WLD GEO Final Review

Who was the leader of Russian Revolution of 1917?

What religion emerged in the wake of destruction of the Jewish temple in AD 70?

The most significant Bedouins tribe in North Africa are the

This country lies on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula.

The Kalahari is here.

What is the biggest economic concern for Africa for the foreseeable future?

This was the worst single environmental disaster in history.

What is the mass killing or expulsion of an ethnic or religious group?

What is the name of the month when Muslims fast during the day?

Most North Africans live along the

Control of which sea is disputed between Russia and Ukraine?

The leader of Solidarity who later become the first president of free Poland was

The Apennine Mountains run the length of the __________ peninsula.

This country became a seagoing nation and was among the first during the Age of Exploration to establish colonies

Southern Europe is largely immune to the economic struggles of other nations in Europe.

What is the name of God in Arabic?

This sediment that accumulates at a delta.

Rather than scriptures, traditional religions depend on

Which African country has one of the worst human rights records?

During and after what revolution did Ukraine experience fair elections and a shifted focus toward Western Europe and EU

This country started a national diamond finishing industry.

The two main regions of Africa and sub-Saharan African and Western Africa.

How do East African and Southern African economies compare?

What is the name given to the "gash" in the earth that runs from the Middle East southward through East Africa?

The majority religion in Estonia and Czechia is.

This the most important river in Eastern Europe.

What is happening to farmland in Egypt?

The Highveld, Middleveld, and Lowveld are here.

What word describes all the governments of the countries in this region?

The capitals of Eastern Africa are some of the lowest in elevation in the world.

The legislative branch of Russia's national government is the

The Central African country has an active volcano as the highest point in that country.

In area, Russia is the largest country in the world.

Which peoples were the first settlers in the Maghreb?

What book contains the religious teachings of Islam?

The leader of several united villages is called the tribal

The coastline of this country stretches for 4,722 miles and is known for its beautiful beaches and resorts.

"Karst" refers to topography with limestone caves and is especially prevalent in Slovenia.

Boris Yeltsin's successor, ___, increased the power of the president and moved Russia back toward a more centralized gov

This region includes four independent nations and one principality of France.

What country is located between Spain and France?

The term glasnost means

Rwanda is following a model of

What is the term for a collective community in Israel where labor, housing, and resources are shared?

What is the most endangered animal in Eastern Southern Africa?

The Congo River serves a national boundary and is navigable for one thousand miles.

Western Europe is more rural than Eastern Europe.

This is known as the cleanest city in Africa

The capital of Mali and the largest city in Sahel is

Lake Chad has shrunk to one-twentieth of its former size.

An area of political uncertainty, constant tension, and frequent changes in political boundaries is often called a

A savanna is a grassy plain found in temperate regions.

Mount ___________ is a high mountain located in Russia.

Israel and Jordan extract several minerals from the Sea of Galilee.

What is an Islamic worship building?

The Russian ruler who was responsible for reforms that led eventually to the fall of the Soviet Empire was

Another name for Russia and its satellite during the period of Communist rule was the

Eastern Europe's top economic hindrance for the foreseeable future is

What is the religion of the Jews called?

How is David Livingstone viewed by African today?

This region makes up parts of Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia.

This large country in Central Africa experiences three climates

______ created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

The grasslands of Africa are called

This was the "year of surprises" in Eastern Europe.

Countries in southern Europe are predominantly

Flat desert areas covered with pebbles are

What tribe from Kenya has members who are noted for their ritual dances and warriors' skills?

Portugal and Spain have coasts along this ocean

This is referred to as the lifeblood of Egypt.

Annual rainfall in the Sahara ranges between

Russia's Lake Baikal provides access to the ocean and year-round world trade.

Russia's greatest obstacle is arguably its

What type of law is based on the Qur'an and the Hadith?

This Darfur region of western Sudan is here.

What is the term for a strong identification with a tribe that speaks the same language or dialect as another?

Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa.

These two countries in North Africa have the best economies.

Amharic is this country's unifying language.

What railroad links Russia's European and Pacific ports?

Russia's twenty-one self-governing areas where most of the population, power, and status reside are called

Which mosquito-borne disease is treated with quinine and is characterized by a severe headache, chills, and sweating

What ethnic minority has dispersed from Iran to parts of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria?

Which Persian Gulf country is the home of Islam?

Compare the air pollution in Western and Eastern Europe.

This southern European country has been a republic since 1834

Which country in West Africa avoided European imperialism?

This great leader conquered the Persian Empire and spread Greek culture to the border of India

The Renaissance began in Greece.

What type of faulting caused the formation of many of the mountain ranges in Southern Europe?

The Baltic nations have more in common with ________ than the rest of Eastern Europe

What is Islam's holy book?

Because of the large number of shipwrecks that occurred off the northern shore of Namibia, it has earned the nickname

What is the term for a dry streambed that fills with water after rainstorms?

What form of government is found in the United Arab Emirates?

Many of the African Lakes are in this region.

After Franco's death, Juan Carlos became king of this country.

What name describes the largest continuous forest on earth?

This region includes parts of Kenya, Tanzania, and Northern Mozambique.

North Africans have a major problem with stopping swarms of these insects.

When the UN withdrew from this country in 1995, anarchy and famine returned.

What is the most common Bantu language?

This is the largest climate in Eastern Europe.

What is the visible reminder of the Soviet era in Eastern Europe?

What is the name of the large Christian minority who have lived in Egypt since shortly after the time of Christ?

Which country is the only landlocked Central African country?

Tribalism is a strong identification with a tribe that speaks the same language or dialect as another.

What term refers to the towers of the building from which Muslims are called to their daily prayers?

What desert lies on the Tropic of Capricorn?

This is a staple of Sahel.

The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is

This country covers over 80 percent of the Iberian Peninsula

The major crop for Mali, Egypt, and Chad is

This country introduced a flat tax which resulted in a robust economy.

The process whereby the grasses and trees of an area die out and are replaced by dry wilderness is called