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Coach Ratliff Geography Study Guide
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9th Grade
06/01/2009

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What is Geography?
Definition
The study of the distribution and interaction oh physical and human features on earth
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In am Command Economy the production of goods and services is determined by...
Definition
Central Government
Term
What causes a population to grow?
Definition
High Birth rate + (Pull Factors)
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What is Infrastructure?
Definition
The basic support system needed to keep and economy going
Term
What mountains separate the Nothern European and West Siberian Plains?
Definition
Ural Mountains
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What is the deepest lake in the world?
Definition
Lake Baikal
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What is Permafrost?
Definition
Permanently frozen ground
Term
How many timezones does Russian and the Republics cover?
Definition
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What is a dry lowland area that includes two large deserts?
Definition
Terran Plain
Term
What is the region that stretches across the Black and Caspian Seas?
Definition
Transcaucasia
Term
What are some problems caused byu Nuclear Waste?
Definition
Threaten people and the environment
Term
What was the Cold War?
Definition
Conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
Term
What source provide Egypt with 95% of its water?
Definition
The Nile
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What is an Aquifer?
Definition
Underground Water Storage
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What causes Desertification?
Definition
Little Rainfall
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What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
Definition
Layed down rules for dividing Africa
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What is a Stateless Society?
Definition
People rely on family leneages to govern themselves
Term
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Definition
Led a long struggle to end apartheid
Term
What disease is often accompanied with AIDS?
Definition
Cholera
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What country did Vasco De Gama sail for and when did it first visit the East African Coast?
Definition
Portugoal : 1497
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3 Direct result of Colonization include...
Definition

-Causes Political Violence

-Causes Ethnic Conflicts

-Destroyed Cultural Boundries

Term
What is the most famous desert in Southwest Asia, also known as the 'Empty Quarter' ?
Definition
Rub Al Khali
Term
What is an Oasis?
Definition
Area in desert where vegitation is found due to available water
Term
What is the purpose of a Refinery?
Definition
Convert the cruil oil into useful products
Term
What is Golan Heights?
Definition
A hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and Sea of Galilce
Term
What is the place of worship for followers Islam?
Definition
Mosque
Term
What does OPEC try to contorl the price of?
Definition
Oil
Term
What is the significance of the Dome Of The Rock?
Definition
Houses the spot where the muslims believe Muhammad rose into heaven
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What is the name of the holiest Jewish site in Jerusalem
Definition
The Western Wall
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What is a Strategic Commodity?
Definition
A resource so important that countries will start wars for it
Term
What is a Stateless Nation?
Definition
A nation that does not have a territory to legally occupy
Term
What is the name of the land  on the western side of the Jordan River?
Definition
West Bank
Term
What is the dominant religion in India?
Definition
Hinduism
Term
What river brings life to its people according to Hinduism?
Definition
The Ganges River
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What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
Definition
Government in which the ruler's are limited by the Government
Term

Who is the founder of Buddhism?

Definition
Siddartha Guatama
Term
What religion does the Caste System originate from?
Definition
Buddhism
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What is Ramadan?
Definition
Fasting for Muslims
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Separation of India and East and West Pakistan is...
Definition
Appartheid
Term
Basic Necessities include...
Definition
Partition
Term
What is Illiteracy?
Definition
The inability to read or write
Term
What is Civil Disobedience and who used it?
Definition
Non-violent Revolts : Gandhi
Term
What territory have India and Pakistan fought several destructive wars over?
Definition
Kashmir
Term
Where is the Three Gorges Dam?
Definition
Chaing Jaing
Term
Where do most Japanese People live?
Definition
3% of the land
Term
What is a Tsunami?
Definition
Gaint wave caused by an underwater earthquake
Term
What is the Ring of Fire?
Definition
Volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Rim
Term
Where did the U.S. government begin bomb tests in 1946?
Definition
Bikini Atoll
Term
Who established the Penal Economy of Sydney, Australia?
Definition
Great Britain : For Prisoners
Term
What is the Outback?
Definition
Unpopulated inland region of Australia
Term
The Philipines are an example of an...
Definition
Archipelago
Term
Why did the U.S. enter the Vietnam War?
Definition
To fight Communism
Term
Who are the Aboriginal people?
Definition
Native Australians
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