SOL Review Flashcards
What two religions are in conflict in Pakistan and India over Kashmir?
Hindus and Muslims
What does climate have an effect on?
crops,clothing,housing,natural hazards
What is the site of Jerusalem?
a hill top
what are the types of map projections
globe , paper map, mercator projection , robinson projection , and polor projection
Is the Colosseum in Italy
True
what are the 4 weather phenomena
moonsoons , typhoons,hurricanes, tornadoes
What is the red cross/red crescent?
to provide humanitarian help for people affected by conflict and armed violence and to promote the laws that protect victim of wars
Is the Windmills in Netherlands
True
Is Big Ben in England
True
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of petroleum exporting countries?
is the Parthenon in Greece
True
Is the Eiffel Tower in England
False
what is a push factor ?
something that makes you want to move away
what are standard ways that a map can show information
symbols colors lines boundaries contours
Where is the Taj Mahal?
India
Why is the Aral Sea shrinking?
Over irrigation
How was Japan ruled before its adaptation to modern society?
Emporer
what is a pull factor
a reason to go to move somewhere
Why does Africa have so many undeveloped countries?
Because most of them have limited access to the ocean and roads.
What is chernozem?
rich black soil
What is the orographic effect?
It is when a mountain is big enough to where the air is forced to go up and to the other side of the mountain making dry air
How many Abrahamic religions are there?
3
Where is the Western Wall?
Jerusalem
What are some different types of governments?
Communist,free trade
On What content is the world’s longest river located?
South America
Where is the dome of the rock?
Jerusalem
What is the average amount of rainfall in Antarctica
2cm per year
What climate is Hawaii
tropic
what are common reasons for conflict
boundary disputes , cultural differences ,econmoinc differences , competition for scarece sources , political advantages
What religion is the kaaba related to?
islam
What is the most common religion?
christiantity
Where is the Arab language mainly at?
Middle East/North Africa
disputed areas are?
korea , western sahara , former yugoslavia , kashmir
what does oil revenue do for countries
pays for infrastructure
what is the definition of site
the actual location of a city
What is the tertiary sector of economic activity?
Services (transportation, retail, trade, information technology services)
What is the primary sector of economic activity?
Dealing directly with resources
what is the secondary sector of economic activity?
Manufacturing and processing
what is that definiition of situation
a location of a city with respect to other geographic features, regions
resources and transport routes
why do maps get disorted
the world is round and maps are flat
where is baghdad located
iraq
Where is the Latin (Hispanic) American language mainly located?
Spanish
Where is the Kremlin?
Moscow
is dealing directly with resources a primary secondary tertiary
primary
Who uses polar maps?
Airlines
where is istanbul located
turkey
Who uses Robinson maps?
Schools
manufacturing and processing primary sceondary teriary
sceondary
Who uses the Mercator?
ships
what is chernozem
rich black soil
What type of climates does the low Latitiudes have?
tropical wet, tropical wet and dry, arid, semi arid, highland
what are the rivers in europe
danube , rhine, seine , volga
was ballet a cultural heritage in russia
true
What type of climate does high latitudes have?
Subartic, tundra, icecap
whos better sith? or jedi?
sith cause jedi are losers
what are the advantages of economic unions
more efficient industries access to larger markets access to natural human and capital resources without restrictions greater influence on world market
how many star wars movies are there?
8
