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  1. 5. Which system of writing was primarily used in the languages of Hindi, Sanskrit, and Nepali?
  2. 8. Because the governments of Northern European countries fund programs that benefit all residents, they are known as
  3. 13. Which of the following climates in the Eastern Mediterranean supports the growth of citrus fruits, olives, apples, apricots, and grapes?
  4. 15. Today the majority of people living in Iraq are
  5. 16. Which term refers to an area where the ocean tide meets a river current?
  6. 18. The Patagonia desert in _____ lies in the rain shadow of the Andes.
  7. 19. In the 1600s, _____ became Brazil's main export and Portugal's greatest source of wealth.
  8. 20. In Nepal's highlands, farmers use every available inch of arable land on the steep slopes in a practice known as
  9. 22. Which philosopher died after being convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens in 399 BCE?
  10. 24. Which of the following terms describes the sediment load of yellowish-brown topsoil carried by the Huang He River?
Down
  1. 1. Due to the location and landforms of Maldives, the primary economic activities there are tourism and
  2. 2. The indigenous people of North Africa before the Arab invasions are known as the
  3. 3. Bhutan's religious and political power was consolidated by a Tibetan
  4. 4. Chile is the world's leading exporter of _____.
  5. 5. In ancient times, China was ruled by
  6. 6. Which of the following rivers is the longest in Europe?
  7. 7. Who is the wife of Thor?
  8. 9. What is the major ethnic group in China?
  9. 10. The second-longest river in Europe is the
  10. 11. The nation called Ceylon by British colonizers became known in the postcolonial period as
  11. 12. Bhutan's most valuable export is
  12. 14. Which of the following landlocked countries lies entirely on the Northern European Plain?
  13. 17. Which of these nations was the first to establish a trading presence in Asia by finding a sea route to India?
  14. 21. Claudius Ptolemy's geocentric theory of astronomy was not disproved until the sixteenth century, when the heliocentric theory was introduced by
  15. 23. Which of these religions does NOT view the state of nirvana as the ultimate spiritual goal?