World Geography Help!November 2, 2022/in Uncategorized /by Liz Israel’s growing high-tech sector accounts for a large share of which industry? Question 1 options: tourism agriculture transportation service After 1990, nearly 900,000 immigrants went to Israel from Question 2 options: Jordan. Germany. Lebanon. Russia. Which of the following factors does NOT contribute to Turkey’s economy? Question 4 options: manufacturing oil hydroelectric power textiles The Euphrates River is important to the region’s economy because it provides the entire country of Syria with water. Question 5 options: True False The primary export of the Arabian Peninsula is gold. Question 6 options: True False The main factor in the development of agriculture in Mesopotamia was Question 7 options: rich alluvial soils. mountainous terrain. abundant rainfall. fossil fuels. Soon after World War II, armed conflicts broke out among Jewish and Arab ethnic groups in Question 8 options: Lebanon. Israel. Syria. Palestine. Christians of various sects make up about 40 percent of the total population in Question 9 options: Israel. Syria. Lebanon. Jordan. After tectonic forces created a rift valley that separated a plate into two landmasses, the valley filled with water and became the Persian Gulf. Question 10 options: True False Rivers that plunge over escarpments create large waterfalls known as rifts. Question 11 options: True False Why is English the official language in Nigeria? Question 12 options: because English is easier to read and write than many African languages because Yoruba is too difficult for young children to learn because Great Britain still governs Nigeria because of the influence of colonial rule Who does most of the farm work in rural communities in East Africa? Question 13 options: children women men migrant workers What are griots? Question 14 options: expert weavers of kente oral storytellers, singers, and musicians Western musicians, actors, and playwrights women in professions outside the home Which of the following are North Africa’s main export commodities? Question 16 options: barley and wheat cement coal and copper petroleum and oil products Which is NOT an example of how East Africans use the many lakes in the region? Question 18 options: to provide transportation to support agriculture to provide ports to the ocean to make hydroelectric power Which of the following is one of the issues causing Africans to move to urban areas? Question 19 options: decreasing food supplies increasing family size decreasing populations increasing infrastructure The majority of people in East Africa are either Question 20 options: Animist or Christian. Christian or Muslim. Christian or Orthodox. Muslim or Animist. In western Africa, the Harmattan is sometimes considered invigorating because it is humid. Question 21 options: True False Lake Tanganyika most important to Africans because it is a source of food and transportation. Question 22 options: True False What gave rise to Egyptian civilization? Question 23 options: the gold and salt trade the downfall of the Kush river civilization the fertile Nile Valley changes in climate Which of the following is the main reason for Southern Africa’s failure to manage its resources? Question 25 options: difficulty extracting resources poverty international regulations health care Which of the following is a way that Southern Africa became populated? Question 26 options: The Malagasy came from Zimbabwe. The San came from Botswana. The Shona spread from Central Africa. The Bantu came from Madagascar. Leisure activities for those living in poverty in Southern Africa center around Question 27 options: religion. popular culture. music. family. An area where a river, such as the Niger River, slows down and spreads out into smaller channels is a delta. Question 28 options: True False Gold is Equatorial Africa’s most important natural resource. Question 29 options: True False The first Europeans to establish slave and trading posts in Southern Africa were Question 30 options: the Portuguese. the Dutch. the British. the Spanish. An alluvial plain is an area of dry desert land. Question 31 options: True False A 2004 tsunami damaged the fishing industry in Question 32 options: Sri Lanka. Nepal. Maldives. Bhutan. Which of the following is a major problem in urban areas in India? Question 33 options: extended families living together children and others living in slums people and animals living in the same shelter people marrying outside their jati After the Sinhalese people arrived in Sri Lanka, the Tamil people invaded Sri Lanka from Question 35 options: Bhutan. Nepal. Tibet. southern India. In 1948 Sri Lanka, called Ceylon at the time, won independence from which colonial power? Question 36 options: Britain Portugal France Belgium Pakistan and India were formed as two separate states based on Question 37 options: population. government. landforms. religion. The low-lying land along a river, formed mainly by sediment that has been deposited by floodwaters, is a floodplain. Question 38 options: True False The Padma and Jamuna Rivers unite and empty into the Bay of Bengal forming a large delta system. Question 39 options: True False Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka all face the threat of lost farmland due to Question 40 options: damage to aquifers. soil erosion. mudslides. water pollution. What were samurai? Question 41 options: professional warriors government soldiers Japanese rulers military rulers In the 4th century A.D., ruling kingdoms on the Korean Peninsula widely adopted Question 42 options: communism. Buddhism. Confucianism. isolationism. The high population density of modern Japan has led to Question 43 options: efficient public transportation. environmental issues. many poor neighborhoods. urban sprawl. Clans were groups of people connected through family. Question 45 options: True False After resisting attempts by Mongol invaders, Korea became known as the “hermit kingdom” because of its Question 46 options: political principles. bureaucracy. isolation. gunboat diplomacy. Vietnam is Southeast Asia’s largest population center. Question 47 options: True False The Meiji Restoration marks the opening up of Japan to trade with foreign countries. Question 48 options: True False Which of the following products is NOT a main focus of North Korea’s economy today? Question 49 options: military equipment service industry chemicals metal and machinery An emerging market is an economy that is in transition to becoming a stronger market. 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