Geography End of the Year Review Fentin CMA
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- For what use do developers want to clear land in the Amazon?
- for mining and farming
- In what city was the Aztec Empire centered?
- Tenochtitian in Mexico
- The continent of South America is separated by what geographic obstacles
- Andes Mountains, Amazon River, and the Guiana Highlands
- What Central American country was formerly known as British Honduras?
- Belize
- What Doctrine declared the countries of the Middle and South America to be off-limits to new European colonization?
- Monroe Doctrine
- What does Middle America include?
- Mexico, Central America and Caribbean Islands
- What is the difference between a mulatto and a mestizo?
-
mulatto-descendents of European
mestizo-descendents of Native Americans and Europeans - What is the name of the area in Argentina where livestock raising is important?
- Pampas (Great Plains)
- What two things unite this region?
- Roman Catholic religion and Spanish language
- Which country has the most metropolitan areas with more than 1 million people?
- Brazil
- Who originally inhabited the Caribbean Islands?
- Native Americans
- What is the largest Spanish speaking country in the world?
- Mexico
- Name the two mountain ranges of Mexico
-
Sierra Madres Oriental
Sierra Madres Occidental - This is a crop primarily produced for direct sale in a market, rather than for other purposes
- cash crop
- What is Mexico's greatest natural resource?
- petroleum
- Define maquiladoras. HOw many of these are there?
- factories in the border cities. 2000+ of them
- Who invaded Mexico in the early 1500s?
- Hernan Cortes of Spain
- The isthmus of Central America separates what two bodies of water?
- Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
- What is the most populous country is Central America?
-
Guatamala
Guatamala - What country was formally known as British Hondurus?
- Belize
- What has made El Salvador's soil among the most fertile in Central America?
- volcanic ash
- Coffee and cotton from large estates provide most of the export income in this country
- El Salavador
- IN 1979, what country overthrew it's longtime dictator with a revolutionary government taking power?
- Nicaragua
- What country of Central America has one of the highest literacy rates of Middle and South America?
- Costa Rica
- What country has the highest standard of living in Central America?
- Costa Rica
- What Caribbean country consists of more than 700 islands?
- Bahamas
- What Caribbean country has the most developed economy?
- Puerto Rico
- Cuba is one of the world's largest exporters of ???
- sugar
- What country is the poorest and most densely populated of the Americas?
- Haiti
- What country is the birthplace of reggae?
- Jamaica
- What country is home to steel-drum and calypso music?
- Trinidad and Tobago
- From what country is the merengue music and dance?
- Dominican Republic
- A revolution in what country in 1959 brought Fidel Castro to power?
- Cuba
- What was Spain's earliest colony in the Americas?
- Dominican Republic
- THis Caribbean island has one of the highest population densities in the world
- Barbados
- Define guerilla and in which country do they play a role?
- fighting as part of an armed group found in Colombia
- For what product has Colombia gain international recognition
- Coffee
- Name the only South American country with coastlines on both eht Caribbean and Pacific Ocean
- Colombia
- Name the world's tallest waterfall in this region
- Angel Falls
- Ninety percent of what mineral comes from Columbia?
- emeralds
- Of what ethnic descent are more than half of Guyana's population?
- South Asian
- What capital city is approximately 8,563 feet above sea level?
- Bogata, Colombia
- What is one of Colombia's newest and most profitable industries?
- flower farming
- What provides Venezual's chief source of weath?
- minerals
- What South American country is a former Dutch colony with Africa's mulattos, Chinese, Indonesians, and South Asians?
- Suriname
- Argentina has one of the world's major agricultural regions called?
- Pampas
- Brazil held the distinction of being the America's first large
- sugar colony
- Guarani is spoken by ninety-fiver percent of the people in this country
- Paraguay
- Of the countries in the region, which one comes closest to matching the literacy rate of the United States?
- Costa Rica
- Some are predicting that the rain forest will disappear within the next __ years.
- 50
- What are Argentine cowboys called?
- gauchos
- What are the two buffer states in South American and why are they called by that name?
- Uruguay and Paraguay-they are small countries separting two larger competing countries
- What country has a border with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador?
- Brazil
- What country in the region has a large number of Italian, German, and Japanese immigrants?
- Brazil
- One of Europe's most crowded areas is in a belt stretching through Belgium, the Netherlands, and central ??
- Germany
- Which country of Eastern Europe is a producer of petroleum?
- Romania
- Petroleum and natural gas have been found beneath the waters of what major body of water?
- North Sea
- Name the higest mountain range found in western and central Europe
- Alps
- What mountain range forms a natural boundary between Spain and France?
- Pyrenees
- What do geographers consider to be one of the boundaries between Europe and Asia?
