Sg final (wg)
Call Kai
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards
Knowt Play1/102
There's no tags or description
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced | Call with Kai |
|---|
No analytics yet
Send a link to your students to track their progress
103 Terms
Q: Longest river in Europe
A: Volga River.
Q: World’s largest coral reef
A: Great Barrier Reef.
Q: Ural Mountains
A: Mountain range dividing Europe and Asia in Russia.
Q: Farmers in China (%)
A: About 35% of the population.
Q: Russia’s population distribution (Europe vs. Asia)
A: About 75% live in European Russia and 25% in Asian Russia.
Q: Desert climate
A: Very dry climate with little rainfall.
Q: Steppe
A: Dry grassland region.
Q: Tundra
A: Cold, treeless region with permafrost.
Q: Nile River
A: Longest river in Africa.
Q: Aswan High Dam
A: Dam on the Nile River in Egypt used for flood control and electricity.
Q: Continent with highest population density
A: Asia.
Q: Mecca (Makkah) – What is it
Location
Q: Mesopotamia
A: Ancient civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in modern-day Iraq.
Q: Largest city in world (population)
A: Tokyo.
Q: What religion do the majority of Israelis follow
A: Judaism.
Q: Scandinavia (4)
A: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.
Q: Benelux (3)
A: Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Q: Baltic Republics (3)
A: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Q: Type of government in Britain
A: Constitutional monarchy/parliamentary democracy.
Q: Where was democracy introduced
A: Athens.
Q: What form of government did Rome establish
A: Republic.
Q: What did Athens expand to reduce traffic and pollution
A: Public transportation/subway system.
Q: Largest inland body of water in the world
A: Caspian Sea.
Q: Largest desert in the world
A: Sahara Desert.
Q: Chernobyl
A: Nuclear disaster site in Ukraine.
Q: Suez Canal
A: Waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea in Egypt.
Q: Shatt al Arab
A: River formed by the Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq.
Q: OPEC
A: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Q: Mt. Everest – location and height
A: On the border of Nepal and China, 29,032 feet tall.
Q: Mt. Kilimanjaro – location
A: Tanzania.
Q: “Black Gold”
A: Oil/petroleum.
Q: Who did India gain independence from
A: United Kingdom.
Q: Tamils and Sinhalese of Sri Lanka
A: Two major ethnic groups that have had conflict in Sri Lanka.
Q: What percentage of China’s population lives on 1/6 of its land (east coast)
A: About 90%.
Q: Landscape of Japan’s interior
A: Mountainous.
Q: Korean War – communist vs. non-communist
A: North Korea was communist and South Korea was non-communist.
Q: 38th Parallel
A: Boundary separating North and South Korea.
Q: What climate zone is used mainly by nomads to graze livestock
A: Steppe.
Q: Pearl Harbor
A: U.S. naval base attacked by Japan in 1941.
Q: Tasmania
A: Island state of Australia.
Q: High islands/Low islands
A: High islands are volcanic and low islands are coral atolls.
Q: What river forms the border between Thailand and Laos
A: Mekong River.
Q: Only country in Southeast Asia without a coastline
A: Laos.
Q: Industrial Revolution – where did it begin
A: United Kingdom.
Q: Countries that make up the United Kingdom (4)
A: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Q: Who conquered England in 1066
A: William the Conqueror.
Q: Russia’s coastline – how many miles
A: About 23,000 miles.
Q: Confluence of White and Blue Nile (city)
A: Khartoum.
Q: Deepest lake in the world
A: Lake Baikal.
Q: Agadir – what is its significance
A: Major port city in Morocco rebuilt after a major earthquake.
Q: Most important economic activity in Africa
A: Agriculture.
Q: Dome of the Rock
A: Important religious shrine in Jerusalem.
Q: Western Wall
A: Sacred Jewish site in Jerusalem.
Q: Mount of Olives
A: Important Christian site in Jerusalem.
Q: Nelson Mandela
A: Anti-apartheid leader and former president of South Africa.
Q: What river forms the border between Russia and China for about 1,000 miles
A: Amur River.
Q: Bangladesh river that provides 50% of its electricity
A: Karnaphuli River.
Q: Anatolia Peninsula
A: Peninsula that makes up most of Turkey.
Q: Dead Sea – location and feet below sea level
A: Between Israel and Jordan, about 1,400 feet below sea level.
Q: Jordan River
A: River flowing into the Dead Sea between Israel and Jordan.
Q: What is Persia now known as
A: Iran.
Q: Nickname for South Asia
A: Indian Subcontinent.
Q: Kashmir Region – location and why disputed
A: Between India, Pakistan, and China; disputed because India and Pakistan both claim it.
Q: Maldives square miles that is land
A: About 115 square miles.
Q: Strait of Hormuz (importance)
A: Major oil shipping route between the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea.
Q: 830 million people follow what religion
A: Hinduism.
Q: What year did India’s population surpass China’s
A: 2023.
Q: What does Japan do to prepare for natural disasters
A: Earthquake drills, strict building codes, and warning systems.
Q: Three Gorges Dam
A: Massive hydroelectric dam on the Yangtze River in China.
Q: Leading producer of rice (country)
A: China.
Q: Why are Japan’s cities so crowded
A: Limited flat land because much of the country is mountainous.
Q: Why is farmland in East Asia limited
A: Mountains, deserts, and harsh climates limit usable land.
Q: Microcredit
A: Small loans given to poor entrepreneurs to start businesses.
Q: Most developed economy in Southeast Asia
A: Singapore.
Q: Antarctica temperature in the summer
A: About 32°F to -20°F.
Q: Ganges Plain
A: Fertile plain in northern India created by the Ganges River and heavily used for farming.
Q: 2 subregions of Southeast Asia
A: Mainland Southeast Asia and Island Southeast Asia.
Q: Smallest continent
A: Australia.
Q: What percentage of Antarctica is an ice cap
A: About 98%.
Q: What idea did the Magna Carta inspire
A: Limited government/rule of law.
Q: Pyrenees Mountains
A: Mountain range between Spain and France.
Q: Climate regions found in Europe
A: Marine west coast, humid continental, Mediterranean, subarctic, tundra, and highland.
Q: Describe Europe’s landmass as a continent
A: A peninsula of peninsulas.
Q: What has severely reduced Russia’s forests
A: Chemical pollution and acid rain.
Q: Africa’s current economic situation
A: Many countries are developing and face poverty, debt, and limited infrastructure.
Q: 2007 total dollar value of Africa’s world exports
A: About $422 billion.
Q: Africa is often known as the ______ continent
A: Plateau continent.
Q: Fertile Crescent
A: Arc-shaped fertile land in Southwest Asia where early civilizations developed.
Q: Irrigation technique invented by Israelis
A: Drip irrigation.
Q: % of the world’s oil reserves in Southwest Asia/Middle East
A: About 60%.
Q: Mountain range separating Afghanistan from Pakistan
A: Hindu Kush.
Q: Cherrapunji
A: Place in India with some of the world’s highest rainfall.
Q: Indus River
A: Major river flowing through Pakistan.
Q: South Asia is home to 27% of the world’s population but only ____% of the world’s land area
A: 3%.
Q: Micronesia
A: Region of small islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Q: Melanesia
A: Pacific region including islands northeast of Australia.
Q: Polynesia
A: Pacific region including Hawaii, New Zealand, and many central Pacific islands.
Q: Strait of Malacca
A: Important shipping route between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Q: Outback/Western Plateau
A: Dry, sparsely populated interior region of Australia.