Geography Benchmark 2020

Considers how people affect their environment and how their environment affects them

Why are many of Russia's natural resources difficult to access

Sweden can provide free health care services becasue

What is the cradle-to-grave system

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in which European country

Explores how ideas move from one place to another

Russia has one third of the earth's

An organization of countries across Europe that work together to regulate, trade, pollution, and resources

What is the capital/major area of the United Kingdom

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest are the

The condition of the air and sky at a certain time

Why did Pakistan and India go to war in 1947 and 1965

What is the capital/major urban area of Russia

What is the capital/major urban area of Italy

Describes an area with similar cultural or physical characteristics that set it apart from other areas

Why did cities along the Rhine and Danube river become major centers for trade

Where something is located

How did the Dutch make polders

The study of Earth and its human and non-human features

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster was an example of a ___ human-environment interaction

What is the capital/major urban area of Greece

What sea is shrinking because the Jordan river feeds it is used for irrigation

Describes the physical and human characteristics of a location

Where is Western Europe's most important resource for oil and natural gas

What aspect of immigrants coming to European countries causes the most controversy

Imaginary lines that measure north and south of the Equator

What city is the center of the Islamic faith

What is the currency called that the European Union uses

Which of the following is the purpose of constructing Polders

The average weather of a place over many years

What is the major religion in India today

What is the capital/major urban area of France

What type of map shows migration routes, election results, population density maps

Mount Everest, the highest point in the world, is part of which mountain range

How has the discovery of Oil in Dubai changed the country

The city of Jerusalem is important to which religions

What type of government does Saudi Arabia have

North, South, East, West are the

What religion is based on the teachings of Jesus

Israel: Life Expectancy 82; Per Capita Income 41,000; Literacy Rate 91%

Saudi Arabia draws millions of guest workers to

What is the capital of Iran

Bollywood produces popular

Where is NATO's headquarters

Which group is the majority population in Arabia and Iraq

What happened after the partition of India?

What type of map shows political units such as states, capitals, and countries

Imaginary lines that measure east and west of the Prime Meridian

What is one reason people are opposed to drilling in the Arctic

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia

What is the capital of Iraq

What caused the migration of millions of Hindus to India and millions of muslims to Pakistan

What caused the Aral Sea to shrink

What is the capital/major urban area of Germany

What country has reclaimed land by constructing dikes and a making polders

What is the benefit to many European countries using the Euro for currency

Iraq: Life Expectancy 69; Per Capita Income 17,000; Literacy Rate 50%

What type of government does the United Kingdom have

What type of map shows elevations such as mountains, rivers, lakes