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S2 HG Review
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1
Reincarnation is the Hindu belief that each person
has a soul that will experience many rebirths
should return good for evil
should give his or her life in defense of Mother India
should make pilgrimages to the river Ganges
2
Confucius can best be described as a
ruler of Chinese empire
poet and warrier
religious leader
teacher and man of ideas
3
Segregation in the US is often reinforced when banks refuse to loan money in certain areas
redlining
community block grants
tax increment financing
land use zoning
4
The CBD is
heart of the city or where retail and office activities are
less than desirable land and thus low land value
contains houses with large lots and ample greenery
lacks big transit such as busses or trains
5
A key part of a city where people live in apartments, condos or houses is called
Residential Zone
Industrial Zone
Central Business District
Rural Area
6
The city of Jerusalem is important because it
serves as the financial center of the Middle East
is important for Islam Judaism and Christianity
is a major port for Israel
is the center of industrial development for Palestinians
7
According to Hinduism the goal in life should be
memorize all the prayers in the Vedas
obey laws set out by Sidhartha
free the soul from the cycle of reincarnation
worship Vishnu above all other Gods
8
Which of the following deserts is larger than the United States
Kalahar
Sahara
Libyan
Sinai
9
Non Christian people use these abbreviations for their calendar year
BH/AH
BCE/CE
BC/AD
BC/AC
10
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are similar in that they all
require their members to settle in the Holy Land
are monotheistic religions
place great value on many statues and image of holy peeps
believe in Muhammad as the Prophet of God
11
The Romans destroy the temple and the Jewish Diaspora begins. The result is
punishment of the Jewish people
destruction of the Jewish people
blessing of the Jewish people
scattering of the Jewish people
12
Urbanization can best be defined as
location where products are manufactures
process by which population of a city grows
domestication of plants and animals
highway system that connects trading centers
13
The 5 pillars of Islam require that Muslims make a pilgrimage to
Rome
Jerusalem
Mecca
Baghdad
14
Chicago became a major city in the midwest because
numerous Native American trails that connected trade
Chicago River connected the Great lakes to the Mississippi
large amounts of Gold was discovered along Lake Michigan
it was the location of a Spanish settlement
15
A metropolitan area can best be defined as
outlying part of a city where most manufacturing exists
functional area including a city and its surrounding suburbs
area of office and retail activities outside an urban area
area in the country with a small population
16
In urban areas, the practice of buying and rehabbing deteriorated housing is called?
urban renewal
white flight
gentrification
public housing
17
God made a covenant with Abraham promising his descendants a holy land. Who do the Jews follow?
Isaac
Ismail
Sarah
Hagar
18
The underclass has a difficult time being a part of society largely because of high rates of
Literacy
Unemployement
Education
fire protection
19
A muslim would consider Jesus to be
the song of God
God
a prophet
a false teacher
20
According to Buddha people suffered in life because
desire for happiness and possessions
belief in karma
refusal to obey the gods
belief in nirvana
21
Ethnic violence in Africa has caused an increase in the number of refugees. A refugee is
a military leader who has taken control of a country
a leader who rules by violence
a person with AIDS
individual seeking shelter in another country
22
Some extreme Muslims encourage a Holy War to advance the spread of Islam. This is called
Ramadan
ka'bah
hegira
jihad
