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Geo Semester Exam
Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why was the great wall of China built? | TO stop northern invaders |
| In CHina, peoples lives are controlled in many by __________. | The government |
| India is the world's 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? | The 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 _____________. | 5 pillars of faith |
| What term do historians use to describe the cultures that have organized government, religion, and use technology in metals? | Civilization |
| The Quran contains revelations made to the prophet _______. | Muhammad |
| The holiest day is Judaism is ____________. | Rosh Hashanah |
| Muslims call God __________. | Allah |
| Christians celebrate the day that Jesus rose from the dead as ____________. | Easter |
| 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, Greece |
| About 80% of France's energy comes from ______. | Nuclear power plants |
| The Pope lives and works in __________. | Vatican City, Rome |
| Which country was once split into communist and democratic parts but is now re-united? | Germany |
| The Euro is the currency of _____________. | The European Union |
| The leader responsible for the Holocaust was _________. | Adolf HItler |
| Groups formed 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 _____________. | 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 __________. | Culture |
| An example of a non-renewable resource is ___________. | Nuclear energy |
| Trees, fertile soil and clean water are examples of ____________. | Natural Resources |
| Most of earth's salt water is found in ____________. | oceans |
| About 70% 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 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 gases form about 99% of the atmosphere? | Oxygen and Nitrogen |
| When it is winter in the northern hemisphere, it is summer in the ____________. | Southern Hemisphere |
| What is a human characteristic of a place? | Languages spoken |
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