- Ural Mountains
- Name Europe's two most developed rivers
- Rhine and Danube
- During what time period was the Greek civilization flourishing in the Mediterranean area?
- 900-300 B.C.
- Define the period called the Middle Ages
- 500-1500 A.D. after the fall of the Roman Empire
- What two European countries became the first to establish large foreign colonies?
- Spain and Portugal
- Why did Europe's population experience major declines between 1300 and 1450?
- disease, famines and wars
- In what part of Eurpoe does Catholicism dominate?
- Souther European countries (Spain, Italy, and Portugal)
- In what part of Europe does Protestantism dominate?
- NOrthern and Central Europe (United Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavia)
- Identify four European countries that are multilingual
- Luxembourg, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Belgium
- When did the Soviet Union begin?
- 1921
- What rights did the Soviet goverment try to control?
- economic and social freedoms and political rights
- In what year did the Soviet Union collapse?
- 1991
- From where does the word czar come from and what does it mean?
- Latin word Casear and it means emperor
- Who led the Bolsheviks effort to remake Russia?
- Lenin
- What is the other name for a governing council?
- soviet
- What was the area of Soviet education that was stressed?
- science and technology
- Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
- Gorbachev
- What is the RUssian word for openness?
- glasnost
- What is the Russian word for restructuring?
- perestroika
- Who was the first democratically elected prsident of Russia?
- Boris Yeltsin
- Georgia is located along the eastern side of what body of water?
- Black Sea
- Most of this nation's industres are concentrated in Minsk
- Belarus
- Name the landlocked country in the Caucasus region
- Armenia
- People from this country claim to be the first nationality that adopted Christianity.
- Armenia
- Some Ukrainian claim they are descened from what "warlike" group
- Cossacks
- THe SOviet Union is the wrold's largest producer of what four farm products?
- wheat, oats, barley and sugar beets
- This country has had violent unrest among its ethnic people
- Georgia
- This country stretches west from the southern end of the Caspian Sea
- Azerbaijan
- What are two major religions practiced in the Ukraine
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Catholicism
- What country is also referred to as "Little Russians" by Russians?
- Ukraine
- What is the most complex region ethnically in the world?
- Caucasus
- What is the name of the busieest port on the Black Sea?
- Odesa
- What is the name of the small peninsula that juts southward into the Black Sea?
- Crimea
- Around what yar did Muslim armies begin to conquer most of Southwest Asia?
- 800 A.D.
- How would you describe most of Irq in terms of its climate region?
- Desert climate
- In what countries are most of the world's Shi'a Muslim concentrated?
- Iran
- Mecca and Medina are in what country?
- Saudi Arabia
- Name the ancient group in the region that formed a large trading network
- Phoenicians
- Name the three major world religions that first appeared in the area
-
Christianity
Judaism
Islam - The Gaza Strip would be found in what country?
- Israel
- The Strait of Hormuz separates what two countries in this region?
- United Arab Emigrants and Iran
- What are the two branches of Islam?
- Sunni and Shi'a
- What country of the region is on the Black Sea?
- Turkey
- What is Southwest Asia's richest mineral source
- oil
- What is a Kaffiyeh?
- Arab head dress
- What is considered the onlly developed country in the region?
- Israel
- What is the ancient name for the area known as the Fertile Crescent?
- Mesopotamia
- What is the name of the ancient group in the region that first developed writing?
- Sumerians
- What is the name of the group who follow religion of ancient Persia?
- Zoroastrians
- What is the name of the minority group living in the bordering regions of Iraq, Iran, Syria, TUrkey, and Armenia?
- Kurds
- What organization was formed to control world oil prices?
- OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
- What three continents converge at Southwest Asia?
- Asia, Europe, and Africa
- What was the name of the empire establihsed in Turkey and ruled in that area until it finally collapsed at the end of WWI
- Ottoman Empire
- Where do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers begin?
- Mountains of Turkey
- Where do you find most of the oil deposits in Southwest Asia?
- Shores of the Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf) and Iraq
- Who was Abraham and Haggar's son?
- Ishmael
- Abraham and Sarah's son
- Issac
- An Iraqi Christian
- ??
- Birthplace of Mohammad
- Mecca
- Ethnic group
- ??
- Means God in Arabic
- Allah
- Arabic word for charity
- zakat
- Arabic word for pilgrimage
- h'ajja
- Arabic word for prayer
- salat
- The Holy book of Islam
- Quran
- Most associated with the month of fasting
- Ramadan
- Place of Muhammad's tomb
- Medina in the Mosque of the Prophet
- Translation of this Arabic word means cube
- Kaaba
- Five pillars of Islam
-
Shahada-testifying to God's goodness
Salat-prayer
Zakat-giving charity
Sawm-fasting
Hajj-pilgrimage - Five historical things about Iraq
- ???
