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29 Cards in this Set
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What is one ways that people adapt to semi arid climate of jodhpur |
They use drip irrigation |
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Because pune India lies in the rain shadow it's people have learned to live with |
Frequent droughts |
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What part of Earth is most likely to be changed by a physical process |
Earth's crust |
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Which of the layers of Earth is full of a liquid rock called magma |
Earth's mantle |
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What is the main cause of earthquakes |
The movement of tectonic plates |
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Flooding often ads a fresh layer of soil to a floodplain which term best describes this process |
Deposition |
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What is a statement that best describes oil distribution across the countries of Southwest Asia |
Some countries have far more oil than others |
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What do countries United States Kuwait South Korea Saudi Arabia Japan United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Germany have in common |
They all export or import oil |
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A Southwest Asian country that spends most of its oil earnings on education and Health Care is most likely to have what |
A high HDI rating |
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Which of these is a major goal of the organization of petroleum exporting countries OPEC |
To keep oil prices steady |
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What is the source of the Blue Nile |
Lake Tana in Ethiopia |
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What is an aspect of life in Egypt that depends on the water stored in Lake Nasser |
Perennial irrigation |
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What created a barrier to River travel on the Nile in ancient times |
Cataracts |
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What was Egypt's main reason for building the Aswan High Dam |
To develop the rivers hydroelectric potential |
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What is the main similarity between the house and funny people of Northern Nigeria |
Both groups are Muslim |
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Although many Europe and dialects are spoken in Nigeria the Yoruba belong to one |
Linguistic group |
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Which ethnic group was rewarded by the British for their willingness to cooperate with their colonial rulers |
Igbo |
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Which of these is the most important economic activity in the Nile River delta |
Oil production |
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Which term refers to an important country whose people mostly share a common identity |
Nation state |
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What is a feeling of pride and loyalty towards one's country called |
Nationalism |
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Which of these is an example of a failed state |
The Soviet Union |
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What is the major difference between the Sahara and the Sahel |
The Sahel receives more rainfall |
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What is the main reason pastoral nomads move from place to place |
To find fresh pressed her for their herds |
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What is not a major cause of deforestation |
Shifting agriculture |
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What is most threatened by desertification |
Marginal lands |
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What is the main cause of shrinking of the Aral Sea |
The increased use of rivers flowing into the sea for irrigation |
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What is most likely to be the result of environmental degradation |
Loss of biodiversity |
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Which crop has contributed most to the creation of new desert in the Aral Sea region |
Cotton |
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What can Farmers living around the are ses do to help repair the environmental degradation of the sea itself |
Plant less thirsty crops |
