Mid Spring Review

Which of the following is an Enviornmental Issue of Russia and the Eurasian Republics? (a)  

• Deforestation in the Amazaon
• Poaching endangered animals
• The spread of Islam Religion
• The Shrinking of the Aral Sea

True or False: OPEC magaes the amount of oil produce and the price, which can change the price of gasoline.

• True

• False

Match the following

• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

• Overthrow Dictators in Northern Africa

• Arab Spring

• War over political difference between the U.S and Soviet Union

• The Cold War

• Continuing struggle to achieve peace

• End of the Apartheid

• Trade restrictions on South Africa

As World War II ended ​ (a)   gained strength in Africa and Asia. The war weakened European Colonial Powers

• Independence Movements
• The United States
• Manufacturing
• Trade Kingdoms

Match the following

• Christianity

• Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah

• Judaism

• Easter, Holy Bible

• Islam

• Ramadan, Qur'ran

Reorder the following

• Soviet Union built a wall to prevent people leaving East Berlin

• East Berliners fled west for freedom

• Soviet Union Collapsed, became Russia

• Soviet Union took control of East Germany

Identify two geographic factors of the middle east:

• Abundance of Oil

• High Literacy Rate

• Lack of Freshwater

• Economic Growth

• Rapid Urbanization

The collapse of the Soviet Union started when:

• Gorbachev took steps towards democracy

• Joseph Stalin implemented a totalitarian government

• The Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall to protect East Berlin

Whta is the purpose of the Aswan Dam?

• Control flooding of the Nile River

• Provide fertil land to farmers

• Create more lakes for fishing

• Establish a beach for ecotourism

Draw your answer: The purpose of the Suez Canal