WG Unit 5-7 Review

Which physical feature in Russia causes the distribution of climate to be warmer on the Western side, and, cooler and drier on the Eastern side.

• Ural Mountains

• Caucasus Mountains

• Caspian Sea

• The Alps

A lack of significant barriers allowed for easy migration in-

• Northern Europe

• South America

• Northern Africa

• Eastern Asia

Many countries in Southwest Asia are building Desalination facilities to fight the lack of-

• fresh water

• sea water

• petroleum

• food

Many Eastern European countries joined the European Union with the fall of the Berlin Wall signaling the end of-

• The Cold War

• The Vietnam War

• The Industrial Revolution

• Globalization

Migration is the human geographic process that has been most responsible for the cultural patterns of the-

• Caucasus region

• North African region

• East Asian region

• American region

The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water?

• Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea

• Red Sea & Caspian Sea

• Arabian Sea & Persian Gulf

Soccer being a worldwide sport is an example of-

• Cultural convergence

• Cultural divergence

• Cultural disappearance

• Cultural region

Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life, and pray five times a day towards Mecca are practices that reflect which religion?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Sikhism

• Hinduism

Water from the ___________ has been redirected to grow crops in the desert of Central Asia.

• Mediterranean Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Red Sea

• Aral Sea

Which cultural attraction would you most likely visit on a tour of Central Asia?

• cathedral

• mosque

• synagogue

• ice skating rink