Final Exam Study Guide

What are the 3 monotheistic religions we learned about this year?

A state of understanding that releases the soul from the cycle of rebirth

Describes a place relative to another location

A code of law written in ancient Mesopotamia

How did people from other parts of the world enter into South Asia

A soul being reborn into a new body

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all civilizations?

This landform was created when two of the Earth's plates moved away from each other

Which theme of geography is be used in this example: We are about 10 min away from Starbucks

An area w/ at least one unifying feature (physical or human feature)

The artificial supply of water to farming lands

This theme describes how people affect their environment and how their environment affect them

What do monsoon winds cause in South Asia?

Wedged shaped writing system used in Mesopotamia

What are the two most important rivers in ancient Mesopotamia?

During this trading partnership the Africans traded gold for what good?

A system of social division that splits society up into 4 main groups

A set of segregationist laws in South Africa that separated people based on race

Writing system that uses pictures & symbols and was created in ancient Egypt

The route taken by enslaved Africans between Africa and the Americas/Caribbean

This theme of geography describes the mix of human and non-human features at a given location

Tallest mountain in Africa and is also a dormant volcano

What is the most abundant natural resources in Arabia and Iraq?

From South Africa and is famous for having fought for civil rights and to end apartheid

How people, goods, & ideas get from one place to another

Rivers are the "lifeblood" of civilizations because they provide all of the following except...

This theme of geography describes a place's exact location using latitude & longitude