Geo 135 Exam 4 Questions With
Correct Answers
connectivity related to colonial impacts - ANSWER - colonizers only cared about
their territories, so they built roads that did not connect throughout the entire
continent
- colonizers arbitrarily drew borders and made mismatched decisions
oases - ANSWER fertile places in dry areas where water is found
- small places that are people can live in inhabitable areas
orographic effect - ANSWER the precipitation that occurs when moist air rises
up the side of a mountain
- one side is green/lush and habitable for people
- other side is dry with fast moving air (prone to wildfire)
fossil water - ANSWER old water that is found in subterranean aquifers from
past weather patterns
- finite resource
- EX: in egypt, it used to rain a lot more - this water went into aquifers, but it does
not get recharged
exotic water - ANSWER water that originates in a different area, flows into anew
area, and is used in the new area
desalinization - ANSWER the removal of salt from ocean water
what colonial rule did BRITISH use - ANSWER indirect rule
- preserved some culture
- incorporated local power structure
what colonial rule did FRENCH use - ANSWER acculturation
- encourages adoption of being french
- you dont have to be french but you probably should
- cant get a job unless you speak french
what colonial rule did PORTUGUESE use - ANSWER assimilation
- you are not african, you are portuguese
- social hierarchy
- dehumanizing people
- tore down old infrastructure to show they were in control
, belgian colonial rule - ANSWER extremely exploitative, paternalistic, extracted
resources for personal gain
neocolonialism - ANSWER indirect control of a region
- lack of connectivity
- dependent on former colonizers
-heritage erasure
apartheid - ANSWER asocial policy of racial segregation involving political and
economic and legal discrimination
- in south africa
secularism - ANSWER separation of church and state
- VERY low in africa - causes conflicts
village life - ANSWER - subsistence ag (grow enough to live)
- pastoralism
- significant geographic constraints
- fishing depending on geography
- communal land
- children inherit tiny pieces of land and sell it for commercial ag
desertification - ANSWER the process by which fertile land becomes desert,
typically as a result of drought
- erosion
- ag/plant loss
- aridity increase
aridity - ANSWER dryness
jeddah water crisis - ANSWER very arid conditions, so they created a
desalination plant to turn ocean water into freshwater
- aquifers are used to store this water, but when flooding occurs, septic tank
content comes to the surface
NPP - ANSWER net primary productivity - how fast an ecosystem will recover
from a disturbance
- africa has a LOW NPP
arab league - ANSWER - on the surface, we see cohesiveness and unity
- in reality, there is plenty of conflict, ethnic groups are competing to have
control and push culture onto others
qanat - ANSWER method of locating subterranean aquifers (close to the surface)
and transporting water to area of demand
Correct Answers
connectivity related to colonial impacts - ANSWER - colonizers only cared about
their territories, so they built roads that did not connect throughout the entire
continent
- colonizers arbitrarily drew borders and made mismatched decisions
oases - ANSWER fertile places in dry areas where water is found
- small places that are people can live in inhabitable areas
orographic effect - ANSWER the precipitation that occurs when moist air rises
up the side of a mountain
- one side is green/lush and habitable for people
- other side is dry with fast moving air (prone to wildfire)
fossil water - ANSWER old water that is found in subterranean aquifers from
past weather patterns
- finite resource
- EX: in egypt, it used to rain a lot more - this water went into aquifers, but it does
not get recharged
exotic water - ANSWER water that originates in a different area, flows into anew
area, and is used in the new area
desalinization - ANSWER the removal of salt from ocean water
what colonial rule did BRITISH use - ANSWER indirect rule
- preserved some culture
- incorporated local power structure
what colonial rule did FRENCH use - ANSWER acculturation
- encourages adoption of being french
- you dont have to be french but you probably should
- cant get a job unless you speak french
what colonial rule did PORTUGUESE use - ANSWER assimilation
- you are not african, you are portuguese
- social hierarchy
- dehumanizing people
- tore down old infrastructure to show they were in control
, belgian colonial rule - ANSWER extremely exploitative, paternalistic, extracted
resources for personal gain
neocolonialism - ANSWER indirect control of a region
- lack of connectivity
- dependent on former colonizers
-heritage erasure
apartheid - ANSWER asocial policy of racial segregation involving political and
economic and legal discrimination
- in south africa
secularism - ANSWER separation of church and state
- VERY low in africa - causes conflicts
village life - ANSWER - subsistence ag (grow enough to live)
- pastoralism
- significant geographic constraints
- fishing depending on geography
- communal land
- children inherit tiny pieces of land and sell it for commercial ag
desertification - ANSWER the process by which fertile land becomes desert,
typically as a result of drought
- erosion
- ag/plant loss
- aridity increase
aridity - ANSWER dryness
jeddah water crisis - ANSWER very arid conditions, so they created a
desalination plant to turn ocean water into freshwater
- aquifers are used to store this water, but when flooding occurs, septic tank
content comes to the surface
NPP - ANSWER net primary productivity - how fast an ecosystem will recover
from a disturbance
- africa has a LOW NPP
arab league - ANSWER - on the surface, we see cohesiveness and unity
- in reality, there is plenty of conflict, ethnic groups are competing to have
control and push culture onto others
qanat - ANSWER method of locating subterranean aquifers (close to the surface)
and transporting water to area of demand
