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Weldy Final
Social Studies 2nd Semester 2010
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What river did the ancient Indian civilizations begin around? | Indus River |
| This is the yellow soil found in Northern China. | Loess |
| What body of water does the Nile River flow into? | Mediterranean Sea |
| What is the picture writing used by Ancient Egyptians? | hieroglyphics |
| What is the capital of Japan? | Tokyo |
| What river is sacred to Hindus? | Ganges River |
| What is the name given to the separation of blacks and whites in South Africa? | apartheid |
| What government does South Korea have? | Democracy |
| What are the grasslands in Africa called? | Savannah |
| Name the only country that is a continent. | Australia |
| What continent is farthest south? | Antarctica |
| What southeast country did the United States help to defeat communism? | South Vietnam |
| What is the ethnic group of Australia? | Aborigines |
| What European power once controlled Australia as a colony? | Great Britain |
| What was the name of the ancient Japanese warriors? | Samurai |
| What is the capital of China? | Beijing |
| What are the three religious beliefs that are blended in China? | Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism |
| In what modern day country would you find Angkor Wat (temple?) | Cambodia |
| This is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. | Laos |
| What is the name of the world's largest coral reef? | Great Barrier Reef |
| Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia are the world's leaders of what product? | rubber |
| What is the world's largest hot desert? | Sahara |
| What ocean borders Africa and Asia? | Indian Ocean |
| What type of government does North Korea have? | communism |
| What is the tallest mountain in the world? | Mt. Everest |
| He was the leader of China during the Cultural Revolution. | Mao Zedong |
| What is the tallest mountain in Africa? | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| What is the name of the Ancient Egyptian Ruler? | Pharaoh |
| What is the name of the island off of the coast of India? | Sri Lanka |
| Who was the leader of Cambodia during their genocide? | Pol Pot |
| Which major ocean is only found in the Northern Hemisphere? | Arctic Ocean |
| What is the art of paper art folding? | origami |
| What is the official religion of Japan? | Shintoism |
| This is a traditional Japanese clothing? | Kimono |
| What is the national symbol of Japan as well as their highest mountain? | Mt. Fuji |
| What is the system of organizing land by service and status? | feudalism |
| What did the Japanese do to get the US involved in WWII? | bomb Pearl Harbor |
| What were the two cities bombed by the US at the end of WWII? | Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| What is the major religion in Pakistan? | Islam |
| What term do Hindus use to describe bad and good deeds? | karma |
| From whom did India gain its independence in 1947? | Great Britain |
| What is the dominant religion in India? | Hinduism |
| Instead of using cemeteries, how do Hindus dispose of their dead? | cremation |
| What group has traditionally disagreed with Hindus in India? | Muslims |
| Gandhi had three goals for India: Defy the British nonviolently and what other two goals? | Remove untouchability and peace between Hindus and Muslims |
| Who led the fight for equality between whites and blacks in South Africa? | Nelson Mandela |
| Northern Africa is most influenced by what outside area? | Middle East |
| What do national parks in East Africa hope to protect? | animals and wildlife |
| Why did the slave trade begin in Africa? | cheap labor for colonists and money for traders |
| What was the first ancient civilization in Africa? | Ancient Egypt |
| What world power never had a colony in Africa? | United States |
| What are the four major climate zones in West Africa? | Sahara, Savannah, Sahel, Coast and Forest |
| What country has the most rain forests in Central Africa? | DROC |
| What is the world's longest river? | Nile |
| What is the Eastern part of Africa where the continent is being pulled apart called? | Great Rift Valley |
| What connects the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea across the Sinai Peninsula? | Suez Canal |
| What are the two peninsulas in Africa? | Somali Peninsula and Sinai Peninsula |
| Name three countries that are an enclave according to our textbook definition. | Lesotho, Swaziland, Gambia |
| What mountain range would you find Mt. Everest in? | Himalayas |
| Name three examples of an Archipelago. | Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan |
| Name the three countries east of China that are most similar in culture. | North Korea, South Korea, and Japan |
| Where did the first dynasty in China originate? | Huang/ Yellow River valley |
| What is known as the "rooftop of the world"? | Tibet |
| Where did Chiang Kai-shek and his followers flee? | Taiwan |
| What areas did the foreign rulers of the Qing and Yaun dynasties come from? | Manchuria and Mongolia |
| Who is the spiritual leader of Tibet? | Dali Lama |
| What is the idea of opposites in nature coming together? | Taoism |
| Why did Chinese emperors fell they had the right to rule? | Mandate of Heaven |
| Who was the first emperor of China? | Shi Huang Di |
| What structure was built to keep northern invaders out? | Great Wall of China |
| What form of writing originated in China? | calligraphy |
| What color signified color and power in imperial China? | yellow |
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