Global Issues Semester 1 Final

Russia’s population distribution is strongly influenced by

Usually one political party, single ruler with absolute power

Latin America is largely made up of

Africans first came to Latin America

The blending of beliefs and practices from different religions is called

Royal family in power, rule passed down from father to son

Low literacy rates

Pray five times a day, face toward Mecca to Allah

Government controlled by its citizens either directly or through representatives

A form of language unique to a particular group

NAFTA reduced trade restrictions among which countries

Nationality is most closely related to

 Russia is the

Low life expectancy

One major obstacle to the European Union is

Founder is Siddhartha Gautama who preached about the “path of the middle way” or moderation

Political party dominates economic decisions, industry & may use spy techniques on own people

Government decides how resources are used and how economy will be run

Latin Americans generally have the strongest sense of loyalty to the

Life expectancy rate is defined as

multinational corps operate in 3^rd world countries for all of the following reasons, except

Government that promotes free enterprise

All annual production within a country is

Businesses operate with little interference from government

Term that means “self-rule”

The Soviet Union made _________ its main economic focus

Infant survival rate is defined as

One divine God: Brahman & other deities/incarnations include Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva

Pogroms were the planned persecution and massacre of

In which areas do most Europeans work today?

City with more than 10 million people

Denominations (forms) include Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran & Methodist.

An external clue of someone’s culture may be

A poor health condition caused by lack of proper food

 What did the Soviet government believe about art?

Russia’s most important industry today is

The principle language of Brazil is

Many rural migrants in Latin America are forced to live in ________ when they reach the city.

What is the purpose of the European Union?

Good health care and education for its people

Lawlessness, no one is in charge

Private property does not exist and all goods and services are shared equally

Has largest number of followers worldwide (over 2.1 billion).

Grandparents, aunts, uncles

Symbol is Yin-Yang.

The majority of the populations in Israel are members of this religion.

An internal clue of someone’s culture may be

Center of Roman Catholic Church   

Train tunnel beneath the English Channel  

Lacking in modern technology and industry

Migration of people from rural areas to cities

Has high GNP & GDP

Literacy rate is defined as

Rule by a small group of people

Symbol is the Wheel of Law