Define literacy rate.

The percentage of people who can read and write.

What is Nelson Mandela known for?

Ending apartheid in South Africa

What effect does European partitioning have?

The artificial boundaries cause conflict

What is desertification?

The expansion of deserts into previously arable land

What is Gandhi known for?

Gaining independence from the British

What does an entrepreneur do?

Take a risk and start their own business

All of the following will increase a country's GDP EXCEPT...

Increase government involvement in economy

What similarity do Gandhi and Mandela have?

Both used civil disobedience and non-violent protest

Central government has power, local govt is weak

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1
What is one effect of air and water pollution?
Increased arable land
Increased potable water
Increased literacy rate
Increased disease
2
Define literacy rate.
The amount of money a person makes in one year.
The amount of money a country makes in one year.
The percentage of people who can read and write.
The level of comfort you are able to live at.
3
What religion started in Japan?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Shintoism
4
What country is shown?
Afghanistan
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
5
Where is there NOT a low population density?
Deserts
Rivers
Mountains
6
Which of the following did NOT cause the creation of Israel?
Anti-Semitism during WWII in Europe
Apartheid
The Holocaust
Zionism
7
Which form of government is the MOST democratic?
Parliamentary Demorcacy
Oligarchy
Presidential Demoracy
Autocracy
8
What country is shown?
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Pakistan
9
Which word does NOT apply to ethnic groups?
Language
Prayer
Family background
Ancestry
10
What country is shown?
Kenya
South Sudan
Nigeria
Sudan
11
What country is shown?
North Korea
Israel
South Korea
Japan
12
What country is shown?
Kenya
South Africa
Egypt
Sudan
13
What country is shown?
Turkey
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
14
Entrepreneurs are most likely to be successful in what type of economy?
Market
Traditional
Autocracy
Command
15
What is Nelson Mandela known for?
Partitioning the Ottoman Empire
Being the dictator of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War
Ending apartheid in South Africa
Getting independence from the British
16
What country is shown?
Democratic Republic of Congo
Kenya
Nigeria
South Sudan
17
What country is shown?
Vietnam
India
Indonesia
Japan
18
What country is shown?
South Africa
Sudan
South Sudan
Kenya
19
In Saudi Arabia, all decisions are made by the king. What type of govt is this?
Monarchy
Unitary
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
20
What country is shown?
Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria
South Africa
Kenya
21
What country is shown?
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Israel
22
What is one similarity between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Both are practiced mainly in China.
Both were started in India.
Both believe in one god.
Both use the same holy text.
23
What country is shown?
Turkey
Nigeria
Kenya
Sudan
24
Which of the following is a religious group, NOT an ethnic group?
Bantu
Hindu
Arab
Persian
25
What effect does European partitioning have?
Ethnic and religious groups are more likely to get along
Natural resources are protected and not overused.
The artificial boundaries cause conflict
People like being under mandate of the Britain & France
26
What is desertification?
Turning desert land into arable land
Increase of land outside of deserts
The expansion of deserts into previously arable land
The shrinking of deserts
27
In 1990, dictator Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion of Kuwait. What type of govt is this?
Unitary
Democracy
Autocracy
Federal
28
Who makes the decisions in a command economy?
Government
Mix of people and government
Family/traditions
People
29
When it is easy for entrepreneurs to start a business so many do, what happens to the GDP?
Increase
No impact
Decrease
Stays the same
30
What is Gandhi known for?
Partitioning the Ottoman Empire
Gaining independence from the British
Ending apartheid in South Africa
Being the dictator of Iraq
31
Who makes the decisions in a market economy?
People
Government
Mix of people and government
Family/traditions
32
What does an entrepreneur do?
Make many of the main economic decisions
Increase prices of products to decrease competition
Promote command economic principles
Take a risk and start their own business
33
Which climate zone is most impacted by desertification?
Tropical Rainforest
Sahel
Savanna
Sahara
34
Which of the following is an effect of the creation of Israel?
Apartheid
Arab-Israeli conflict
European colonization of Africa
Persian Gulf War
35
If the literacy rate of a country is low, what will the GDP and standard of living be like?
No effect
High
Low
36
What do Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have in common?
They are all monotheistic.
They all believe in multiple gods.
They were all started in Africa.
They are all ethnic groups.
37
What country is shown?
Iraq
Iran
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
38
All of the following will increase a country's GDP EXCEPT...
Increase natural resources
Increase human capital and literacy rate
Increase government involvement in economy
Increase physical capital
39
What country is shown?
North Korea
China
Japan
Indonesia
40
What country is shown?
China
India
Turkey
Vietnam
41
What country is shown?
Iran
Iraq
Turkey
Afghanistan
42
What similarity do Gandhi and Mandela have?
Both are naturally violent people
Both were unsuccessful in achieving their goal.
Both used civil disobedience and non-violent protest
Both helped in India and Southeast Asia
43
Which word does NOT apply to religious groups?
Beliefs
Gods
Worship
Ancestry
44
Define autocracy
One person makes all decisions
Small group makes all decisions
Central government has all of the power
People have a say
45
What is one cause of air AND water pollution?
Cars
Dumping waste into rivers
Factory smoke/waste
Sewage
46
Define unitary.
Central government has power, local govt is weak
Only a small group participates
Local government has all of the power, central govt is weak
One person makes all decisions.
47
What country is shown?
India
Vietnam
Indonesia
Japan
48
What country is shown?
Nigeria
Kenya
Sudan
Egypt
49
Who makes the decisions in a traditional economy?
Mix of people and government
Government
Family/traditions
People
50
What country is shown?
South Korea
China
Japan
North Korea
51
What country is shown?
India
Japan
Vietnam
China

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