Final exam

Question 1

A holy war waged on behalf of Islam as a religious duty

Answer 1

Jihad

Question 2

places where a supply of freshwater makes it possible to support life in a dry region

Answer 2

Oases

Question 3

a form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders

Answer 3

Theocracy

Question 4

house of worship where muslims pray

Answer 4

Mosque

Question 5

Islam holy book

Answer 5

Qu’ran (Koran)

Question 6

Revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests riots, and civil wars in the Arab world that began in December 2010 in North Africa and spread to the Middle East

Answer 6

Arab Spring

Question 7

Ancient Mesopotamia was the birthplace of

Answer 7

agriculture

Question 8

Function of OPEC

Answer 8

regulates production to keep oil prices high

Question 9

What helped contribute to the spread of Islam

Answer 9

trade networks

Question 10

ISIS’ goal

Answer 10

create a unified Muslim territory to enforce its extremist beliefs

Question 11

Five pillars of faith

Answer 11

1) Confession of faith
2) Pray 5 times a day
3) give a sum of money to charity each year
4) Ramadan-strict fasting during daylight hours
5) journey to Mecca at least once in their life

Question 12

How the world punished Hussein for using chemical weapons

Answer 12

Hanged him in 2006

Question 13

What life was like under the Taliban

Answer 13

1) Imposed strict Islamic rule
2) Women weren’t able to go to school or work and had to wear burkas
3) Adulterers were stoned and thieves and had their limbs amputated

Question 14

Why did US Invade Afghanistan?

Answer 14

claimed that the Taliban govt protected Osama Bin Laden

Question 15

Why the US invaded Iraq?

Answer 15

to remove Hussein from power and minimize the chances of “weapons of mass destruction”

Question 16

Despite having a president, who runs Iran’s government?

Answer 16

The religious leaders

Question 17

Three causes of the Syrian civil war

Answer 17

1) Arab Spring
2) President Bashar al- Assad
3) ISIS

Question 18

tropical grassland with scattered trees

Answer 18

Savanna

Question 19

process in which arable land is turned in desert

Answer 19

Desertification

Question 20

Apartheid

Answer 20

forced segregation among races

Question 21

Poaching

Answer 21

when an animal is killed illegally

Question 22

disease that spreads within a community

Answer 22

Epidemics

Question 23

Explain conflict over blood diamonds

Answer 23

several african conflicts and civil wars have been caused and funded by the diamonds

Question 24

Three effects of colonization

Answer 24

1) Africa has low development and infrastructure
2) Several hundred languages are spoken
3) Most countries rely on one crop

Question 25

Three effects of. desertification

Answer 25

1) people migrate to cities and refugee camps 2) farmers use shifting agriculture to fight poor soil and dry climate 3) people are trying to pant tree to stop the spreading of desert

Question 26

How life differed for whites/blacks during apartheid

Answer 26

whites were the minority but had the most control

Question 27

Three reasons why Africa is vulnerable to epidemics

Answer 27

1) widespread poverty 2) limited healthcare facilities and funds 3) Poor education system 4) tropical climate

Question 28

What continues to be a major cause for hunger and malnutrition in Africa?

Answer 28

war stops economic growth and causes starvation

Question 29

the main challenge to stop animal poaching

Answer 29

high demand for animal products

Question 30

three effects of diseases in Africa

Answer 30

1) high infant mortality and low life expectancy at birth 2) high number of orphans 3) changed african family structures

Question 31

two sides of the rwandan genocide

Answer 31

tutsi and hutu

Question 32

2014 Boko Haram event in nigeria that received world wide attention

Answer 32

276 students were kidnapped from the government secondary school

Question 33

Three goals of the african union

Answer 33

1) promoting unity among african countries 2) coordinating cooperation to make better lives for people 3) to defend the independence of african people

Question 34

Most important piece for africa to develop economic success

Answer 34

having an effective, non corruptive government