3rd Quarter Review (copy)

Social Studies

Siberia

area in Russia between the Ural Mountains and the Pacific Ocean

Black Sea and Caspian Sea

The seas that border Russia and the Caucasus Mountains

Russia’s economy

is more of a market economy (used to be a command economy

Moscow

What is the capital of Russia?

Vladivostok, Russia

City that grew up along the Trans-Siberian Rail-road (Easternmost train stop)

Islam

is an influence on people in Central Asia (Arab culture)

yurt

a tent (movable home) of nomads in Central Asia

Afghanistan

does not have oil and natural gas

Central Asia

has terrorist threats from Central Asia’s political groups

Palestine

The U.N. officially gave Israel to the Jews in 1948. The Arabs from Palestine did not accept the agreement.

Lebanon

is on the Mediterranean Coast

Bedouins

a nomadic Arab of the desert

Saudi Arabia

Has the worlds largest oil reserves

Which Southwest Asia country needs to import most of its food?

Saudi Arabia

What happened to Iran and Iraq after the First Persian GulfWar?

Both of their economies were damaged

The Sahara Desert

Covers most of North Africa

What do the Muslims do during their Ramadan holiday?

it is a holy month in which they fast during the day

Sinai Peninsula

is covered by mountains and desert

West Africa

climate changes going from North to South

genocide

the intentional destruction of a people

Rwanda and Burundi

They are the most densely populated countries in East Africa

Central Africa

is located near the equator

Poor transportation systems

is the main reason most Central African countries have been slow to use their natural resources.

Which oceans border the Southern part of Africa?

Indian and Atlantic

The countries in the Southern part of Africa

are rich in mineral resources, such as, coal, copper, diamonds, gold, iron ore, platinum

Apartheid

Laws (no longer in effect) in South Africa that phyicially separated different races into different areas.

Which canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?

Suez Canal

Which mountain range covers the northwest region of North Africa?

Atlas Mountains

Arab Spring

A revolutionary wave of protests and demonstrations overtaking dictators in the Middle East (2011)

What is Tunisia’s capital?

Tunis

What is a souk?

A bustling marketplace in North Africa in which haggling and bargaining are common

Pharaoh

Egyptian term for king

The only North African country with little oil

Morocco

Who is considered the prophet of Islam?

Muhammad