U3: Political & Cultural Geography

Question 1

What country is the Taiga located in

Answer 1

Alska, Canada , Scandinavia , and Siberia

Question 2

What type of climate zone do rain-forests grow in?

Answer 2

tropical and temperate

Question 3

Name three countries that have rainforests

Answer 3

South America , Africa , Brazil

Question 4

What two European countries are called the “Low Countries”?

Answer 4

Belgium and The Netherlands

Question 5

What language unifies the region known as Hispanic America?

Answer 5

Spanish

Question 6

What language is spoken in Brazil?

Answer 6

Portuguese

Question 7

Describe the Francophone World.

Answer 7

men and women who share a common language: French.

Question 8

What countries do Kurdish people live in?

Answer 8

iran , iraq , turkey

Question 9

What religion unifies North Africa and the Middle East?

Answer 9

a new religion called Islam

Question 10

What is the Rust Belt?

Answer 10

parts of the northeastern and midwestern US that are characterized by declining industry, aging factories, and a falling population

Question 11

What invention has allowed the population of the Sun Belt to grow?

Answer 11

air conditioning

Question 12

What is the unifying characteristics of the Arab World?

Answer 12

Arabic is their native language

Question 13

Why is Israel NOT part of the Arab World?

Answer 13

they are not members of the Arab League.

Question 14

List three areas that have experienced ethnic conflict.

Answer 14

Regional insurrections in Burma, India, and Indonesia.

Question 15

List two countries that have homogeneous ethnic groups.

Answer 15

South Korea and Japan

Question 16

What two countries both claim a region called the Kashmir?

Answer 16

India and Pakistan

Question 17

What is the only Jewish country in the world?

Answer 17

Israel

Question 18

What does monotheistic mean?

Answer 18

relating to or characterized by the belief that there is only one God

Question 19

List two religions that are found in China.

Answer 19

Buddhism, Islam

Question 20

What is the purpose of NATO?

Answer 20

to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means.

Question 21

List five countries in ASEAN.

Answer 21

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand

Question 22

Is the United Nations an economic or political organization?

Question 23

What religion unifies North Africa and the Middle East?

Answer 23

Islam

Question 24

What is the Rust Belt?

Answer 24

Parts of the noethereastern and midwestern us that are characterized by declining industry aging factories and a falling population steel producing cities in Pennsylvania and Ohio are at its center

Question 25

What direction do Muslims face when they pray?

Answer 25

east

Question 26

What is the unifying characteristics of the Arab World?

Answer 26

Generosity jeaousy and pride

Question 27

Why is Israel NOT part of the Arab World?

Answer 27

because arabs hate jews as much as they hate christians any other non islamic people they consider to be infidels

Question 28

What language do most people in Quebec, Canada speak?

Answer 28

French

Question 29

What language is spoken worldwide for business, academics, and politics?

Answer 29

English

Question 30

List three areas that have experienced ethnic conflict.

Answer 30

The Balkans, South Korea, Portugal

Question 31

What two ethnic groups live on the island of Cyprus?

Answer 31

Greek and Turkish

Question 32

List two countries that have homogeneous ethnic groups.

Answer 32

North Korea , Egypt

Question 33

What two countries both claim a region called the Kashmir?

Answer 33

India and Pakistan

Question 34

What two religions are fighting in Northern Ireland?

Answer 34

Catholics and the protestants

Question 35

What three religions consider Jerusalem to be a sacred city?

Answer 35

Christian Jewish and Muslim

Question 36

What is the only Jewish country in the world?

Answer 36

Israel