- What are the times that Muslims pray each day?
-
before dawn
noon
afternoon
sunset
evening - What percentage of their income do Muslims give directly to the poor?
- 2.5%
- Men must cover what fraction of their upper body at all times?
- men must cover body between naval and knee?
- Dietary restrictions of Muslims
- pork, blood, alcohol
- What does the word Islam mean?
- submission to God
- The world's largest Islamic country
- Indonesia
- How many times is Jesus mentioned in the Koran?
- 25
- Who is considered to be the patriarch of all three montheistic relgions
- Muhammad
- What year was Muhammad born?
- 570 A.D.
- What is the central miracle of Islam?
- The Qur'anic revelation (the Koran)
- WHen Muhammad was 40 yrs. old, who appeared before him?
- The Angel Gabriel
- Name two major sects within Isalm and their world percentages
- Sunni and Shi'a.??
- In what area of study did Islam truly achieve distinction?
- ??
- What is the tird holiest cityin Islam?
- Jerusalem
- The first African country to achieve independence after WWI
- Libya
- Apprximately how many countires are there in Africa?
- 54
- As a result of its current rate of population growth, Africa is becoming a continent of what?
- Children
- HOw many miles does Africa stretch from NOrth to South?
- 5000
- In many African cultures, a man's wealth is measured by how many __ he has?
- cattle
- In terms of area, where does Africa rank in size compared with other continents
- second largest continent in world
- In what country would you find the Seregeti Plain?
- Tanzania
- Most people in NOrthern Africa speak what language?
- Arabic
- Mazambique and Madagascar are separated by what body of water?
- Mozambique Channel
- Group in Africa that are short in stature, unique blood type and yellow-brown skin.
- San (Bushmen)
- Name this most famous ancient trading center in the dry savanna region
- Timbuktu
- Name two diseases that are a constant threat to Africa
- malaria and tuberculosis
- Name two other deserts in Africa other than the Sahara
- Namib and Libyan Deserts
- This city was a center of learning and culture before the Roman Empire.
- Carthage
- This is a steep slope capped by a nearly flat plateau
- escarpment
- What are the only mountains in Africa that compare to the might ranges of other continents?
- Atlas Mountains
- What country in Africa has the most metropolitan areas with more than 2 million inhabitants?
- South Africa
- What is the disease carried by the tsetse fly that attacks people and cattle?
- sleeping sickness
- What is the traditional belief in nature and spiritual beings called?
- animism
- What percentage of global adult population with AIDS is in Africa?
- 60%
- What two African countries were not under the rule of one European country or another by 1900?
- Liberia and Ethiopia
- More than ... million people have already died of AIDS.
- ???
- HIV/AIDS is th worst infectious castastrope since the ... plague
- bubonic
- In our world today there are ...million people living with HIV or AIDS
- ???
- By the year... there will be an estimated ...million AIDS orphans worldwide.
- ???
- In India, .... million people are living with HIV?AIDS
- ???
- IF the rate of infection remains the same in three years, INdia will have ...million peole living with HIV/AIDS
- ???
- AIDS is now the leading cause of .... in Thailand
- ???
- Thailand has an estimated 1 million .... workers
- ???
- Brazil uses more than....of its annuals health budget to treat AIDS patients.
- ???
- IN the last 10 years, AIDS related deaths have dropped >>>> in Brazil.
- ???
- More than .....Brazilians are not taking AIDS antiretrovirals.
- ???
- Every year in India, ....women with HIV giver birth
- ???
- ..... percent of those women will pass the infection on to their baby
- ???
- If the rate of infection remains the same, by 2010, more than ... million people will have been infected with HIV/AIDS
- ???
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Mali-
There is only one doctor for every .... people in Mali - ???
- What disease, that causes blindness, affects one-third of all children?
- ???
- The life expectancy for fremales is .... and males is....
- ???
- What is Mali's adult literacy rate?
- ???
- A Muslim man who wishes to take another wife usually seek the ...of his first wife and then must provide for all wives (up to ....) equally.
- ???
- Unemployment in urban areas can exceed.... percent
- ???
- Mali is about twice the size of what U.S. state?
- ???
- THe most important religious holidays are the feast at the end of ...
- ???
- Mali's first.... is now being built in Bamako.
- ???
- What is the name of the group that has the responsiblity to recount and sing the great past .....
- ???
- What is the name of the Malian city that was once the center of Islamic learning.
- ???
- What is the official languag in Mali?
- ???
- What percentage of Malians are Muslim?
- ???
- What river is home to most of Mali's economic activity?
- ???
- Russia-Name four of the world's largest rivers
- ???
- What is the world's deepest freshwater lake?
- ???
