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Second semester geography final review
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1
Which statement about the Euro is true?
not all EU countries adopted the common currency
Currency is not necessary in the EU
All EU nations use different currency
EU nations change their currency every year
2
Which of the following does not measure a country's level of development?
years of schooling
life expectancy
GDP
oil consumption
3
Why is oil considered a nonrewable resource?
creates pollution
cannot be replaced
found deep in the ground
produces electricity
4
What do the Judaism, Christianity and Islam have in common?
Believe Jesus is the son of God
follows the teaching of the Qu'ran
worship only one god
Believe in many gods
5
Can speak two languages
bilingual
genius
immigration
urbanization
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Hiring someone outside a company to do the same job
outsourcing
spatial inequality
smart growth
recycling
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Why is language one of the most important aspects of culture?
language does not change
a shared language helps prevent conflict
language families
language allows people to communicate
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A cultural region is best defined as a region whose people share the same...?
climate zone
way of life
life expectancy
standard of living
9
How were the radios and loudspeakers used during the genocide?
US took control to stop the genocide
hate messages to promote killing
They were not used
calm people down
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How is oil distributed among countries in Southwest Asia?
They all have the same amount of oil.
Some have more than others
There is one large oil deposit
One country has all the oil
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Countries give up some control to work together on goals they all share
spatial inequality
supranational cooperation
economic activity
sustainable development
12
Why are there many different customs in the US?
there are many factories
people from many places brought their customs here
it develops more customs the older it gets
The economy is large
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Keep the whites and non-whites apart in South Africa
Socialism
Representibe democracy
Apartheid
Colonialism
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Variety of people from different ethnic groups.
linguistic group
colony
culture region
ethnic diversity
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What would happen if every nation consumed oil at the same rate as the US?
there would be a greater supply of oil
there would not be enough oil to meet the world demand
Developing nations would have as many cars as the US
developing nations would have a higher GDP
16
In traditional societies, which task do men primarily do?
weave clothes
cook the meals
care for the children
work the fields
17
Why does India get many IT jobs from the United States?
many Hindi speakers
more expensive workers
many English speakers
brain drain
18
Why will the world have to rely on renewable resources in the future?
Modern technology will only run on renewable resources
nonrenewable resources will be gone
anti-pollution laws will be weaker
Leaders will be unwilling to sell their resources
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Have a president and representatives are elected by the people
oligarchy
monarchy
dictatorship
democracy
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A traditional culture is based on which?
slash and burn agriculture
adapting to modern society
speaking two languages
ancestor's way of life
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Genocide
segregation of ethnic groups
mass killing of one ethnic group
U.N. forces moving into a country
poor treatment of one ethnic group
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Consumption
The using up of goods and services
The distribution of power and resources
The purchased of expensive goods
The creation of oil-based products
23
Which of the following religions did not begin in SW Asia?
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
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Globalization
relationship between two individual from different countries
being able to travel across the world
the development of a worldwide society
the movement of people from the US government
25
Who is the founder of Islam?
Buddha
Abraham
Muhammad
Jesus
26
Why do they bow in Eastern Asia?
takes less energy
afraid of germs
sign of respect
they do not like to touch
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Which is a renewable resource?
sunlight
coal
natural gas
uranium
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Why are some people unhappy with the economic unification of Europe?
Many Europeans wanted to join the US
Some Western Europeans fear the loss of jobs
people want immigrants to take their jobs
Workers do not want higher wages
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I don't care if they respect me as long as they fear me.
oligarchy
dictatorship
democracy
monarchy
30
Why was apartheid strictly followed in South Africa?
Whites and coloreds wanted to share power
Blacks preferred being separate
Country ran more effectively when groups were separated
Official government policy
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Why didn't the lives of ordinary people in Iraq improve?
oil companies reinvested their profits
oil companies took their money out of the country
problems could not be solved with money
money was spent on wars and military
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What did Nelson Mandela do?
First black person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
Asked people to open their doors to whites
Voted for himself while he was still in jail
Became South Africa's first black president
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What started the original tension between the Hutus and Tutis?
colonial favoritism
economic prosperity
the murder of the first Hutu president
widespread violence
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Which is not apart of a person's culture?
foods
height
language
holidays
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What was your favorite class this year?
Science
Geography
English
Math
36
Which of following is a problem that countries face with many cultural regions?
choosing a national language
all of the above
finding a common group identity
conflicts between ethnic groups
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All of the following are considered benefits of globalization except...
creates new jobs
improve workers' standard of living
illegal dumping of toxic waste
consumers have more access to products
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How has globalization helped developing countries?
closed factories
provided U.S. visas
Granted citizenships
created jobs
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What did the international community do during the genocide
participated in the genocide
boycotted Rwandan goods
US sent in troops
UN kept small amount of peace keeping forces
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Leader is a king
democracy
dictatorship
oligarchy
monarchy
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Why is Chinese the most spoken language in the world?
Highest number of people who live in China
language of world business
China has taken over more countries
it is very complicated to learn
42
Mandela fought to make the distribution of power in South Africa
not necessary
to be in favor of blacks
to be in favor of all non whites
equal between all ethnic groups
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What problem arises because of the growth of the EU?
lots of nations want to go to war with one another
some members want the EU to become a world union
cooperation becomes more difficult with more countries
not enough natural resources for all member conuntries
44
What have the new equality laws done in South Africa?
opened jobs to all ethnic groups
decreased poverty
Created many new job
required whites to give up their jobs
45
What is 1 benefit of having European citizenship beyond national citizenship?
Citizens of EU don't have to pay taxes to their home country
every EU citizen receives monthly payments
An EU member can vote in any election of other EU countries
EU citizens can work and live anywhere in EU nations
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Reincarnation is associated with which religion?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
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The belief in one god.
theology
religion
polytheism
monotheism
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A group of people the has lived in an area before it was taken over by outsiders
plural society
foreign immigrants
indigenous people
political refugees
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Comparative advantage
highly trained workers
less technology
do not speak English
expensive workers
50
Total value of goods and services a country produces in a year.
per capita income
consumption
gross domestic product
economic activity
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Why does India have the largest number of hungry people in the world?
it is the largest country
Farmers cannot produce enough food
farmers make more money exporting the food
largest population
52
A benefit of economic interdependence among countries
allows countries to rely on one another for resources
requires all countries to convert to the U.S. dollar
prohibits free trade
denies a hiding place for terrorists
53
culture
beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group
how well your body functions
people around you
sum of your surroundings
54
Why is the sneaker a good example of globalization?
making sneakers does not involve many countries
Making sneakers involves multiple steps and countries
sneakers were 1st product to successfully use globalization
sneakers are only made here in the US
55
blending of cultures
exclusion
melting pot
salad bowl
Americanization
56
Why did the US move their sneaker production to Asia?
Asian countries bribed the US for jobs
European countries would not support US factories
The people voted to remove all factories from US
They were able to spend less on labor and materials
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Adaptation
a change in a way of life to suit new conditions
customs and ways of life handed down from ancestors
doing things the same way from one generation to the next
anything that happens after a war
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Ruled by a small group of people
dictatorship
oligarchy
democracy
monarchy
