1. Final Review Warm ups 5/11 1.In what country do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet? 2.What bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz? 3.In what country is the Gobi Desert? 4.Saudi Arabia is known for what natural resource? 5.Where do most people in the Middle East live?

2. Final Review Warm ups – 5/12 1.What religion do most Arabs and Persians follow? 2.What similarity do all 3 of the major religions of the Middle East share? 3.Why was the country of Israel created in 1948? 4.What makes OPEC powerful? 5.What natural resource does the Middle East have and what natural resource is scarce there?

3. Final Review Warm ups – 5/13 1.What river goes through India and Bangladesh and empties into the Bay of Bengal? 2.Which country, that we studied, is being described: an island nation with large cities? 3.Why is it difficult to see the skyline in cities in China in the summer? 4.Why do people tend to settle near rivers? 5.What is the difference between an ethnic group and a religious group?

4. Final Review Warm ups - 5/14 1.What is the relationship between the two Koreas since 1950? 2.How do Chinese citizens participate in their government? 3.What was the goal of the Pan African movement? 4.What is Anti-Semitism? 5.What group seeks its own nation in Southwest Asia?

5. Warm Up – May 11 This year you have studied the governments of Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, South Africa, Japan, India, China. 1.Which are autocracies? 2.Which is a constitutional monarchy? 3.Which are parliamentary democracies? 4.Which is a theocracy? 5.In which countries do the people have the most freedoms?

6. Warm Up – May 12 This year you have studied the economies of Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, South Africa, Japan, India, China and North Korea. 1.Which of these is closest to a command economy? 2.Which of these countries have oil to trade? 3.Which other country has valuable natural resources? 4.Give an example of how specialization helps one of these countries encourage trade.

7. Warm Up – May 13 I count 49 countries that you have learned to place on a map this year. How many can you still place? Try the practice map. You will only be locating 10 on your final.

8. Warm Up – May 14 No warm up. Get out your study guide, and your note card and do your last 5 minutes of review.

9. Warm Up – May 15 Predict your score on yesterday’s final. Which part did you think was most difficult? Preview Question: Name an item that you think is made in the United States or a company that you think is owned by Americans or based in America.