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WorksheetsEOY Review pt. 3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following was a way that globalization was involved in the uprisings in the Middle East in the early months of 2011?
Islamic beliefs were the basis of the spreading unrest among cultures.
The riots, which begain in Tunisia, spread spontaneously across Asia.
The internet spread ideas and events to people all over the Middle East
Oil economies were the first to rise up, then non-oil economies followed
Which rivers led to the settlement of the region called Mesopotamia?
Yenisei and Volga
Amazon and Parana
Tigris and Euphrates
Chang Jiang and Huang He
According to the map above, MOST of the early settlements in Mesopotamia were located -
Near the Persian Gulf
Along the major rivers
along the Caspian Sea
near the inland mountains
In sub Saharan Africa, many people still satisfy their basic needs through --
Service industries
Commercial agriculture
subsistence agriculture
manufacturing goods
Ancient Egyptian cities flourished because they were located in -
Vast deserts
River valleys
Dense forests
Rolling plains
What is one MAJOR difference between northern Africa and sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africans speak mostly same language
Most people in North Africa are Arabs who practice Islam
The countries in sub-Saharan Africa have industrial economies
The countries in North Africa avoided colonization by Europeans
Why were the mid-1900s an important time for many African nations?
It was the height of the Colonial Era.
There was scientific revolution
Most of the continent was at war
Many nations won their indepence
What Characteristic do East Asia, South Asia, Europe, and Eastern North America share?
Tropical climate
Dense population
Desertification
Polytheism
Which geographic feature of South Asia contributes most to the religion and culture of the people in the region?
Deserts
Coastlines
Rift valleys
River systems
According to the reading above, Buddhism began as a reform of Hinduism. From your previous study of World Geography, which other religion below began as a reform of another?
Confucianism
Taoism
Christianity
Judaism
