1. GEOGRAPHY CRCT REVIEW

2. What letter below correctly matches the countries?
Question # 1:
What letter below correctly matches the countries?
1-Nigeria, 2-Kenya
1-Egypt, 2-DRC
1-Egypt, 2-Nigeria
1-Sudan, 2-Kenya 1 2

3. What physical feature is indicated by number 1?
Question # 2:
What physical feature is indicated by number 1?
Niger River
Congo River
Nile River
Victoria Falls 1

4. What region is best indicated by the blue oval?
Question # 3:
What region is best indicated by the blue oval?
Sahel
Savanna
Sahara
Tropical Rainforest

5. What semi-arid region lies directly south of the Sahara Desert?
Question # 4:
What semi-arid region lies directly south of the Sahara Desert?
Sahel
Savanna
Kalahari Desert
Tropical Rain Forest

6. What is the longest river in the world?
Question # 5:
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
Niger River
Congo River
Amazon River

7. Question # 6:
According to the map to the right, which of the physical regions would you suspect to be in Central Africa?
Sahel
Savanna
Sahara
Tropical Rainforest

8. What is important about the Niger River delta?
Question # 7:
What is important about the Niger River delta?
It has poor farming land
The area frequently faces drought conditions
The area is rich in oil deposits
Very few people make their homes here

9. Question # 8:
Which of the following environmental concerns threatens Central Africa the most?
Desertification
Deforestation
Drought
Overpopulation

10. How would most people living in the Sahara make a living?
Question # 9:
How would most people living in the Sahara make a living?
Selling camel meat and milk
As agricultural workers
As nomads living off the land
As industrial workers

11. Question # 10:
Which of the following ethnic groups has blended African and Arab customs and languages?
Ashanti
Berber
Bantu
Swahili

12. What letter below correctly matches the countries?
Question # 11:
What letter below correctly matches the countries?
1-Israel, 2-Iraq
1-Iran, 2-Iraq
1-Saudi Arabia, 2-Iran
1-Syria, 2-Iraq 2 1

13. Question # 12:
Which numbered body of water was home to U.S. naval ships during the Persian Gulf War? 1 2 3 4 1 4 3 2

14. What two major rivers run through the country of Iraq?
Question # 13:
What two major rivers run through the country of Iraq?
Jordan River and Ganges River
Tigris River and Euphrates River
Tigris River and Suez River
Nile River and the Jordan River

15. Question # 14:
Southwest Asia is very arid and does not have many fresh water sources. As a result, some nations have found a way to remove salt from seawater. What is this process called?
Desalination
Drip Irrigation
Aquifer
Canal construction

16. Question # 15:
Which of the following countries are blessed with an abundance of oil in the Southwest Asia Region?
Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Israel
Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Lebanon
Jordan, Israel, Syria, Lebanon
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia

17. Question # 16:
What large ethnic group located in Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq hope to have their own nation one day?
Persians
Kurds
Palestinians
Arabs

18. Question # 17:
What man-made body of water connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean?
Dead Sea
Jordan River
Suez Canal
Gibraltar Strait

19. What religion would most people in Southwest Asia belong to?
Question # 18:
What religion would most people in Southwest Asia belong to?
Judaism
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
Christianity

20. Question # 19:
Which of these Asian countries are the two most populated in the world?
Japan & China
China & India
Indonesia & Japan
Japan & India

21. Which body of water is labeled as number 2?
Question # 20:
Which body of water is labeled as number 2?
Pacific Ocean
South China Sea
Sea of Japan
Bay of Bengal 3 1 4 2

22. What holy river in India is also highly polluted?
Question # 21:
What holy river in India is also highly polluted?
Yangtze River
Xiang River
Ganges River
Indus River

23. What two majors religions began in India?
Question # 22:
What two majors religions began in India?
Buddhism & Hinduism
Shinto & Hinduism
Islam & Hinduism
Confucianism & Hinduism

24. Question # 23:
What natural resource does China and India use often as a source of energy?
Oil
Coal
Wind Turbines
Nuclear

25. Question # 24:
What physical feature located along the Indian, China, and Nepal border acts as a natural trade barrier?
Hindu Kush Mountains
Gobi Desert
Huang He River
Himalayan Mountains