Geography 3rd Nine Weeks Benchmark

___ is the distance north or south of the Equator

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

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

What city is the center of the Islamic faith

What is the capital of Iran

What is the capital of South Korea

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in which European country

A physical address such as 1001 Orient, Clinton, OK is an example of

What is the major religion of China

What type of economy does China currently have

What desert sits on China's northern Border and is the second largest in Asia

What is the capital of Iraq

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

In any culture an idea or way of doing things that is common to culture is called

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia

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

The beliefs, customs, practices, and behavior of a nation or group is that nation's or groups

Sweden can provide free health care services because

The city of Jerusalem is important to which religions

What is the name for the areas of reclaimed land from the sea beds in which people from the Netherlands live

How did the discovery of oil in Dubai change the country

What religion is based on the teachings of Jesus

What type of government does South Korea have

___ is the distance east or west of the Prime Medridian

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

_____ is the study of Earth and its human and nonhuman features.

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

Why type of government does Saudi Arabia have

What man made feature is over 13,000 miles long

North Korea: L.E. =71 years. L.R.=99%. P.C.I.=1,700.

What is the capital of Japan

Explores how ideas move from one place to another

Where is NATO's headquarters

Where something is located

What country has reclaimed land by construing dikes and making Polders

What type of map shows elevation

What man made feature divides North and South Korea

What is the capital of China

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

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

Why type of government does China, Vietnam, and North Korea have

Germany: L.E.=80 years. P.C.I.=48,500. L.R.=99%

What type of government does the United Kingdom have

Which type of natural disaster occurs most often in Japan

Why does Saudi Arabia draw millions of guest workers

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

Iraq: L.E.=69 years. P.C.I.=17,000. L.R.=50%

The Three Gorges Dam produces what kind of energy

What is the capital of Germany

Japan's land is easy to farm because it is so urbanized and mountains