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test 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Great War was fought from ________ to 1918 | 1914 |
| The original inhabitants of plaes within the Artic regions of Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and Russia | Inuits |
| Societes that do not have a written record, but recorded thie history through spoken word are called __________ cultures | oral |
| From the late 1800s to 1914, European countries rushed to claim territory in Africa in what is known as | Scramble for Africa |
| Africa's easternmost peninsula | Horn of Africa |
| The Zulu chief responsible for growing the Zulu Empire into a powerful military force | Shaka |
| The origninal inhabitants of Australia | Aboriginal people |
| The largest island group of the Oceania | Polynesia |
| The highest point in Antarctica | Vinson Massif |
| The largest ethnic group in Eastern Europe | Slavs |
| Africa's first Christian kingdom was the Kingdom of | Aksum |
| The wealthy city and center of learning in the Mali Empire was located in | Timbuktu |
| The longest river in the world | Nile |
| Australia's largest island | Tasmania |
| The typical wethaer conditions an area experiences year-round | climate |
| The point beyond which there is snow on the mountains all year long is the | snow line |
| In what year did Christopher Columbus land in the New World | 1492 |
| what walthy city was part of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe | Great Zimbabwe |
| What is the organization that was created with the goal of maintaining peace and helping countries with political, economic, and social development | United Nations |
| What ethnic group in Kenya is known for being nomadic animal herders, skilled warriors, and for having vivid clothing and jewelry | Massai |
| Located on the Zambezi River, what is one of the largest waterfalls in the world | Victoria Falls |
| What is the longest and largest coral reef in the world | Great Barrier Reef |
| What are large regions of the biosphere where certian plants and animals thrive | biomes |
| what are areas that receive plentiful rainfall and are covered by thick foresets of tall trees | rainforests |