Jennings Final Kahoot
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