Geography Benchmark 2020

Israel: Life Expectancy 82; Per Capita Income 41,000; Literacy Rate 91%

Why did Pakistan and India go to war in 1947 and 1965

Imaginary lines that measure north and south of the Equator

Imaginary lines that measure east and west of the Prime Meridian

Iraq: Life Expectancy 69; Per Capita Income 17,000; Literacy Rate 50%

The city of Jerusalem is important to which religions

What type of map shows political units such as states, capitals, and countries

What type of government does the United Kingdom have

Describes an area with similar cultural or physical characteristics that set it apart from other areas

How did the Dutch make polders

Bollywood produces popular

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest are the

The study of Earth and its human and non-human features

What type of government does Saudi Arabia have

Sweden can provide free health care services becasue

An organization of countries across Europe that work together to regulate, trade, pollution, and resources

What happened after the partition of India?

What is one reason people are opposed to drilling in the Arctic

Where something is located

What sea is shrinking because the Jordan river feeds it is used for irrigation

Which of the following is the purpose of constructing Polders

What city is the center of the Islamic faith

Where is NATO's headquarters

What type of map shows elevations such as mountains, rivers, lakes

Describes the physical and human characteristics of a location

What religion is based on the teachings of Jesus

What is the benefit to many European countries using the Euro for currency

Which group is the majority population in Arabia and Iraq

What caused the migration of millions of Hindus to India and millions of muslims to Pakistan

Considers how people affect their environment and how their environment affects them

Explores how ideas move from one place to another

What caused the Aral Sea to shrink

What is the capital/major urban area of Italy

The average weather of a place over many years

What is the currency called that the European Union uses

North, South, East, West are the

Mount Everest, the highest point in the world, is part of which mountain range

What is the capital of Iraq

What country has reclaimed land by constructing dikes and a making polders

What is the cradle-to-grave system

How has the discovery of Oil in Dubai changed the country

What is the capital of Iran

Where is Western Europe's most important resource for oil and natural gas

What type of map shows migration routes, election results, population density maps

The condition of the air and sky at a certain time

What is the capital/major urban area of Germany

What is the capital/major urban area of Greece

What is the capital/major area of the United Kingdom

What is the capital/major urban area of France

Saudi Arabia draws millions of guest workers to

What is the major religion in India today

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster was an example of a ___ human-environment interaction

Why did cities along the Rhine and Danube river become major centers for trade

Russia has one third of the earth's

What is the capital/major urban area of Russia

Why are many of Russia's natural resources difficult to access

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in which European country

What aspect of immigrants coming to European countries causes the most controversy