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1
What is happening to the Aral Sea due to over irrigation?
The Sea is Shrinking
Sea is losing its salt
Sea is getting colder
The Sea is Expanding
2
Building of the Suez and Panama Canals had great impact on:
Climate Patterns
Urban Planning
Plate Techtonics
Trade Routes
3
What is a command economy?
Businesses decide what to produce and how much to make.
Law of supply and demand determine price of goods.
Governments decides what to produce and how much to make.
No one controls what is made or how much of it is made.
4
Over time Russia changed from a Command Economy to what type of economic system?
Traditional Economy
Communist Economy
Command Economy
Free-Market Economy
5
What mountain range separates European Russian from Asian Russia?
Ural Mountains
Mount Rushmore
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
6
Why do cultures in Transcaucasia differ greatly from cultures in Russia?
The Black Sea separates Russia from Siberian cultures
Many people from China migrated to the region
Caucasus Mnts. has many different ethnic peoples than Russia
After WWI people from Turkey moved to Russia
7
The US led war to remove Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army from Kuwait was known as:
Operation Condor
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
8
Which Canal is at the trade route shown above?
Panama Canal
Hormuz Canal
Madagascar Strait
Suez Canal
9
According to the chart, which of these four nations has the highest population growth rate?
Nigeria
USA
China
India
10
Which city in MENA is divided into 4 quarters & is important to Jews, Christians, & Muslims?
Mecca
Beruit
Jerusalem
Austin
11
Which of the following is a major river in Russia?
Volga River
Ural River
Danube
Mississippi River
12
Issues and Conflict over Jerusalem are MAINLY due to the fact that:
Hindu populations are growing in the city
3 of the World's major Religions consider it holy
Sunni & Shi'ite Muslims disagree over the city
They built a wall to keep out Palestinians
13
How does geography affect Siberia's climate?
it is a grass plain protected by mountains from the cold
It is north witin the artic circle where it gets freezing winds.
It is near the desert and warm most of the year
It receives 40 inches of rain per year due being near the equator
14
Israel has become a very diverse nation as a result of:
Tourism
Border Security
Immigration
Ads on TV
15
Which of the following is NOT a reason for large scale migration from MENA countries?
Lack of water or drought
famine and diseases
political instability and war
lack of computers and other technologies
16
Why is there more economic activity in the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole?
Natural resources has been discovered in the region
Global Warming is creating ice-free areas allowing access
Russians began drilling for oil there
Canada has allowed free access to the region by plane
17
Why were the economies of Poland and Russia struggling in the 1990's?
They were transitioning to a socialist economy
They were transitioning from communist to capitalist economies
they were at war
Lack of education
18
The easing of tension between the US and the Soviet Union led to both countries agreeing to ban these?
Nuclear Missile Tests
3 Wheel Motorcycles
White socks and slippers
Public Executions
19
What has led to increased populations in Siberia?
Chinese workers moved to the reason
Military bases
The large fishing industries attract immigrants to the area
Trans-Siberian railroad lets people & goods travel easily
20
What was the cause of the Chernobyl Disaster?
Radiation spill from electrical Power PLant
Chemical explosion in military factory
Radiation leak from Nuclear Power Plant
Dam destruction flooding Ural Mountains
21
Which of the following Climate zones can be found in Russia?
Tundra
Lake Frost
Rain forest
Desert
22
What major bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?
Atlantic Ocean with Mississippi River
Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea with Atlantic Ocean
Persian Gulf with Arabian Sea
23
Which is a climate not found in Russia?
Desert
Tundra
Arid