- In 1547, ....was the first Russian ruler crowned czar of Russia
- ???
- ....., head of the Bolshevik Party, led the revolt that put the communists in power.
- ???
- During..., millions of RUssians died in labor camps and from starvation
- ???
- ......eventually took the lives of 25 million Russians.
- ???
- Russia's largest city is.....
- ???
- After the October REvolution in 1917m the Communists discouraged all ....worship
- ???
- Russians are basically ....and usually do not express much hope to a better life in the futre.
- ???
- Poverty is increasing rapidly; slightly more than ...of RUssians live below the poverty line.
- ???
- Alcoholism and drug abuse may affect as much as .... percent of the population of Russia.
- ???
-
El Norte
"for the rich, we are nothing but a pair of arms" - ???
- "IF they ask, tell them you are from Oaxaca"
- ???
- "We have no home. THey don't accept us here."
- ???
- Attempts to gain Rosa and Enrique's trust by telling them "not to give their money to anyone."
- ???
- Changes into different clothes before leaving the village
- ???
- Decides not to go to Chicago to take the job
- ???
- Ends up getting a promotion after Enriques is forced to leave
- ???
- He is planning to bring in guns to Guatemala
- ???
- He teaches Enrique how to speak Spanish like Mexicans.
- ???
- He, eventually, is the one that helps ROsa and Enrique ross to El Norte
- ???
- Provides the name of a good coyote
- ???
- Responsible for finding Rosa employment
- ???
- Seen making tortillas at the beginning of the film.
- ???
- Shows ROsa how to do her first job.
- ???
- Suggest that ROsa and Enrique go throug the tunnels rather than through the mountains
- ???
- Suggest that Rosa go into business with her cleaning houses
- ???
- The God Mother
- ???
- The manager of the Lazy Acres Motel
- ???
- The so-called Chicano
- ???
- Tries to rob Rosa and ENrique
- ???
- Without the money from her silver necklace, the trip to El NOrte might not have been possible
- ???
-
Night/Holocaust
"I don't attach any importance to my life anymore. I'm alone. NO, I wanted to come back and to warn you." - ???
- "...a cultured, rather unsentimental man. THere was never any display of emotion..The Jewish community in Sighet held him in the greatest esteem. They often used to consult him about public matters and even about private ones.
- ???
- Loses his will to live when he loses his faith in God
- ???
- He was almost thrown off the train because the prisoners thought hwe was frozen
- ???
- "She continued to scream, breathless, her voice borken by sobs. "jews, liste to me! I can see a fire! There are hugh flames! It is a furnace!"
- ???
- WHips ELie for seeing him with a naked girl
- ???
- Has an operation on his foot to remove the pus
- ???
- "He had changed. There was no longer any joy in his eyes. He no longer sang. He no longer talked..of God, or of the cabbala, but only of what he had seen.
- ???
- ...fair hair, well combed, a red coat over her arm, a little girl of seven. The bundle on her back was too heavy for her. She gritted her teeth. She knew by now that it would be useless to complain."
- ???
- Plays a violin concerto as he slowly dies
- ???
- Does not realize that his son has abandoned him during the forced march
- ???
- Hanged in front of the prisoners as an example
- ???
- SHe was about fifty..Her husband and two eldest sons had been deported with the first transport by mistake. The separation had comopletely broken her.
- ???
- He forces Elie to give him his gold tooth
- ???
- Is trampled to death when he can no longer run with all the Jewish prisoners because of severe stomach cramps
- ???
- He was very poor and lived humbly..Nobody felt embarrassed by him...He was a past master in the art of making himself insignificant
- ???
- "...a cruel face, but not devoid of intelligence, and wearing a monocle; a conductor's baton in hs hand.." THe baton moved unremittingly, sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left.
- ???
- THe "strong man" who prevents ELie from being strangled on the train.
- ???
- The only thing that keeps me alive...is that Reizel and the children are still alive. If it wasn't for them, I couldn't keep going.
- ???
- He too had become a comopletey different person. THe student of the Talmud, the child that he was, had been consumed in the flames. THere remained only a shape that looked like him."
- ???
- THis book claimed (proven aforgery) that there was an interantional Jewish conspiracy to take over the world and destroy "pure" Aryan Christian civilzation.
- ???
- The section of the city in which Jews were required to live. They were sometimes surrounded by barbed wire and brick walls.
- ???
- City in Soutwestern Poland newar Kracow near which the most famous and largest concentration and death camp were located.
- ???
- The Nazi term for their program to annilate the Jews of Europe
- ???
- SS mobile killing units, who primary purpose was to seek out and slaughter Jews in Easter Poland and Russia
- ???
- Prjudcie against Jews' dislike of Jews'; discrimination or persecution of Jews
- ???