Second Semester 2 Flashcards

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What type of government did Salam Hussein lead in Iraq?

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Dictatorship

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What African country is on both the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea?

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Morocco

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A location where water can be found in the desert is known as

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Oasis

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Monotheistic

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Believe in one god

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Southwest asia and North Africa have similarities regarding resources including a potential shortage of what?

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Water

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Region types

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Formal- states all other
Function- roadways/transportation
Perceptual- based on how people perceive/opinion

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Why is Yemen the poorest country in southwest asia

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Little oil

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The hajj is the duty for Muslims to do what?

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Travel to Mecca once

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What country did Iraq invade in 1990 to gain control of their oil fields?

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Kuwait

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Which religion has many deities and believes in reincarnation?

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Hinduism

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How has the “green revolution” helped agriculture in India?

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Improved crop production, eliminate famine

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The Himalayan mountains were formed by and continue to get higher as a result of…

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Colliding continental plates/ plate tectonics

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What characteristics of the human development index make up a less developed country

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Low literacy rate, low per capita GDP, high birth with infant mortality

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Define geographic information system

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Analyze maps satellite images, historical date

taking info from multiple sources to come up with a conclusion

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Why do regions near the equator and poles have less change in annual temperatures than the regions between them?

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Exposure to suns energy stays same

constant contact with sun

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Why are people unevenly distributed through out the world

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People cluster by water, rich soil, mild climate

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Cultural divergence

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denial/non acceptance with another culture

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Why are capsule hotels necessary in japan

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Scarcity of land for building

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Cottage industry

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Makes work at home to supplement family income

small scale buisness out of home, sells home made products

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What nation group eliminated tariffs and made it possible for citizens and goods to travel freely across borders. Many of the member countries adopted a common currency.

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European Union

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Western china is a ______ biome

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Ex-

  • 2 commercial television
  • cable tv with foreign channels
  • 20 commercial radio
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Transformation of Dubai from 1990 to today shows a huge investment in

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Urban expansion

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What is OPEC

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Organization if petroleum exporting countries

% of worlds oil produced by organization and countries

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Which aspect of life in has Sadi Arabia has been least influenced by Islam
Legal system
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Why is Iraq having difficulty peacefully transitioning to a new government after the 2003 invasion and removal if Saddam Hussein
Conflict between religions/ethnic groups
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Theocracy
Devine right, govt control completely by religous group/leader
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Choke point
Point of blockage | straight of hormus- narrow passage easy to control
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What country possesses 25% of world known oil reserves
Saudi Arabia
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What issue underlies anti-American feelings among some people in Southwest Asia
They blame us for the creation of Israel
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Push/pull factors
Economic Social Political reliogious
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Causes changes in ocean temperature in the Pacific Ocean this climate even has a world wide impact. In texas it causes cooler temperatures and more rain
El Nino
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What is the predominate religion of North Africa, south west asia, and karts of Southeast Asia
Islam
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Of the two major sects of Islam the dominate one in southwest asia is
Sunni
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Describe the relationship between Israel and Iran
No trade, intense political differences
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Regional forms of government such as India's parliamentary democracy and Bhutans constitutional monarchy reflect what
european Colonization
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Which religion has combined aspects of Islam into its beliefs
Sikhism
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Why does the United States outsource jobs to people in India
Save money, low wage+ long hours
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What element of culture does Pakistan share with Saudi Arabia
Religion
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What is arable land
Farmable land
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Caste system
social stratification histroically in india, cant move upor down in social class
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Seasonal winds
Monsoons