1. #1 – Settled by Vikings…Conquered by Mongols…Leaders from Moscow formed a monarchy that expanded through Asia…Ruled by Communists after World War I…Currently a democracy moving towards more government control #2 – It has many natural resources which has led to more industry and trade

2. #3 – The Ural Mountains #4 – The government decides what and how much to produce. #5 – An accident involving nuclear energy has led to long-term environmental and health consequences

3. #6 – Climate, distance and terrain #7 – Drought, Disease & famine, Political instability #8 – Formal region #9 – Suez Canal

4. #10 – Water sources, Climatic conditions, and Transportation routes #11 – It considers democracy better for the people of the region than their current styles of government #12 – One god…set of commandments…laws for proper behavior…A messiah is yet to come…The Sabbath

5. #13 – Process of turning salt water into fresh water #14 – The sacred text of Islam #15 – Primary Activity #16 – The African Slave Trade

6. #17 – Tectonic forces #18 – Subsistence farming #19 – the Sahara Desert #20 – South Africa

7. #21 – Lithosphere #22 – the Himalayan Mountains #23 – Summer monsoons bring heavy rain. Winter monsoons bring dry weather #24 – Caste System

8. #25 – Air and water pollution has gotten worse #26 – the Ganges River #27 – pollution #28 – earthquakes and volcanoes

9. #29 – the result of weathering on matter, created by the action of wind, water, ice, or gravity #30 – controls all major aspects of the economy #31 – cultural convergence

10. #32 – Large portions of western China have a dry, rough terrain. Therefore, most of the farms are in the east. #33 – Free-market consumer demand #34 – Buddhism and Islam #35 – The market is primarily controlled by supply and demand

11. #36 – Singapore #37 – Humans modifying the environment #38 – The earliest settlers likely came from Southeast Asia and sailed to the region

12. #39 – Indigenous Australians were hunter-gatherers. Arriving colonists steadily converted rural lands to farming and ranching #40 – The Pacific Ocean #41 – the Outback #42 – Man-made borders

13. #43 – Large portions of the interior have a dry, rugged terrain #44 – Population increase among European colonists pushed many original settlements from the coast to the interior