Definitions & Descriptions: Middle East, Islamic World, Arabian Peninsula & SE Asia, Quizzes of Introduction to Sociology

Download Definitions & Descriptions: Middle East, Islamic World, Arabian Peninsula & SE Asia and more Quizzes Introduction to Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Is the term "Dry world correct when describing this region? DEFINITION 1 Yes, it doesn't rain in the west coast and in the middle of this region, but it does on the east coast.many people live along the watersedge . Nile river, hilly mediterranean, and desert oases. TERM 2 Is the term Middle East accurate for the entire region? DEFINITION 2 No it is not. It should only be applied to one realm and not to NASWA as a whole. it reflects biases of its source the western world TERM 3 What is an "Arab"? DEFINITION 3 A person who speak's Arabic and related languages. TERM 4 Is the term Islamic World accurate for this region? DEFINITION 4 Misleading in that it suggests that there is no islam beyond NASWA's borders, also not entirely muslim, christian minorities survive in all of the regions. its a religious mosaic. TERM 5 What is a culture hearth? DEFINITION 5 The crucibles of civilization, the sources of ideas, innovation and ideologies that transformed regions and realms. TERM 6 Name the 2 towns that are associated with the rise of Islam on the Arabian Peninsula DEFINITION 6 Mecca and Medina TERM 7 Islam is divided into 2 main groups, the ____ and the ____ DEFINITION 7 Shi'ites and Sunnis TERM 8 What are the 2 zones of oil in this region? DEFINITION 8 The most productive area extends from the southern and southeastern part of the arabian peninsula northwestward around the rim of the persian gulf. reaching into iran continuing northward into iraq, syria and southeastern turkey.The second lies across north africa and extends from north-central algeria eastward scross northern Libya to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula TERM 9 What are the 5 most critical chokepoints? DEFINITION 9 Hormuz, oil ships in hereBab el Mandeb (between Yemen and africa)Tiran (between Saudi Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula, isreal uses)Suex (Egypt, man made, red sea and mediterranean)Gibraltar (Spain and Morocco)Turkish has to main ones, Bosphorus and Dardanelles Bosphorus is back sea to Marmara Dardanelles is Marmara to Aegean sea (leads to med. sea) TERM 10 What are the first 5 geographic impacts of oil on the region? DEFINITION 10 LocatingMarketingProductionTransportationSale TERM 21 Iran while primarily persian, has 3 other ethnic regions... DEFINITION 21 BaluchiAzeriKurdish TERM 22 Where are Iran's oilfields located? DEFINITION 22 Western Iran, Abadan is the mail oil export terminal TERM 23 Which 3 countries comprise the Maghreb region? DEFINITION 23 MoroccoAlgeriaTunisia TERM 24 What causes the wet monsoon season? DEFINITION 24 The low pressure system begins to draw in vast volumes of air from over the oceans onto the subcontinent. When the inflow of moist oceanic air reaches critical mass in early june. TERM 25 What are the 3 physiographic Regions of south Asia? DEFINITION 25 Northern MountainsRiver LowlandsSouthern Plateaus TERM 26 What is the dominant language family of india? DEFINITION 26 Indo-European languages TERM 27 What is the dominant language family in the southern portion of india? DEFINITION 27 Dravidian Family TERM 28 The Kashmir region is partitioned between which two countries? DEFINITION 28 India and Pakistan TERM 29 What are the 7 megacities of south asia? DEFINITION 29 Mumbai (middle west of india)Delhi (Middle north of india)Kolkata (middle east of india)Dhaka ( middle bangladesh)Chennai (Southern East of india)Bengaluru (southern middle of india)Karachi (south Pakistan) TERM 30 What are the 7 staple crops of this region? DEFINITION 30 Two are Rice and Wheat TERM 31 Which 2 rivers correlate the areas of high population density shown on fig 8-10 DEFINITION 31 Ganges River (northern east India)Yumuna River (Next to Ganges but little east and south TERM 32 What is demographic burden? DEFINITION 32 The proportion of the population is either too old or too young to be productive and that must be cared for by the productive population. There are low death rates and high birth rates. TERM 33 The country of afghanistan contains no ___ ____ DEFINITION 33 Dominant ethnic majority TERM 34 What is the core subregion of Pakistan DEFINITION 34 Punjab? TERM 35 India is a federation of ____ states and 6 union territories DEFINITION 35 28 states6 union territories TERM 46 Why does China have a gender imbalance? DEFINITION 46 One kid limit, males are