World Regional Geography Test #2
Questions and Answers
By the 1200s CE, more than 25,000 students attended a university in __________. It
is located at the southern end of the Saharan caravan routes on the Niger River. -
Answer-Timbuktu
The physical boundaries of Southwest Asia and North Africa have contributed to all
but which of the following? - Answer-stable, democratic governments
Why are the names Southwest Asia and North Africa more accurate than "Middle
East"? - Answer-The center of the continent is the reference point
More than any other world region, Southwest Asia and North Africa are noted for -
Answer-dryness
Temperature and rainfall are two of the major factors determining a - Answer-biome
When air descends at the subtropical high-pressure cells, the air - Answer-warms
Subtropical high-pressure cells are located near the - Answer-Tropic of Cancer
The difference between the Sahara, a true desert, and the semi-arid Sahel region to
its south is - Answer-rainfall
The earlier name for a portion of modern-day Iraq is Mesopotamia, which means -
Answer-between the rivers
The major rivers responsible for much of the life and agriculture in Southwest Asia
and North Africa are the Euphrates and - Answer-Nile and Tigris
What are underground conduits for water collection from aquifers in ancient Iran
called? - Answer-qanats
By importing grain rather than growing it, what else are countries importing? -
Answer-virtual water
Around 10,000 BCE, crop agriculture first started in - Answer-The Fertile Crescent
An area where an important idea starts and spreads outward, such as wheat
domestication, is known as a - Answer-hearth
What was the original area for the domestication of corn, tomatoes, and the turkey? -
Answer-Mesoamerica
True or False: Dates, figs, apricots, and olives are typical oasis agriculture. - Answer-
True
Questions and Answers
By the 1200s CE, more than 25,000 students attended a university in __________. It
is located at the southern end of the Saharan caravan routes on the Niger River. -
Answer-Timbuktu
The physical boundaries of Southwest Asia and North Africa have contributed to all
but which of the following? - Answer-stable, democratic governments
Why are the names Southwest Asia and North Africa more accurate than "Middle
East"? - Answer-The center of the continent is the reference point
More than any other world region, Southwest Asia and North Africa are noted for -
Answer-dryness
Temperature and rainfall are two of the major factors determining a - Answer-biome
When air descends at the subtropical high-pressure cells, the air - Answer-warms
Subtropical high-pressure cells are located near the - Answer-Tropic of Cancer
The difference between the Sahara, a true desert, and the semi-arid Sahel region to
its south is - Answer-rainfall
The earlier name for a portion of modern-day Iraq is Mesopotamia, which means -
Answer-between the rivers
The major rivers responsible for much of the life and agriculture in Southwest Asia
and North Africa are the Euphrates and - Answer-Nile and Tigris
What are underground conduits for water collection from aquifers in ancient Iran
called? - Answer-qanats
By importing grain rather than growing it, what else are countries importing? -
Answer-virtual water
Around 10,000 BCE, crop agriculture first started in - Answer-The Fertile Crescent
An area where an important idea starts and spreads outward, such as wheat
domestication, is known as a - Answer-hearth
What was the original area for the domestication of corn, tomatoes, and the turkey? -
Answer-Mesoamerica
True or False: Dates, figs, apricots, and olives are typical oasis agriculture. - Answer-
True
