Final Exam Review Spring 2017

The mass murder of an ethnic group

The Korean and Vietnam Wars were fought as a result of America's policy of

The largest nuclear disaster in history

A relatively small district in China that is completely open to global commerce.

The division of a region into smaller, hostile regions is called

Governing countries according to the laws of Islam is called

The countries of the Middle East suffer most from the lack of

The Arab Spring can best be described as a call for

Internally Displaced People

Desertification is

Narrow strand of vegetation stretching 3,000 miles from Atlantic Ocean to Red Sea

This picture best illustrates

Purpose of the Kyoto Protocol

Which is NOT an environmental challenge facing Sub-Saharan Africa?

The Black Triangle is most associated with

Economic growth that meets the needs of people while protecting resources for the future

An ethnic group without a formal state is called a

A country that attempts to maintain neutrality and peace between rival neighbors

The United States vs. the Soviet Union

The Great Rift Valley is a massive crack in the Earth's surface caused by plate convergence.

What does the desalination process do?

This image represents

Global warming is a threat to which of Monsoon Asia's great resources?

A mountain region in western China that from which other ranges radiate

A 2.5 mile unarmed zone separating North and South Korea

Which region remains a source of conflict between India and Pakistan?

Sunni and Shia are

Purpose of the Great Green Wall

A movement for European Unity after WWII led to the creation of the

An example of a buffer state

The result of a pollution hot spot is

A large landmass that is a distinct part of a larger landmass

Jewish state in the Middle East

Primary cause of genocide on the Balkan Peninsula

Which is NOT an obstacle to development in Africa?

This map represents

The Communist Manifesto was written in an effort to

Adopting or borrowing traits from another country

Farmers plant on land for several years, soil becomes depleted, they move on

Stateless nations

A pictorial character or symbol that represents a specific meaning or idea

Glasnost and perestroika marked the beginning of the decline of

The most common resource found in the Middle East

Once large inland body of water that is now several small, disconnected water bodies

Term meaning "separateness," the policy under which minority whites ruled in South Africa.

In which region of Africa are religious conflicts most common?

A person who speaks out against a government policy

This picture is most associated with

Frederich Engles and Karl Marx are most associated with

Carrying capcity means