more honorful than females118 males to 100 females TERM 47 What is the Hukou system? DEFINITION 47 Based on residency permits that indicate where individuals are from and where they may exercise such rights as education, healthcare and housing. TERM 48 What part of China is the most prosperous? DEFINITION 48 Southern coast near hong kong TERM 49 Note the pattern of GDP DEFINITION 49 Eastern region of china has highest GDP by province where majority of people live TERM 50 Xizang is the new name for... DEFINITION 50 Tibet TERM 51 What is the dominate religion of the Xinjiang region? DEFINITION 51 Islam TERM 52 The korean peninsula is about the size of the state of ____ with a population of 75 million DEFINITION 52 Idaho TERM 53 Describe the regional complementary of the north Korea and south korea DEFINITION 53 The north has raw materials demanded by south korean industries. The south produces food the orth could urgently use. Regional complementarity is precluded by political segregation TERM 54 The 4 main islands of japan (Nippon) are... DEFINITION 54 HonshuHokkaidoShikokuKyushu TERM 55 The 3 main economic regions of japan are DEFINITION 55 Kanto Plain (tokyo)Kansai District (middle of large middle island)Kitakyushu (tip of very bottom island by canal) TERM 56 How has japan become the dominant economic power of East and South Asia? DEFINITION 56 Through military force prior to WWII, and its postwar economic miracle astounded the world-became wealthy through trade, imported raw materials, the accomplished production and processing of high-value added goods and the ability to turn these goods into lucrative exports. TERM 57 What is japans demographic burden? DEFINITION 57 Rapidly aging society projected by 2025 there will be only 2 workers for every retiree. Huge decline in population. Shrinking base of qualified workers threatens the governments capacity to sustain social programs for all. TERM 58 Why are the countries of southeast asia called a buffer zone? DEFINITION 58 Because they are caught between stronger colliding cultural- political forces under persistent stress and often fragmented by aggressive rivals (India china) TERM 59 Why are the countries of southeast asia called a shatterbelt? DEFINITION 59 Because they are caught between stronger, colliding cultural-political forces under persistent stress and often fragmented by aggressive rivals (india and china) TERM 60 The island of borneo is different from the rest of the region because DEFINITION 60 Has no volcanoes and earth tremors TERM 71 Why is Thailand the leading mainland state of southeast asia? DEFINITION 71 Strong participant in the realm's economic development, leads in literacy and life expectancy, largest urban agglomeration in bangkok and is on the verge of becoming a megacity. TERM 72 What are the geographic challenges for Myanmar (Burma) DEFINITION 72 protruded state and primary urban region is quite distant from the outermost rural peripheries TERM 73 Why is malaysia called a fragmented state? DEFINITION 73 One portion lies on a continent and the other on the more islands referred to as west and east malaysia TERM 74 Why is Brunei economically rich? DEFINITION 74 Oil TERM 75 What is singapore's economic function in this region DEFINITION 75 thrived between malay peninsula and the rest of southeast asia, Japan and other emerging economic powers on the asian pacific rim. Crude oil is refined here, raw rubbers, rice, spices, and other foods are processed. Automobiles, machinery and equipment are imported and distributed almost exclusively via singapore. TERM 76 The population of Singapore is made up of... DEFINITION 76 75% chinese13% malay9% south asian TERM 77 Where does indonesia rank in world population? DEFINITION 77 4 TERM 78 Why is the term "Diversity in Unity" applied to indonesia DEFINITION 78 more than 300 discrete ethnic clusters over 250 languages and just about every religion resides there. TERM 79 Which island in indonesia has the most population? (150 million of 251) DEFINITION 79 Java TERM 80 What is the dominant religion of Indonesia? DEFINITION 80 Islam TERM 81 East Timor was a part of which country from 1975-2002 DEFINITION 81 Indonesia TERM 82 The philippines is composed of about how many islands? DEFINITION 82 7000 TERM 83 What is the main religion of the philippines? DEFINITION 83 Roman Catholic TERM 84 In Chinese Mountain DEFINITION 84 Shn TERM 85 Balfour Declaration DEFINITION 85 The Balfour Declaration (dated 2 November 1917) was a letter from the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community, for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland.