Final Exam Review Lectures 7 16 Assignments 5 10 Participation The exam will consist of multiple choice questions including some T F and matching All of the content in this review may not appear on the exam but I will draw all of my exam material from what I ve given you in this review Please note that on definitions or for more detail in my lectures I always include notes under the slides If you do not see a definition on the slide itself I suggest you check the notes and or your text chapters Lecture 7 The Middle East and North Africa 1 Know what the dominant characteristic of the region s climate is is it arid or humid a Climate is arid 2 Know why highland and coastal areas experience milder temperatures in summer is it the moderating influence of large water bodies Atmospheric conditions this may be T F a Large bodies of water around the climate helps to keep the area milder in the summer and wet in the winter 3 Remember definition of orographic rainfall a Rain or snow that falls when moisture laden air which has blown over warm oceans encounters a landmass especially coastal mountains results in formation of a dry rain shadow region on the inland side of the mountains where sinking air that has lost its moisture becomes drier 4 Remember definition of rain shadow a As the warm air is pushed higher it becomes cooler and loses its moisture By the time the air starts to go down the other side of the mountain there is no moisture so a desert is formed 5 Know definition of dry farming a Allows cultivation of crops without irrigation in regions of limited moisture 6 Know which desert is the hottest place on Earth consistently T F or multiple choice a Dasht e Lut Desert Emptiness desert 7 Know definition of carbon market a System in which countries and companies are required to reduce emissions and can earn so called carbon credits toward meeting their reduction obligations by investing in reducing emissions in developing countries that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol agreement to receive payments as incentives for investments in climate friendly projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions 8 Know which three tectonic plates interact with each other in this world region multiple choice a African Eurasian and Arabian tectonic plates 9 Know the three mountain ranges that dominate the region also know which are the highest Multiple choice and T F a Taurus and Anti Taurus mountains highest Atlas Mountains and Asir Mountains 10 Know what the two freshwater river systems in this region are a Nile River and Tigris Euphrates Rivers 11 Know definitions of oases and water mining a Oases Fertile places in the desert exist where land erosion and a high water table have enabled underground water to percolate to the surface b Water mining holes are drilled in the ground at the foothills of a mountain or hill to 12 Bonus point will be given for being able to identify at least one alternate name for tap local groundwater water mining if given options a Gravity system 13 Know definition of desalinization a process that converts salt water into drinking water 14 Know what of the world s oil reserves are located in this region a 60 15 Know definitions of desertification and afforestation a Desertification process by which arid and semi arid lands become degraded and less productive leading to desert like conditions b Afforestation planting seeds in areas that forest did not exist on before Lecture 8 The Middle East and North Africa 1 Know definition of Fertile Crescent and be able to identify it if given a map or diagram 2 Know the name of the world s first oldest city as given in the lecture text T F or multiple choice a Fertile Crescent region arching across the northern part of the Syrian Desert and extending from the Nile Valley to the Mesopotamian Basin in the depression between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers 3 Know the time period the agricultural revolution occurred in was it 10 000 years ago or 50 000 a 10 000 12 000 years ago 4 Know and be able to distinguish between them if given options the dates that the three religions arose did Christianity originate 1 500 years ago or did Islam or Judaism found in lecture and text a Christianity 2 000 years ago Islam 1 300 years ago Judaism 3 500 years ago 5 Know definition of mandates in a mandate system a Mandates areas administered by a European power 6 Know definition of import substitution policies a Import substitution policies process by which domestic producers provide goods or services that were formerly bought from foreign producers 7 Know definition of petrodollars a Revenue generated by the sale of oil 8 Know that exclusive dependence on oil production makes state economies more vulnerable to changes T F a True 9 Know which four countries make up the Eastern Mediterranean Crescent lecture text a Egypt Lebanon Israel Turkey 10 Know which four countries make up the Maghreb a Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya 11 Know that it is generally agreed that most of the present conflicts in the region MENA Middle East and North Africa stem from the colonial period T F a True 12 Know what the Kurdish conflict is about I may give a description of the conflict and have you select the correct group or event multiple choice a Kurdish have been struggling with Turkish for control over their shared Kurdish mountain region also struggling with Iraqi and Iranian governments for greater regional autonomy 13 Know definition of Janjaweed a Janjaweed militia of African Arabs recruited by Sudan government for campaign of ethnic cleansing 14 Know definition of Zionism a Zionism movement whose chief objective has been the establishment of a legally recognized home in Palestine for the Jewish people 15 Know what the Balfour Declaration was and what year it was created a Balfour Declaration 1917 British mandate that required the establishment of a 16 Know that the First Arab Israeli War broke out in response to the Balfour Declaration T Jewish national homeland F a True 17 Know definitions of intifada and Hamas Intifada violent uprising against Israeli occupation in the Occupied Territories a b Hamas the Islamic Palestinian part founded in 1987 that largely governs the Gaza strip and whom the Israeli government refuses to recognize or negotiate with a Hezbollah a political and military organization based in Lebanon in which some members are part of militias with a main goal of destroying the state of Israel 18 Know what Hezbollah is Lecture 9 Sub Saharan Africa 1 Know