SOL Review Flashcards

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What two religions are in conflict in Pakistan and India over Kashmir?

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Hindus and Muslims

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What does climate have an effect on?

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crops,clothing,housing,natural hazards

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What is the site of Jerusalem?

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a hill top

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what are the types of map projections

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globe , paper map, mercator projection , robinson projection , and polor projection

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5
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Is the Colosseum in Italy

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True

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6
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what are the 4 weather phenomena

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moonsoons , typhoons,hurricanes, tornadoes

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What is the red cross/red crescent?

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to provide humanitarian help for people affected by conflict and armed violence and to promote the laws that protect victim of wars

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8
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Is the Windmills in Netherlands

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True

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9
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Is Big Ben in England

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True

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10
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What does OPEC stand for?

A

Organization of petroleum exporting countries?

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11
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is the Parthenon in Greece

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True

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12
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Is the Eiffel Tower in England

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False

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13
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what is a push factor ?

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something that makes you want to move away

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14
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what are standard ways that a map can show information

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symbols colors lines boundaries contours

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15
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Where is the Taj Mahal?

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India

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16
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Why is the Aral Sea shrinking?

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Over irrigation

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17
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How was Japan ruled before its adaptation to modern society?

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Emporer

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18
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what is a pull factor

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a reason to go to move somewhere

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19
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Why does Africa have so many undeveloped countries?

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Because most of them have limited access to the ocean and roads.

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20
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What is chernozem?

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rich black soil

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21
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What is the orographic effect?

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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

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22
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How many Abrahamic religions are there?

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3

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23
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Where is the Western Wall?

24
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What are some different types of governments?

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Communist,free trade

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On What content is the world's longest river located?
South America
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Where is the dome of the rock?
Jerusalem
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What is the average amount of rainfall in Antarctica
2cm per year
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What climate is Hawaii
tropic
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what are common reasons for conflict
boundary disputes , cultural differences ,econmoinc differences , competition for scarece sources , political advantages
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What religion is the kaaba related to?
islam
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What is the most common religion?
christiantity
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Where is the Arab language mainly at?
Middle East/North Africa
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disputed areas are?
korea , western sahara , former yugoslavia , kashmir
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what does oil revenue do for countries
pays for infrastructure
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what is the definition of site
the actual location of a city
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What is the tertiary sector of economic activity?
Services (transportation, retail, trade, information technology services)
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What is the primary sector of economic activity?
Dealing directly with resources
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what is the secondary sector of economic activity?
Manufacturing and processing
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what is that definiition of situation
a location of a city with respect to other geographic features, regions resources and transport routes
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why do maps get disorted
the world is round and maps are flat
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where is baghdad located
iraq
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Where is the Latin (Hispanic) American language mainly located?
Spanish
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Where is the Kremlin?
Moscow
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is dealing directly with resources a primary secondary tertiary
primary
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Who uses polar maps?
Airlines
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where is istanbul located
turkey
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Who uses Robinson maps?
Schools
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manufacturing and processing primary sceondary teriary
sceondary
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Who uses the Mercator?
ships
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what is chernozem
rich black soil
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What type of climates does the low Latitiudes have?
tropical wet, tropical wet and dry, arid, semi arid, highland
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what are the rivers in europe
danube , rhine, seine , volga
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was ballet a cultural heritage in russia
true
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What type of climate does high latitudes have?
Subartic, tundra, icecap
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whos better sith? or jedi?
sith cause jedi are losers
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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
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how many star wars movies are there?
8