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SEAO: What country is not on the Indochina Peninsula?
Indonesia
SEAO: The Malay Peninsula is made up of what two countries?
Thailand and Malaysia
SEAO: What river forms a partial boundary between Laos and Thailand?
Mekong River
SEAO: The Annam Cordillera separates what two countries?
Vietnam and Laos
SEAO: What country does not produce oil or petroleum?
Laos
SEAO: An example of an insular country is ______.
Malaysia
SEAO: T/F: Even with vast deserts, artesian wells beneath the surface of the lowlands make 1/2 of the land suitable for agriculture.
FALSE.
SEAO: T/F: The countries most affected by the ring of fire are located on the Indochina Peninsula.
FALSE.
SEAO: T/F: Oceania is a region of thousands of islands that stretch across the Pacific Ocean.
TRUE.
SEAO: T/F: The government of Vietnam invaded Cambodia to rid SE Asia of all European imperial forces.
FALSE.
SEAO: T/F: Western powers intervened only after Vietnam declared itself as an independent communist nation.
TRUE.
SEAO: Which US president was responsible for sending in ground troops to Vietnam and for implementing the plan of Operation Rolling Thunder?
Lyndon B. Johnson
SEAO: T/F: The Viet Minh and Viet Cong were both fighting the US for the majority of the war.
TRUE.
SEAO: Along with France, what other country colonized/imperialized/controlled Vietnam?
Japan
SEAO: How did the Vietnam War end?
The North invaded the South and violated the Paris Peace agreement, and reunified the two as the Socialist State of Vietnam once Saigon fell.
SEAO: What country remained completely independent of foreign rule?
Thailand
SEAO: T/F: "New imperialism" was designed to implement complete direct control of the people and land in SEA under European rule.
TRUE.
SEAO: T/F: Presidnet Mckinley's reasoning for imperializing the Philippines included the fear of the Philippines being controlled by other European countries, and he didn't want to lose his control in the region.
FALSE.
SEAO: T/F: France : Singapore
(France imperialized Singapore)
FALSE.
SEAO: T/F: White Man's burden is the belief that European nations had the responsibility to civilize the people of SEA and convert them to Christianity.
TRUE.
SEAO: T/F: Indirect rule led to political and military upheaval and revolt
FALSE.
SEAO: Of all the examples of resistance to colonial rule in SEA, which future country's independence movement was motivated by the desire of the natives to keep their Buddhist beliefs and religion against the European push for Christianity?
Burma
SEAO: The religious conflict in Burma/Myanmar is primarily between what two religious groups?
Muslims and Buddhists.
SEAO: How did the rule of Britain in the late 1880's/ early 1900's in Burma indirectly lead to the ethnic and religious conflict still going on today?
British needed to bring in workers, and they brought in workers from many different areas of the world for cheap labor.
SEAO: T/F: As time has progressed, the miliant faction of the Rohingyas has gotten less and less powerful and organized.
FALSE.
SEAO: T/F: The Physicians for Human Rights report on the human rights violations in Burma exposed that the local police forcs, despite not having the support of the federal government, are stepping up their enforcement of protecting the Rohingyas.
FALSE:
SEAO: most of the people fleeing from the violence have gone to what SEA coutry?
Bangladesh
SEAO: What is the purpose of the 969 Movement in Burma?
To promote a national boycott of all Muslim businesses to try and drive Muslims out of the country
SEAO: T/F: A negative impact of the Rohingyas living as an unrecognized state include the practice of Islam being illegal in the Rakhine state.
FALSE
SEAO: T/F: The government has not taken a more agressive role in stopping the violence in the Rakhine state because the laws of the country focus primarily on the needs of the state and doesn't focus on the rights and protection of its citizens.
TRUE.
NAMECA: The three ME countries that border Israel are:
Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan.
NAMECA: Four of five founding members of OPEC share the coastline of which body of water?
Persian Gulf
NAMECA: The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are located in present-day _______.
Iraq
NAMECA: The Suez Canal connects what two bodies of water?
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
NAMECA: What city is not coastal?
Medina
NAMECA: T/F: Mountains in the regions prevent moist ocean air from moving inland, creating a rain shadow.
TRUE.
NAMECA: Why do 90% of Egypt's people live on 3% of Egypt's land?
The population of Egypt has settled along the Nile River and the Delta to benefit from the fertile land.
NAMECA: What is responsible for shaping the landforms in NAMECA?
