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Geography
8th Grade
04/11/2010

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3 largest countries
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Algeria, Libya, Saudi Arabia
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3 most populated countries
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Egypt, Iran, Turkey
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the middle east and north africa were dominated by who?
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the Ottoman Empire
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when did the Ottoman Empire colapse?
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after WW2
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during the 1948 war, Isreal defends against who?
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Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq
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when Isreal takes more palestinian land, it looses what?
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the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
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what is a large minority ethnic group with no country of their own?
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Kurds
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where are most Kurds?
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northern Iraq
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Wealthiest countries in Northern Africa?
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United Arab Emirates, Kuwaitm Gaza Strip, Saudi Arabia
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examples of eco-activity:
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Oil Drilling, Agriculture, Pastoralismb(raising livestock)
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countries depend on:
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tourism
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2 countries dependent on mainly Agriculture
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Turkey and Syria
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2 countries mainly dependent on Pasteralism (livestock raising)
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Oman and Yemen
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2 countries mainly dependent on Foreign Aid
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Jordan and Bebanon
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what does OPEC stand for?
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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when was OPEC founded?
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1960
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who are the founders of OPEC?
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Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela
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where is the headquarters to OPEC?
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Vienna and Austria
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Africa's Climate:
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the closer to the equator, the hotter it gets
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name the 4 major rivers in Africa:
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Nile, Congo, Zambezi, Niger Rivers
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name the 3 major Lakes in Africa:
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Victoria, Tanganyika, and Nyasa Lakes
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what is the 2nd largest lake in africa?
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Lake Tanganyika
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where does the Zambezi River empty into?
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Indian Ocean
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what river has a lot of waterfalls?
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the congo river
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what is the Congo river used for?
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trade
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where does the Zambezi river supply hydropower?
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Zambia and Zimbabwe
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what does the Niger river provide?
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drinking, irrigation and transportation
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what countries contain Lake Victoria?
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Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania
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which lake has the largest amount of fish species than any other lake?
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Lake Nyasa
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what is on the coasts of Africa?
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escarpments
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Name the 2 deserts of Southern Africa
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Namib and Kalahari
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Namib:
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oldest and driest deserts on Earth (its own nature reserve)
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second largest desert in the world:
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Kalahari
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who are the 'bushmen'?
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first inhabitants of South Africa
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where is the Serengeti Plains
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Tanzania and Kenya
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where is Mount Kilimanjaro
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Tanzania
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an active volcano in Southern Africa
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Mount Kilimanjaro
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how was the Great Rift Valley created?
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by tectonic 'rifting' of African plate
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what % of deserts are Africa's land?
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40%
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where are the Atlas Mountains?
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Northwest Africa
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where are the Drakensberg Mountains?
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South East
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Swahili
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mixture of Bantu and Arabic languages spoken in east Africa
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