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