Final Review #1 - 2019

Over 95% of Egyptian people depend on this for survival:

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is meant to do what with oil?

Oil is a liquid __________.

In Rwanda, Tutsis were treated as a superior group because they seemed "more European" than...

What language is most widely spoken in the Middle East, and is also the language of Islam?

The first domesticated animals, in the Fertile Crescent, were...

The term for land which can be used for farming is called...

The nation of Pakistan was created to address conflict between ______ and ______ of India.

This river, in Pakistan, is home to one of the four ancient River Valley Civilizations:

Central government controls all wealth and economic decisions on behalf of its citizens in a...

The Rwandan Genocide saw violence against the Tutsi minority by the Hutu Power groups in...

Apartheid laws separated people in South Africa based on...

The purposeful tending of crops & raising of livestock in order to produce food and fiber is...

Flow resources must be used where and when they occur. An example is...

The Aral Sea is shrinking due to...

Who is the economist who wrote that the world's population would outgrow its food supply?

He spent 27 years in prison in South Africa for protesting apartheid, then 5 as President.

Most of the lowest LDCs in the world are in this area:

Engineering innovative methods of managing water can be called...

Are most sub-Saharan African nations MDCs or LDCs?

Which cannot be remade or re-grown at a scale comparable to its consumption?

The Middle East is the home & birthplace of many religions, but which is most prominent today?

The largest population cluster in the world is East Asia. The second largest is...

This is the disputed region is South Asia, claimed by India, Pakistan AND China:

This is the name of a sacred river of the Hindus, which is also extremely polluted:

A region where several cities and surrounding areas have grown together is called a...

Apartheid laws were in place in the nation of South Africa, from 1948-1994. Apartheid means...

One of the Pillars of Islam is the hajj, a pilgrimage made to the city of...

What is it called when humans sometimes change the environment to better suit their needs?

Converting neighborhoods from low income to middle or upper class is called...

What natural disaster are you most likely to face on the coast of the Carolinas?

Which of these resources does the U. S. and many other nations import from the Middle East?

The economic term that means "the minimum number of people needed to support a service" is...

The dominant religion of Northern Africa is...