Indigenous population of Australia

large group of islands

One of the oldest musical instruments in the world

means the government controls almost all means of production Ex. China, North Korea

harvesting two crops a year

World's largest country in terms of POPULATION

Aquaculture means the raising and harvesting of fish in ponds or other bodies of water

Majority of people in India practice this religion

warm humid summers and cold dry winters in China is known as what climate?

small-scale industries run out of a home in India

The river Ganges is the holy river of

Farmers in Southeast Asia have adapted mountainous area for agriculture by using

World's largest mountain chain

The famous mosque in India that was built in tribute to a dead wife

What are TWO reasons why the Asian Tigers are major economic powers

a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain

If the bottom of a population pyramid is SMALLER than the top of the pyramid, the population is

What are the TWO main purposes for building the Three Gorges Dam?

When the Eastern Pacific Ocean is warming causing wet weather patterns

Europe's fertile plain where most agriculture takes place

What happened to large numbers of men in Europe between 1910 and 1950?

people of mixed Native American and European ancestry

Ocean current that keeps Western Europe's climate warmer

When a river is deep enough and wide enough for shipping it is

The Asian part of Russia, it is cold and barren

World's largest country in terms of LAND AREA

What are the olympics?

A Soviet-built nuclear plant in Ukraine that exploded in 1986

A system of canals and pumps in the Netherlands used for farming such as tulip farming

land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

a government based on RELIGIOUS law is called a

OPEC affects gas prices by increasing or decreasing the amount of oil available

Movement that calls for Jewish homeland in Palestine

The main reason for the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is

Why is the Middle East considered a single cultural region?

The area shaded in yellow is a natural barrier between north Africa and the rest of Africa is called the

Sudden political takeover of a country is known as a

TWO primary reasons for the construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt are

Flows through the Sahara Desert

What caused the "sleeping sickness" of human and cattle in Africa

Pictures and symbols used in ancient Egyptian writing

System of laws that enforced "separateness" in South Africa