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World Geography Final Review
World Geography Final Review
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Geography
8th Grade
05/31/2014

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This empire was once in control of 1/4 of the entire world.
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British Empire
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This current brings a mild climate to Western Europe.
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North Atlantic Current
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As a continent, Europe is the _____ densely populated.
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Most
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This country was divided after World War II.
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Germany
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These countries make up the United Kingdom.
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England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
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This strait separates the Mediterranean from the Atlantic
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Strait of Gibraltar
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This plain is full of fertile farmland and stretches from Europe to Russia
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The European Plain
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27 Countries in Europe joined together to make this.
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The European Union
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The highest mountain in Europe
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Mt. Blanc
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The continent of europe is best described as a giant what?
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Peninsula
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The currency of the European Union
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Euro
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This is a small city that is its own country inside Rome.
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Vatican City
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Vatican City is home to the _____, the head of which religion?
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Pope, Catholic
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This sea seperates Europe from Africa.
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Mediterranean
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This river is the lifeline of Egypt.
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Nile River
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Saddam Hussein was the former leader of which country?
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Iraq
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This wall is the holiest site for followers of Judaism
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Western Wall
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This gulf separates the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt
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The Gulf of Suez
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The lowest point on the earth's surface?
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The Dead Sea
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A government where religious leaders are in charge.
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Theocracy
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The largest oil reserves in the world are here.
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Persian Gulf
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Islamic Place of Worship
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Mosque
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Follower of Islamic Religion
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Muslim
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The Holy Writings in Islam
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Quran
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Islam has how many central pillars?
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5
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The holy city for the 3 major world religions is?
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Jerusalem
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Major oil producer in Africa
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Nigeria
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Largest lake in Africa
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Lake Victoria
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Largest country in Africa
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Algeria
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This was the system of laws that separated black and white South Africans.
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Apartheid
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The two enclaves within South Africa are Lesotho and what?
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Swaziland
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Lesotho's notable natural resource
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Diamonds
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A small part of a country separated from the main part.
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Exclave
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The wealthiest country south of the Sahara
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South Africa
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The highest mountain in Africa
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Kilimanjaro
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Two deserts in southern Africa
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Kalahari, Namib
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Tropical grasslands found in Africa
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Savanna
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A large landmass that is part of, but distinct from, another continent.
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Subcontinent
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Hinduism separated indias society into these groups.
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Castes
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The Taj Mahal is in which country?
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India
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A Hindu spiritual leader
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Guru
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Hindu holy animal
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Cow
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India was once a colony of which empire?
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British Empire
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80% of people in India are this religion.
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Hindu
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United States' biggest ally in the Middle East
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Israel
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Holy River in the Hindu Religion
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Ganges
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The leader of the nonviolent Indian resistance to British Power
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Gandhi
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The major crop of Asia
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Rice
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China claims this as its 23rd province.
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Taiwan
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The Chinese invented this farming to help farm on mountains.
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Terrace Farming
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China is #1 in the world for this.
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Population
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The current leader of North Korea
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Kim Jong Un
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China was long ruled by a series of these?
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Emperors
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A series of emperors from the same family?
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Dynasty
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The longest river in Asia
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Yangtze
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An active volcano just outside of Tokyo
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Mt. Fuji
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The fancy term for an island chain
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Archipelago
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The capital of Vietnam
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Hanoi
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This country in Southeast Asia was once a Spanish Colony
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The Phillipines
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This is a city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula
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Singapore
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Indonesia is an island chain, also called an
Definition
Archipelago
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The main agriculture in Australia is livestock, especially sheep and?
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Cows
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The capital of Australia
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Canberra
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Both Australia and New Zealand were colonies of which empire?
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British Empire
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The earliest people in Australia were?
Definition
Aborigines
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The sea between Australia and New Zealand
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Tasman Sea
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Who owns Antarctica?
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Nobody
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The capital of New Zealand
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Wellington
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Siddhartha Gautama, the first Buddha, was born what?
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A prince
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This is a Jewish coming of age celebration
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A Bar/Bat Mitzvah
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Orthodox, Reform, and Conservative are all sects of what religion?
Definition
Jewish
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The Christian Bible has what two testaments?
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Old and New
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The church of the holy _______ is the most holy site for Christians in Jerusalem.
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Sepulchre
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When praying, Muslims face this city
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Mecca
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The square structure in the center of the holiest Mosque in Mecca
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Kabaa
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The holy month of Ramadan is observed by followers of what?
Definition
Islam
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A religious trip to Mecca is called this
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Hajj
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All gods in Hinduism are believed to be representations of this main god
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Brahman
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A belief in one God is called
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Monotheism
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The Jewish New Year celebration is called this
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Rosh Hashanah
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A belief in many gods is called
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Polytheism
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Shiite and Sunni are sects of this religion
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Islam
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Baptist, Lutheran, Protestant, and Catholic are divisions of this religion
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Christianity
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A spiritual teacher in the Hindu religion
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Guru
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The goal for Buddhists is to reincarnate until one reaches
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Nirvana
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