Final - Global Studies

Buddhism is the predominant (main) religion in India.

What positive role does the taiga play in the environment?

What war did the US want to limit the expansion of Communism, compete against the USSR, ended it w/o military action?

rings of coral left around a submerged volcano cone

A biodegradable plastic called “Marina Tex” was created by Lucy Hughes and is made out of ...

What is the act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another?

What is the sparsely populated area of Australia that crosses a variety of climate zones called?

Japan and South Korea have some of the ___________ birthrates and population growth.

destructive wave resulting from an earthquake in the ocean

To the north of India, the _____________________ Mountains separates South Asia from the rest of Asia.

Which ocean covers 1/3rd of the earth’s surface?

The "haka" is the popular dance performed by the Māori.

______________ was the first European to chart the Pacific during his voyage around the world from 1519-1521.

single large stone or rock, usually exposed by erosion

What is the official language of Russia?

___ is the strip of land dividing North & South Korea at the 38th parallel, in which no troops or weapons are allowed?

Australia and New Zealand are both ______________ urbanized.

Slav is the name of the large ethnic minority in Europe that were targeted by Hitler during the Holocaust.

Polar water circles the continent of Antarctica and is much ____ and ___salty than the surrounding water.

A person who opposes official government policy, at home and abroad, have disappeared or been killed, are known as...

The climate of Antarctica is consistently _______________, which prohibits life.

What alliance of European and North American nations is committed to defend one another if one member is attacked?

____ experienced the failure of the Fukushima power plant during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Japanese culture is on the extreme end of a high context culture.

Desalinization is the process of changing...

area known as “snow forest”; world’s largest land biome and Russia’s Amazon

How do the people of Micronesia keep track of their stone money? (know one)

KNOW BOTH: tectonic plates that create ongoing pressure that causes Mount Everest to continue rising about 2mm per yr?

The Great Australian Bight is...

winds that change direction with the seasons, usually comes with extensive rains

a layer of soil beneath the surface that remains frozen year-round, limits many types of vegetation and human life

dense jungles filled with biodiversity

Name ONE of the ways that Japan is one of the cleanest countries in Asia but is a paradox.

___ is the term for when the state takes ownership of farms and puts people there to work the land.

large island rising above sea level with volcanic mountains and hills

_____ is the largest country in the world, extending nearly 5,600 miles across.

The Magellan Trench is the deepest ocean trench in the world.

What extends the length of the Southern Island of New Zealand?

long, narrow deep inlet caused by glacial movement to sea level

large, jagged chucks of ice that have been broken off or “calved” from a glacier as it reaches the sea

Who is the ruler of North Korea that states it is the “greatest and most prosperous nation on earth”?

What are TWO reasons Christians should care about the Earth? [KNOW BOTH]

The mass killing or expulsion of an ethnic or religious group is called ________.

Someone who believes that everything is a god is called a...

The Great Barrier Reef is the ____________ formation in the world.

__is the org. of countries that forms a European community to compete on the world stage economically & politically.

Education in rural areas of India is typically ____________________ to education in urban areas, especially for girls.

Fukushima was the single worst environmental disaster in history.

What is a large chain of islands called?

Who created a man-made famine in Ukraine from 1932-33, known as the Holodomor (aka: “terror famine”)?