Final Exam Study Guide

Question 1

A soul being reborn into a new body

Accepted Answer

Reincarnation

Question 2

Rivers are the "lifeblood" of civilizations because they provide all of the following except...

Accepted Answer

Safety at all times

Question 3

How people, goods, & ideas get from one place to another

Accepted Answer

Movement

Question 4

Writing system that uses pictures & symbols and was created in ancient Egypt

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 5

Describes a place relative to another location

Accepted Answer

Relative location

Question 6

Tallest mountain in Africa and is also a dormant volcano

Accepted Answer

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Question 7

From South Africa and is famous for having fought for civil rights and to end apartheid

Accepted Answer

Nelson Mandela

Question 8

A code of law written in ancient Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi's Code

Question 9

This landform was created when two of the Earth's plates moved away from each other

Accepted Answer

The Great Rift Valley

Question 10

What are the two most important rivers in ancient Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 11

This theme describes how people affect their environment and how their environment affect them

Accepted Answer

Human-environment Interaction

Question 12

How did people from other parts of the world enter into South Asia

Accepted Answer

Through mountain passes

Question 13

The artificial supply of water to farming lands

Accepted Answer

Irrigation

Question 14

What is the most abundant natural resources in Arabia and Iraq?

Accepted Answer

Oil

Question 15

What are the 3 monotheistic religions we learned about this year?

Accepted Answer

Christianity, Judaism & Islam

Question 16

A state of understanding that releases the soul from the cycle of rebirth

Accepted Answer

Nirvana

Question 17

A system of social division that splits society up into 4 main groups

Accepted Answer

Caste System

Question 18

Wedged shaped writing system used in Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 19

During this trading partnership the Africans traded gold for what good?

Accepted Answer

Salt

Question 20

This theme of geography describes a place's exact location using latitude & longitude

Accepted Answer

Absolute Location

Question 21

Which theme of geography is be used in this example: We are about 10 min away from Starbucks

Accepted Answer

Relative Location

Question 22

A set of segregationist laws in South Africa that separated people based on race

Accepted Answer

Apartheid

Question 23

What do monsoon winds cause in South Asia?

Accepted Answer

They cause a lot rain

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Sports

Question 25

This theme of geography describes the mix of human and non-human features at a given location

Accepted Answer

Place

Question 26

The route taken by enslaved Africans between Africa and the Americas/Caribbean

Accepted Answer

The middle passage

Question 27

An area w/ at least one unifying feature (physical or human feature)

Accepted Answer

Region

Final Exam Study Guide

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Final Exam Study Guide

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