World Cultures Final Exam Prep!!!

Which country is characterized by peaceful relationships with all of its ethnic groups?

In mountainous areas such as the Andes and Kunlun Mnts., the development of what occurred?

The versions of language related to class, region, or other cultural changes

Which statement best describes an effect geography has had on Japan?

To be an economic tiger what must you have?

Religious distribution in Europe is the result of?

Which of these carried water long distances, especially during Roman times?

The uneven distribution of natural resources on Earth os being balanced through:

The founder of Islam

What do many areas of Africa and parts of Siberia have in common?

What was the name of the uprising in response to the Spheres of Influence in China?

The Muslim equivelant of a Church:

What has most contributed  to India's economic development being slowed?

This is the name of the Hindu social class system

The Taj Mahal can be found in which country?

Which is currently used as a form of rebellion against Islam?

Which religion is associated with this structure?

If you were to see wildebeest grazing in the tall grass, where would you be?

Who created Buddhism?

Seismic monitoring helps in the early detection of which natural hazard?

The introduction of new types of high-yield rice and wheat into South Asia is called?

Which factor has contributed most to the social and cultural identity of the Middle East?

How is the Mediterranean climate different from other areas in SW Asia?

Central America and the Caribbean rely primarily on which 2 economic factors?

This is the most sacred river according to Hindu belief

Systems of canals and pumps have created polders in which country?

NAFTA is an economic alliance that benefits which 3 countries?

Which is a teaching of Taoism?

Some geographers consider the dividing line between Asia and Europe to be:

What contributed most to Japan's industrial growth in the 20th Century?

What is the month-long period of fasting and prayer called in the Muslim faith?

Why is S. Asia's population explosion considered a mixed blessing?

What is a huge destructive wave that results from an underwater earthquake?

Factories along the U.S. border that manufacture goods for export are called?

Which of these countries has the most ethnic conflict?

Why is Nelson Mandela a hero to many South Africans?

What is NOT a reason why Indian families continue to have a large number of kids?

Which of these dominated a large region in E. Europe after WWII?

Which Latin American country has the both the largest territory and population?

The total of knowledge, shared attitudes, and behaviors of the members of a group of people:

The transporting of crude oil has which of the following risks?

In Japan, a major economic problem has been the lack of?

Confucianism teaches all of these except?

What is the purpose of a refinery?

What was the main goal of the Crusades?

The pollution of the Aral Sea is leading to:

Which of these was a time of renewed interest in the arts and learning?

What is the holiest Jewish site in Jerusalem?

Which factor has been most responsible for the common culture found in Japan?

One long-lasting result of the British Empire is:

What does OPEC control?

Which area is more likely to suffer from Desertification?

What is causing the Aral Sea to shrink?

Oil is a resource so valuable that countries will fight for it. This is an example of a/an?

Which of these names a movement to create/support a Jewish homeland in Palestine?

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Canals are centers of conflict/war because they are very strategic and important waterways

When an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate it is called:

What region has frigid temperatures but also has many untapped natural resources?

This is the religion most people in India practice: