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WGeo Sem Review
World Geography Semester Review
Question | Answer |
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What is monotheism? | Belief in one god |
What are the 3 main monotheistic religions of the world? | Christianity, Islam, and Judiaism |
Shared boundaries between Palestine and Israel over the years has caused? | caused huge conflict |
Is hair color a cultural trait? | is NOT a cultural trait, it is genetic |
How did the Native Americans helped the Pilgrims? | by teaching them how to hunt, fish and farm |
A culture with many immigrants | would borrow ideas from another culture and each other |
What did Rome invent? | invented the dome |
What are obligations and responsibilities of U.S. citizens? | Obeying laws, voting, paying taxes, serving on a jury, and respecting the rights of others. |
Cultures with strict traditions would be shocked by what? | Would be shocked by the lack of respect of authority by teenagers |
What type of government did the Greeks develop? | Established Democracy |
Why did the United States became a strong democracy/ | because of the unfair treatment by Britain and wanted representation. |
In an unilimited government, do citizens have freedom of speech? | citizens would NOT talk bad about the government |
What should U.S. citizens do to ensure their rights? | they must vote, respect the rights of others and stay informed |
What is a secondary source? | Textbooks |
When there is a shortage of oil reserves? | the U.S. trades with oil rich countries |
Why do we Build roads and airports, insult homes, and use sprinkler systems? | to adapt to our environment |
What technology did Ancient Egypt use to control flooding of the Nile? | Building dams |
Oil is and economic resource of what region of the world? | Middle East |
What is not a benefit of Free Enterprise? | Central Regulation of Production |
Kuwait and Iraq use oil as a what? | as a main trading commodity |
Gas prices increase because? | oil rich countries stop or slow down exporting their oil to the U.S. |
Iraq is located where? | between Syria and Iran |
Rich farmlands in Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia were created by what? | the flooding which deposits alluvial "superman" soil |
What does the distribution of natural resources such as oil do for a region or country? | causes countries to maintain good relations with the Middle East |
What is OPEC? | an organization that determines how crude oil is bought and sold |
Who invaded Kuwait in the 1990's? | Iraq |
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand started which war? | WWI |
What was NOT a result of the Treaty of Versailles? | Germany did NOT become a member of the Soviet Union |
Who blamed the Jews for Germany's financial problems after WWI? | Hitler |
What was the TENSE relations between the U.S. and the Soviet union called? | The Cold War |
What region can you find the West Bank, Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula? | the Middle East Region |
What is believing in many gods? | Polytheism |
What 17th century economic theory supported European colonialism? | Mercantilism |
The United States | EXPORTS very little oil |
Interdependence | members are dependent on each other |
Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt | developed and grew strong because of the rich soil to grow plentiful crops |
Why did economy slow down in Iraq and Iran in the 1980s? | The Gulf War was occuring in these contries. |
What symbolized the division between Western and Eastern Europe after WWII? | Iron Curtain |
What are some characteristics of classical civilizations? | Moving from being Hunter and Gathers to having organized villages and farming |
What is a characteristic of Polytheism? | Worshiping many gods |
Economic freedoms are more likely to occur in what type of government? | Limited government |