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If a population pyramid is wide at the base, that represents slow growth
False
True
2
Which term is NOT correctly paired with its definition?
Partition: country divided by foreign power in attempt to avoid war
Gandhi: developed non-violent civil disobedience to remove British
Nuclear Weapons: India and Pakistan have these devastating bombs
Outsourcing: using protests, boycotts, hunger strikes to force change
3
Which term is NOT correctly paired with its definition?
famine: not enough food; people starving
apartheid: violent policy of racial segregation
Mineral wealth: deep cuts in the land caused when tectonic plates split
zonal climate: rain and temperature patterns demonstrate latitude influence
4
What country does this population pyramid represent?
Zimbabwe
Singapore
Afghanistan
the UAE
5
Monopoly controlling most of the world's oil
NAFTA
ASEAN
OPEC
EU
6
Anti-government protests that began in Tunisia and spread through the Middle East and North Africa in the early 2010s
Syrian Civil War
Iranian Revolution
Anti-Apartheid Movement
Arab Spring
7
Shinto is an example of animism
True
False
8
Which correctly lists countries from poorest to richest?
South Sudan, Cambodia, New Zealand, UAE, India, Japan
Japan, UAE, Cambodia, New Zealand, South Sudan, India
Cambodia, South Sudan, UAE, New Zealand, India, Japan
UAE, New Zealand, Cambodia, South Sudan, Japan, India
9
North Africa borders the Mediterranean Sea
True
False
10
The "Stans" of Central Asia were once part of the USSR
False
True
11
The correct order of the official founding of the monotheistic religions in SW Asia is Christianity, Islam, Judaism
False
True
12
What country is this climograph from?
Sydney, Australia
Dubai, UAE
Cape Town, South Africa
Delhi, India
13
Which term is NOT correctly paired with its definition?
Sikhism: ancient religion; karma, reincarnation, non-violence
Microcredit: small loans to rempower poor women and fight poverty
Cottage industry: goods produced in the home for sale
Reincarnation: soul reborn into new body to continue life cycle
14
World's largest stateless nation; U.S. allies
Syrians
Kurds
Palestinians
None of these
15
In which of these countries did genocide occur?
Cambodia
Myanmar
All of these
Rwanda
16
What climate type is represented on this map?
Tropical wet
Desert
Mediterranean
Humid continental
17
A country with an export economy is one where international trade makes up a large percentage of its economy
True
False
18
All of the following are caused by the Ring of Fire EXCEPT
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
Sea Level Rise
Earthquakes
19
What climate type is represented on this map?
Desert
Mediterranean
Humid continental
Tropical wet
20
China's economy is changing faster than their government
True
False
21
Hindus and Buddhists agree on reincarnation
False
True
22
Which country / region is NOT correctly matched to its description?
Nepal: constitutional monarchy with tourism for Mt. Everest
Bangladesh: low elevation means devastating floods; formerly Pakistan
Kashmir: culturally rich island nation once torn by civil war
Maldives: lowest lying archipelago threatened by sea level rise
23
Which country is NOT correctly paired with its description?
Thailand: proudly never colonized; major tourism spot; instability issues
Japan: showed power of export economy, struggles with negative pop growth
Cambodia: largest population; combines communism and capitalism
North Korea: isolated communist dictatorship clashes with world over nukes
24
A paradoxical situation in which a country underperforms economically, despite being home to valuable natural resources
Resource Curse
Conflict Mineral
Double Edged Sword
Underdevelopment
25
A theocracy is a secular government
False
True
26
Which country does this population pyramid represent?
The UAE
Afghanistan
Singapore
Zimbabwe
27
A chokepoint / strategic waterway is a strait or canal that is of strategic importance (ex: for trade)
True
False
28
Which correctly lists countries from most communist to most capitalist/free enterprise?
Australia, North Korea, India, Vietnam
North Korea, India, Vietnam, Australia
Vietnam, India, North Korea, Australia
North Korea, Vietnam, India, Australia
29
The political borders in Africa are mainly drawn according to the ethnic and religious groups
True
False
30
Antarctica is the highest, driest, windiest, emptiest melting continent
True
False
31
Most common climate type in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Mediterranean
Humid Continental
Desert
Tropical Wet
32
What city is this climograph from?
Sydney, Australia
Cape Town, South Africa
Dubai, UAE
Delhi, India
33
This disease has had the biggest impact on sub-Saharan Africa
Smallpox
HIV / AIDS
Malaria
Typhoid
34
Which country is NOT correctly paired with its description?
Botswana: success story, using diamond wealth effectively
DRC: ongoing violence caused by Hutu from Rwanda and mineral wealth
Sudan: Torn by decades of war along religious lines, then Darfur genocide
South Africa: founded for freed US slaves; first female African president
35
China claims to control this island, they disagree
Mongolia
Japan
Maldives
Taiwan
36
Which term is NOT correctly matched with its definition?
Urbanization: growth of cities; in China shift from farm to eastern cities
Three Gorges Dam: world's largest hydroelectric system
Shinto: native Japanese religion based on belief in spirits in all things
Communism: averages fewer than 2 kids per family
37
Which country is NOT correctly paired with its description?
Iraq: unstable democracy; invaded by U.S.
Afghanistan: controlled by Taliban
Egypt: Devastating civil war since Arab Spring; invaded by ISIS
Turkey: Secular democracy sliding toward dictatorship
38
If it weren't for social media, the Arab Spring would not have happened
False
True
39
Non-renewable resource responsible for MENA wealth
Cobalt
Oil
Diamonds
All of these
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Landlocked country with a history of nomadic herding that has now increased mining
Iran
Mongolia
Pakistan
China
41
Cyclones are seasonal winds that bring heavy rains in summer
True
False
42
This sea is shrinking due to attempts to farm in the desert
Dead
Aral
Mediterranean
Caspian
43
What climate type is represented on this map?
Desert
Mediterranean
Tropical wet
Humid continental
44
The Maldives, Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan are all
mountains
plateaus
straits
archipelagos
