South Asia Review

​World Cultures:

South Asia, Southwest Asia, North Africa

Review

A population density map shows how many people live in each square mile or square kilometer of a given area by using shading or colors.

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​Population Density Maps

Multiple Choice

What information can you get from a Population Density Map?

• Information about state and national boundaries

• Information about how many people live in a certain area

• Information about physical locations or landmarks in an area

Multiple Choice

Which section of Africa has the least population density?

• mostly North

• mostly South

• mostly East

• mostly West

Mohandas Gandhi was a leader of India's independence movement. When India was a colony of Great Britain, Gandhi used nonviolent methods to protest against British rule. His efforts earned him the title Mahatma. Mahatma means “great soul.”

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​Mohandas "Mahatma" Gamdhi

Multiple Choice

Gandhi used non-violent protest for independence from what country?

• Russia

• China

• Great Britain

• Asia

Mansa Musa was ruler of the Mila Empire, located in Western Africa. Some believe he was the richest person in the world. He left on a pilgrimage and during this journey he gave lots of gold to everyone - literally all his gold! Upon his return to his kingdom, he brought back Muslim scholars, and building designers. As a result, Timbuktu became a city of mosques, libraries and schools with lots of of learning, culture, and religion.

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​Mansa Musa

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: Mansa Musa was able to contribute to the spreading of culture and religion because he brought back scholars and building designers.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A strait is a narrow channel of water between two land areas. A strait connects two bodies of water.

For example, ​The Strait of Gibraltar can be found between Spain and Morocco, and connects two bodies of water, the Atlantic Ocean and and the Mediterranean Sea.

​Straits

Multiple Choice

​The Strait of Gibraltar can be found between Spain and Morocco, and connects two bodies of water, the ______ Ocean and and the _____________Sea.

• Atlantic, Mediterranean

• Pacific, Mediterranean

• Artic, Mediterranean

Latitudes are horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of the equator. Longitudes are vertical lines that measure east or west of the meridian.

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​Latitude and Longitude

Multiple Choice

Look at the map. What major city is located at 39^o N and 103^o W?

• Houston

• Phoenix

• Denver

• Portland

We use PEGS to analyze the politics, economics, geography, and sociology of a region, place, or story.

P = Anything to do with government: (law, system, military, and war)

E = Anything to do with trading (a system - NOT MONEY)

G = When people interact with the physical Earth (ex: rivers providing water.

S = Anything to do with people (culture, traditions, religions).

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PEGS

Multiple Choice

Which PEGS factor best describes: China is an authoritarian state ruled by a very powerful central government.

• POLITICAL

• ECONOMIC

• GEOGRAPHIC

• SOCIAL

Multiple Choice

Which PEGS factor best describes: The majority of Africans are adherents of Christianity or Islam.

• POLITICAL

• ECONOMIC

• GEOGRAPHIC

• SOCIAL

Multiple Choice

Which PEGS factor best describes: Shuto Expressway is a network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan.

• POLITICAL

• ECONOMIC

• GEOGRAPHIC

• SOCIAL

Multiple Choice

Which PEGS factor best describes: The Nile River provides food and resources, land for agriculture, a means of travel, and is critical in the transportation of materials for building projects and other large-scale endeavors.

• POLITICAL

• ECONOMIC

• GEOGRAPHIC

• SOCIAL

OPEC is a permanent intergovernmental organization of 13 oil-exporting developing nations that coordinates and unifies the petroleum policies of its Member Countries. They are the ones that get together to decide how much petroleum (sometimes also called oil) to produce.

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​OPEC—the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Multiple Choice

According to the table, which OPEC country would you NOT expect to be the wealthiest?

• E. Guinea

• Saudi Arabia

• Nigeria

• UAE

Hinduism is about understanding Brahma, existence, from within the Atman, which roughly means "self" or "soul," whereas Buddhism is about becoming awakened (Buddhi) by recognizing, experiencing and validating the four noble truths.

​Hinduism and Buddhism

Multiple Choice

Which religion abides by the Four Noble Truths

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

Limited government is a form of government with roles and powers given, and limited by law, usually in a written constitution. A limited government has only the powers that the people give it. Unlimited Government is when control is placed entirely in the leader's hands and his/her appointees. No limit is placed on the leader's power.

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Limited vs. Unlimited Government

Iran (Theocracy)

North Korea (Dictatorship)

Egypt (Military Dictatorship)

Saudi Arabia (Absolute Monarchy)

​Unlimited

United States (Constitutional Republic)

Great Britain (Constitutional Monarchy)

Canada (Parliamentary Democracy)

South Africa (Constitutional Republic)

Argentina (Representative Democracy)

Limited

Countries and types of Government

Multiple Select

Which of the following has a limited government? (Select all that apply)

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

Multiple Select

Which of the following has an unlimited government? (Select all that apply)

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship