World Geography Final Exam Pt. 2

___________ separate the Arabian peninsula from Africa.

• The Aegean Sea and the Red Sea

• The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

• The Red Sea and the Black Sea

• The Black Sea and the Gulf of Aden

Yemen is located on the ________________ Peninsula.

• Sinai

• Arabian

• Anatolian

• Mediterranean

What do Tunisia, Morocco, and Libya have in common?

• They average less than 10 inches of rain a year.

• They average less than 14 inches of rain a year.

• They have both an arid and semi-arid climate.

• They have a mild Mediterranean climate along the coast.

What is a secular democracy?

• A democracy based on religion

• A democracy not based on religion

• A democracy with a dictator

Which of the following was NOT a reason why the United States invaded Afghanistan?

• Free the people from the brutal rule of the Taliban

• The Taliban allowed Al Qaeda in their country and because of 9/11

• The Taliban had challenged the US by saying they could beat them in a war

The indigenous people of Australia.

• Aborigine 
• Great Artesian Basin
• Maori
• Great Dividing Range

Populations in cities in South Asia are growing rapidly because...

• there are better jobs and better eduction

• there are better farms and cleaner air

• there is no place else for people to go

• flooding along the coasts has forced people to move inland

What stopped the annual flooding of the Nile in 1970?

• A serious drought

• The construction of the Aswan High Dam

• A sudden change in climate

• An earthquake changed the course of the river

The language of Persians

• English
• Farsi
• Kurdish
• French

Occurred due to colonization and trade routes through the Sahara Desert

• Spread of British Culture

• Spread of American Culture

• Spread of Asian Culture

• Spread of Muslim Culture