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Geography
MID-TERM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why was the Great Wall of China built? | to stop northern invaders |
| In China peoples lives are controlled in many ways by the____? | government |
| India is the world second largest producer of what crop? | rice |
| Monsoons in India and Bangladesh often cause many deaths from ____. | floods |
| Iraq's economy is based on _____ . | oil |
| What body of water in Southwest Asia is the saltiest and lowest in the world? | Dead Sea |
| Saudi Arabia is the largest country in ____. | Southwest Asia |
| The Law of Return brought an increase in Israel's ____. | Jewish population |
| The most industrialized country in Southwest Asia is ____. | Turkey |
| According to Christians, the messiah is | Jesus |
| Muslims must fulfill obligations called the ___. | Five Pillars of Faith |
| What term do historians use to describe the cultures that have organized governments, religion, and use technology and metals? | civilization |
| The center of Egyptians life was the ____. | Pharaoh |
| The holiest day in Judaism is ___. | Rosh Hashanah |
| Muslims call God____. | Allah |
| Christians celebrate the day that Jesus rose from the dead as ____. | Easter |
| The Quran contains revelations mad to the prophet _____. | Muhammad |
| Judaism was first practiced by a small group of people called ____. | Israelites |
| Much of the Ukraine is a vast _____. | steppe |
| Many tourists visit the Parthenon, a famous historic site in ____. | Athens |
| About 80 percent of France's energy comes from ____. | Nuclear power plants |
| The Pope lives and works in ______. | Vatican City |
| Which country was once split into communist and democratic parts but is now reunited? | Germany |
| The euro is the currency of ____. | The European Union |
| The leader responsible for the Holocaust was ____. | Adolf Hitler |
| Groups fromed to bargain with factory owners for better working conditions and higher pay for workers are called _____. | unions |
| The idea that the kings and queens ruled by the will of God was called the ____. | Divine right of kings |
| The mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was painted by _____. | Michelangelo Buonarotti |
| Language, religion, customs and beliefs are part of a(n) ____. | culture |
| An example of a nonrenewable resource is ____. | Nuclear energy |
| Trees,fertile soil, and clean water are examples of _____. | Natural resources |
| Most of the earth's salt water is found in _____. | oceans |
| About 70percent of the Earth's surface is _____. | water |
| The point where a river empties into another body of water is called its _____. | mouth |
| Dangerous rays from the sun are screened out on earth by the ___. | atmosphere |
| The earth's 1,000 mile cushion of gases is called the ____. | atmosphere |
| Water,wind,and ice move weathered material through a process called _____. | erosion |
| Which 2 gass from about 99 percent of the atmosphere? | Nitrogen and oxygen |
| When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is summer in the _____. | Southern Hemisphere |
| What is a human characteristics of a place? | Languages spoken |
Created by:
Emma Cheshire