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SW/Central Asia Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First step in the process of how oil is formed | Plants and animals died in the ocean |
| Second step in the process for how oil is formed | Plants and animals turned to rock |
| Third step in the process for how oil is formed | weight of the water, hear, and chemical changes formed oil |
| Why is there a large amount of oil in SW/Central Asia? | The area was under water |
| Ways that oil has made people better off- | 1. Improved lives 2. Increased life expectancy 3. Child mortality rates have decreased |
| Why isn't per capita GDP an accurate reflection of wealth? | It assumes that wealth is divided evenly among the population |
| What is the main goal of OPEC? | to keep oil flowing out and money flowing in |
| What is the secondary goal of OPEC? | to keep oil prices steady |
| What is crude oil? | a product that comes out of the ground before it is refined and processed |
| What is a non-renewable resource? | a resource that takes so long to form that it cannot be replaced |
| What is a renewable resource? | a resource that can't be used up or that can be replaced quickly as it is used up |
| What are oil reserves? | oil that has been discovered but remains unused in the ground |
| How is oil distributed among the countries of SW/Asia? | Some countries have more oil than others |
| A country that spends lots of oil money on education and health care will most likely have | a high HDI ranking HDI- Human Development Index |
| A city that is the governmental center of a country or region | capital city |
| The largest and most important city. Has at least twice the population of the next largest city. Center of economic power. | Primate City |
| The specific place where something is located | Site |
| The way a place is positioned in relation to its wider surroundings | Situation |
| What Istanbul's location unique? | It is located on two different continents |
| Istanbul is located in between which two continents? | Asia and Europe |
| Which waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea? | Bosporus Strait |
| the build up of salt in soil or water | salinization |
| the condition that occurs when people don't have enough clean fresh water to meet their everyday needs | water stress |
| water lying deep under the ground that supplies wells and springs | groundwater |
| damage to or destruction of the natural environment | environmental degredation |
| Does every country have a primate city? | No |
| What is the most common religion in SW/Central Asia? | Islam |
| Borders SW/Central Asia to the west | Red Sea |
| borders SW/Central Asia to the south | Arabian Sea |
| Borders SW/Central Asia to the north | Black Sea |
| World's largest inland body of water | Caspian Sea |
| lowest place of elevation on Earth | Dead Sea |
| river system used by ancient civilizations | Tigris-Euphrates |
| body of water that is rapidly shrinking | Aral Sea |
| country with the largest population | Pakistan |
| wealthiest country in the region | United Arab Emirates |
| largest country in terms of landmass | Kazakhstan |
| landmass that occupies the southern region of the continent | Arabian peninsula |
| What can cause environmental degradation? | the spread of pollution |
| What is one thing farmers in the Aral Sea region did not do due to the decline of the Aral Sea? | changed to raising livestock |
| two of the main economic contributers for SW/Central Asia | petroleum and water |
| Which city is holy to all three monotheistic religions? | Jerusalem |
| What are some of the effects of the Aral Sea shrinking? | Shortened growing seasons Killed fish Air pollution causing health problems |
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