Geography

Question 1

The Kurds

Answer 1

Indigenous peoples from the Mesopotamian plains that are now parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Armenia 

They have individual communities but are united by culture and race - they are mostly Sunni Muslims 

Question 2

Where is Qatar?

Question 3

Snowdonia

Answer 3

Mountainous region and National Park in Wales. 

Has largest mountain in Wales, Snowdon 

Question 4

How many countries in the world?

Answer 4

195

Question 5

Why is fracking controversial? 3 reasons

Answer 5

It causes earth tremors - small shifts in the earth’s surface which can affect communities

Shale gas is a fossil fuel

Fracking requires huge amounts of water which is costly for the environment

Question 6

Interstate conflict

Answer 6

war between countries

Question 7

Extrastate conflict

Answer 7

state vs non-state (political group) conflict

e.g. Taliban in Afghanistan vs NATO (made up of multiple western countries)

Question 8

Mesopotamia

Answer 8

A historial region that now occupies areas of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Kuwait 

Question 9

where are the falkland islands

Question 10

where is Bhutan

 

Question 11

Intrastate conflict

Answer 11

conflict within a country

(the current conflict in Syria would be described as an Intrastate conflict).

Question 12

where is guantanamo bay

Answer 12

Cuba 

Question 13

Bohemia is in which country?

Answer 13

Czech Republic

Question 14

What is fracking’s formal name?

Answer 14

Hydraulic fracturing

Question 15

Why is Qatar so rich?

Answer 15

NAME?

Question 16

Which country owns more land in the UK than King Charles?

Answer 16

Qatar

Question 17

Tajikistan

Answer 17

Muslim country located in Asia

Question 18

The Arctic

Answer 18

Polar region at the northern hemisphere. It contains the Arctic ocean and part os alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia.

Question 19

The Caucasus

Answer 19

Region between Asia and Europe, mostly made up of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and southern Russia 

Question 20

Which main countries have banned fracking?

Answer 20

UK (since Rishi Sunak)
France
Germany
Spain
Australia

Question 21

What is fracking?

Answer 21

High pressure water, sand and chemicals get blasted into shale rocks underground to release gas and oil.

Question 22

the Taliban refer to themselves as…

Answer 22

the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA)

Question 23

what is above and below the ozone layer?

Question 24

tundra climate

Answer 24

A climate characterized by long, very cold winters and short, cool summers.

Tundra ecosystems are treeless, with scarce rain and long winters.