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37 Cards in this Set
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true or false coastal north africa has enough rainfall to support farming and large population.
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True
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true or false people in this region of the world are unable to manage timber effectively
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False they are unable to manage water effectively
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true or false oil was formed in the persian gulf area when heat and pressure effected sea animals and plants
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true
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true or false islam is the oldest major religion in this region
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false it is judaism
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true or false in 1948 jews set up israel in their part of turkey
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false it was in palestine
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true or false hajj is the name for the muslim holy journey to makkah
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true
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true or false a farm product grown for sale as an export is cash crop
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true
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true or false genocide is the accidental killing of an ethnic group
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false the killing was on purpose
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true or false the central asian and caucasus republics once belonged to the soviet union
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true
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true or false tunisia algeria and morocco form the region known as maghreb
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true
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true or false islam is divided into two major groups named shia and jews
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false it is shia and sunni
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true or false most people in the region speak arabic however the majority of people in israel peak hebrew and in iran they speak farsi
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true
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the ___________ is used by oil tankers to enter and leave the persian gulf
gulf of aden suez canal euphrates river strait of hormuz |
strait of hormuz
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the ______ controls water so farmers can grow food
nile river aswan high dam hoover dam aral sea dam |
aswan high dam
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_____ are facilities that turn petroleum into gasoline
mines ergs refineries rigs |
refineries
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the suez canal allowed ships to pass from the mediterranean sea to the ______
atlantic ocean red sea persian gulf black sea |
red sea
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the_____contains the largest reserves of petroleum and natural gas
persian gulf black sea aral sea caspian sea |
persian gulf
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ships use the_____to pass from the atlantic ocean to the mediterranean sea
english channel strait of hormuz gulf of aden strait of gibraltar |
strait of gibraltar
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____is a technique where land is left unplanted for years to store moisture
crop drying dry farming shadoof hydroponics |
dry farming
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after 2001 the united states invaded and overthrew afghanistans terrorists controlled government known as the _____
al qaeda communists taliban al jazeera |
taliban
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an older section of a north african city is known as a____
town bazaar nomadic city casbah |
casbah
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a type of government under the rule of one all power leader is called a_______
dictatorship republic monarch democracy |
dictatorship
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a conflict between different groups inside a country is called a ___
sanction civil war wadis federal war |
civil war
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desert nomads in southwest asia and north africa are called ____
bedouin jews christians kurds |
bedouin
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which of the following is NOT a way in which oil wealth has improved libya
established a new government improved infrastructure built schools built hospitals |
established a new government
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which of the following might decrease in a country as a result of oil wealth
life expectancy literacy rate infant mortality all three |
infant mortality
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________ is a physical feature that covers much of north africa
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sahara
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an_______ is an area of fertile soil left by river floods
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alluvial plain
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farmers in the nile valley must use expensive fertilizers because________
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the aswan high dam blocks the flow of silt down the river
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when irrigation water evaporates rapidly it leaves behind___
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salt
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_____are considered christians holy people
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saints
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______is the holy book of islam
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qur'an
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______is the holy book of judaism
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tanakh or hebrew bible
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the____states that jews living anywhere in the world can immigrate to israel
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law of return
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the major source of conflict between___ and the palestinian arabs is control over the land and how to govern jerusalem
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israel
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west bank and gaza strip are both_____territories
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palestinian
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lebonon and israel are
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arab
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