Sp 25 Weekly Quiz 6- Days 33-36

Which of the following are urban centers that thrived because of their situation near the overland trade route on the map? Choose all that apply.

• Samarkand, Uzbekistan
• Xi'an China
• Timbuktu, Mali
• Paris, France
• Capetown, South Africa

Select the cities from the list below that are located on a site like the one shown in the picture.

• Hong Kong
• Paris
• Singapore
• Istanbul
• Khartoum

Latitude and longitude are necessary to determine ___ location.

• absolute
• relative
• geometrical
• determinent

This map most likey shows the distribution of which religion?

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Christianity

Select the cities from the list that are loacted on a site like the one in the photograph.

• Pittsburgh
• Khartoum
• Paris
• Istanbul
• Timbuktu

The Golan Heights, in the Northeastern region of the map below, has been a longstanding region of conflict between which of the two countries from the list?

• India and Pakistan
• China and Taiwan
• Israel and Syria
• Western Sahara and Morocco

Which of the following cities is situated on the strait shown in the map below that connects the Mediterranean and Black Seas between Asia and Europe?

• Baghdad
• Istanbul
• Singapore
• Vladivostok

Which of the following best describes the conflict between Western Sahara and Morocco?

• It is a religious conflict between Shi'a Muslims in Western Sahara and Sunni Muslims in Morocco.
• It is a dispute over the independence of Western Sahara. Morocco claims the region and its valuable resources.
• It is an ethnic conflict between the Hutu tribe of Western Sahara and the Tutsi of Morocco that has led violence.
• It is a territorial dispute over the Golan Heights, a section of land taken from Morocco by Western Sahara.

From the list, choose all the ways urban areas (cites) influence the regions around their location.

• Cities contain monuments that create feelings of nationalism.
• New ideas and advances in technology often originate in cities.
• Cities are less culturally and ethnically diverse than rural areas.
• Universities and centers of learning are found in cities.
• Television and radio stations and other media centers are located in cities.

Canada and Great Britain are at the same latitude, but Great Britain's climate is far more mild. Based on the map, which factor explains Great Britain's milder climate?

• the cold water current that pulls cold air away from Great Britain
• the mountains that create a barrier between the arctic Circle and Europe
• the continental winds blowing from the Siberian north across Europe
• the warm water current extending from the Gulf of Mexico to northern Europe.