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Followers of Islam, those who believe in Allah and the teachings of Muhammad, are referred to as this.

Muslims? What are Muslims? 100 pts.

Followers of this religion use the Torah as their holy book.

What is Judaism? 200 pts.

This religion began in the Indus River Valley. Followers of this religion believe in Brahman and they read from the Vedas.

Hinduism? What is Hinduism? 300 pts.

Because of their belief in this individual, an important Christian symbol is the cross.

Jesus? Who is Jesus? 400 pts.

This term means “belief in many gods”.

polytheistic? What is polytheistic? 500 pts.

When a country doesn‘t have enough goods or the ability to produce them, this is what they do.

import? What is to import? 100 pts.

This is known as the spreading of cultural practice or product from one culture to another.

cultural diffusion? What is cultural diffusion? 200 pts.

Define latitude and longitude. Then name the 0 degrees point of each.

300 pts. lines that circle the globe north and south of the equator also known as parallels? The 0 degrees is the equator. What are the lines that circle the globe north and south of the equator also known as parallels? The 0 degrees is the equator. What are the lines that run east and west from pole to pole also known as meridans. The 0 degrees is the Prime Meridan.

This city has been the site of much conflict over the centuries, because Jews, Christians, and Muslims all consider it a holy city.

400 pts. Jerusalem? What is Jerusalem?

West Asia has several major physical features that impact it positively and negatively. Name two and identify the impact they have.

What is the Himalayas and its dry monsoon winds? What is Indian Ocean and its wet monsoon winds? What is Western Ghats and its rainforests? What is the Inland Seas (Aral Sea) and their food and jobs? 500 pts.

This is a method farmers can use to water their crops year round and not have to depend on rain.

irrigation? What is irrigation? 100 pts.

Describe the movement of the winds that cause the dry monsoon season to occur.

What are winds that move from the mountains to the ocean? 200 pts

This river is considered sacred to the Hindus.

What is the Ganges River ? 300 pts

Name one positive effect of monsoons every year that help farmers’ crops. Sometimes, this is blocked by mega-dams.

What is silt ? 400 pts

Name two positive effects of mega dams and two negative effects of mega dams.

What is….? Positives: Controls flooding, provides year round irrigation, provides hydroelectricity, provides reservoirs for recreational activities, etc. Negatives: Alters river’s natural course, destroys habitats, expensive to build, people or towns are displaced, silt gets trapped, etc. 500 pts.

This term means the mass movement of people or animals.

What is migration ? 100 pts

Humans have always found ways to modify the environment. Name one way they have that led to a positive effect and one way they have that led to a negative effect.

What are positive effects include irrigating crops, building dams to control flooding and provide electricity ? What are negative effects include dams that displace humans and animals, fish die, diseases, climate changed, growing season shortened? 200 pts

Humans modified the feeder rivers that fed the Aral Sea. What are 2 negative effects of altering the land the fed the Aral Sea?

What are health issues, the Aral Sea shrinking, fish dying, fishing industry gone, people having to move, loss of jobs, etc.? 300 pts

Several major religions are pulled to the city of Jerusalem. Choose one of those religions and explain the reason it is pulled to this city.

What are Muslims for the Dome of the Rock, Christians for the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and Jews for the Western Wall? 400 pts

Identify the term that means a country is an expert in it. Then, name one thing the country of Saudi Arabia is an expert in and therefore exports to other countries.

What is specialization? What is oil? 500 pts

About one quarter of the oil produced by OPEC nations comes from this country.

What is Saudi Arabia ? 100 pts

This religion is practiced twice as much as Non-religious is.

What is Christianity ? 200 pts

Of the countries listed, this nation’s ground water is five times its surface water. CountrySurface Water (million cubic meters) Ground Water (million cubic meters) Iraq76,8801,500 Jordan Kuwait Lebanon2,50012,000 Oman91810,500

What is Lebanon ? 300 pts

Using this graph, first, is it possible for it to snow here? Then, name the month with the highest amount of precipitation.

What is no because the temps don’t go below 0 degrees? What is January? 400 pts

Using this graph, first identify the two months that have almost identical amounts of rain. Then, identify the lowest temperature this city gets.

What is January and March? What is degrees? pts