GEOG 1210 Exam 3
______ is not located in the vicinity of the Nile Delta
Aswan High Dam
______ is associated with the concept of continental drift
Pangaea
the upstream country that could control the flow of the Nile River into Egypt is _____
Sudan
About 85 percent of Muslims consider themselves ________
Sunni
_______ is a lingua franca in East Africa
Swahili
______ is not located on the Arabian Peninsula
Syria
Africa is only one of two continents containing a cluster of great ______
lakes
persistently frozen ground is known as _________
permafrost
which of the following is not found in Russia west of the Urals? A. the realms core area B. Moscow C. the Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbas) D. the Volga-Don Canal
the Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbas)
______ is not located within the Magreb region
the Mecca area of the Arabian Peninsula
environment for mosses and lichens
tundra
the vegetation on a higher latitude treeless plain (mostly mosses, lichens, and sparse grasses) is known as _______
tundra
St. Petersburg _______
was named Leningrad during Soviet times
most of the population of Russia is found in the _________
western part of the country
the Soviet Union consists of ________ Soviet Socialist Republics
15
______ fought a bitter war of liberation against the French
Algeria
_______ is Kazakhstans newly developed forward capital
Astana
the mountains of Northwest Africa that stretch from Morocco to Tunisia are the _______
Atlas
the major mountain range in North Africa is the ________
Atlas Mountains
Oil country _____ does not border the Persian Gulf
Azerbaijan
this former Union of Soviet Socialist Republic contains the oil city of Baki (Baku) and its people have ethnic affinities with Iran
Azerbaijan
________ people look across border to Iran because they share a common Shi'ite faith
Azeris
the choke point known as the _______ lies between Yemen and Djibouti
Bab el Mandeb Strait
the mountain range between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea is the _________
Caucasus
the Caspian Sea facing Russian Republic contains 30 distinct nationalities, is located next to the Chechen Republic, and is dominated by the agriculture and oil
Dagestan
the most populous Arab country is _________
Egypt
Which of the following is incorrect? A. the overwhelming majority of Egypts people live within a dozen miles of the Nile B. the Blue Nile originates in Ethiopia C. the largest of all Nile River control projects is the Aswan High Dam D. Egypts largest city, Cairo, is located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea
Egypts largest city, Cairo, is located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea
_______ was not a British colony
Ethiopia
______ River flows through Iraq
Euphrates
_______ was not a colony of France prior to its independence
Ghana
the first West African state to gain independence, formerly called the Gold Coast, is _______
Ghana
Shi'ite Muslims constitute the great majority of the population of ________
Iran
_____ does not share a common border with Israel
Iran
________ borders Lake Victoria
Kenya
the city of _____ is located at the confluence of the White Nile and Blue Nile, and serves as the capital of _______
Khartoum/ Sudan
Iraq's oil cities of Kirkuk and Mosul are located within the area of the _____ population
Kurdish
the United Arab Emirates includes the oil-rich sheikhdom known as _____
Kuwait
the largest city in terms of population in Subsaharan Africa is _________
Lagos
the industrial area just to the east of the Kuzbas is centered near ______
Lake Baykal
______ was established by former American slaves
Liberia
the western North African countries of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco are collectively called the ________
Maghreb
______ is the name for the land between the rivers
Mesopotamia
the North African exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla are associated with _______
Morocco
Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. Russias core area centers on Moscow B. Moscow lies at the heart of what is commonly called the Central Industrial Region C. Moscow is located on an arm of the Baltic Sea D. The Bolsheviks restored Moscow as the capital after the 1917 Revolution
Moscow is located on the arm of the Baltic Sea
this exclave of Armenia, located within Muslim Azerbaijan, is 75 percent Armenian
Nagorno- Karabakh
______ is Africas major oil producer
Nigeria
_______ is not located in East Africa
Nigeria
_______ moved its capital from Lagos to the new centrally located city of Abuja
Nigeria
the Aswan High Dam is located on the _________
Nile River
the city of _______ was known as the Soviet Detroit for its automobile production
Nizhniy Novgorod
______ empire that ruled over much of Southwest Asia prior to the World War I
Ottoman
______ is not included in the North Africa/ Southwest Asia region
Pakistan
Jordan has absorbed large numbers of ______
Palestinians
Tajikistan contains an ethnic majority of _______ origin
Persian
Russia, west of the Urals
Russian core
the largest oil reserves in SW Asia are located in ______
Saudi Arabia
_______ is located in the Bulge of Africa
Senegal
______ is located in the Horn of Africa
Somalia
Which of the following is incorrect? A. Moscow lies at the heart of what is commonly called the Central Industrial Region B. Russias core area centers on Moscow C. St. Petersburg is located on an arm of the Baltic Sea D. St. Petersburg was a forward capital in USSR era
St. Petersburg was a forward capital in USSR era
________ contains an ethnic majority of Persian origin
Tajikistan
______ is the smallest country (in size) in North Africa
Tunisia
______ is not a major oil producer
Turkey
the ______ forms the eastern limit of the Russian Core area
Ural Mountains
the mountain chain in west central Russia that is sometimes regarded as the "boundary" between Europe and Asia is known as the _________
Urals
the Povolzhye has been helped by all of the following except the _______
Virgin Lands Scheme
the Rub al Khali lies near the border between Saudi Arabia and _________
Yemen
Rwanda and Burundi _______
are Africa's most densely populated countries
Uzbekistan is located near the _______ of five central Asia countries
center
Russias railroad network radiates outward from Moscow, thereby providing the city with a high degree of _______
centrality
which of the following is true? A. climate refers to current conditions at a given location B. weather refers to long term average conditions C. russias climate may be described as dominated by C climates D. Climate refers to long term average conditions
climate refers to long term average conditions
the Kuzbas ________
contains the city of Novosibirsk, is also called the Kuznetsk Basin, and contains both iron and coal deposits
the term ______ is used to describe an inland climate that is remote from the moderating influences of larger water bodies
continentiality
what's left of the Aral Sea is located to the ______ of the Caspian Sea
east
African sleeping sickness, transmitted by the tsetse fly, is a _______ disease
epidemic
Africas distributions of climate are almost symmetrical about the ______
equator
the Soviet planners called their system a __________
federation
Russias core area _______
incorporates the Central Industrial Region with the city of Moscow
Iran differs from most of the North Africa/Southwest Asian realm in that________
it is predominantly Shi'ite
Although much of Subsaharan Africa still practices tribal religions, Islam penetrated from the ________ to confront these faiths as well as Christianity as it advanced southward.
north
permanently frozen soil
permafrost
Africa is normally described as a _____ continent
plateau
in Iraq, the Shi'ite population is concentrated in the ______
southeast
semiarid grassland
steppe
northern coniferous forest
taiga
the coniferous forest on the equator ward side of the tundra is known as __________
taiga
the Syrians have lost ______ to the Israelis
the Golan Heights
_______ is located in the African Transition Zone
the Islamic Front
West Africa showed a high degree of regional complementarity between ________
the peoples of the tropical forest and the people of the dry interior
