Which best describes a member of a religious group?

Abdullah and his family gather to pray at certain times everyday.

Which is an accurate comparison among the economies of the countries of South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria?

South Africa leans more towards free than the economies of Kenya or Nigeria

A Kenyan wants to import goods from a Nigerian.Why will this trade require a system for exchanging currencies?

Kenyans use shillings; Nigerians use nairas; the currencies differ in value

What was the 'Scramble for Africa?'

European Nations rushing to colonize Africa

How does the Gobi desert hinder trade?

The Gobi Desert severely lacks drinkable water.

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between the literacy rate and the standard of living?

Nigeria likely has a lower standard of living than Kenya.

What do Nelson Mandela and F.W. deKlerk have in common?

They both won the Nobel Peace Prize.

What affect do mountain features have on where people live in China?

The rough terrain makes transportation difficult, so few people live there.

What are the three basic questions that economic systems must answer?

What to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce

Why is the Pan-African movement recognized as one of the driving forces behind African independence?

It promoted nationalism; Africans should recognize their common heritage.

Why would South Africa invest money in research and development of new mining technologies?

to increase Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita

What are the positives and negatives of the Yellow River?

Provided rich soil and caused death by floods

Why is it MOST important for citizens in a democratic governments such as Nigeria and Kenya to vote?

Democracies use citizen votes to determine their leaders.

Which statement BEST describes the difference between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy in Africa?

Head/gov in PARL is part of legislature; head/gov in PRES is sep. branch.

What was a negative impact of European partitioning across Africa?

European division of Africa caused conflict and destroyed many traditions.

How does the distribution of natural resources effect the economy of South Africa?

Gold and platinum --> large mining industry

Which statement best completes the diagram?

Characteristics of the head of government in South Africa

Why did China build the Three Gorges Dam?

to provide power for China's growing population

Why is the Ganges River so polluted?

the Hindus believe it is a god and cannot be harmed, untreated sewage pours into it, trash is thrown into it, animal carcasses are thrown into it

Which nation has MOST LIKELY invested more into human capital?

South Africa because it has a higher GDP per capita.

How are Hinduism and Buddhism alike?

Both religions believe in reincarnation.

How does specialization help a country?

You can make more money by being really efficient at producing something.

Which statement BEST explains the relationship between access to education and access to medicine across Africa?

Gov't instability blocks access to safe schools and medical care.

What is Pan Africanism?

idea of uniting Africans to protect their freedom and wealth

Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by Europe during the 1800s?

Cultural and ethnic diversity of the people was disregarded.

