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Test 5 Study Guide Chaps 15-19 Flashcards

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1
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Aleppo is a

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major city in Syria

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Algeria is a country in

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North Africa

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3
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Algeria borders…

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Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya

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4
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Arabs descend from ancient groups such as

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Egyptians, Phoenicians, Saharan Berbers, and peoples speaking Semitic languages

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5
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Which war forced many Palestinian Arabs from their homes?

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The wars that followed the birth of Israel

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6
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Israel and Palestine have had troubled because they claim the right of return to the same piece of land. The piece agreement was…

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that the Palestinians would gain limited self-rule and Israel would be recognized as a nation by Arabs but because of suicide bombings and re-occupation by Israel the peace agreements were halted

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What three seas face severe environmental challenges?

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The Caspian, Dead, and Aral seas

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The Aral Sea was the world’s ___ largest body of water but became separate, smaller ____ by 2000

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4th….lakes…

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9
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Armenia is a small country in

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Southwest Asia

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Armenia is between what 4 countries?

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Turkey, Georgia, and Iran and Azerbaijan

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11
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Armenia’s capital is

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Yerevan

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12
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The Atlas Mountains cross through…

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Morocco, Algeria and a bit of Tunisia

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13
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The Atlas Mountains border what water?

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The Mediterranean Sea, The Strait of Gibraltar, and the Atlantic Ocean

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14
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Atheistic means being characterized by the fact that there is ___ God

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no

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15
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Azerbaijan is a very small country bordered by

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Iran, Armenia, and Georgia

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16
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Azerbaijan’s capital is

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Baku

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17
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Belarus is a country in

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Northeastern Europe

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18
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Belarus borders Russia and the___ passes through it (a river)

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Dnieper River (Important to Russia)

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19
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The Bolshevik Revolution made Russia…

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Communism

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20
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Bolshevik Revolution was led by

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Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

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21
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Chernobyl is a ____ in Russia

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nuclear power plant

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22
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The Chernobyl accident released tons of____ and wind was able to carry them even to other ___.

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radioactive particles….countries

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23
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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) consisted of

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Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine

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24
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The Dead Sea has dropped more than___ over the past ___ years

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262 ft…40

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25
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90% of the Dead Sea’s water is used for

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irrigation and hydroelectric plants

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26
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Egypt is a country in

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the eastern part of North Africa

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27
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Egypt’s capital is

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Cairo

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28
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Ethnic groups share common…

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ancestry, language, religion, or set of customs, or a combo of these things

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29
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Eurasia is the mix of

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European and Asian cultures and customs

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30
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European Union is an

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organization whos goal was a united Europe in which goods, services, and workers could freely move around member countries

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31
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Georgia is a country in

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Southwest Asia

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32
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Georgia’s capital is

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T’bilisi

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33
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Great Rift Valley is a valley that runs through___ and ____. Its located need the ___ Sea and the Gulf of ____

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Kenya…Ethiopia…Red…Aden

34
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Iran is a country whose capital is

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Tehran

35
Q

izbas are

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traditional Slavic countryside dwellings usually log-house like

36
Q

Kazakha is a

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language

37
Q

Kazakha is spoken in

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Kazakhstan

38
Q

Kazakhstan is a

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country in Central Asia

39
Q

Kazakhas are a

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people that live in Kazakhaztan

40
Q

Kazakhastan is a minority

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country

41
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Kiev was the leading city-state of

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Kievan Rus

42
Q

Kievan Rus was a loose union of city-state set up by the

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Vargarians

43
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In the Soviet system, kolkhozes were small ___ worked by ___ who shared to a degree, in the farm’s ___.

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farms, farm, profits

44
Q

The huge Russian fortress built by Ivan The Great is called

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Kremlim

45
Q

Kurds speak

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Farsi

46
Q

Kurds are mostly Muslim and live in the border areas of

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Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and the Caucasian Republics

47
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Iraq’s capital is

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Baghdad

48
Q

Kyrgyzstan is a

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country

49
Q

In ___, Russian and Kirghiz is spoken

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Kyrgyzstan

50
Q

Kyrgyzstan’s capital is

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Bishkek

51
Q

Libya is a country in

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North Africa

52
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Libya’s capital is

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Tripoli

53
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Lake Baikal is a lake at the border of Russia right above

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Mongolia

54
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The Mediterranean Sea is surrounded by

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North Africa and south Europe and the coast of Southwest Asia

55
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Mesopotamia is the sliver of land between the

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Tigris and Euphrates rivers

56
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Eurasia

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mixed European and Asian orgins

57
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Eurasian countries are those between

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East Europe, Russia, and by Turkey and Georgia

58
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Moldova is a country in

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Europe

59
Q

The Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia will extend from ___ in Europe to ___ in the East

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Moldova…Mongolia

60
Q

Moscow is Russia’s

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capital

61
Q

Moscow over ____ people

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5,000,000

62
Q

The Mongols were the only successful people to invade

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Russia

63
Q

The mongols conquered ___ and many of the ___ territories in the early ____

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Kiev… Slav… 1200s

64
Q

Nile River starts from the Dead Sea goes through

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Egypt

65
Q

Russia is a huge country and landmass in

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Northern Asia

66
Q

The Russian currency is the

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Ruble

67
Q

The Sahara Desert spans most of

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North Africa

68
Q

Saudi Arabia is a country in

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Southwest Asia

69
Q

Saudi Arabia capital is

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Riyadh

70
Q

The Slavs were hunters, fishers, and farmers that settled near the waterways of the

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North European Plain

71
Q

Serbs are inhabitants of

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Serbia

72
Q

The Soviet Union ruled Russia from ___ to ____

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1921 …1991

73
Q

sovkhozes were ___ farms run more like factories

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large

74
Q

St Petersburgh was a Russian

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capital

75
Q

St. Petersburgh was a major

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port

76
Q

The Trans-Siberian spans ___ time zones and reaches the Sea of ___

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time zones….Japan

77
Q

Turks are from

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Turkey

78
Q

The turks built the

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Ottoman Empire

79
Q

Ukraine is a country in eastern ___ that borders ___

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Europe… Russia

80
Q

The Suez Canal is an artificial canal in

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Egypt

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