World Geography Chapters 16-17 Review

Matching: Plant with narcotic leaves found in Yemen

The majority of people in sub-Saharan Africa are

South Africa gets the majority of its energy from this type of power plant.

Decolonization is the term for when African countries gained independence during the twentieth century.

This country started a national diamond finishing industry.

What is the most endangered animal in Eastern and Southern Africa?

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

What are the major deserts in Africa?

Botswana is the world's largest producer of what precious commodity?

What is the most common Bantu language?

Bonus: What flavor of Bang did I drink while making this Quiz?

The Serengeti Plain has the largest population of large land animals in the world.

Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa.

What is Islam's holy book?

Mecca, the center of Islam, is located in what country?

Originally from Iran, the Yemenis have dispersed to parts of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria.

Which famous British explorer explored the interior of sub-Saharan Africa and brought the gospel to its inhabitants?

The Serengeti Plain is the only place in the world where vast herds of large animals still migrate.

Matching: Belief that there is only one God

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

Saudi Arabia has a constitutional monarchy, with the king holding extensive executive and legislative powers.

During what month are Muslims required to fast?

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

The Persian Gulf nations have extensive regions covered with some of the world's driest deserts.

Apartheid was a racial policy that respected all people as made in the image of God.

Desalination is the process of puting salt into water.

What two rivers form the Nile River?

These are the only two mainland sub-Saharan African nations to escape conflicts during the past forty years.

How is David Livingstone viewed by Africans today?

What are diamonds called that are used to pay for civil wars?

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

What are the two seasons in sub-Saharan Africa?

Iran is a Islamic republic.

The Syrian government is a unitary republic in name only.

Within the context of Islam, what does jihad mean?

What is the term used to refer to the Arab population in Israel?

What is the term for the time in the late nineteenth century when Europeans were grabbing up pieces of Africa?

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

What biblical mountain is situated in Turkey?

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

Into what body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers empty?

What is an Islamic worship building?

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

During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during daylight hours but feast after sunset.

What have taken over Lake Victoria?

Matching: Ethnic group originally located in Iran

Which European country was not so quick to give up its colonies?

This is known as the cleanest city in Africa.

This river is characterized as sluggish and carries a lot of silt.

Because of its shape, what is the wide Somali Peninsula on the east side of Africa called?

The grasslands of Africa are called

Matching: Hebrew word for "settlement" or "village"

Which of those deserts lies on the Tropic of Capricorn?

Iran has the largest population in the Persian Gulf region.

Muslims, Jews, and Christians all worship the same God.