SW/central asia unit test Flashcards
if a nation wants autonomy what is it seeking
independence
what country has trouble reaching markets because of its location
azerbaijan
what nation lost one third of its people to genocide
armenia
the desire of a cultural group to rule itself as a separate nation is called
nationalism
minority ethnic groups have fled azerbaijan to…
escape religious and ethnic conflict
chernozem is rich soil found on the steppes of what nation
kazakhstan
most people in central asia are
muslim
when the soviet union controlled central asia…
people were forced to work on gov farms
what is desertification
the extension of desert landscapes due to environmentalal changes caused by humans
the agricultural revolution can be described as
the time when people began planting crops and raising livestock
the climate is mainly
arid and semiarid
where are steady temperatures most likely to be found
by the seaside
in what body of water has poaching become a threat to wildlife
caspian sea
a monotheism is
a belief in one god
where does most of this regions population live
in urban areas
this region contains large amounts of what natural resource
oil
desalination pumps are used to
convert saltwater to freshwater
what happened to the ottoman empire after WWI
it was divided into many different countries
how did arab countries react to israels independence
they attacked israel
how did the israelis change the negev desert
they used irrigation to turn it into a fertile farmland
what did the PLO demand
the palestine be freed
lebannons strong economy was destroyed by
civil wars among muslim and christian groups
what is an embargo
strict restriction on trade
what has helped the arabian penninsula to modernize rapidly
money from oil