Tectonic Plates
NAMECA: What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers
NAMECA: Why do countries in this region need to diversify their economies?
Countries have a heavy reliance on petroleum exports, but the world is aiming to decrease its reliance on oil.
NAMECA: A desert is determined by ____.
Rainfall
NAMECA: T/F: The Aswan High Dam effectively controls the flooding of the land.
FALSE.
NAMECA: Who controlled oil production before OPEC?
A group of 7 American and European countries called the seven sisters.
NAMECA: T/F: OPEC was formed because ME countries wanted to gain control of the price of oil by controlling how much oil could be taken from the land.
TRUE.
NAMECA: What country is not a member of OPEC:
Afghanistan
NAMECA: How was the US involved in the oil embargo of 1973?
The US supported Israel when Egypt and Syria attacked on Yom Kippur and OPEC cut off the oil supply.
NAMECA: T/F: President Woodrow Wilson reasoned establishing "self-determination" in the ME and creating new countries by believing that redrawing the state borders would create states that were nationally unified and would create a more peaceful region.
TRUE.
NAMECA: What group is not one of the largest ethnic groups currently living in the ME?
Saudis.
NAMECA: T/F:Concerning the conflict between Iraq and the Kurds, the Iraqi's believed that the Kurd's posed a political threat to the development of a unified Iraqi state.
TRUE.
NAMECA: T/F: Regarding a nation, "nations" are directly indentified by the borders on a map, and ahve distinctive boundaries.
FALSE.
NAMECA: T/F: After the war between Iraq and the US, the Kurds were given their own independent state in Northern Iraq.
FALSE.
NAMECA: What ethnic group carried out a genocide of 1.5 million Ottoman Armenians in 1915?
Turks.
NAMECA: T/F: Concerning the reasoing behind the Armenian genocide, most Armenians are predominately Christian, and most of the other people in the region are Muslim.
TRUE.
NAMECA: T/F: Concerning the events before, during, and after the Armenian genocide, other countries of the world carried out severe punishments against the Turks after the genocide occured.
FALSE.
NAMECA: How did most of the world find out about the Armenian genocide?
Western government officials and religious missionaries traveling in the area documentated this genocide in newspapers and the media.
NAMECA: In terms of belief in a Messiah, Muslims believe in their Messiah, Isa, and that he will come at some point to earth and redeem them.
TRUE.
NAMECA: All 3 monotheistic religions trace their ancestry to whom?
Abraham.
NAMECA: T/F: The vast majority of Muslims are members of the Sunni sect.
TRUE.
NAMECA: What city in NAMECA is holy to all 3 monotheistic religions?
Jerusalem.
NAMECA: What country in NAMECA have a majority of Shia Muslims living in it?
Iran
NAMECA: T/F: Regarding Judaism, Reform Jews believe that Jesus was a "pre-Messiah" that was sent down to prepare a way for their promised Messiah.
FALSE.
NAMECA: T/F: Regarding where Islam split from Christianity and Judaism, they differ in who Abraham offered up as a sacrifice to God.
TRUE.
NAMECA: What physical landmark is not a holy place in Jerusalem?
Kabah.
NAMECA: T/F: Regarding Hosni Mubarak, he was fully supported in his presidency by the powerful Muslim brotherhood.
FALSE.
NAMECA: T/F: One of the powers given to the Egyptian government in the Emergency Law apssed in 1981 to help fight terrorism is all command of the military was passed exclusively to the president.
FALSE.
NAMECA: What makes Egypt a heavyweight in ME diplomacy?
It has a peace treaty with Israel, and is also a close ally with US.
NAMECA: T/F: Mohammad Morsi was found guilty of inciting murder and violence during his trial.
FALSE.
NAMECA: T/F: All Israelis are Arab.
FALSE.
NAMECA: After WWI, what country was given control of the land that will become Israel by the treaty of Versailles?
United Kingdom.
NAMECA: What area is not one of the pieces of land that is currently causing conflict in Israel today?
Sinai Peninsula.
SSA: Desertification is best defined as ______.
The drying out of land due to long periods of drought resulting in barren landscape.
SSA: T/F: Concerning desertification, the UN convention to combat desertification has largely eradicated the problem.
FALSE.
SSA: Before European colonization, why was Africa called the "dark continent"?
The inner portions of the continent were relatively unknown to most of the world, and had never really been explored by people outside of Africa.
SSA: T/F: the main goal of the Berlin Conference was to create rules for how these countries would imperialize and to ensure that their areas were protected from each other.
