World Cultures Final Exam Prep!!!

What does OPEC control?

Religious distribution in Europe is the result of?

NAFTA is an economic alliance that benefits which 3 countries?

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

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

Which of these countries has the most ethnic conflict?

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

The Muslim equivelant of a Church:

What was the main goal of the Crusades?

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

To be an economic tiger what must you have?

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

This is the most sacred river according to Hindu belief

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

What is causing the Aral Sea to shrink?

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

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

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

The Taj Mahal can be found in which country?

Which is a teaching of Taoism?

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

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

Who created Buddhism?

This is the name of the Hindu social class system

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

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

Which area is more likely to suffer from Desertification?

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

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

Which religion is associated with this structure?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the holiest Jewish site in Jerusalem?

Confucianism teaches all of these except?

The pollution of the Aral Sea is leading to:

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

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

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

One long-lasting result of the British Empire is:

This is the religion most people in India practice:

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

Why is Nelson Mandela a hero to many South Africans?

What is the purpose of a refinery?

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

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

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

The founder of Islam

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

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

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

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

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