Geog 1300: Final Exam
The population of China is about ___% of the world
20%
What is Tierra Helada?
Icy land
Kalenji
Known for their marathon winning runners
Deepest lake in the world:
Lake Baikal, Russia
Why is it difficult to implement solutions for climate change in the Middle East and North Africa?
Rapid urbanization and high levels of migration
What is the dominant religion in Latin America?
Roman Catholicism
Areas of the Middle East and North Africa that were administered by a European power, with a promise and preparation for self-government and future independence were called:
The mandates
How many fresh water river systems are there in the Middle East and North Africa?
2
What parallel was agreed to as the border between North Korea and South Korea?
38th parallel
When did the domestication of plants occur?
8,000 years ago in the Middle East
How was the Red Sea created?
A rift valley created by the Arabian plate filled with water
What is dry farming?
A way of farming dry land without irrigation in which seeds are planted deep in ground where there is some moisture
Where does China purchase more than 1/3 of its oil?
Africa
Carbon market
Allows developing countries that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol agreement to receive payments as incentives for investments in climate-friendly projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Where does the rain shadow effect happen in the Middle East and North Africa?
Anatolian plateau and the Syrian Plateau
What is the dominant climate characteristic of the Middle East and North Africa?
Aridity
What creates cool, dry conditions on the coast of Angola and intensifies desert conditions in the Kalahari? A) Harmattan B) Intertropical Convergence Zone C) Subtropical High D) Benguela Current E) Sahel
Benguela Current
Which colonizing power forced the opium trade on China in the 19th Century?
British
How have plants adjusted to the aridity and high temperatures of the Middle East and North Africa?
By storing water for long periods of time or surviving on a very small amount by keeping their leaves and stems short, or developing an extensive root system
How is the Nile river formed?
By the joining of the Blue Nile and White nile
A mechanism designed for countries to be able to take action in reducing pollution, increase energy efficiency, and participate in global efforts to halt climate change
Carbon market
The ____ ______ is highly attractive to countries in the Middle East and North Africa
Carbon market
What country is the fastest-growing emitter of greenhouse gases in the world?
China
The Middle East and North Africa's arid climate makes the region vulnerable to the affects of _____ ______
Climate Change
What areas will be most affected by climate change in the Middle East and North Africa?
Coastal communities, which may see saltwater merging into the freshwater systems of low-lying areas due to the sea level rising
Kyoto Protocol
Controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries
What is an altiplano?
Cool, moist, flat areas for agriculture and grazing at high elevation
What country's main source of foreign exchange is ecotourism? Over 2.4 million tourists visited in 2013 alone
Costa Rica
What Latin American artist(s) painted works known around the world?
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
What was the purpose of the "Berlin Conference"?
Divide Africa between the major European colonial powers
What factors led to starvation in the mid-1970s across Africa?
Drought in the Sahel, colonial legacy, and export of crops
What is the area near Turkey prone to?
Earthquakes
In what region of Africa is the Great Rift Valley located?
Eastern Africa
Which countries have launched internationally supported projects to reduce CO2 emissions in the Middle East and North Africa?
Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Algeria, Morocco, Iran, and Saudi Arabia
Where is the Blue Nile?
Ethiopian Plateau
Yoruba
Ethnic group with most twins in the world
Which are effects of the Green Revolution in East Asia?
Excess nitrogen in waterways, illness caused by herbicides, adoption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), illness caused by herbicides and adoption of genetically modified organisms
Who was/were the Japanese shogun?
Feudal lord appointed by emperor
The subhumid parts of East Asia are prone to:
Flooding
Masaai
From the area of Kenya and Tanzania, have a jumping dance
The "Occupied Territories" in Israel include:
Gaza Strip, West Bank, Golan Heights
What desert dominates the topography of Mongolia?
Gobi
Africa formed from ________ 200 million years ago, after breaking from the last super continent.
Gondwanaland
The ________ is the dominant ethnic group in China.
Han
Which dynasty extended the Chinese empire westward?
Han
How have people adjusted to the aridity and high temperatures of the Middle East and North Africa using clothing?
Head coverings and robes made from fabrics with light color and low body temperature by reflecting sunlight, inhibiting sweat and diminishing moisture loss
How have people adjusted to the aridity and high temperatures of the Middle East and North Africa using architecture?
