Category: Geography

Start of Earth 4-5bya1st event Pangea (1 Land Mass) 225mya2nd event Pangea Splits into 2 180mya3rd event N. Laurasia, S. Gonwandaland 180mya3rd event Almost PCP (Present Continent Placement) 65mya4th event Dinosaurs become extinct 65mya4th event Mammals radiate, survive, and reproduce 65mya4th event Australopithecines, proven by fossils found in Africa 4mya5th event Lucy, bipedal full female […]

Archipelago a large group of islands Oasis a small fertile area surrounded by desert Atoll a ring like coral island and reef that nearly or entirely encloses a lagoon Strait a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water Gulf a large area of sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, especially a long landlocked […]

Yahweh Jewish name for the one god. Allah Islamic name for the one god. Monotheism Belief in one god. Polytheism Belief in more than one god. Semitic Originating in the Middle East. Bible Christian holy book. Torah Jewish holy book. Koran or Quaran Islamic holy book. Church or Cathedral Christian place of worship. Synagogue or […]

  [image]   Ma, president of taiwan (republic of china) [image] Karzai, president of Afghanistan [image] Wen Jiabao, premiere of China [image] Zardari, president of pakistan [image] king abdullah of saudi arabia [image] Hosni Mubarak, president of Egypt [image] Recep Tayyip; president of Turkey [image][image] Bambang, president of Indonesia [image] Netanyahu; Israeli prime minister [image] Ahmadinejad,president […]

Red Sea What landscape feature as that which separates the the African continent and Southwest Asia is formed when two crustal plates spread apart? Nile, Tigris, Euphrates Name the 3 principal rivers in North Africa/Southwest Asia, all of which attracted human settlement for thousands of years Christianity; Judaism Islam is considered to be an outgrowth […]

What is the “DMZ”? Why was it created “de-militarized zone”. 155 mile-wide, unguarded, uninhabited area. What is remarkable about the photo of Korean peninsula at night? There are no lights in North Korea (poor nation, can’t afford electricity) What is population density? Usually a number of people per square km or mile How does population […]

pandemic an epidemic of infectious disease that spreads through human populations across a large region microcredit the lending of small sums to poor people to set up or expand small business Monroe Doctrine US policy to reduce the colonization of the Americas by European nations; stated that colonization was seen as an act of aggression […]

  Chokepoint narrow passageway on land or water that can be easily closed off Suez Canal between the red and mediterranean seas, controlled by Egypt Middle Eastern countries that have access to fresh water Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Egypt Desalinization the process of filtering the salt out of sea water, very expensive Middle Eastern countries […]

What are the three major physical features of Anglo America Rocky Mountains, Mississippi River, Application Mountains What are the two major Climate Regions of Anglo America If you live in the east you have rain and humidity if you live in the west you get dry areas what was the first attraction to Americawhat were […]

Formation of the Caucasus Asian continents plowed Tian Shan mountains Kazakhstan and Siberia Cause of Dryness in Central Asia Really far from any ocean – lack of moisture causes dryness Permafrost Soil at or below the freezing point – essentially uninhabitable land Silk Road Central Asian crucial trade route that produced domesticated animals(horses) and crops(apples) […]