Bellringer
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What are two negatives from nuclear fallout? (Page 156)
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I will collect your maps BEFORE your Map Quiz. The
following items are choices on your Map Quiz:
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Kazakhstan
Qatar
Yemen
Caspian Sea
Euphrates River
Persian Gulf
Armenia
Israel
Strait of Hormuz
Jordan
Red Sea
Black Sea
Turkey
- Iraq
- Oman
- Syria
- Tigris River
- Georgia
- Irtysh River
- Iran
- Azerbaijan
- Lake Balkhash
- Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan
- Aral Sea
- Turkmenistan
After I Collect Your Map Quiz
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Continue working on your Chapter 6-4 Just The
Facts and put them in the tray (Due at the end of
the day)
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Get your Chapter 5 & 6 Notes in the correct
order, stapled, with your name on them to turn in
tomorrow before your test:
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Chapter 5-1 (This one goes on top)
Chapter 5-3 (G. O.)
Chapter 6-2 (G. O.)
Chapter 6-3 (G. O.)
Chapter 6-5
Get out a blank sheet of paper, numbered
1through 30, Chapter 5 & 6 Pretest at the top,
name, date, and period
Chapter 6-4 Review Questions
1.
What is Mecca?
City in Saudi Arabia that Muslims regard as holy
2.
What are some changes that occurred
in Saudi Arabia as the country grew
wealthy from oil?
Cities became modernized, people grew wealthy,
school system expanded and improved
3.
What happens in Saudi Arabia when oil
prices go up?
New construction take place rapidly
Chapter 6-4 Review Questions
4.
What happens in Saudi Arabia when oil
prices go down?
Entire economy suffer and building projects stop
5.
Why do many Saudi leaders think their
country depends too much on oil?
Economy would be more stable if it had other exports
to rely on
6.
How do Saudi Arabians keep a
traditional Muslim way of life?
Nation’s religious leaders decide whether certain
customs and invention interfere with Muslim values
(alcohol, night clubs, and movie theaters are banned)
Chapter 6-5 Review Questions
1.
What is Semey?
City with environmental problems from nuclear testing
2.
What is the Aral Sea?
Shrinking sea because of over irrigation
3.
What are some of the differences between
Kazaks and Russians in Kazakstan?
Different religions, lifestyles, and languages
4.
What strengths does Kazakstan have in
solving its major problems?
Can use the money from their natural resources to clean
up the environment
Bellringer
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What are two facts you have learned in
Chapter 6?
◦ Must be FACTS (more than one word!)
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Put your Chapter 5 & 6 Notes in the tray
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Get out an old Scantron if you have one
Chapter 5 & 6 Test Review
1.
About 40 million years ago, the Indian
subcontinent collided with Asia and
formed the
A.
B.
C.
D.
Bay of Bengal
Indus River
Himalayas
Arabian peninsula
2.
What is one important achievement of
the ancient Mesopotamian civilization?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Settlements in the New World
Invention of the sailboat
Trade with China
The discovery of gold
3.
The single most important factor that
affects the climate of South Asia is
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Himalayas
The monsoons
The Ghat Mountains
The Bay of Bengal
4.
Why did the sea trade aid in the decline
of the Silk Road?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Silk Road was in disrepair
Sea routes were faster
Distances were shorter over sea
More goods could be carried in caravans
5.
In order to grow crops in the dry
regions of Central Asia, people
A.
B.
C.
D.
Export food
Irrigate their land
Import special plants
Plant a variety of crops
6.
In the 1800s, which foreign power gained
control of Central Asia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
England
France
Russia
The United States
7.
What is the best description of the
climates in Southwest Asia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Very dry
Mild all year
Given to climate extremes
Very rainy
8.
Which European nation took control of
South Asia, including India?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Spain
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
9.
What are the main physical features of
Central Asia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lakes and river valleys
Tropical rain forests
Highlands, deserts, steppes
Rolling hills and rivers
10.
The Silk Road influenced the culture of
the people of Central Asia by bringing
them into contact with people from
A.
B.
C.
D.
East Asia, Southwest Asia, and Europe
Africa
North America
South America
11.
The largest country in Central Asia is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Afghanistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
12.
Which Southwest Asian people
produced a system of written laws and
irrigated their fields?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
Syrians
Chinese
13.
The largest oil-producing region in the
world is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Central Asia
Africa
Southwest Asia
East Asia
14.
Why did Jews from around the world
begin to move to Palestine in the late
1800s?
A. The Arabs living there wanted help in
developing a modern state
B. There were many high-paying jobs available
C. They wanted to return to their historical
homeland
D. No one lived there, so the land was free
15.
Which body of water forms Southwest
Asia’s western border?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Black Sea
The Caspian Sea
The Red Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
16.
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have
their beginnings in
A.
B.
C.
D.
Central Asia
Egypt
China
Southwest Asia
17.
Why is the Rub’ al-Khali an important
landform of the Arabian peninsula?
A. It is the largest highland area in the region
B. It is the largest all-sand desert in the world
C. It is the highest mountain range in the
region
D. It is the narrowest cultural plain in the
world
18.
Which sea is currently shrinking due to
the extreme use of irrigation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Aral Sea
Mediterranean Sea
19.
Tensions between Arabs and Jews started
because of
A. Jewish settlement in Palestine following
World War II
B. The unification of Palestine
C. Arab settlement in Palestine after World
War I
D. The migration of Jews from Palestine to
Europe
20.
Which country formed a communist
government in Kazakstan?
A.
B.
C.
D.
China
The Soviet Union
Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan
21.
Which statement best describes the
ethnic groups living in Central Asia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Kazaks are the only ethnic group
There are many ethnic groups
There are no Russians living there
Only Uzbeks and Turkmen live there
22.
The traditional values of Islam forbid
A.
B.
C.
D.
T.V.’s
Books
Hotels
Movie theaters
23.
Where does more than 90% of Israel’s
population live?
A.
B.
C.
D.
In cities
In moshavim
In kibbutzim
In settlements in the occupied territories
24.
The capital of Israel is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Haifa
Gaza
25.
Which landform makes up the southern
half of Israel?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Negev Desert
The Jordan River
Galilee
The Dead Sea
26.
Where does Israel get much of the
water it uses for irrigation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lake Hula
The Mediterranean Sea
The Sea of Galilee
The Dead Sea
27.
The country that exports more
petroleum than any other country on
Earth is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan
Syria
28.
More movies are produced in ____ than
in any other country
A.
B.
C.
D.
Israel
India
Canada
The United States
29.
Despite changes in Saudi Arabia, men and
women are usually
A.
B.
C.
D.
Separate
In the same schools
In competition for jobs
Together
30.
One serious problem facing Kazakhstan
today that can be traced to Soviet rule is
A. Radiation poisoning caused by nuclear
fallout
B. The overproduction of cotton plants
C. The flooding of the Aral Sea
D. The lack of natural resources
Other Items to Know!
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Be sure to study Section Review
Questions at the end of each section
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Be sure to study the maps at the end of
Chapters 5 & 6