Where is the Nile River?

North Africa, flowing through Egypt and Sudan

What is the difference between ethnic groups and religions?

ethnicity shares common characteristics, religions may not

What is Confucianism?

A philosophy that encourages use of the golden rule

Identify the countries at 1, 2, and 3

1-Nigeria 2-Democratic Republic of Congo 3-South Africa

Reincarnation is the belief that

one's soul lives on after death and is reborn

What is the MAIN difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims?

Who they believe should be the leader

The process of arable land becoming desert

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1
Where is the Nile River?
In China, flowing to the Yellow Sea
In India, flowing through the Gangetic Plain
Southern Africa, flowing through Kenya and Tanzania
North Africa, flowing through Egypt and Sudan
2
Name the countries at 1, 2, and 3
1-China 2-Japan 3-India
1-Russia 2-South Korea 3-India
1-China 2-North Korea 3-Vietnam
1-Russia 2-Japan 3-India
3
What is the sacred river of Hindu people?
Himalaya
Ganges
Mekong
Indus
4
To measure the distance on a map between Cairo and Beirut, you would most likely use the
map scale
compass rose
coordinates
table of contents
5
What is the difference between ethnic groups and religions?
ethnicity shares common characteristics, religions may not
they aren't different
religious groups can only share beliefs
religions share the same race, ethnicity does not
6
A monsoon can best be described as
A heavy thunderstorm
A tropical cyclone
A terrible drought
A seasonal wind pattern
7
What is Confucianism?
A religion formed in Asia
A religion that has a holy book and a temple
A philosophy that encourages use of the golden rule
A philosophy that encourages monotheism
8
Deforestation can have an effect on which of the following?
climate change
loss of habitat
loss of arable land
all of the above
9
Which Middle Eastern country is northwest of the Persian Gulf?
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
10
What is one of the biggest causes of water pollution in India AND China?
Animal remains
Cremated remains
Car exhaust
Factory waste
11
The most arid region in Africa is
Sahara
Savanna
Rainforest
Sahel
12
Identify the countries at 1, 2, and 3
1-Nigeria 2-Democratic Republic of Congo 3-South Africa
1-Kenya 2-Democratic Republic of Congo 3-South Sudan
1-Egypt 2-Kenya 3-South Africa
1-Nigeria 2-South Africa 3-Sudan
13
What is the sacred text of Shintoism?
Vedas
None
Torah
Koran
14
What is one cause of poor soil in Africa?
Deforestation
Monkey grazing
Crop rotation
Too much rain
15
Define monotheistic.
Belief in one god
Belief in many gods
none of the above
Belief in no gods
16
Some causes of the Asian Brown Cloud are
Acid rain and car exhaust
Factory smoke and animal remains
Deforestation and desertification
car exhaust and factory smoke
17
Shintoism was founded in...
Middle East
South Korea
China
Japan
18
Are you ready for the final?
yes
yes
yes
yes
19
The savanna is _____________ of the Sahara.
south
east
north
west
20
What is the most abundant resource in the Middle East?
Water
Oil
Gold
Diamonds
21
Which of the following religions are monotheistic?
Shintoism, Judaism, Islam
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
Confucianism, Islam, Christianity
Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism
22
Reincarnation is the belief that
None of the above
one's soul lives on after death and is reborn
Samsara has been reached
Nirvana is not possible
23
What is the MAIN difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
The language they speak
Who they believe should be the leader
They aren't different
The clothes they wear
24
The Sahel is directly between the
rainforest, desert
savanna, rainforest
Sahara, rainforest
Sahara, savanna
25
Desertification is
A farming method that encourages crop rotation
The process of cutting down trees in the rainforest
The process of desert becoming savanna
The process of arable land becoming desert
26
To travel from China to India, you would go
Southeast
Southwest
Northeast
Northwest
27
Which religions believe in the 10 commandments?
Islam, Judaism, Shintoism
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Christianity only
Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity
28
Which of the following rivers are in Africa?
Ganges, Indus
Yellow, Yangtze
Mekong, Nile
Congo, Niger
29
45* N, 75* W is an example of
all of the above
intermediate directions
latitude and longitude
map scale
30
Name the countries at 1, 2, and 3
1-Saudi Arabia 2-Iraq 3-Afghanistan
1-Iran 2-Iraq 3-Afghanistan
1-Iran 2-Afghanistan 3-Iraq
1-Iraq 2-Afghanistan 3-Iran

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