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Only __% of Egyptians are _________

A

10, Christian

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