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WorksheetsWorld Geography S1 Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
All have had major conflicts in recent history except __.
Rwanda
Sudan
Afganistan
South Africa
The Darfur Conflict includes all of the following causes except:
Farmers v. Herders
Arabic No. Sudanese v. Black So. Sudanese
Colored So. Africans v. White So. Africans
Oil-rich So. Sudan v. No. Sudan
No. Africa-So. West Asia have seen conflicts in all except:
Egypt
Iraq
Iran
Morocco
Disease has been a major issue in recent history in the following regions except:
No. Africa-So. Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
Europe
The Zagros Mts. can be found in ___; and play a role in ___.
between Iraq & Iran; the top soil of the Fertile Cresent
in Tunisia; blocking Mediteranian winds
in So. Asia; causing monsoons
in Chad; the rainforest
The Congo River is an important source of ___. (choose ALL that apply)
Hydroelectricity
Transportation
aquatic specicies
mineral resources
What climate best describes the Sahel?
Humid Subtropical
Humid Continental
Mediteranian
Arid
The importance of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is that ___.
They provide a rich souce of fish
they provide rich, fertile soil to the region
they provide quick transportation routes
they provide a place for religious ceremonies
The United States is MOST like which country shown?
Deomocratic Repuplic of the Congo
Japan
Mexico
None of the above
What might account for very LOW population growth?
great healthcare; low infant mortality rate
poor healthcare; high infant mortality rate
great education; high infant mortality rate
poor education; low infant mortality rate
The difference between a pro-natal and anti-natal policy could be ___.
incentives v. punishment
punishment v. incentives
the number of adults in a nation
the number of teenagers in a nation
Push Factors might include all of the following EXCEPT:
refugees
evacuees
guest workers
assylum seekers
Pull Factors might include all of the following EXCEPT:
fear
student visas
guest workers
religious freedom
One of the main problems with landlocked countries might be:
poor transportation
poor products
unskilled workers
uneven roads
The MAIN purpose of organizations like the African Union is to (choose all that apply):
promote peace and stop the spread of disease
promote unity and economic prosperity
prevent transportation issues
prevent war and famine
Ethnic groups that desire sovreignty and their own homeland that we studied include (choose all that apply)
Kurds
Israelis
Palestinians
Basques
Which is a historical example of why political boundaries change (choose all that apply)?
war or peace treaties
to create even spatial distrubution
change in natural or physical features
stateless or homelandless ethnic groups
Located beneath the Sahara, this region has a semi-arid climate.
Sahel
Gobi Desert
Nile River Valley
Indo-Gangetic Plain
The Fertile Crecent lies within which mountain range?
Zagros Mountians
Mount Kilimanjaro
Hymalayan Mountains
Hindu-Kush Mountains
What is BIGGEST importance of the Congo River Basin?
fishing
transportation
natural resources
religious ceremonies
The graph above represents a country that may need to implement a ___ in the near future.
anti-natal policy
pro-natal policy
