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Asia/ Russia
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Geography
8th Grade
04/11/2010

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3 richest countries of Asia
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Russia, Kazakhastan and Turkmenistan
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3 most populated countries of Asia
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Russia, Kazakhastan and Uzbekistan
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Mountain Range that divides Europe and Asia
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Ural Mountains
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russian river that flows north to Arctic Ocean
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Ob River
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Border between Russia and China
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Amur River
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Deepest fresh water lake
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Lake Baikal
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Largest Lake in the world
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Caspian Sea
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central asia sea is shrinking from
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desertification and irrigation
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what central asian sea is shrinking from desertification
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Aral
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strait that connectes Pacific Ocean to Arctic Ocean
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Bering Strait
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the 'Sleeping Land'
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Siberia
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large region of cold vegetation
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Tundra
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permanently frozen land
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permafrost
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a coniferious forest that makes up parts of russia
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Taiga
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rich soil in russia?
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Chernozem
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zones of russia
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railroad that connects Russia and China
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tran-siberian railway
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why cant russia access resources
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limited transportation, cold climate, and vastness to travel across
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main crop of russia
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cotton
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predominant religion in russia is
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Russian Orthodox Church
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a governmental structure of Russia
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Kremlin
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what is a Samovar?
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a russian tea pot
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homes for nomads in Northern Russia
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yurts
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what city controls the Bosporus Strait
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Istanbul, Turkey
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what mountains are on the border of Iran and Iraq?
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Zagros
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what is the source of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
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Taurus mountains
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most popular language of Middle East
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Arab
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most popular religion of the Middle East
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Muslim
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what religion is the wailing wall?
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Judaism
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what religion is the Church of Holy Sepulcher
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Christianity
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what religion is the Dome of the Rock
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Islam
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capitol of Iraq
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Baghdad
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capitol of Iran
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Tehran
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capitol of Egypt
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Cairo
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praying tower on a mosque
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Minaret
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name 4 religious structures
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St. Basils, Moscow
St. Peter Basilica, France
Red Square
Mosques, Turkey
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name a coastal desert
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atacama desert on the coast of northern Chilie
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where can you find Chernozem?
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Russia/ Siberia/ Taiga and North European Plain/ Europe
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NATO's importance
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organization against communism
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name the three non-arab countries
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Turkey, Iran, Isreal
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what language is spoken in Turkey
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Turkish
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what language is spoken in Iran
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Farsi
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what language is spoken in Isreal
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Hebrew
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name the 3 major world religions
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christianity, judaism and islam
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where is the Fertile Crescent?
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between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers
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what is the Haiga Sophia
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a former Greek Orthodox Church converted to a mosque, now a mueseum in Istanbul Turkey
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captiol of Isreal
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Jeruselum
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where is the Kabba Temple
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Mecca
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what is the use for Mosques?
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islamic worship
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what are Basaars?
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Open air markets
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what are Suq
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market places (arab) bargaining allowed
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what is a Angkor Wat?
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a hinu temple in Cambodia
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what is a Pagoda?
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architectural style of Asia
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what is a popular product from Asia?
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silk rugs
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where is Batik Fabric made?
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India
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represents an idea without pronunciation
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Ideograms
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examples of jewels mined in Asia:
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Saphires and Rubies
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