GEOG 201: Exam 2

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European interactions: stage 1	Age of exploration (Portuguese; Dutch)
Berlin conference	European powers decide borders; mostly French
Independent Nations before WW2	Egypt, Ethiopia, Liberia, and South Africa
Regions of Africa	West Africa, Equatorial Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa, and North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is all regions except?	North Africa
Country w/ largest population	Nigeria (7th largest in the world)
Capital of Nigeria	Abuja
Capital of Tanzania	Dodoma
Nigeria is in which region of Africa?	West Africa
Newest Country in Africa	South Sudan
Three countries that may be in Equatorial or East Africa	South Sudan, Rowanda, and Burundi
Which region includes Tanzania?	East Africa
Which Region includes Ethiopia?	East Africa
Capital of Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
Political Capital of Africa	Addis Ababa
How many provinces are in South Africa?	Nine
How many languages are spoken in South Africa?	Eleven
Another name for Southwest Asia and North Africa	Middle East
Western/Abrahamic Religions	Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Five Pillars of Islam	1. Profession of Faith2. Daily prayer 3. Giving of alms-charity 4. Ramadan fasting 5. Hajj-pilgrimage to Mecca
Great Desert Realm	Sahara Desert, Arabian Peninsula, Syrian Desert & Empty Quarter, and Central Asia
How many of the known Oil reserves are in the Middle East?	2/3
OPEC stands for	Organizations of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC was founded in?	1960
OPEC headquarters are in?	Vienna
How many territorial states are in the Arab World?	22
How many speakers are in the Arab World?	290 - 420 million
Regions of Arabia	Malghreb, Nile, Middle East/ Levant, Arabian Peninsula/ Persian Gulf
Majority of Arabic speakers live in?	North Africa
UAE stands for?	United Arab Emirates
Capital of Egypt?	Cairo