SS Final Exam Review Game

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SS Final Exam Review Game

• (Click through the questions and answers to quiz
  yourself!)

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What is irrigation?

• bringing water to dry land

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What are nomads?

• Hunters/gatherers who do not settle in one
  placethey travel around based on availability of
  food and resources that they need

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What is a theocracy?

• Government ruled by a religious leader (religious
  lawlaw of the land)

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What is sharia?

• Islamic Law

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What is specialization?

• When a countrys economy depends on one product
  for trade

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What is a tariff?

• Tax placed on foreign goods

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Name the holy books for Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam.

• JudaismTorah
• ChristianityBible
• IslamQuran

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What was the capital city of the Ottoman Empire?

• Constantinople (now Istanbul)

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Which countries established mandates in the
Middle East after WWI?

• Britain France

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Why have the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers been
sources of conflict for many years?

• They are the major water supply for Turkey,
  Syria, and Iraq

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How can political unrest in the Middle East
impact countries all over the world?

• OIL/gas pricesmost countries in the world depend
  on this resource from the Middle East

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Where are the most highly populated areas in the
Middle East?

• Near freshwater sources

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What is Israels major ethnic group (hint this
group is both an ethnicity and a religion)

• Jews

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What is the major ethnic group in the Middle East
overall?

• Arabs

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What is the major ethnic group in Iran?

• Persians

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There is usually a direct connection between a
high standard of living and a high __________
________.

• Literacy rate

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Name the two different types of Islam.

• Sunni and Shia

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List some reasons why the Ottoman Empire fell.

• They couldnt compete in trade with Europe.
• They didnt modernize.
• They fought on the losing side of WWI.

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Saudi Arabias government is a _____________.

• monarchy

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Which country in the Middle East gives its people
the most democratic freedom?

• Israel

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What is the name of the type of economy where
businesses are owned by both individuals and the
government?

• Mixed Economy

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What is OPEC and what is its purpose?

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• They set and regulate how much oil is produced
  and price of the sales

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What country was created in 1948 when the UN
divided up Palestines land between the Arabs
the Jews?

• Israel

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The Persian Gulf War began in 1991 when Saddam
Hussein invaded what neighboring country?

• Kuwait

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Explain a unitary government system

• All power is held by the central government

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Explain a federal system of government.

• Power is divided between central government and
  regional governments

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What is a confederation?

• A group of countries that unite together for a
  specific purpose (ex UN, EU, etc.)

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Explain democracy.

• Many voting rights given along with individual
  rights

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What is an oligarchy?

• Leadership and power are held by the wealthy elite

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What is another word for autocracy?

• dictatorship

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How is parliamentary democracy different from a
presidential democracy?

• The prime minister is elected by the parliament
  rather than directly by the citizens

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What lake in Africa is the source of the Nile
River?

• Lake Victoria

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Why do some parts of Africa remain underdeveloped?

• Lack of trade routes and MONEY to provide these
  resources.

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What is desertification and how is it impacting
Northern Africa?

• The spread of the desert due to overgrazing,
  drought, etc.
• It is severely limiting Northern Africas food
  supply

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What was the result of the Bantu migration
throughout Africa?

• Cultural exchangethe Bantu culture and religion
  changed as they migrated and they also influenced
  the areas that they came into contact with

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What was apartheid in South Africa?

• The separation of races in South Africa (racial
  segregation) that classified people as either
  black, white, colored, or Asian.

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How has South Africas government changed today?

• Today apartheid has been abolished and ALL racial
  groups are given equal rights.

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What was the purpose of the Pan-African movement?

• To create unity among the African people and
  encourage African countries to govern themselves
  (win independence from European powers)

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Why is the population of the Sahara desert low?

• Lack of access to fresh water

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What is the difference between an ethnic group
and a religious group?

• You are born into an ethnic group and it never
  changes.
• You can change your religion and decide your own
  belief system.

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What did Nelson Mandela and FW deKlerk do for
South Africa

• They fought to end apartheid

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Great diversity in some parts of Africa has led
to _____ _______.

• Civil war

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Many wars have begun in Africa because of the
________ _________ made by the Europeans when
they colonized.

• Artificial boundaries

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What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference of
1884-1885?

• To divide up Africa (among European powers) and
  move forward with colonization

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Europeans wanted to colonize Africa to gain
________ __________.

• Raw materials

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South Africas independence movements were mainly
conflicts between what 3 groups?

• British, Boers, and African tribes

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Which European power tortured and maimed the
people of the Congo for its rubber trade?

• Belgians

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What was Social Darwinism?

• European racism that proposed the idea that the
  people in Africa were not as socially and
  culturally evolved as the people in Europe

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What is the major physical barrier in the
continent of Africa?

