Final Exam Review

What is the purpose of the refinery?

• To move crude oil from one location to another location

• To convert the crude oil into useful products

• To pump crude oil from the ground

• To locate areas rich in crude oil

The transportation of crude oil provides which of the following risks?

• collisions between oil tankers

• leaks in underground pipelines

• oil tankers running aground

• all of the above

An area in the desert where water is found is known as an...

• steppe

• arid place

• wadi

• oasis

Also known as the Empty Quarter, the most famous desert in the Southwest Asia region is the...

• Rub al-Khali.

• Syrian

• Negev

• An-Nafud

Which of these describes the process known as the "brain drain"?

• the decrease of educated people due to AIDS

• the destruction of public schools due to civil wars

• the fact that female students have increased their education

• the departure of native African professionals to Western countries

Which of the following is a major obstacle in building stable democracies in Africa?

• geography

• multiple ethnic groups

• a weak interior infrastructure

• poverty

Why is Nelson Mandela a hero to many South Africans?

• led a long struggle to end apartheid

• promoted rai as a tool for protest

• led the movement to ban Western influences in African art

• opened the African interior to European trade

Which of these best states the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

• stop civil war in Africa

• divide Africa among ethnic groups

• divide Africa among European nations

• . bring together African and European rulers

Which of the following is a problem created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam?

• regular water supply

• increased irrigation

• decreased occurrence of drought

• decreased silt deposits on the surrounding farmland

If you were gazing at a wildebeest through tall grass, in which of these places would you be?

• the Serengeti

• the Sahara

• the canopy of a rain forest

• Mount Kilimanjaro