TRUE.
SSA: T/F: Concerning a specific conflict on Africa as a result of imperialism, in Algeria, the native Muslim population violently revolted against the French Roman Catholic colonizers.
FALSE.
SSA: T/F: Concerning the accomplishments of Shaka in the Zulu Kingdom, he created a massive military that successfully kept European colonists out of the Kingdom, and allowed the Zulu to conquer many other tribes in Africa.
FALSE.
SSA: What two African countries were never imperialized by European countries?
Liberia and Ethiopia.
SSA: Why was the race between Britain and Germany to control East Africa so important to both countries?
Both countries had territory in
Northern and Southern Africa and needed to have a connection between their territories.
SSA: T/F: In terms of direct rule in Africa, the main purpose in this form of rule was to force the native population to assimilate to the colonial way of life and culture.
TRUE.
SSA: How did the abolition of slavery impact European imperialism in Africa?
Caused European countries to have to find other ways to make money in Africa, which created a need to explore the interrupt of the continent.
SSA: The first major issue of the Berlin Conference was to decide who would have control and access to the Niger River and the ____ River in Africa.
Congo.
SSA: T/F: A major outcome of the genocide convention of 1948 was defining genocide as a crime committed within the borders of a state.
FALSE.
SSA: What river is the main waterway in Western Africa?
Niger River.
SSA: T/F: Regarding the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, the Rwandan Patriotic Front was made up of Hutu military soldiers looking to rid Rwanda of it's Tutsi population.
FALSE.
SSA: One of the reasons that the US chose not to get involved in the Rwandan genocide was because of it's failed military operation in what African nation in 1993?
Somalia.
SSA: Why did the world not get more involved in the killing in Rwanda in 1994?
Most of the world just chose not to call the killing a "genocide", and instead referred to it as an "ancient ethnic hatred."
SSA: T/F: In terms of the history of genocide the order in which they occurred is: WWI, League of Nations,
WWII, Nuremberg trials, Genocide Conventions.
TRUE.
SSA: Nearly half of Africa is covered by _____.
Savannas.
SSA: T/F: The tropical climates, near the equator, can receive more than 60 inches of rain annually.
TRUE.
SSA: Besides rainfall, what other factors can cause variation in climate and vegetation?
Wind patterns, elevation, latitude, and ocean currents.
SSA: Why is it difficult to navigate the entirety of rivers in Africa?
Rivers often plunge over escarpments creating cataracts and rapids.
SSA: What is a triangular section of land formed by sand and silt carried downriver?
Delta.
SSA: Nearly half of the worlds _____is found in SSA.
Gold
SSA: _____ is the largest lake in Africa and the second largest freshwater lake in the world.
Lake Victoria.
SSA: The genocide in Rwanda traced its beginnings to just before 1900 when what European country imperialized and colonized the area we now know as Burundi and Rwanda?
Belgium.
SSA: T/F: Nelson Mandela maintained incredible popularity in South Africa because of his ability to stay completely loyal to his tribal religion, language, and traditions.
FALSE.
SSA: T/F: Many native black South Africans were forced to move from their homes and relocate to other places during apartheid.
TRUE.
SSA: What role did F.W. De Klerk play in ending apartheid?
He was the president of South Africa that ordered Nelson Mandela be released from prison.
SSA: What happened as a direct result of the massacre at Sharpeville where 69 people were killed by South African police?
The South African government outlawed the African
national congress.
SSA: What was Nelson Mandela's actual occupation in his adult life?
Lawyer.
SSA: T/F: A vast majority of the black population believe that apartheid is the main reason for poverty in South Africa today.
TRUE
SSA: T/F: A vertical Health Aid Program is defined as focusing on combatting all aspects of a specific disease.
TRUE.
SSA: The US financial aid has accomplished what?
The cases of AIDS and malaria in children have decreased dramatically, but poor management of funds is still an obstacle.
SSA: Why is disease rampant in Africa?
Young children have a weakened immune system, diseases such as sleeping sickness and AIDS can be transmitted from mother to child, individuals already affected with AIDS have a weakened immune system to protect from other infections, and inferior health systems impede early diagnosis and treatment of disease.
SSA: T/F: Concerning the conflict in Sudan that has caused decades of civil war, the predominantly Christian South Sudan has long fought for its independence from the predominantly Muslim North Sudan.
TRUE.
SSA: Why did the Duany family decide to leave the Sudan for safety in Bloomington, Indiana?