• The Sahara Desert

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What has the Aswan High Dam done for Egypt?

• Stopped the yearly flooding of the Nile and
  slowed the flow of the Nile River

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What is Africas topography like?

• Very diverse

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The Arabs are mostly found in which region of
Africa?

• The North

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What role does government stability have in the
fight against AIDS in Africa?

• Stable governments are better equipped to fight
  the spread of AIDS

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A country that invests in human capital usually
has a high _______.

• GDP

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How has oil impacted the lives of Nigerians?

• Most Nigerians work in the oil industry. Their
  government is corrupt and the wealth is held by
  the elite even though they have many resources.

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Where do most people live in China?

• Plains and coasts

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Explain Buddhism.

• Found mostly found in China and East Asia
  focuses on the 4 noble truths, the path to
  enlightenment, etc.

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Explain Confucianism.

• Its not a religionits a philosophy!
  Confucianism is found throughout Asia. It teaches
  respect for learning, to have moral character,
  and responsibility to others.

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Explain Shinto.

• Native religion of Japan
• Belief in kami (spirits) both ancestral and in
  nature

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Explain Hinduism.

• Found mostly in India
• Includes belief in karma and reincarnation
• One great spirit can take the form of many gods

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What is reincarnation?

• The belief that one is reborn after death and
  that the soul lives again

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What is the major belief system in China (despite
the fact that their government says they are
athiest)?

• Buddhism

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Which river is nicknamed Chinas Sorrow due to
the numerous floods and loss of life?

• Huang He (Yellow River)

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What are kami and what religion are they
associated with?

• Spirits (both spirits of the dead and spirits in
  nature)
• Shinto

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80 of Japans land consists of ____________.

• mountains

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Japans climate is controlled mainly by
__________.

• monsoons

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Which country in Asia had the greatest influence
on its neighbors?

• China

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Who were the samurai?

• Warriors given power to govern feudal Japan

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Which country is considered to be the
subcontinent of Asia?

• India

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Which two Asian nations are major archipelagoes?

• Indonesia and the Philippines

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What are the three great rivers of the Indian
subcontinent?

• Indus River
• Brahmaputra River
• Ganges River

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How does terracing help with food production in
Southern and Eastern Asia?

• It creates more usable land for farming

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What was the name of a social group that
identified people according to the occupation of
their ancestors in India?

• caste

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Name some of the modern struggles facing India.

• Pollution
• Poverty
• Overpopulation
• Border disputes (Kashmir)

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Why was Japan occupied after WWII?

• The US never wanted Japan to be a militaristic
  power again.

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What was the Cultural Revolution?

• Maos program to renew the spirit of the Chinese
  people and get rid of everything old

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Why does Korea remain a divided nation?

• They disagree on governing style.
• North Korea remains a communist nation and South
  Korea is democratic.

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What was a common force in all of Indochinas
independence movements?

• communism

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Who were the kamikaze?

• Suicide pilots for Japans military during WWII
  who rammed US ships (kamikaze boats were also
  used)

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In 1949, what political party took over China?

• Chinese Communist Party

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What happened to the Nationalists when the
Communists took over China?

• They fled to Taiwan and set up their own
  government there

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Why did we enter the Korean War?

• The United Nations asked us to help defend South
  Korea

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Why did we enter the Vietnam War?

• The Viet Minh fired shots at our ships in the
  Tonkin Gulf

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What was President Trumans MAIN reason for
firing our commanding general in Korea?

• He was getting too close to China

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What 2 countries supplied the communist north
with supplies to fight us in Korea?

• Russia China

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Which leader proclaimed that he was head of the
Democratic Republic of Vietnam following the
Indochina wars?

• Ho Chi Minh (even though he was communist and it
  was NOT a democratic republic.)

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How did France try to maintain their influence in
Indochina?

• They first tried to take back their old colonies
  (once Japan fell at the end of WWII and lost that
  land)
• Then they fought the Viet Minh and set up
  monarchies in Laos and Cambodia

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What was Diems rule like in Southern Vietnam?

• Oppressive
• Persecuted Buddhist majority
• Wealth was held by the minority elite

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Who were the Viet Cong?

• Secret rebels in South Vietnam fighting for the
  northern communists

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What was the turning point in the Vietnam War
when the American people began to question
whether or not we could win?

• The Tet Offensive

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Who was Mohandas Gandhi?

• The leader of Indias nonviolent independence
  movement

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What was the name of the split between India and
Pakistan? Why did they split?

• Partition
• they split over religious differences

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What was the Indian National Congress?

• A nationalist movement created to help India gain
  independence from Britain

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Which US president sent the most troops to
Vietnam?

• LBJ