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READY?. What country did Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan belong to in 1960? U.S.S.R. or Soviet Union What is a good term that describes what is happening? desertificationAnd.

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1 READY?

2 What country did Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan belong to in 1960? U.S.S.R. or Soviet Union What is a good term that describes what is happening? desertificationAnd if over irrigation is causing this what might also be found in this water? FERTILIZER (CHEMICALS)

3 What was a policy of complete separation of races? APARTHEID In what country? South Africa

4 What is a group of islands in the Pacific, including Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia? OCEANIA

5 Conflict between Arabs and Israelis over sovereignty of Palestine/ holy land is a result of… Creation of Israel in 1948

6 Growth of cities and the changes that result is called… URBANIZATION

7 What two major rivers are shown below? Tigris and Euphrates What is this area called? Fertile Crescent or ancient Mesopotamia What modern country are the rivers located in? IRAQIRAQ

8 What is a seasonal wind in South, East and Southeast Asia that impacts agricultural activity? MONSOON

9 In what kind of economic system does the government own the means of production and decide what is produced? COMMAND

10 Group established to coordinate policies on selling petroleum products… OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

11 Because Japan is 1. an island nation 2. has limited resources …it has a history of …. IMPERIALISM

12 Landform which separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia… HIMALAYAS

13 Why build a dam??? 1.Control Flooding 2.Hydro-electricity 3.Store Water ASWAN HIGH DAM ON THE NILE RIVER

14 Social system supported by Hindu beliefs.. CASTE SYSTEM

15 Flat treeless lands forming a ring around the Arctic Circle …. TUNDRA

16 A country’s distance from the moderating influence of the sea. continentality

17 What are the two most valuable resources in this region? OIL AND FRESH WATER

18 An activity in which a family produces only the food, clothing and shelter they themselves need. Subsistence farming…

19 Chinese Nationalists set up this republic in 1949, known as an economic tiger… TAIWAN

20 Agricultural program designed to develop higher-yielding grain varieties and improve food production by new techniques.. Green Revolution

21 Aaarg! Pirates are currently a problem off the coast of this lawless country…. Somalia

22 Not a storm, but a giant ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic activity… TSUNAMI

23 Dam built on Nile River to control flooding… Aswan High Dam

24 2/3 of All people with this disease live in Africa. AIDS

25 Results of colonialism in Africa… Separated tribes Changed tribal governance

26 Temperate grassland in the Northern Hemisphere steppe

27 Dry, unpopulated inland region of Australia. OUTBACK


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