The leader of the Sudan's People's Liberation Army wanted to enlist children as young as 7 years old into the military.
SSA: What demographic group did the Duany family finally focus on in their peacekeeping efforts that got the attention of the UN and the rest of the world?
Women.
SA: Mount Everest is located on the border between:
Nepal and Tibet.
SA: What geographic feature can be found on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
Khyber pass.
SA: The Ganges delta is located primarily in what country?
Bangladesh
SA: Islamabad is located near what significant physical feature?
Indus River Valley
SA: The Ganges River empties into what body of water?
Bay of Bengal.
SA: Why is SA considered a subcontinent?
The region is a distinct landmass separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayas.
SA: How were the Himalayas formed?
The Indian plate broke away from African and collided with the Asian plate.
SA: What percentage of the world's population lives on the Gangetic plain?
10%
SA: What waterway was home to one of the world's earliest civilizations?
Indus River
SA: In regards to water resource management, SA faces what problem?
Several of the rivers cross international borders.
SA: Petroleum and natural gas are found near:
Ganges Delta
SA: What seasonal winds bring distinct seasons in SA?
Monsoons
SA: T/F: The caste system is so deeply entrenched in Indian societ because the rigid social structure is connected to beliefs of religious purity.
TRUE.
SA: What is the order of the castes from the highest varna to the lowest varna?
Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, Untouchables.
SA: Who implemented the caste system in India?
Aryans.
SA: What was the primary motivation to bring women into governing roles?
To create governing systems more representative of the population and to decentralize authority AND to elevate women's status by giving them political influence.
SA: T/F: Many of the women's husbands or former Pradhams still make the political decisions or seek to manipulate the women in power.
TRUE.
SA: Who are the untouchables?
The lowest caste who work with substances believed to be impure or unclean.
SA: T/F: Regarding how women were perceived in village politics, few women were willing to accept the role, or support other women, because it violated traditional roles, therefore women accomplished little in their position.
FALSE.
SA: T/F: Regarding the progress being made to eliminate the caste system in India, despite efforts to eliminate the caste system, Indians still strongly identify with their caste and yield to it in social and political matters.
TRUE.
SA: Satyagraha is best defined as ___.
The effort to reveal truth to all by resisting to follow an unjust law.
SA: Gandhi's goals are best characterized by what?
Gandhi resisted injustice to bring social and political equality above personal well being.
SA: What influenced Gandhi's views on injustice?
Literary works he was first introduced to by the London Vegetarian Society, his early career as a lawyer, self-reflection which led Gandhi to practice non-possession, abstinence, and restrict his diet, AND Gandhi's time spent in South Africa where his protests of injustice began.
SA: Why was the nation of Pakistan created?
The Muslim minority in India feared they would lose political representation when India received its independence, so they pushed for an independent country.
SA: How was Gandhi perceived by the international community?
Due to his popularity, even Gandhi's enemies were motivated to respect his life; no one wanted to be responsible for his demise.
SSA: Since 1900, how many documented "acts of genocide" have occurred in Africa?
4
SSA: _____ is the largest lake in Africa and the second largest freshwater lake in the world.
Lake Victoria.
SSA: A country located in the Sahel is _____.
Niger.
SA: In Gandhi's speech on the night before the Salt March, what does he predict will happen the following day?
He anticipates being arrested.
SA: What does Gandhi mean in his quote?
People who fear for their own well being over the greater good are not suitable for self-rule.
SA: What message was Gandhi trying to convey in his speech before the Salt March?
Gandhi wanted to inspire protestors to commit to truth and nonviolence no matter the consequences.
SA: Why are tsunamis difficult to measure in the real world?
They occur so infrequently it makes them difficult to measure.
SA: Earthquakes are most likely to occur near ______.
Tectonic plates
SA: Why did the Indian government refuse international support to Car Nicobar?
There was a large military base located near the area that needed the aid.
SA: What is one thing that international aid workers bring with them inadvertently to disaster areas that could have a profound effect on a region's population?
They bring new diseases.
SA: What makes up the largest percentage of India's population?
0-19 age group
SA: Using the population pyramid shown above, you can infer ______.
India's population is growing at a rapid rate.
SA: The population pyramid above supports what?
Males are valued more in Indian society than females.
EA: The Gobi desert's frequent dust storms and insufficient rainfall affect what region?
Southern Mongolia and Northern China
EA: What region of EA has been affected least by population density and human disturbance?
