Final Exam Review Spring 2017

Glasnost and perestroika marked the beginning of the decline of

The largest nuclear disaster in history

The Arab Spring can best be described as a call for

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

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

A person who speaks out against a government policy

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

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

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

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

Desertification is

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

The Black Triangle is most associated with

The United States vs. the Soviet Union

Sunni and Shia are

Carrying capcity means

An example of a buffer state

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

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

This map represents

Governing countries according to the laws of Islam is called

This picture best illustrates

Purpose of the Kyoto Protocol

Internally Displaced People

The most common resource found in the Middle East

Primary cause of genocide on the Balkan Peninsula

Purpose of the Great Green Wall

A 2.5 mile unarmed zone separating North and South Korea

This picture is most associated with

An ethnic group without a formal state is called a

The result of a pollution hot spot is

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

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

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

Which is NOT an obstacle to development in Africa?

What does the desalination process do?

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

Frederich Engles and Karl Marx are most associated with

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

The Communist Manifesto was written in an effort to

Stateless nations

Jewish state in the Middle East

The mass murder of an ethnic group

Adopting or borrowing traits from another country

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

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

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

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

This image represents

In which region of Africa are religious conflicts most common?