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1
What is a nomad?
one who wanders from place to place to find food and water
those who live and farm in villages
person who lives on the coast
industrial workers
2
What is the name of the Muslim holy book?
The New Testament
Quran
Torah
Dead Sea Scrolls
3
What is silt?
type of chemical fertilizer
rich topsoil carried by floodwaters
chemical to produce energy
4
What are 2 deserts found in China
Mekong and Arabia
Mekong and Arabia
Gobi and Taklimakan
5
In a Unitary system, most of the power is in the hands of the
emperor
central government
voters
6
What would be the reason an embargo was used by the United Nations
to protect a domestic industry
to restrict trade
to increase the cost of products
to control an economy
7
Monotheistic religion based on the life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth,and the New Testament
Christianity
Catholic
Gospels
8
What connects the Mediterranean & Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Strait of Gibralter
9
Confucianism began in is still greatly a part of the culture in which nation?
China
Thailand
India
Japan
10
Which of the belief systems is not a religion?
Shintoism
Buddhism
Taoism
Confucianism
11
Which Middle Eastern ethnic group speaks Kurdish, practices Islam, and has no country?
Persians
Afghans
Kurds
12
Which asian country could be described as an autocracy?
North Korea
India
Japan
13
Seasonal Winds in India are called
Tornados
Hurricanes
Monsoons
14
The purpose of the Pan African movement in Africa is to
create one African language
create one African government
develop a unified political identity
15
The belief that the world’s Jews should return to the Holy Lands in Israel is called
Islam
Zionism
Terror
Muslims
16
The process of removing salt from seawater?
sodiumized
desalinization
draining
uploading
17
where do most Hindus live today?
India
Vietnam
China
Pakistan
18
In a parliamentary government, the head of government belongs to which branch?
judicial
national
executive
legislative
19
Shintoism is a religion that is a large part of which nation's culture?
China
Japan
India
Korea
20
What was the position of the Japanese emperor before WWII
no role
friendly diplomat
he was viewed as godlike
21
What is standard of living
government
how well citizens live based on jobs recreation etc
How much one currency is worth
22
Nigeria specializes in _____.
Oil
Diamonds
Technology
23
What is the cause of suffering according to Buddha?
Jealousy
Tragedy
Greed
All Selfish Desires
24
Where do perfect souls go in Hinduism and Buddhism?
Heaven
Limbo
Nirvana
Emerald City
25
True or False: Hinduism is monotheistic
false
true
26
What type of government does Israel have?
monarchy
parliamentary democracy
autocracy
27
Which is a result of desertification for the people living in the Sahel region?
increased tourism
decreased support from the UN
increased starvation and poverty
more manufacturing jobs
28
Who was Nelson Mandela ?
The founder of South Africa
A famous lawyer
South Africa's first black president
29
Monotheistic religion with a set of beliefs and practices originating in the Hebrew Bible
Moses
Islam
Judaism
30
Who founded Shintoism?
Aryans
No one knows
31
Which environmental problem has been caused by deforestation in Africa?
lack of warm weather
lack of fresh water
lack of fertile soil
lack of clean air
32
Which of these was the result of the nationalist movement in countries like Nigeria and Kenya?
illiteracy
poverty
independence
33
Who invaded Kuwait, burned oil fields and was defeated in less than 30 hours
Osama bin Laden
Saddan Hussein
34
After Muhammad Died, the Muslim faith was divided into two groups know as:
Troys and Banks
Kurds and Persians
Sunnis and Shias
Jews and Christians
35
The religions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all have which characteristic in common?
poplytheism
monotheism
same holy book
ethnic groups
36
One of the reasons behind the establishment of the State of Israel was
a vote by Palestine people
a requirement by the Treaty of Versailles
The French mandate system
the Zionist movement in Europe
37
European countries colonized Africa because
all of the above
they were looking for raw materials and cheap labor
Africa's resources from explorers
they wanted new markets to sell products
38
The reason for division between Sunni and Shia Muslims is based on the issue of
women's rights
who shous succeed Muhammad as leader or caliph
where the center of the Islamic world should be
who should control natural resources
39
What role did Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk play in the evolution of the apartheid movement?
They were not alive during apartheid
they worked to abolish apartheid
they created apartheid
40
Which is the largest lake in Africa?
Lake Nasser
Lake Victoria
Lake Chad
41
What is the difference between a religious group and an ethnic group?
People in a religious group share a common belief system
people in a religious group speak the same language
people in a religious group follow the same political leader
people in a religious group live in the same country
42
Which Middle Eastern ethnic group lives in Iran, speaks Farsi, and practices Islam?
Kurds
Persians
Pashtuns
Turks
43
This is the longest river in the world
Ganges River
Nile River
Mississippi
Orange River
44
Which two rivers are the major geographical features of Iraq?
Nile and Amazon
Euphrates and Tigris
Seine and Rhine
45
What group controlled the government during apartheid?
Asians
Blacks
Afrikaners/Whites
46
Mohandas Gandhi's ideas of rebellion and protest are BEST described by which term?
non violent
communist
Christian based
ineffective
47
What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?
apples
Oil
Diamonds
gold
48
What was Apartheid?
the uniting of tribes from colonial rule
the challenge to European rule
separating of people by skin color in South Africa
The area between the sahara and savanna
49
What river is the longest river in China
Mekong
Ganges
Yangtze
50
Most of Africa's rainfall occurs in
rainforests
deserts
cities
coastlines
51
Which explains why the population of the Sahara is low?
limited access to oil
limited access to water
too much oil
too much water
52
What is the main holy book of Hinduism?
Tao Te Jing
The Mahabarata
The Vedas
Quran
