Test 5 Study Guide Chaps 15-19

Question 1

Aleppo is a

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major city in Syria

Question 2

Algeria is a country in

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North Africa

Question 3

Algeria borders…

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Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya

Question 4

Arabs descend from ancient groups such as

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Egyptians, Phoenicians, Saharan Berbers, and peoples speaking Semitic languages

Question 5

Which war forced many Palestinian Arabs from their homes?

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The wars that followed the birth of Israel

Question 6

Israel and Palestine have had troubled because they claim the right of return to the same piece of land. The piece agreement was…

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that the Palestinians would gain limited self-rule and Israel would be recognized as a nation by Arabs but because of suicide bombings and re-occupation by Israel the peace agreements were halted

Question 7

What three seas face severe environmental challenges?

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The Caspian, Dead, and Aral seas

Question 8

The Aral Sea was the world’s ___ largest body of water but became separate, smaller ____ by 2000

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4th….lakes…

Question 9

Armenia is a small country in

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Southwest Asia

Question 10

Armenia is between what 4 countries?

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Turkey, Georgia, and Iran and Azerbaijan

Question 11

Armenia’s capital is

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Yerevan

Question 12

The Atlas Mountains cross through…

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Morocco, Algeria and a bit of Tunisia

Question 13

The Atlas Mountains border what water?

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The Mediterranean Sea, The Strait of Gibraltar, and the Atlantic Ocean

Question 14

Atheistic means being characterized by the fact that there is ___ God

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no

Question 15

Azerbaijan is a very small country bordered by

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Iran, Armenia, and Georgia

Question 16

Azerbaijan’s capital is

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Baku

Question 17

Belarus is a country in

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Northeastern Europe

Question 18

Belarus borders Russia and the___ passes through it (a river)

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Dnieper River (Important to Russia)

Question 19

The Bolshevik Revolution made Russia…

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Communism

Question 20

Bolshevik Revolution was led by

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Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

Question 21

Chernobyl is a ____ in Russia

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nuclear power plant

Question 22

The Chernobyl accident released tons of____ and wind was able to carry them even to other ___.

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radioactive particles….countries

Question 23

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) consisted of

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Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine

Question 24

The Dead Sea has dropped more than___ over the past ___ years

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262 ft…40

Question 25

90% of the Dead Sea's water is used for

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irrigation and hydroelectric plants

Question 26

Egypt is a country in

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the eastern part of North Africa

Question 27

Egypt's capital is

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Cairo

Question 28

Ethnic groups share common...

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ancestry, language, religion, or set of customs, or a combo of these things

Question 29

Eurasia is the mix of

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European and Asian cultures and customs

Question 30

European Union is an

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organization whos goal was a united Europe in which goods, services, and workers could freely move around member countries

Question 31

Georgia is a country in

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Southwest Asia

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Georgia's capital is

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T'bilisi

Question 33

Great Rift Valley is a valley that runs through___ and ____. Its located need the ___ Sea and the Gulf of ____

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Kenya...Ethiopia...Red...Aden

Question 34

Iran is a country whose capital is

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Tehran

Question 35

izbas are

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traditional Slavic countryside dwellings usually log-house like

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Kazakha is a

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language

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Kazakha is spoken in

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Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan is a

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country in Central Asia

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Kazakhas are a

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people that live in Kazakhaztan

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Kazakhastan is a minority

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country

Question 41

Kiev was the leading city-state of

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Kievan Rus

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Kievan Rus was a loose union of city-state set up by the

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Vargarians

Question 43

In the Soviet system, kolkhozes were small ___ worked by ___ who shared to a degree, in the farm's ___.

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farms, farm, profits

Question 44

The huge Russian fortress built by Ivan The Great is called

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Kremlim

Question 45

Kurds speak

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Farsi

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Kurds are mostly Muslim and live in the border areas of

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Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and the Caucasian Republics

Question 47

Iraq's capital is

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Baghdad

Question 48

Kyrgyzstan is a

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country

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In ___, Russian and Kirghiz is spoken

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Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan's capital is

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Bishkek

Question 51

Libya is a country in

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North Africa

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Libya's capital is

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Tripoli

Question 53

Lake Baikal is a lake at the border of Russia right above

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Mongolia

Question 54

The Mediterranean Sea is surrounded by

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North Africa and south Europe and the coast of Southwest Asia

Question 55

Mesopotamia is the sliver of land between the

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Tigris and Euphrates rivers

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Eurasia

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mixed European and Asian orgins

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Eurasian countries are those between

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East Europe, Russia, and by Turkey and Georgia

Question 58

Moldova is a country in

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Europe

Question 59

The Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia will extend from ___ in Europe to ___ in the East

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Moldova...Mongolia

Question 60

Moscow is Russia's

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capital

Question 61

Moscow over ____ people

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5,000,000

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The Mongols were the only successful people to invade

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Russia

Question 63

The mongols conquered ___ and many of the ___ territories in the early ____

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Kiev... Slav... 1200s

Question 64

Nile River starts from the Dead Sea goes through

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Egypt

Question 65

Russia is a huge country and landmass in

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Northern Asia

Question 66

The Russian currency is the

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Ruble

Question 67

The Sahara Desert spans most of

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North Africa

Question 68

Saudi Arabia is a country in

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Southwest Asia

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Saudi Arabia capital is

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Riyadh

Question 70

The Slavs were hunters, fishers, and farmers that settled near the waterways of the

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North European Plain

Question 71

Serbs are inhabitants of

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Serbia

Question 72

The Soviet Union ruled Russia from ___ to ____

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1921 ...1991

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sovkhozes were ___ farms run more like factories

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large

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St Petersburgh was a Russian

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capital

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St. Petersburgh was a major

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port

Question 76

The Trans-Siberian spans ___ time zones and reaches the Sea of ___

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time zones....Japan

Question 77

Turks are from

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Turkey

Question 78

The turks built the

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Ottoman Empire

Question 79

Ukraine is a country in eastern ___ that borders ___

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Europe... Russia

Question 80

The Suez Canal is an artificial canal in

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Egypt