Geo. Ch.9 and 7
Hosni Mubarak was overthrown as the leader of which nation in 2011?
Egypt
The Trans-Siberian Railroad
Ends at Vladivostok
Which nation does not have significant oil reserves?
Moroco
What divides European Russia from Siberia?
The Ural Mountains
What is the Hajj?
The pilgrimage to Muhammed's birthplace (Makkah) that every Muslim is supposed to make during his or her lifetime
What is a Medina?
The walled urban core of an Islamic city; it is dominated by a central mosque
The primary destination of Russia's petroleum exports is currently
Western Europe
By what name is the large peninsula of Turkey, located wholly in Asia, known?
Anatolia
Today in Russia a total of ___________________ people control 35% of Russia's wealth.
110
What is glasnost?
A USSR policy of greater openness during the 1980s that encouraged several Union Republics to demand independence
The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 was what type of environmental disaster?
A meltdown of a nuclear reactor which spewed airborne radioactive waste across thousands of acres of farmland
What is physiological density?
A population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount of arable land
What was socialist realism of the Soviet ear in the Russian Domain?
An artistic style devoted to the realistic depiction of workers challenging nature or struggling against capitalism
What had been the pattern of population growth in the Russian Domain since the demise of the USSR?
Declining population followed by growth in 2009
Which city in the Middle East has emerged as on of the busiest centers of global air travel?
Dubai
The world's tallest skyscraper is now located in which city?
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coptic Christians makeup a significant minority of the population of which nation?
Egypt
The famous Aswan High Dam is located in which nation?
Egypt
Which two nations in the region gain significant revenue form foreign truisms bit have seem the number of visitors fall in recent years due to political instability?
Egypt and Turkey
Form the perspective of which world region is Southwest Asian and North Africa considered the "Middle East"?
Europe
What is the primary reason why European Russia has a higher population than Asian Russia?
European Russia is better suited for agriculture Russian government has promoted repatriation programs for ethnic Russians worldwide, offering incentives for Russian-speaking migrants to return to their cultural homelands.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the pattern of domestication in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Experimentation with wild wheat and barley 10,000 years ago led to farm settlements and domestication of cattle, sheep, and goats
What influence did the breakup of the Soviet Union have on the Russian mafia?
It has aligned itself with Russian intelligence agencies and has gone global in its activities
In which city of Southwest Asia and North Africa are there important religious sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Jerusalem
What religion was the first monotheistic religion of Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Judaism
Which of the following religions arose in North Africa/Southwest Asia?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Which of the following places is a Russian exclave within Eastern Europe?
Kaliningrad
The volcanic peninsula which dominates the Far East of Russia is know as
Kamchatka
The buildup of toxic salts in the topsoil where desert lands are subjected to extensive irrigation are known as
Salinization
People making a hajj (pilgrimage) to Makkah and Medinah much travel to which country?
Saudi Arabia
Which nation in the region had made huge investments in the development of deep-water wells to extract fossil water?
Saudi Arabia
What is transhumance?
Seasonal movement of livestock to cooler, greener high-country pastures in the summer and returning them to lowland valleys during the winter
In which region of the Russian Domain is permafrost a problem?
Siberia
The largest source region for migrant workers entering Saudi Arabia is
South and Southeast Asia (ex. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines)
The famous city located on the shores of the Baltic, formerly known as Leningrad, is called
St. Petersburg
What nation has had almost half of its entire population displace by 2016 due to civil war and sectarian conflicts?
Syria
What impact from global warming in the Russian Domain may increase carbon emissions?
Thawing of permafrost containing large amounts of organic material
What was the policy of the former Soviet Union (USSR) regarding within its borders?
The USSR severely discouraged and even persecuted religious practice
In which Israeli-occupied territory has some land been returned to Palestinian control, bu new Israeli settlements have also been allowed?
The West Bank
What is the current policy toward religion in the Russian Domain in this post-Soviet era?