High ceilings, thick walls, deep-set windows, arched roofs that allow the heat to rise, and by locating living quarters around a shady courtyard
Zulu
Historically one of the largest ethnic groups of Africa, know for strong warrior society
Where do the Tigris and Euphrates originate?
In Turkey
Where do the Tigris and Euphrates meet?
In lowland Iraq
The Harmattan is a hot, dry wind that blows out of the:
Interior of Africa
In the early 1900s, oil became a valuable global resource. In which country did the U.S. and the U.K. first drill?
Iran
Where do the Tigris and Euphrates flow through?
Iraq and Syria
Which of the following is the dominant religion in the Middle East and North Africa?
Islam
Which of the following is the oldest monotheistic religion?
Judaism
Where is the White Nile?
Khartoum, Sudan
What volcanic peak is the highest mountain on the African continent?
Kilimanjaro
The leader of North Korea:
Kim Jong Un
Currently, the youngest head of state in the world is ________ of ________.
Kim Jong-un; North Korea
Xhosa
Live on the southern tip of Africa, language has a clicking sound
What is the largest and highly biodiverse island near Africa?
Madagascar
Which of the following disease causes the most deaths in Africa?
Malaria
Where does the Nile river empty into?
Mediterranean Sea
Which priest and peasant leader called for Mexican independence?
Miguel Hidalgo
Oromo
Mostly in Ethiopia, 60% Muslim
Hausa
NW Nigerian group, wear Baban Rigas and Abayas
The ____ is one of the worlds longest rivers
Nile
The ____ river flows through some of the driest conditions on the planet, where no additional moisture is added and high evaporation occurs
Nile
What are pastoralists?
Nomadic people who herded domesticated animals
These areas are created when land erosion and a high water table have allowed some of the
Oasis's
Where is the Atacama Desert located?
On the Pacific Coast of South America
All of these countries are located in Central America except:
Paraguay
San People
People of the Kalahari desert, small in size, one of the oldest African tribes
Where do the Tigris and Euphrates empty into?
Persian Gulf
El Niño is a period warming of sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific off the coast of what country?
Peru
In 2014, which of the following countries produced the most barrels of oil?
Saudi Arabia
How have people adjusted to the aridity and high temperatures of the Middle East and North Africa by migrating?
Some populations such as the Berber migrate to mountainous areas in the summer and warmer lowlands in the winter to avoid extreme temperatures
The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement made by Pope Alexander VI in 1494 to divide the world between ________ and ________ along a north-south line 1100 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands.
Spain; Portugal
Secret 1916- UK and France control of Arab lands then Ottoman Empire to be divided after WWI:
Sykes Piko Agreement
A series of pro-democracy uprisings that enveloped several largely Muslim countries
The Arab Spring
The ________ was a British mandate that required the establishment of a Jewish homeland.
The Balfour Declaration
British government (WWI) establishing "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine:
The Balfour agreement
The movement of air in the tropics low pressure zone, convergence and moisture:
The ITCZ
The violent uprising of Palestinians against the Israeli occupation is called:
The Intifada
Africa has the Sahara and the ____:
The Kalahari
Iranian ethnic group of the Mid E in areas of turkey, NW Iran, N Iraq, and N Syria:
The Kurds
What are the 2 freshwater river systems in the Middle East and North Africa?
The Nile and The Tigris/Euphrates
Where is the Zagros fold located?
The Zagros fold is located between the Arabian and Eurasian plates
Where are the Atlas Mountains located?
The northwest of Africa
How have people adjusted to the aridity and high temperatures of the Middle East and North Africa?
Through architecture, dress, and patterns of daily and seasonal activity
How have animals adjusted to the aridity and high temperatures of the Middle East and North Africa?
Through salt, water, and temperature regulation, as well as having a light coloration
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of:
Tibetan Buddhism
Which of the following Outer China regions is a geological massif and has the youngest, highest plateau in the world?
Tibetan Plateau
What is the air flow (Winds) called from the tropics to the Equator that affects climate patterns in Latin America?
Trade winds
The Ottoman Empire was based on the Anatolian Plateau in modern:
Turkey
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Governments in Latin America have a bias in favor of ________ regions by providing more services and investments to these specific areas.
Urban
What is a rain shadow effect?
When warm, moist air rises against high elevations of land and drops its water along the way.
Himba
Women use red ochre paste and head piece to show status of marriage
Have countries in the Middle East and North Africa become participants in the UNFCC or Kyoto protocol?
Yes, some countries have
