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What were the two main causes for the first Sudanese Civil War? Religion and CultureReligion and ResourcesResources and CultureMoney and ReligionReligion and Culture TERM 2 What percent of South Sudan's adult population is literate? DEFINITION 2 8453274227% TERM 3 The main causes for constant conflicts in South Sudan are DEFINITION 3 religion and cultureoil and civil rightsoil and goldfreedom of speech and north vs southreligion and culture TERM 4 The government form of South Sudan at the present time is DEFINITION 4 constitutional monarchyrepublicdictatorshipnone of the aboverepublic TERM 5 What was used by the British Empire to separate Christians to the south and Islam to the north when they colonized South Sudan? DEFINITION 5 Doha Peace ForumThe NileThe 10th parallelThe Red seathe 10th parallel
Which of the following is not one of the primary religions in South sudan? ChristianityBuddhismIslamIndigenousBuddhism TERM 7 What geographic marker did the British use to divide Sudan during their rule? DEFINITION 7 11th parallelnile riversahara desert9th parallel10th parallel10th parallel TERM 8 South is home to the largest ______ in the world called the Sudd DEFINITION 8 DesertSwamplakerainforestmarketplaceswamp TERM 9 For the indigenous Sudanese, family is an integral part of their culture. What practice allows a son to inherit his father's lineage? DEFINITION 9 Prove allegiance to the governmenta gift of livestocklineage is a right of birth, and nothing must be done to earn itPlow a years worth of cropsa gift of livestock TERM 10 What geographic characteristic inhibited the development of SOuth Sudan, and still heavily impacts their connection to a larger world market today? DEFINITION 10 A lack of energy resourcespoor soilgeographically landlockedfloodinggeographically landlocked
Diamond would argue that Egypt is an advantageous country as a result of its biodiversityits geographical location in the fertile crescentits climate as a result of itslatitudinallocationall of the aboveall of the above TERM 17 A leader in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, which man become the second president of Egypt in 1956? DEFINITION 17 MuhammadHosni MubarakMuhammadNaguibGamal Abdel NasserAnwar DadatGamal Abdel Nasser TERM 18 Which Egyptian leader, against the wishes of a lot of his public, opened the doors of Egypt to America? DEFINITION 18 Muhammed Hosni MubarakAnwar SadatKareem Abdul JabbarGamal Abdel NasserAnwar Sadat TERM 19 Where and when did the Egyptian revolt start? DEFINITION 19 2011 Tahir Square TERM 20 When did Mubarak resign? DEFINITION 20 Feb 2011
What is Tahir Square famous for? Egyptian Revolution TERM 22 How did social media affect Egypt? DEFINITION 22 Spread of evidence of government corruption and abuse, led to resignation of Mubarak TERM 23 WHy is it difficult for new government ideals to be effective? DEFINITION 23 Ancient social class ideals mixed with corruption and ethnic tension prevent change TERM 24 What is the significant effect of the fertile crescent? DEFINITION 24 creates biodiversityimproves technologychange the climatecreate new speciescreates biodiversity TERM 25 Based on Jared diamond's theory, what element effects the economic shift from east to west? DEFINITION 25 latitudeeconomicpolicypovertylatitude
Modern India is a _______ and has a ________? democracyfree market TERM 32 What are the main factors that isolate India DEFINITION 32 HimalayasIndianOcean TERM 33 What is the largest religion in India? DEFINITION 33 Hinduism TERM 34 India has become the largest importer of what good? DEFINITION 34 Weapons TERM 35 India is one the fastest developing countries in the world right now. But besides this huge growth of Indias economy, India still has a low HDI, and they have a relatively low standard of living, literacy rate, and life expectancy compared to the rest of the world. What factors could explain this type of discrepancy? DEFINITION 35 a) The influence of the large industries growing in India has caused many to begin to mover from the rural areas into the cities to work. This causes overcrowding as well as extremely poor living conditions. Indias infrastructure cannot support all of the people that have urbanized due to the many jobs in services and resource production. b) The lack of many profitable natural resources in India contributes to the low HDI index score. c) Political and cultural barriers, dont allow the population to have a western way of life, creating this apparent poverty in the country. d) A and B are correct. e) None of them are correct. DD