West China
EA: What line of latitude is the dividing line between North and South Korea?
38th parallel
EA: The vast majority of Japan's population lives on what island?
Honshu
EA: "China's sorrow" is the name given to what river because of massive flooding that has occurred along its banks throughout Chinese history?
Huang He
EA: The Grand Canal in China connects the city of Beijing to what other city in China?
Hangzhou
EA: The word "shan" in Chinese stands for _____.
Mountain
EA: The landforms and geography of EA islands are most significantly influenced by:
The Ring of Fire
EA: T/F: Regarding the rise/purpose of the Nationalists in China in the early 1900's, it was to rid China of any outside influence (including the Manchu dynasty and the US/Western countries.)
TRUE.
EA: T/F: The US failed to support fully the region of Chiang Kai-shek and the nationalists in China after WWI because Chiang's military forces invaded Japan and carried out horrific acts of brutality against the citizens of the country.
FALSE.
EA: T/F: Concerning the reason behind the boxer rebellion in China, followers of China's ruling family attempted to remove all imperial forces out of China.
TRUE.
EA: T/F: After WWII, China became a much bigger part of the world in many different ways. Mao's cultural Revolution was wildly successful, and led to a birth of culture and economic success after WWII led to a growth in power of China.
FALSE.
EA: What specifically did the US do to fulfill the policy of "containment"?
The US stationed troops around EA and signed defense treaties with almost all of China's neighboring countries.
EA: What was the purpose of Mao's Great Leap Forward plan in China?
To organize the rural farmers in China to make them more self-sufficient and more productive with crops and other goods.
EA: T/F: China's population is impacting the environment by nuclear radiation from years of non-regulated atomic bomb testing in Northern China still impacts the health of the millions of people living there.
FALSE.
EA: T/F: Chinese government are acting corruptly by writing legislation (laws) that limit the freedoms of small business owners in urban areas of China.
FALSE.
EA: T/F: Regarding the current issues/problems being caused by the rapid changes occurring to China's government and economy, an example is there has been a population shift of people leaving the cities to move out into the much more difficult to govern rural areas of China.
FALSE.
EA: T/F: From what country does China purchase the vast majority of its military equipment?
Russia
EA: T/F: An example of a specific issue of security conflicts between the US and China is the amount of money spent by the government of China on the military is more than what the US spends on building its military.
FALSE.
EA: How are the Chinese currently attempting to rid Tibet of its cultural and ethnic autonomy?
Encouraging ethnic Chinese to move into the region AND Arresting and pursuing those engaged in "separatist" activities
EA: What started the Korean War in 1950?
North Korean troops crossed the border and invaded South Korea.
EA: What set of countries divided the Korean peninsula into two countries follwing WWII?
Soviet Union/US
EA: How did the Korean War end?
The border bewteen North and South Korea went back to the same location as it was before the war began.
EA: Before WWII, what country controlled the entire Korean Peninsula?
Japan
EA: T/F: The Japanese government has encouraged Japanese people to have more children by opening day cares close to major workplaces to make childcare more accessible and affordable
FALSE.
EA: T/F: People are on average getting married at younger age today in Japan than they were just 50 years ago.
FALSE.
EA: T/F: A reason that the last Japanese baby will be born in 3011 is that large numbers of Korean and Chinese immigrants are having babies with ethnically Japanese people causing a more heterogenous population.
FALSE.
EA: T/F: Regarding the 4-2-1 syndrome in China, the One Child policy has basically caused only children to have to take care of six of their elders.
TRUE.
EA: What did the elderly rights law in China allow it's aging population to do?
To be able to sue their families for neglecting their needs and well being in their old age.
EA: What did the elderly rights law in China allow it's aging population to do?
To be able to sue their families for neglecting their needs and well being in their old age.
EA: T/F: Regarding the aging population in China, more elderly people live with their children today than just 20 years ago.
FALSE.
EA: T/F: Regarding the One Child Policy in China, China's population is beginning to decline because of it.
FALSE.
EA: What innovation is mainly attributed to the Chinese?
Paper.
EA: How did gunpowder influence warfare?
Wars were no longer fought in open regions because people wanted cover.
EA: The spread of innovations is characterized by ____.
It's often unclear where the inventions originated, however, evidence suggests knowledge spread and regions would improve inventions for their own use.
EA: T/F: Regarding historians knowledge of Chinese innovations, many innovations were developed simultaneously throughout the world, making their origins hard to trace
TRUE.