World Geography Spring Semester review

The natural barrier between European Russia and Asian Russia is what?

What city is "Bollywood" or the Indian film industry located in?

What is NOT something that has reduced incentives for mining and drilling resources in Russia?

what country would you find the Shinto religion?

Because of European colonialism, what religion is followed by most people in Central Africa?

A coalition of political parties in 2002 that ignited violence in Kenya.

What type of landform would the southeast African country of Zimbabwe fall into?

The vast coniferous forest of Northern Russia is called what?

Longest river in Southeast Asia that forms one of the worlds' largest deltas in Vietnam

Muhammed announced himself as a prophet in what modern day country? (Mecca is here)

what unifies Sub-Saharan Africa the most?

The dominant climate of North Africa and the Middle East is what?

region of Russia contains significant coal and mineral reserves/ important manufacturing center

What major influence did the Orthodox church have on modern Russian culture?

New Zealand/ Australia have both economically benefitted by their ties with Great Britain and

In 1973 when US force withdrew from Vietnam it collapsed and Indochina was taken over by who?

What is the largest Ethnic group in the Middle East?

A powerful mandala located in what is now Cambodia between the 9th and 15th centuries

The "Green Revolution" produced higher crop yields and more food in what country?

The majority of the Russian population is located in which region of the country?

The physical geography of Australia (the smallest continent) is characterized by what?

What kind of landform is Korea?

In which country is clanocracy the type of rule?

Botswana(on the Tropic of Capricorn) gets the most rain during the ____ because of the ITCZ

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers both flow into what channel before entering the Persian Gulf?

Which does NOT describe the ITZC?

What minority group considers Southeastern Turkey their home?

Which is NOT a denomination or group of Muslims?

The influence of the US on modern Russia can best be highlighted by the presence of what?

What natural feature puts the city of Varanasi at the crossroads of religion and geography?