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Finals Study Guide
Geography Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where is the origin of Buddhism located? | In Asia near present-day Nepal and India |
| Where is the origin of Christianity located? | Asia, in the country of Israel |
| Where is the origin of Hinduism located? | In Asia, in and around India |
| Where is the origin of Islam located? | Asia, in the country of present-day Saudi Arabia |
| What is monotheism? | The belief in one and only one god |
| What is polytheism? | The belief in more than one god |
| What is agnosticism? | The belief that there is no way of knowing for sure whether there is any god(s) or not |
| What is atheism? | The belief that there is no god |
| What is the difference between push factors and pull factors? | Push factors are reasons to leave the place you live, and pull factors are reasons drawing you to a particular place |
| What is the difference between emigration and immigration? | An emigrant is a migrant who is leaving the country, and an immigrant is a migrant who is entering the country |
| What is the difference between imports and exports? | Imports are products a country buys from other countries, and exports are products a country sells and ships to other countries. |
| Which continents does the Red Sea border? | Africa and Asia |
| What continent is the Amazon River on? | South America |
| What continent is the Nile River on? | Africa |
| What continent is the Yangtze River on? | Asia |
| What continent is the Alps Mountain Range on? | Europe |
| What continent is the Andes Mountain Range on? | South America |
| What continent is the Gobi Desert on? | Asia |
| What continent is the Sahara Desert on? | Africa |
| Which continents does the Black Sea border? | Asia and Europe |
| What continent is Mount Everest on? | Asia |
| What continent is the Caspian Sea on? | Asia |
| What continent is the Panama Canal on? | Central America |
| Which continents does the Suez Canal border? | Africa and Asia |
| Which continents does the Mediterranean Sea border? | Africa, Europe, and Asia |
| What continent is Mt. McKinley (Denali) on? | North America |