1- What mountain chain separates India from China and covers the entire country of Nepal? The Himalayan Mountains
2- What is a command economy? The government makes ALL decisions and determines the price of goods
3- What is the difference between a parliamentary democracy and a dictatorship? In a dictatorship, the people hold no power and in a parliamentary democracy, the people elect a President or Prime Minister.
4- What is reincarnation? The belief that one lives their life over and over until they reach Nirvana or Bliss
5- What is an oligarchy? Give an example A government run by the military..Taliban
6- What is OPEC? The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
7- How is Iran’s government different than Saudi Arabia’s? Iran has a religious leader and Saudi Arabia has kings in a monarchy
8- Where is Saudi Arabia, name the countries that border it? Saudi Arabia is in the Middle East..Oman, Yeman, Iraq, Jordan, UAE, Kuwait
9- How would deforestation affect the people in that region that is experiencing it?
10- What are the negative impacts of the one child policy in China? Too many boys, not enough girls to marry, girls being kidnapped
11- Why is Northern China sparsely populated? MOUNTAINS and cold, rocky terrain
12- Where is the Huang He River located? China also called the Yellow River
13- What are the negatives of living along the Nile or Ganges Rivers? Flooding and pollution
14- When did the Holocaust, Zionism, Camp David Accords, and the Law of Return each take place? Holocaust-1940’s, Camp David Accords-1979, Zionism 1500’s. Law of Return 1800’s-1900’s
15- What is the difference between a religious group and an ethnic group? Religious groups share a common religion or belief…An ethnic group are people who share same dress, language, location, appearance, food…
16- Why did the United States invade Iraq in 2003? To find weapons of Mass destruction and Saddam Hussein
17- How does the economy of China differ from the economy of Japan? Not yet covered..
18- What is an ethnic group give an example. people who share same dress, language, location, appearance, food…Jamaicans/French/African/Puerto Ricans/Italians
19- Why are the monsoons needed in Southern Asia? Farming and fertile soil
20- What ideas did Siddhartha Gautama take from Hinduism? Karma and Reincarnation
21- How has China tried to deal with having over a billion people within its country? ONE CHILD POLICY
22- What are the characteristics of a developing nation versus a developed nation?
23- How does literacy rate affect a countries development?
24- After which war did the Ottoman Empire come to an end? World War II..They chose the losing side of Germany
25- How was Japan able to rebound from the destruction and defeat they suffered in World War II? 26- How are Sunni and Shi’a Muslims different? Beliefs over who should be the successor to Muhammad. Research to find out who supports each side.
27- Why did the US invade Afghanistan? After 9/11 US invaded to find Osama bin Laden and Al Queda
28- Explain market economy. This type economy is often referred to as capitalist because it is driven by supply and demand
29- Why would the United States most likely place an embargo against North Korea? North Korea is Communist and the US could stop trade due to political differences
30- How was Korea divided after WWII? 38th Parallel..
31- Why did the people of Asia want independence from colonial powers?
32- Why was the Palestinian Liberation Organization formed? To reclaim Arab land from Israel and break up the country of Israel
33- Seasonal weather patterns determine when Pakistani farmers will receive adequate rainfall to grow crops. At what time of year might they expect to receive this much-needed water? Monsoon season..Look at your notes for time of year
34- Countries in what region export the most oil worldwide? Middle East
35- Why is Israel constantly fighting with its neighbors? Over land and religion. Everyone believes the land is theirs
36- Why have the Tigris and Euphrates rivers caused conflict? Dams along the river limit the water supply..Countries in conflict
37- How does drought affect farmers? No water=no crops
38- How would the Ganges River help promote trade? Transportation
39- How does Confucianism differ from Hinduism? Confucianism is a not a religion, but a belief or set of rules to be a good person and has no gods..Hinduism is a religion and a set of gods
40- Where is the Three Gorges Dam? China
41- What are the benefits to investing in human capital? Better workers=better quality or quantity of work, meaning MORE $$$
42- Where is the Ganges River located? India
43- How would lack of natural resources negatively impact a country’s economic growth?
44- What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?
45- Why have the Japanese invested so much into technology? Not on the test..Not yet covered
46- Why would some of the most polluted cities be located in India and China? Air pollution and water pollution is a big threat
47- Why did the US join the Persian Gulf War? Iraq invaded Kuwait and Kuwait asked the US for help