Midterm 2 (4.0 and Go) Flashcards
Physical regions of Africa
Sahara Desert
Ituri Rainforest
Maghreb
Sahel
{FERTILE CRESCENT IS NOT}The physical geography of Africa include
uplifted plateaus
high elevations
rift valleys
{NOT geological younger crust}
Area that divides the Red Sea and the Arabian Peninsula
Babel Mandeb
This river travels northward instead of southward
Nile
River important source of hydroelectric power
Zambezi
Longest river in the world
Nile
River compared to the Amazon in South America
Congo
Africa is known for its great biodiversity because it has
a large variety of wildlife in Eastern and Southern Africa
High animal biomass in the savannas
climate ecosystems
Water quality and availability is important to populations that live in
Western Africa
Wildlife conservationism would be important to people who live in
Southern Africa
Desertification and Deforestation are both important to this area
Western Africa
Which of these African regions are considered cultural hearths because of religion, the use of iron tools and weapons, highly organized social structures, and development of agriculture started and spread from these areas?
West Africa
England and Africa have a historical global interconnection because
NONE OF THE BELOW
England colonized Africa
They were trade partners
They traded goods
Stage 1 of European interactions came as a result of these two countries
Portuguese and the Dutch
After WWII, decolonization happened in Africa because of this factor
The empire was too expensive
Apartheid occurred in which nation
South Africa
All of the following are part of the Maghreb except
EGYPT
are: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
Cultural Hearths of Africa
West Africa
Ethiopia
Egypt
NOT: South Africa
Which of the following is not a region of Arabia
Israel
ARE: Arabian Peninsula
Maghreb
Middle East
Levant
Southwest Asia is considered a religious Cultural Hearth because it is
birthplace of the three Abrahamic regions
All of the following are pillars of Islam except
Lenten fasting
ARE: daily prayer
Giving alms
professions of faith
pilgrimage to Mecca
In this branch of Islam, considered followers of Ali
Shiite
Land along Nile river can be classified based on:
position of the land on the upper, middle, or lower river
The politics of this region can be based upon the natural resources of the area which include fossil fuels and
fresh water
A person who practices the Shiite Muslim Religion would probably live in this region of Iraq
South
The region of Mesopotamia (between Tigris and Euphrates) was called this during its history
Babylonia
Assyria
Samaria
The Fertile Crescent is made of all of the following countries
Iraq
Syria
Jordan
NOT Iran
Israel and the Palestinians have been at odds for a long time over the land known as the West Bank. What are the issues that these two nationalities are fighting over?
land and justice for the Palestinians
What is the position of the current administration of the US
create two separate states
All of the following are OPEC countries except:
Turkey
ARE:
Iran
Libya
Saudi Arabia
Which country is basically roman in structure but Greek in culture?
Turkey
Turkey can be considered both Asian and European because
Most of Turkey’s landmass is in Asia, but over the European plateau
Turkey was very important to the US during the Cold War because
it shared boarders with the USSR
The largest metropolitan are of Turkey is
Istanbul
Iran, like Turkey is known as an Empire State. Iran was part of the ____ empire
Persian
All of the following can be found in iran except
Caucasus Mt
ARE: Zagros Mt
Strait of Hormuz
Salt Desert
Iran and Russia dispute over what natural resource
The fresh water of the Caspian Sea
The following deserts can be found in the North Africa/ S.W.A region except
Namib Desert
ARE: Sahara, Syrian, Gobi Deserts
In which S.W.A country does the theory of theocratic state help to guide state policy
Iran
Globalization has been both helpful and a hinderance for the Middle East because geopolitical fears of what
Natural fossil fuel resources
Westernization
Regional tensions with israel
Terrorism
In the Middle East, one of the geopolitical problems that is present with globalization is the contradiction between economic openness and
cultural adaptation (resists innovation)
Iraq is considered an important cultural hearth because
It is where the Mesopotamian Civilization began
Which Middle East Country was once known as the Persian Empire
Iran
All Arabic speaking countries are of the Muslim religion
False
In the Arab world, there are __ territorial states
22
The largest population in Arabia is the ____ region
Middle East
When comparing populations between sub Saharan Africa and North Africa and SWA, ______ has the largest pop. with _____ people
Sub Saharan Africa
920 million
Which region of Sub Saharan Africa has the largest pop
East Africa
Which area of SWA is known as the Empty Quarter
Arabian Peninsula
Which region of Africa is currently battling the Ebola epidemic
West
