Conflicts and Environmental Issues Quiz

Which ethnic groups are fighting for more control over the Holy Land in the Middle East?

• Palestinians and Jews

• Tibetans and Chinese

• Catholics and Protestants

• Kurds and Turks

Which region is a Buddhist area that wants independence from China?

• Kashmir

• Tibet

• Kurdistan

• Chechnya

Which two religious groups have fought for control of Northern Ireland?

• Muslims and Hindus

• Serbs and Croatians

• Catholics and Protestants

• Kurds and Turks

Which region do Muslims in Pakistan and Hindus in India both claim control over?

• Balkans

• Kurdistan

• Kashmir

• Chechnya

Which ethnic group is scattered throughout Turkey, Iraq, and Iran and wants to create their own nation called Kurdistan?

• Palestinians

• Kurds

• Chechnyans

• Serbs

What is the small layer of gases in the atmosphere that absorbs the sun's ultraviolet rays and protects us from skin cancer?

• Acid Rain

• Ozone Layer

• Greenhouse Effect

• Desertification

What is the term for rain that contains chemicals due to pollution?

• Acid Rain

• Ozone Layer

• Greenhouse Effect

• Desertification

Which regions are mentioned as examples of deforestation?

• Sahara Desert and Sahel

• Amazon Basin, Costa Rica, and Congo

• Balkans and Kurdistan

• Northern Ireland and Kashmir

What is the process of changing arable land to desert called?

• Deforestation

• Acid Rain

• Desertification

• Greenhouse Effect

Which region south of the Sahara Desert is especially concerned with desertification?

• Amazon Basin

• Sahel

• Balkans

• Kurdistan