Final Review 1

Name the country...

This religion is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ

Name the East African country that saw over 800,000 Tutsi and Hutu die in a war in the 1990's

When examining the climate map of Africa, what pattern do you notice?

Gandhi used boycotts, _______ & fasts to help India gain independence

The Pyrenees Mts. form the dividing boundary between France & Spain; this is an example of a...

Islam was founded by this prophet

This is the holiest city in the Islamic faith

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This nation colonized most of the Indian subcontinent from the 1800s to 1947

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Iceland, Finland, ________, Norway & Sweden make up Scandanavia

This religion is practiced throughout most of Northern Africa

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The title given to the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church

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European colonizers did not consider climates, ____ & cultures when drawing Africa's boundaries

This is SW Asia's most important mineral resource

This was the most common cause of the conflicts in E and SE Asia during the 20th century

This nation in SW Asia has a highland climate and is completely landlocked

This is the Hindu belief that a person is born, lives, dies and is reborn again many times

This religion is the youngest of the 3 monotheistic religions

Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal & __________ surround the Indian Subcontinent

This is the name of the highest mountain peak on the European continent.

This is an ancient Chinese philosophy stressing the importance of family & moral values

This is the religion of the Jewish people

This is Islam's sacred book of writings

This is the title given to the ruler of a large empire

This was one of the two African countries that was not originally colonized by the Europeans

Settlement in a desert usually occurs around this wet area where a spring provides water

SW Asia, especially the Arabian Peninsula, has this type of climate

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These two countries are found on the Iberian Peninsula

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Buddhists believe that we can end desire by following ________________

This is the longest river in Africa and in the world

This religion commonly practiced in Japan has no known founder

This is the circular and symmetrical symbol that symbolizes equilibrium according to Taoists

This is the name of the highest mountain range in Europe

This small insect is responsible for spreading the disease known as Sleeping Sickness in Africa

___________, Netherlands & Luxembourg make up the BENELUX countries

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The name of the large body of water that borders Southern Europe

Approximately this number of Jewish people died in the Holocaust

Eastern European countries had this type of government during the Cold War (1945-1991)

This is the first religion to center on the belief in a single god

This is the largest hot desert in Africa and in the world

Name the two European countries that colonized a majority of Africa during the 1800s