WORLD GEO FINAL

Most Kurds are Sunni Muslims and speak Kurdish, a language distinct from, but related to, Farsi.

All countries in Northwestern Europe except Monaco have ratified the Kyoto Protocol. 

How did the collapse of the Soviet Union affect the economy of East Germany? 

Although not situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula, Denmark is considered part of the cultural region called

The earliest people of Eastern Europe were 

The Northern European Plain extends from Hungary into the Balkan Peninsula.

What is the largest freshwater lake in Central America? 

Although not Italy’s longest river, the Tiber has great historical and practical significance to the city of Rome

A 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland sent smoke and ash where they were carried by wind toward___Europe. 

Haitian Creole is a patois that blends Portuguese vocabulary with African and Spanish words.

About 80 percent of all Russians live east of the Ural Mountains. 

isnt a member of the EuropeanUnion, it has attracted numerous international workers to petroleum explorationprocessing. 

The most densely populated area of North Africa is the Nile River Valley. 

The Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires ruled much of Eastern Europe until 

In Lithuania, some forests and rivers are so polluted that they are unable to sustain life. 

Geometric boundaries are divisions of land based on natural and cultural features

Because of its location on the Ring of Fire, much of Central America is 

PRODESEC (Economic Development Program for the Dry Region of Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan plan to

 Which three countries have the highest population densities of countries in NorthwesternEurope?

Vladimir Lenin was the founder of modern communism. 

1989,many countries in EasternEurope that had been___of the Soviet Union began to re‐place their Communist governments. 

There are no mountains in the Eastern Mediterranean

In Central America, which climate zone is the most densely populated? 

During the Soviet era, the Soviet Union operated as a ________ in which the government made key economic decisions. 

The tierra helada and the puna are the lowest vertical climate zones in South America. 

The Portuguese were the colonial rulers of Brazil. 

 The 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro produced a communist state in Cuba. 

 Northern Europes location in high latitudes has it more resistant toclimate change than mostother places in the world. 

Monaco and Switzerland are leaders in the international banking and insurance industries. 

Desalination has limited use in North Africa due to

The Dead Sea, located in the Jordan Rift Valley, is the lowest point on the Earth’s land surface.

Tungsten is a common natural resource found throughout the mountains of Southern Europe.