There has been a religious revival
What has become of democracy in Russia in the post-Soviet era?
There was a general flowering of democracy followed by a reduction of civil liberties since 2002.
What was the purpose of Russification?
To increase Russian dominance in outlying portions of the former USSR
In which of the following country in Southwest Asia and North Africa did the Arab Spring began?
Tunisia
Development of the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers by this country could threaten water supplies in Iraq and Syria
Turkey
Which of the Middle East has attempted, albeit unsuccessfully, to gain membership into the European Union?
Turkey
Which of two countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa have the most diversified economies, and are not reliant on oil?
Turkey and Israel
Which of the following is a Slavic language?
Ukrainian
The brain drain
Occurs when bright young people migrate to foreign lands in search of better jobs
Investments in Russia are most common in which of these products?
Oil and natural gas
What does the acronym OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Islam
Originated in present-day Saudi Arabia
What type of subsistence agriculture depends on the seasonal movement of livestock for their livelihood?
Pastoral nomadism
What is perestroika?
Planned economic restructuring, an early move toward a freer market
The Skyes- Picot Agreement
Proposed English and French spheres of influence within the Middle East as the Ottoman Empire disintegrated
The Russian currency instrument is known as the
Ruble
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, what has become of the policy of Russification within former Soviet republics?
Russification has been reversed, where greater numbers of Russian share encouraged to leave these regions
The former Soviet economy was predicated upon
Centralized economic planning
Your are in Cairo, Egypt. Which language will you most likely hear spoken?
Arabic
The major mountain range separating Russia from it southern neighbors of Georgia and Armenia are the
Caucasus
Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to the high mortality rates among Russian men?
Exposure to radiation from Soviet-era nuclear waste which was improperly disposed
The majority of Russia's immigrants are from
Former Soviet republics
Which animal is most to blame for the loss of forests in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Goats
Which of the following was NOT a roost cause of the Arab Spring uprising which began in 2010?
Government campaigns to curtail Islamist movements
The Houthi militants in Yemen are largely supported by which nation?
Iran
You would be most likely to see a Shiite Muslim in which country?
Iran
In which contemporary country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is Mesopotamia located?
Iraq
Which nation in the Middle East has experienced ongoing sectarian violence between Sunni and Shi'its Muslims since it was occupied but eh American military from 2004-2011?
Iraq
The majority of the population of Crimea
Is Russian and wished to be reincorporated into Russia
Population of Russia
Is largely clustered west of the Ural Mountains
In the Russian Domain, what non- Christian religion has the greatest number of believers?
Islam
Food will be prepared kosher-style in which of the following nations?
Israel
What nation has a well-developed IT sector and has become a global center for high-tech computer and telecommunications products?
Israel
What are mikrorayons?
Large housing projects built in the 1970s and 1980s in Russia
Hezbollah is active in which. Nation of the Middle East?
Lebanon
Which country in Southwest Asia and North Africa has made efforts to persevere its famed "cadres" forest lands in recent years?
Lebanon
Which of the following places in NOT located in the Fertile Crescent of North Africa and Southwest Asia?
Libya
Which of the following in NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?
Making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Which two bodies of water were connected by the construction of the Sues Canal?
Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
The Atlas Mountains dominate the topography of which nation?
Morocco
Which nation in the region recently inaugurated a major solar power plant called the Noor-1?
Morocco
What countries comprise the Maghreb of Southwest Asia/North Africa?
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
What beneficial effects might Russia see form climate change?
Navigation may extend throughout the year in Russia's northern waterways
Which best describes the religion geography of Ukraine?
Western Ukraine is largely Roman Catholic while eastern Ukraine largely follows the Russian Orthodox Church
In which of the following countries has Saudi Arabia intervened directly to stop a Shiite extremist government form expanding its base of support?
Yemen
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the poorest on the Arabian Peninsula?
Yemen
The Russian Domain's unpredictable politics and poor economic conditions have led to this migration pattern
Young, well-educated populations leaving Russia for other countries
