Turkey Pt. 1

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Nomadic existence began to decrease with the advent of the Agricultural Revolution which took place approximately _______years ago.

10,000

What do the photographs of Istanbul, Antalya, and Izmir have in common?

All three cities are located along the shores of large bodies of water.

The small area of Turkey, which is found in Europe, is known as Thrace. What is the name of the region of Turkey that is found in Asia?

Anatolia

What is the capital city of Turkey?

Ankara

With the establishment of the Republican Government a program was initiated to force Kurds and other tribal people to give up their nomadic lifestyles. What was the result of these actions?

Because the Turkish government does not recognize Kurdish rights, Kurds have been fighting to establish their own autonomous region.

Pretend that you are the ruler of Turkey and you wish to stop all ships from entering the Black Sea. Where would be the best place to set up your blockade?

Bosporus or Dardanelles Straits

What is Turkey's largest and highest region?

East Anatolia

Which of these is not a category of nomads?

Fishermen

What are some of the reasons of the rapid decline of nomadic life over the last 100 years?

Governmental polices that discourage nomadic existence, Loss of land, Outside contact has influenced the younger generations to abandon their traditional ways, Deforestation and commercial interests

Which is Turkey's most populated city?

Istanbul

What are the five major themes found within the field of geography?

Location, Place, Movement, Regions, Human and Environmental Interaction

Which region has the highest population density?

Marmara

Pastoralists would best be described as:

People that move from place to place in search of grazing land for their livestock.

Location is one of the major themes in the study of geography. To help pinpoint areas an imaginary grid was created that uses lines of latitude and longitude. Lines of longitude travel east and west from a line known as the ______.

Prime Meridian

Which is not one of the seven major geographical regions of Turkey?

Red Sea

Which one of these statements is NOT supported from your exploration of Ephesus?

The Colossus of Rhodes once stood at the gates of Ephesus.

What conclusion about Turkey can be drawn from the photographs you have just viewed? Pick the most appropriate answer.

Turkey is a land of great historical and architectural diversity.

What two main ethnic groups make up the majority of Turkey's population?

Turks and Kurds

To help identify and organize our planet geographers divide the world into regions. There are many different ways to distinguish a region. A region can be defined through its physical or cultural characteristics such as______.

Vegetation, Climate, Mountain ranges, Religion


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