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WG Unit 4 Map Notes

Population, Migration and Urban Development

TermDefinition
Balkan Peninsula EUROPE DISPUTE; former Yugoslavia, now Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia
Cyprus SOUTH OF EUROPE/NORTH OF AFRICA DISPUTE; island in Mediterranean Sea shared by Greeks & Turks
Northern Ireland EUROPE DISPUTE; site of religious conflict between Protestant and Catholics
China/Taiwan ASIA DISPUTE; political conflict, communism v. republic
Hong Kong ASIA DISPUTE; special administrative region of China; former British colony
Indonesia ASIA DISPUTE; area known for multiple languages and ethnic groups
Pakistan/India ASIA DISPUTE; conflict between India (Hindu) and Pakistan (Islam) following 1947 division of lands, control of Kashmir
Syria/Israel ASIA DISPUTE; Six Day War 1967, control of Golan Heights
Rwanda/Burundi AFRICA DISPUTE; conflict in Africa between farmer Hutus and herder Tutsis
Sudan AFRICA DISPUTE; site of civil war, political and religious conflict
Western Sahara/Morocco AFRICA DISPUTE; border/territory claims for natural resources
New York, NY, USA NORTH AMERICA CITY RELATED TO WATER; harbor site
Pittsburgh, PA, USA NORTH AMERICA CITY RELATED TO WATER; confluence site of Allegheny & Monongahela Rivers forming the Ohio River
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada NORTH AMERICA CITY RELATED TO WATER; site where St. Lawrence River meets the Atlantic Ocean
Richmond, VA, USA NORTH AMERICA CITY RELATED TO WATER; fall line city on James River
Rio de Janiero, Brazil SOUTH AMERICA CITY RELATED TO WATER; original coastal capital of Brazil prior to capital being moved to Brasilia
London, England EUROPE CITY RELATED TO ; site where Thames River narrows
Paris, France EUROPE CITY RELATED TO WATER; island in Seine River
Baghdad, Iraq ASIA CITY RELATED TO WATER; situated between Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Damascus, Syria ASIA CITY RELATED TO WATER; oasis site
Istanbul, Turkey EURASIA CITY RELATED TO WATER; harbor site; controls straits & land bridge into Europe
Alexandria, Egypt AFRICA CITY RELATED TO WATER; harbor site on Mediterranean Sea
Khartoum, Sudan AFRICA CITY RELATED TO WATER; confluence site of Blue Nile & White Nile rivers
Siwa, Egypt AFRICA CITY RELATED TO WATER; oasis site in Western Desert, near Libya
Amazon River Basin SOUTH AMERICA DEFORESTATION; rainforest located along Amazon River, South America
Black Forest, Germany EUROPE DEFORESTATION; forest in southwest Germany, near the Rhine River
Malaysia ASIA DEFORESTATION; overharvested for use of wood
Nepal ASIA DEFORESTATION; overgrazing and use of wood
Athens, Greece EUROPE HILLTOP CITY; surrounded by mountains that protected from invasion in early history; near Aegean Sea
Rome, Italy EUROPE HILLTOP CITY; surrounded by mountains (7 Hills of Rome), near the Tiber River
Jerusalem, Israel ASIA HOLY SITE; hilltop city that is holy to Jews, Christians & Muslims
Mecca, Saudi Arabia ASIA HOLY SITE; holy pilgrimage site for Muslims
Varanasi, India ASIA HOLY SITE; holy pilgrimage site for Hinduism
Omaha, Nebraska, USA NORTH AMERICA RAILROAD/TRADE ROUTE CITY; developed on Transcontinental RR, mid-country, USA
Sacramento, California, USA NORTH AMERICA RAILROAD/TRADE ROUTE CITY; developed on Transcontinental RR, west coast USA
Novosibirsk, Russia ASIA RAILROAD/TRADE ROUTE CITY; city that developed on the Trans-Siberian RR
Samarkand, Uzbekistan ASIA RAILROAD/TRADE ROUTE CITY; city that developed on the Silk Road
Singapore ASIA RAILROAD/TRADE ROUTE CITY; maritime trade route
Vladivostok, Russia ASIA RAILROAD/TRADE ROUTE CITY; city that developed on the Trans-Siberian RR
Xi'an, China ASIA RAILROAD/TRADE ROUTE CITY; city that developed on the Silk Road
Timbuktu, Mali AFRICA RAILROAD/TRADE ROUTE CITY; city that developed on the Trans-Saharan trade route
Cape Town, South Africa AFRICA RAILROAD/TRADE ROUTE CITY; supply town for ships located on southwest coast of Africa
Erie Canal NORTH AMERICA WATER FEATURE; connects Lake Erie to Atlantic Ocean via Hudson River, NYC, NY
Great Lakes NORTH AMERICA WATER FEATURE; largest fresh water lakes in US
Rio Grande NORTH AMERICA WATER FEATURE; boundary between Texas, USA and Mexico
Seine River EUROPE WATER FEATURE; flows through Paris, France
Thames River EUROPE WATER FEATURE; flows through London, England
Brahmaputra River ASIA WATER FEATURE; annual flooding danger
Ganges River ASIA WATER FEATURE; annual flooding danger; holy to Hinduism
Ob River ASIA WATER FEATURE; river flowing north out of Russia into the Arctic Ocean
Aswan High Dam AFRICA WATER FEATURE; built to control annual flooding of the Nile River
Nile River AFRICA WATER FEATURE; river flowing north out of Egypt into the Mediterranean Sea
Zambezi River AFRICA WATER FEATURE; used for hydroelectric power in southern Africa
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