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1
In a confederation, most power is held by:
the central government
the military
regional governments
religious leaders
2
The economies of China and India are:
are controlled by the governments
are dependent on oil exports
do not encourage entrepreneurship
rapidly industrializing
3
When apartheid ended in South Africa:
everyone had equal political freedoms
the whites continued to dominate the non-whites
the country endured a civil war
the non-whites began to dominate the whites
4
Most Persians:
live in Turkey and Saudi Arabia
speak English
practice Shia Islam
practice Sunni Islam
5
***For many years, the U.S. has limited its trade with:
Turkey and India
Kenya and Japan
Iran and North Korea
Saudi Arabia and South Korea
6
A lack of clean air and a lack of fertile soil across Africa are terrible effects of:
deforestation
gold mining
desertification
water pollution
7
***When the Ottoman Empire collapsed after World War I, it was divided by:
the Iraqis and the Iranians
the Americans and the Soviets
the British and the French
the Turks and the Saudis
8
Conflict is common in the Middle East due to:
the spread of HIV/AIDS
religion
containment
the Pan-African movement
9
***The Tet Offensive was a major offensive during:
the Korean War
World War II
the Persian Gulf War
the Vietnam War
10
High quantities of gold, diamonds, and uranium have helped the economy of:
Kenya
Sudan
South Africa
Nigeria
11
When a nation invests in human capital:
the GDP will rapidly increase
the GDP will decrease
the GDP stays the same
the GDP will slowly increase
12
The oldest major monotheistic religion of Southwest Asia is:
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
13
***When did Muhammad die?
476
1095
1303
632
14
Entrepreneurs in Africa:
are unhelpful in their economies
are not allowed by the Pan-African movement
create jobs and keep prices low
are incredibly restricted by the government
15
***What would have caused China's population to decrease during the early 1960s?
the persecution during the Cultural Revolution
World War II fatalities
participating in the Korean War
people starving to death during the Great Leap Forward
16
Low amounts of voting rights and personal freedoms are observed in:
Saudi Arabia
Japan
South Sudan
Israel
17
***Mohandas Gandhi was involved in an 'arranged marriage' at age:
19
13
16
22
18
***In 2012, Nelson Mandela had an animal named after him. It was:
an earthworm
a woodpecker
a bear
a tiger
19
Most Africans do not live in the Sahara due to the limited access to:
oil
water
coal
copper
20
Which of the following events happened first?
the Great Leap Forward
the Tiananmen Square protests
Mao Zedong and the Communists take over China
the Cultural Revolution
21
Most farming in Egypt takes place:
near the Nile River
in western Egypt
in mountainous areas
is impossible
22
***The image below shows followers of:
Hinduism
Islam
Shintoism
Buddhism
23
Saddam Hussein and WMDs are associated with:
the U.S. invasion of Iraq
the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
the Pan-African movement
the Holocaust
24
Which of these did NOT occur during the European partitioning of Africa?
conflict
artificial political boundaries
peace
civil war
25
When Nelson Mandela became the president of South Africa:
he installed a communist government
he imprisoned F.W. de Klerk
he initiated a war with South Sudan
he was the first non-white president
