1. What imaginary lines measure the distance from the Equator? 2. Which Theme of Geography describes the human and physical characteristics of a location ? 3. What is a chain of islands called? 4. What is a thin piece of land that connects two larger land masses? 5. What is the term for half of the Earth? Round #1 - General Knowledge

6. What is a man-made body of water that connects two larger bodies of water? 7. What three things affect climate? 8. Which Theme of Geography describes people, things and ideas going from one place to another? 9. What is a river that flows into a larger river called? 10. What direction do all rivers flow? Round #1 - General Knowledge

1. latitude 2. Place 3. archipelago 4. isthmus 5. hemisphere 6. canal 7. Elevation, distance from the equator, proximity to water 8. Movement 9. tributary 10. ?downhill

1. What is the name for the Europeans that fought to retake Jerusalem from the Muslims? 2. Name the 3 important rivers in the Middle East? 3. What does OPEC stand for? 4. What is the term given to the protest of the Palestinians against Israel? 5. What is the majority religion in Israel? Round #2 - Middle East

6. … 7. … 8. … 9. … 10. … For Questions 6-10, list the Five Pillars of Islam in any order

Round #2 - Middle East 1. Crusaders 2. Nile, Euphrates, & Tigris 3. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 4. Intifada 5. Judaism In any order… 1. Allah is 1 true god 2. Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca 3. Charity 4. Hajj (pilgrimage)to Mecca 5. Fast at Ramadan

Round #3 - India & South Asia 1. How big is India in relation to the US? 2. What river is primarily located in Pakistan? 3. What religion did Asoka promote? 4. What is the term for one’s duty in life? 5. What was Gandhi’s philosophy of satyagraha ?

Round #3 - India & South Asia 6. What bay is to the east of India? 7. What is the most spoken language in India? 8. What is the word for dividing up the land as they did with India and Pakistan? 9. What type of economy does India have? 10. What is a monsoon?

Round #3 - India & South Asia 1. 1/3 2. Indus 3. Buddhism 4. Dharma 5. Civil disobedience (& non-violence) 6. Bay of Bengal 7. Hindi 8. Partition 9. Socialist/Capitalist 10. Seasonal wind

1. What is it called when parts of one culture become part of another? 2. What is a culture within a larger culture called? 3. What two environmental conditions are necessary for a civilization to begin? 4. What is it called when two culture come in conflict? 5. What are things important to a culture? Round #4 - General Knowledge

6. What is a generalization about a group called? 7. What is it called when you believe one group is superior to another? 8. What is it called when you judge another culture by the standards of your own? 9. What is the belief in many gods called? 10. What is it called when a person grows only enough food for his family? Round #4 - General Knowledge

1. diffusion 2. subculture 3. Fresh water and fertile 4. Culture clash 5. values 6. stereotype 7. racism 8. ethnocentrism 9. polytheism 10. Subsistence farming

1. What does OPEC do? 2. Why did the Persian Gulf War begin? 3. Which of the monotheistic religions started most recently? 4. What was the goal of the Ayatollah Khomeini? 5. Who controlled Afghanistan before 9/11? Round #5 - Middle East

6. What is the most common religion in the Middle East? 7. What is the most common language and ethnic group in Iran? 8. Who did Iran fight from ? 9. What is the name of the terrorist group responsible for the attacks on 9/ What were Ataturk’s two main goals for Turkey? Round #5 - Middle East

1. Control oil price 2. Iraq invaded Kuwait 3. Islam 4. Islamic state 5. Taliban 6. Islam 7. Persian 8. Iraq 9. Al Qaeda 10. Modernize and secular

1. What ancient civilization most influenced modern-day Hinduism?? 2. What animal do Hindu people hold most sacred? 3. What was the first effort by the Indians to get rid of the British? 4. Why did Gandhi lead the Salt March? 5. What was India’s Cold War strategy? Round #6 - India & South Asia

6. What profession was Gandhi? 7. What is the 2 nd most common religion in India? 8. What determines your caste? 9. What was an economic goal of Nehru? 10. What was the name of the protest that became a tragedy? Round #6 - India & South Asia

1. Aryan 2. cow 3. Sepoy Rebellion 4. Protest British monopoly on salt 5. Non-alignment but took $ from both 6. lawyer 7. Islam 8. Birth (what your parents are) 9. modernization 10. Amritsar Massacre