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Examples from the thematic essay on geography you could have chosenRiver valley civilizations, bodies of water ( strategic location, irrigation, transportation, communication, flooding)Bantu migrations, Vikings, Arabs, Mongols, Jewish Diaspora, Indentured servitude, Chattel slavery, migrant laborers (globalization), pilgrims, explorers( Zheng He, Columbus, Magellan, Da Gama, etc.)Trade routes (silk routes, Trans-Sahara, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean, Pacific Ocean, Black Sea, Roads like Rome, Royal and Inca)Manipulation- Chinampas, Terrace farming, quanats, cisterns, bridges, aqueducts, railroads, steamships, automobiles, highways, baths, sewer systems, paper production, calendars, metallurgy, slash and burn, hydro-electric power, wind power, fiber optics, trans-oceanic cables, papyrus, cuneiform, seismograph, buildingsCommodities- oil, salt, gold, silver, fur, sugar, silk, spices, slaves( or other coercive labor force), rare earth, hydrofracking, uranium, copper, tin, agricultural products ( wheat, corn, cereal grains, chicken, cows, pigs, chickens, champa rice, etc.)Spread of religions- Christianity, Buddhism, Islam ( nature based religions: Polytheism, animism, Shintoism, Taoism)Policies- mercantilism, deforestation, slash and burn, colonization, displacement, wars, genocide, diasporas, refugees, land-redistribution, mineral extraction, taxation, feudalism, encomienda, treaties ( ex. Tordesillas, Nanjing, or Versailles), collectivization, industrialization, infrastructure projects ( canals, bridges, roads, urbanization)Natural disasters and responses: flooding, cyclones, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, drought, famine, predatory speciesDiamond: How governments respond to natural disasters are what determines their fate Collapse, the fate of human civilizations.

6b Based on this document, state two reasons chokepoints are strategically important.Score of 2 or 1: Award 1 credit (up to a maximum of 2 credits) for each different reason chokepoints are strategicallyimportant as stated in this documentExamples: they affect the flow of goods/people; they can be used during war to stop troops/goodsfrom leaving/entering an area; they affect the shipments of oil; international incidentscould occur if a nation takes control of a chokepoint; oil is shipped from the PersianGulf to the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Hormuz; troops were sent through theStrait of Hormuz during the Persian Gulf War; the Suez Canal gave Britain access to itscolonies/possessions in Asia/AustraliaNote: To receive maximum credit, two different reasons chokepoints are strategically important must bestated. For example, they affect the flow of goods and they affect the shipments of oil are the samereason since they affect the shipments of oil is a subset of they affect the flow of goods. In this andsimilar cases, award only one credit for this question.Score of 0: Incorrect responseExamples: Russia controlled the Bosporus and Dardanelle Straits between 1700 and 1914; allnations have equal access to chokepoints; the United States nationalized the SuezCanal; there are approximately 200 chokepoints throughout the world; access to theStrait of Hormuz was a reason for the defeat of United States troops during the PersianGulf War; canals serve as chokepoints Vague responseExamples: Strait of Hormuz; they are strategic; important throughout history; connects water No response