World Geography - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. Where did 4 early civilizations begin "The cradle of civilization"?
   Mesopotamia
2. What are the major reasons for conflict in Southwest Asia today?
   Natural resources & Religion
3. What natural resource do many economies rely on?
   Oil
4. What has threatened traditional values by exposing people to Western culture while improving communication?
   Technology
5. What influences politics, economics and regional conflicts in Southwest Asia and North Africa
   Human geography
6. What are North Africa's most valuable natural resources?
   Natural gas & Petroleum
7. Groundwater extraction has increased while forested areas decrease because of what factor?
   Population growth
8. Poor land management creates what two issues?
   Desertification & Salinization
9. What physical feature shapes settlement patterns of the region?
   water
10. What did North Africa provide to the countries that conquered them?
    Food & Trade source
11. Israeli security and Palestinian independence have led to what issue?
    Arab-Israeli conflic
12. What are the Desert ecosystems and oil resources that have played a role in the region's environmental problems referred to as?
    Physical Features
13. What do young people use to identify themselves with in this region?
    Cultural group
14. The dominant ethnic group in Southwest Asia and North Africa
    Arabs
15. What is the natural resource that has played the largest part in the Persian Gulf countries?
    Petroleum
16. Where in Egypt did the earliest civilizations center their development near?
    The Nile
17. What region has petroleum reserves desert terrain with an arrid climate?
    Arabian Peninsula
18. What is the overall political situation of North Africa and Southwest Asia described as by geographers?
    Conflict-ridden
19. What experiences flash floods and sandstorms while also having fertile areas
    The Sahara
20. What are the urban challenges in North Africa and Southwest Asia?
    Pollution, insufficient services and housing
21. What is the regions major economic challenge?
    Oil industry stability
22. What is a steep cliff or slope usually caused by faulting or erosion
    Escarpment
23. The dominant religion in Southwest Asia and North Africa
    Islam
24. What word refers to a fragile relationship?
    Tenuous