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Which best describes a member of a religious group?
Khan follows his greatgrandmother's traditional recipe for chicken marsala.
Asman and her friends speak a special dialect of their native language.
Yousif's family knows many different dances to celebrate special holidays.
Abdullah and his family gather to pray at certain times everyday.
2
Which is an accurate comparison among the economies of the countries of South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria?
Nigeria and Kenya lean more towards free than the economy of South Africa
Kenya leans more towards free than the economies of South Africa or Nigeria
South Africa leans more towards free than the economies of Kenya or Nigeria
Nigeria leans more towards free than the economies of Kenya or South Africa
3
A Kenyan wants to import goods from a Nigerian.Why will this trade require a system for exchanging currencies?
Kenyans use shillings; Nigerians use nairas; the currencies differ in value
Kenya & Nigeria both use $s, but it must be transferred to Kenya.
Kenyans/shillings; Nigerians/nairas; their currencies are equal in value.
Kenya & Nigeria both use $s, but its value differs from place to place.
4
What was the 'Scramble for Africa?'
A Nigeria breakfast dish
European Nations Decolonizing African Nations
European Nations rushing to colonize Africa
African Nations making peace with European Nations
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How does the Gobi desert hinder trade?
It has a rocky, hard-packed terrain instead of sweeping sand dunes.
The Gobi Desert severely lacks drinkable water.
The Gobi Desert is home to many wild animals.
Nomadic herders have allowed their goats to overgraze the grasslands.
6
Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between the literacy rate and the standard of living?
59.6% of Nigerians and 78% of Kenyans have a high standard of living.
Nigeria likely has a lower standard of living than Kenya.
40.4% of Nigerians and 22% of Kenyans have a high standard of living.
Nigeria has a higher standard of living than Kenya.
7
What do Nelson Mandela and F.W. deKlerk have in common?
They both started apartheid.
They both supported racial segregation.
They both spent time in prison.
They both won the Nobel Peace Prize.
8
The Taklimakan Desert is in which country?
China
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Nepal
9
What affect do mountain features have on where people live in China?
The rough terrain makes transportation difficult, so few people live there.
The fertile land makes farming successful, so many people live there.
The abundance of rainfall and its lush grassland attracts many residents.
The temperatures vary widely from day to night, so few people live there.
10
What does the word Apartheid mean?
Apartness
Civil unrest
Kindness
Segregation
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What are the three basic questions that economic systems must answer?
What to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce
What to produce, why to produce, how to produce
When to produce, what to produce, for whom to produce
How to produce, when to produce, what to produce
12
Why is the Pan-African movement recognized as one of the driving forces behind African independence?
It encouraged Africans to move to countries not under European control.
It promoted nationalism; Africans should recognize their common heritage.
It taught Africans to accept the practices of imperialism.
It endorsed revolution and violence to be used as means to independence.
13
Why would South Africa invest money in research and development of new mining technologies?
to increase Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita
to decrease specialization
to decrease capital goods
to increase imports
14
What is Olufemi doing?
investing in human capital
exploiting natural resources
becoming an entrepreneur
investing in capital goods
15
All of these contribute to famine in Africa EXCEPT....
civil wars
drought
high standard of living
unstable governments
16
What are the positives and negatives of the Yellow River?
Provided food and caused diseases
Provided clean water and caused China to be excluded
Provided rich soil and caused death by floods
Used as a trade route and caused wars
17
Why is it MOST important for citizens in a democratic governments such as Nigeria and Kenya to vote?
Voting increases citizens’ patriotism.
Low voter turnout at elections will make the country an oligarchy.
Democracies use citizen votes to determine their leaders.
Most democratic governments have made voting mandatory for citizens.
18
Which statement BEST describes the difference between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy in Africa?
Head/gov in PARL is part of legislature; head/gov in PRES is sep. branch.
Leader of PARL has more power than the leader of PRES.
Head/gov in PRES is in legisture; head/gov in PARL is sep. branch.
Citizens elect PARL head of gov; legislature selects head of gov in PRES.
19
Which of the following are priorities for UN in Africa?
Partnership with Starbucks
Better education
More nuclear power plants
Bigger glass buildings
20
What was a negative impact of European partitioning across Africa?
Africa gained valuable technology from the Europeans.
Europeans built transportation infrastructure and established democracies.
The European economy worsened as a result of gathering raw materials.
European division of Africa caused conflict and destroyed many traditions.
21
How does the distribution of natural resources effect the economy of South Africa?
Strong cultural traditions --> large music industry
Many skilled car factory workers --> large automotive industry
Lots of computers --> large technology industry
Gold and platinum --> large mining industry
22
Which statement best completes the diagram?
Characteristics of the head of government in Kenya
Characteristics of the head of government in South Africa
Characteristics of the head of government in Nigeria
Characteristics of the head of government in Sudan
23
How could Nigeria's economic system become more free?
rely less on custom and habit
rely more on the profit motive
rely more on government quotas
rely less on positive incentives
24
In which of the following has S. Africa specialized?
textiles
gold & diamond mining
oil production
meat processing
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Why did China build the Three Gorges Dam?
to provide power for China's growing population
to increase the size of the floodplain along the river
to provide safer transport for ships
to decrease shipping capacity
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Why is the Ganges River so polluted?
the Hindus believe it is a god and cannot be harmed
untreated sewage pours into it
trash is thrown into it
animal carcasses are thrown into it
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Which nation has MOST LIKELY invested more into human capital?
Nigeria because it has a larger overall GDP.
South Africa because it has a higher GDP per capita.
Nigeria because it has a larger population.
South Africa because it has a smaller population.
28
Which country is Vietnam?
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2
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1
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How are Hinduism and Buddhism alike?
Both religions center around the Four Noble Truths.
Both religions originated in China.
Bothe religions are polytheistic.
Both religions believe in reincarnation.
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Which of the following is a reason that Nigeria is rich in oil, but still has poverty problems?
Lack of deforestation over most of the country.
Government corruption.
Lack of a high value natural resource.
Very high literacy rate.
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How does specialization help a country?
It reduces the need to trade with out countries to get what you need.
It's easier to survive a dip in the price of your major exports.
You can make more money by being really efficient at producing something.
You have a wider variety of goods available without importing.
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20. Which is NOT an effect of government instability in Africa?
poor food distribution
lack of proper healthcare
access to quality education
constant threat of famine
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Where is the Indian Ocean located on the map?
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4
1
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Which statement BEST explains the relationship between access to education and access to medicine across Africa?
African gov'ts will not give healthcare to children not in school.
People can only access medical care or education in cities.
Gov't instability blocks access to safe schools and medical care.
Africans have access to education and medical care except in the desert.
35
What is Pan Africanism?
idea of uniting Africans to protect their interests in other countries
idea of uniting Africans to protect their mountains and rivers
idea of uniting Africans to protect their freedom and wealth
idea of uniting Africans to protect their shoes and socks
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Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by Europe during the 1800s?
African unity was encouraged.
The continent was divided equally among the colonial powers.
New nations were based on old tribal boundaries
Cultural and ethnic diversity of the people was disregarded.

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