Jennings Final Kahoot

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how many countries make up southern Africa?

14

How many sections are the Himalayas broken into?

3

how many countries make up northern Europe?

5

how many countries was Yugoslavia broken into?

8

who was Karl Marx?

A Jewish German philosopher who changed Russia forever

what language does sahel mean shore or coast?

Arabic

Which ocean borders Equatorial Guinea and is called the Gulf of Guinea?

Atlantic

what is Poland's amber known as?

Baltic gold

what country has 11,000 lakes?

Belarus

what country in Europe is landlocked?

Belarus

what two seas do the Dardanelles link?

Black Sea to the Mediterranean

what is the Dutch word for farmers?

Boer

Nepal's skilled disciplined soldiers called Gurkhas were recruited to serve in what armies?

British and Indian armies

which mountains run from Slovakia to Romania?

Carpathian mountains

what is the largest inland sea in world?

Caspian Sea

what was the original name for Sri Lanka?

Ceylon

what is the world's longest human-made waterway?

China's Grand Canal

what is another name for the Adriatic Coast?

Dalmatian Coast

what are the three countries that make up the horn of Africa?

Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Somalia

what country became the center of slave trade?

Gabon

All central Asian countries are landlocked except what?

Georgia

the Gangetic plain lies at the foot of what mountain range?

Himalayas

what are the four main islands of Japan?

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu

what country utilizes geothermal energy?

Iceland

what country does the Vindhya and Satpura ranges divide?

India

what is the dominate religion throughout the ATZ?

Islam

where is Mount Fugi located and is it an active volcano?

Japan, no

where is Mount K2 located?

Karakoram

the Khyber Pass is the only place to pass through which mountains?

Karakorum

what are the six "stans?"

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan

Around 2000 BC, which river civilization became a powerful kingdom in modern day Sudan?

Kush

what countries are constitutional monarchies?

Kuwait and Bahrain

what was the last great kingdom of the ATZ?

Mali empire

who made the Mali empire pilgrimage to Mecca?

Mansa Musa

who were the first inhabitants of the Congo basin?

Mbuti

what is the holiest city in Islam and why is it considered to be this?

Mecca, millions of Muslim pilgrims make a pilgrimage called the Hajj each year to the Great Masque in Mecca

Where is the site of the tomb of Mohammed located?

Medina

What type of climate is the Cape of Good Hope marked by?

Mediterranean climate- warm dry summers and cool rainy winters

what is the highest peak in the Alps?

Mount Blanc

what is the central plateau of the Arabian Peninsula called?

Najd

which river means great river?

Niger river

what country is the second largest natural gas exporter in the world?

Norway

what two countries are found on the Scandinavian plain?

Norway and Sweden

what does OPEC stand for?

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

the khyber pass is the border between what two countries?

Pakistan and Afghanistan

what dynasty built the Great Wall of China?

Qin

what countries are absolute monarchies?

Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar

what was the first Korean dynasty?

Silla

what two countries claim the Tok Islands?

South Korea and Japan

what are the two branches of Islam?

Sunni and Shia/Shiite

the Pontic and Taurus mountain ranges both lie in what country?

Turkey

what country has always been the bridge between east and west culturally?

Turkey

what are the Aryan's sacred writings called?

Vedas

which river is home to Victoria falls?

Zambezi river

what kind of government is Saudi Arabia?

absolute monarchy

what caused Islam to break into two branches?

after Mohammed's death, arguments arose over who would succeed him

what is an emir?

an Arab leader

What is Mount Damavand considered to be?

an active volcano

what is another name for the KaraKum desert?

black sand desert

what does Sahel mean in Berber?

border

orchids, ferns, and mosses grow in which layer of the rain forest?

canopy

the social position into which a person is born

caste/jati

what is a symbol of Japan?

cherry blossom trees

how are families organized in the ATZ?

clans

what makes farming and nomadic herding difficult in the sub region?

deforestation and drought

what is the harmattan in transitional Africa?

dry winds

when does the Sahel come alive with plant life?

during the rainy season

where is the area known as the "Horn of Africa" located?

east of the sahel

what does Rub-al-Khali mean?

empty quarter

what part of Africa is known as the "Horn of Africa?"

equatorial Africa

what are the islands of Sao Tome and Principe considered to be?

extinct volcanoes

what is the sahel traditionally used for?

farming and herding

what shaped the landscape of northern Europe?

glaciation

what brought great wealth to the people of the ATZ?

gold and salt

a hot, dry wind that blows from the northeast or east in the western sahara

harmattan

what is the significance about the Congo Basin in terms of size?

it is the second-largest river basin on Earth

what is significant about Lake Chad?

it was once the second largest wetland area of Africa

what is significant about Mount Cameroon and is it an active volcano?

it's the highest point in Cameroon, yes

what is significant about the Gangetic Plain?

it's the longest alluvial plain in the world

what are three major water sources of the sahel?

lakes, rivers, and wetlands

what does Mesopotamia mean?

land between two rivers

what kind of climate does the coast of Africa have?

marine

what are two major crops of the ATZ?

millet and sorgum

what does montane mean in Latin?

mountainous country

what are the Ruwenzori mountains called?

mountains of the moon

the people of the ATZ have a rich history in what?

music and ritual mask making

what direction does the harmattan blow from?

north

what is the national bird of India?

peacock

what does simoom mean in Arabic?

poison

What does Lake Volta do?

prevents annual flooding

what are some facts about the Danube river?

second largest river in Europe, starts in Germany and empties in the Black Sea, passes through 9 countries

Apartheid is an Afrikaans word meaning what?

separateness

What three things did the Mesopotamian Empire develop?

system of writing called cuneiform, mathematics, and code of law

who created a rigid social structure based on castes?

the Aryans

Who was the capital of Meroe attacked by in 300 AD?

the Axum people

what are considered the eastern extension of the Swiss Alps?

the Balkan and Dinaric Mountains

What two seas does the Caucasus lie between?

the Black and Caspian Seas

what are the three main groups of Europe?

the Celtics, the Germanic, and Slavic people

what company did Cecil Rhodes start?

the De Beers Company

what group of people has a rich history in music and ritual mask making?

the Dogan people of Mali

what are the three major river systems in the Himalayas?

the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Indus

what are Europe's three major peninsulas?

the Iberian Peninsula, the Italian Peninsula, and the Balkan Peninsula

who was Sri Lanka settled by in 400 BC?

the Sinhalese

what are the two major rivers on the Iberian Peninsula?

the Tagus and Ebro

what forms a natural barrier between European Russia and Siberian Russia?

the Urals

what are the four areas that make up the Arabian Peninsula?

the central plateau (Najd), northern desert (An Nafud), the Rub al-Khali, and the Arabian Shield

what happens as Lake Chad shrinks?

the desert expands which is a form of desertification

what did the shoguns do in regards to Japan trading with other countries?

they discouraged it

what is a precious resource of the ATZ?

water

what side of Madagascar is in the rain shadow or leeward side?

western


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