Why was India such a strategic state for invasion? Many natural resources TERM 37 What resource does India produce the most of in the world? DEFINITION 37 CoalOilNatural GasCopper TERM 38 WHich one of the following is not affected by India's geography? DEFINITION 38 IndependenceCultural StrengthIndustryGovernmentGovernment TERM 39 The acronym that contains all of the religions within India? DEFINITION 39 BuddhismIndianHinduismJainismIndian TERM 40 India contains the ______ largest population in the world DEFINITION 40 2nd
Who was one of the most influential politaicians in Argentina's history? Juan PeronLionel MessiDiego MaradonaJuan Peron TERM 47 In Argentina's early history, which foods were key to helping the society grow? DEFINITION 47 BeansSquashPotatoesAll of the aboveAll of the above TERM 48 What famous soccer player from Argentina has received 4 player of the year awards DEFINITION 48 Lionel Messi TERM 49 What is the major religion which over 90% of Argentinians identify themselves as? DEFINITION 49 christian TERM 50 How much of Argentina's land is suitable for farming DEFINITION 50 50%about half
What group of people are indigenous to Argentina InuitAinuPelasgianGuaraniGuarini TERM 52 Argentina's population is DEFINITION 52 quickly increasingagingquickly decreasingbecoming youngeraging TERM 53 Argentina saw a large part of its development from DEFINITION 53 European ImmigrationMayan ExpansionIndigenous empiresmultinational corporationsEuropeanimmigration TERM 54 What was Juan Peron's wife's name? DEFINITION 54 JuliaEvaMariaVictoriaEva TERM 55 What country borders Argentina to the West? DEFINITION 55 BrazilPEruChileEl SalvadorChile
How did the Japanese use their surroundings (land and seas) to survive and prosper? Traded the land's natural resources with China for foodhunted wild buffalolived by rivers to farm and grow foodlived by rivers TERM 62 Japan's modern economy is regulated by DEFINITION 62 MITI TERM 63 What period did the Kamakura dynasty exist? DEFINITION 63 1185-16031498-1612986-1385724-11851185- TERM 64 Japan has abundant natural resources? DEFINITION 64 truefalsefalse TERM 65 Why is Japan called "Land of the Rising Sun" DEFINITION 65 Symbol for Japan in Japanese means sun
How much capitol stock did Japan lose after WWII 40% TERM 67 Japan has the highest______ and a very high_______ rate DEFINITION 67 life expectancy, literacy TERM 68 How long did the Persian Wars last in Greece? DEFINITION 68 50 years TERM 69 What percent of the Greek population is Greek? DEFINITION 69 99 TERM 70 What percent of their GDP did Greece borrow to put on the 2004 Olympics DEFINITION 70 13
What was an unifying agent for Greece? Religion (orthodox christianity) TERM 77 What type of political control did the Thirty Tyrants establish in the city of Athens DEFINITION 77 Monarchyoligarchydemocracytyrannyoligarchy TERM 78 Even though Greece is at the same latitude as the Fertile Crescent, why isnt the land more suitable for farming DEFINITION 78 mountains and islands TERM 79 When did Greece join the EU and what was it called at the time? DEFINITION 79 European Community 1981 TERM 80 From Jared Diamonds perspective why was Greece set up for failure? DEFINITION 80 Not enough suitable farmlandtoo much water for trade
Approximately how many islands does Greece occupy 71470014001400 TERM 82 what plants domestication made agriculture easier for the UAE DEFINITION 82 Date palm TERM 83 What initially brought people to the UAE DEFINITION 83 pearls TERM 84 WHere do the majority of the oil workers in the UAE come from DEFINITION 84 Southeast Asia TERM 85 Despite success, which of Jared Diamond's requirements for a prosperous people did the UAE lack the most DEFINITION 85 Climate and Topographymostly desert and mountainslimited tooasis's
The ______ boom of the late 19th century lead to _____- interest in the UAE PearlingBritish TERM 92 WHich emirate accounts for over 55% of the UAE's GDP DEFINITION 92 Abu Dhabi TERM 93 Other than Saudi Arabia, what country borders the UAE DEFINITION 93 Oman TERM 94 A Cleveland State University professor came up with an economic model to describe the UAE. What was this model called. DEFINITION 94 Black PEarl model TERM 95 WHat religion did the Al Julanda KIngs introduce to the UAE region? DEFINITION 95 Islam
What resource drives the UAE's economy? oil TERM 97 What valuable cash crop was farmed in Brazil during the triangle trade era? DEFINITION 97 Sugarcane TERM 98 WHich country was the only kingdom in the New World? DEFINITION 98 Brazil TERM 99 WHich country colonized Brazil first? WIth which leader? DEFINITION 99 Portugal, Pedro Alvares Cabral TERM 100 WHat force can be attributed as a unifying factor in Brazil during its colonial period? DEFINITION 100 Catholicism brought by the Jesuit missionaries
