Which of the following is NOT true for a landlocked country?

Trade relationships with neighboring countries with coastlines benefit both

What role do conflict minerals play in times of unrest in SSA?

Their sale leads to a profit, prolonging the conflict further

What is the cause of the current protesting in Iran?

Gov't corruption, mismanagement, killing of innocent people

Why do companies produce their garments in Sri Lanka and other developing countries?

The cost of doing business is less, leading to more profits

The goal of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine was:

To create a Jewish state while also giving Palestinians their own land

How did conflicts affect Israel-Palestine?

Israel seized more land from Palestine and neighboring Arab nations

Which of the following is not a way in which Muslims are targets of prejudice and violence in India today?

Muslims have only recently been allowed to vote

How is the conflict in Syria an example of a proxy war?

It includes multiple countries/groups who are not directly fighting

Why is OPEC powerful?

It controls the majority of the world's oil reserves

Which of the following is not a method MENA countries are using to create more drinking water?

Purchasing water from other regions

An ethnic group is best defined as:

A group with a common national, racial, or cultural tradition

What effect did imperialism have on indigenous religion, language, and culture in SSA?

Traditional cultures were ignored while country borders were redrawn

Economics is defined as...

The study of how people make decisions where resources are limited

Why is Kashmir a region in conflict?

India and Pakistan both claim ownership of the region

Which of the following is NOT an essential question when determining a country's economic system?

How quickly should goods and services be produced?

What is the impact of Israeli settlements in the West Bank?

They break up existing Palestinian communites and further complicate peace

Place is best defined as:

Physical and human characteristics of a location

Developed countries tend to have:

Higher GDP, higher life expectancy, lower fertility rate

What is Pan-Africanism?

The belief that all peoples of African descent should unite together

How did the Partition of India affect South Asia?

It created new countries based on 2 different religions, causing conflict

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1
Which of the following is NOT true for a landlocked country?
Trade is more expensive because it's done by land and air
Trade relationships with neighboring countries with coastlines benefit both
They have poor infrastructure so trade is less efficient
They have less tourism due to it being more challenging to get there
2
What role do conflict minerals play in times of unrest in SSA?
Their sale leads to a profit, prolonging the conflict further
Only governments control resources, allwing them to end conflicts easier
Their sale only benefits Western countries who use them to make products
Human rights violations decrease or stop
3
This would be an example of an ethnic group:
the Cherokee
Christians
Philadelphians
PW's Class of 2024
4
What geographic feature influences climate the most in South Asia?
Deserts
Mountains
Rivers
Plains
5
What is the cause of the current protesting in Iran?
Gov't corruption, mismanagement, killing of innocent people
Speaking out against Iran invading neighboring Iraq
The US's involvement in the Middle East
New laws surrounding women wearing hijabs
6
Which of the following is NOT something affected by climate?
The types of jobs people work
Recreational activites
The types of homes people live in
Landforms
7
Why do companies produce their garments in Sri Lanka and other developing countries?
There are more people who are willing to work
There are less gov't regulations than in developing countries
The cost of doing business is less, leading to more profits
The climate is better suited for the textile industry
8
The goal of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine was:
To create a Jewish state while also giving Palestinians their own land
To reestablish European imperial power in the region
To segregate the mostly Jewish population from the rest of Palestine
To create a Palestinian state while giving Jerusalem to Israel
9
How did conflicts affect Israel-Palestine?
Palestine seized more land from Israel and neighboring Arab nations
The UN was forced to step in so they could evenly distribute land
Conflicts were settled peacefully and brought stability
Israel seized more land from Palestine and neighboring Arab nations
10
Apartheid was the oppression of the _____ by the ______.
southern part of Africa; northern part of Africa
minority; majority
South African people; British
majority; minority
11
True or false: A country can have a negative population growth rate
False
True
12
Which of the following is not a way in which Muslims are targets of prejudice and violence in India today?
Muslims have only recently been allowed to vote
Erasure of Muslim history
Cow protection lynchings done by Hindu vigilantes
Laws banning the use of marriage to push someone into converting to Islam
13
How is the conflict in Syria an example of a proxy war?
It is not an example
It includes multiple countries/groups who are not directly fighting
Israel has become further involved in regional conflicts
It has led to the rise of terrorist organizations, such as ISIS
14
Why is OPEC powerful?
It controls the majority of the world's oil reserves
It is a military threat to weaker nations
It uses the latest technology in oil production
It has positive relationships with most countries
15
This standard of living statistic is unusually high for countries in South Asia:
Literacy rate
Population density
Fertility rate
GDP per capita
16
A country building a dam would be considered this theme of geography:
Movement
Region
Human-environment interaction
Place
17
In a theocracy, _________ laws help dictate government decisions
traditional
cultural
ethnic
religious
18
Which of the following is not a method MENA countries are using to create more drinking water?
Cloud seeding
Use of native plants
Desalination
Purchasing water from other regions
19
An ethnic group is best defined as:
A group that lives in a similar geographic area
A social group that has similar standard of living
A group of people with familial ties
A group with a common national, racial, or cultural tradition
20
What effect did imperialism have on indigenous religion, language, and culture in SSA?
Foundations for democracy were created
Traditional cultures were ignored while country borders were redrawn
European nations created systems of racial segregation across the continent
Africa's infrastructure was dramatically improved
21
The US is an example of this:
Republic
Democracy
Dictatorship
Constitutional monarchy
22
In a ____ economy, governments provide regulations while individuals make their own choices.
traditional
command
market
mixed
23
Economics is defined as...
The study of the usefulness of money within a society
The process of trading one item for another with the absence of currency
The type of control a government has over its people
The study of how people make decisions where resources are limited
24
A country's labor force by percent can best tell us:
The type of economic system it has
Where people live within a country
What types of jobs people work
The amount of literate people within a country
25
This vital resource in South Asia is currently under threat from pollution.
Deccan Plaeatu
Ganges River
Mt. Everest
Arabian Sea
26
Why is Kashmir a region in conflict?
Kashmir is at war with neighboring Afghanistan
India and Pakistan both claim ownership of the region
Pakistan was given control over Kashmir, although most citizens are Hindu
India was given control over Kashmir although most citizens are Muslim
27
Which of the following is NOT an essential question when determining a country's economic system?
What is produced?
How quickly should goods and services be produced?
How is it produced?
Who is consuming what is produced?
28
What is the impact of Israeli settlements in the West Bank?
They break up existing Palestinian communites and further complicate peace
Israel has been able to officially include the West Bank
They have greater economic impacty on Israel as a whole
Palestine has grown by taking over the Israeli settlements
29
Place is best defined as:
Physical and human characteristics of a location
Adaptation, modification, and dependence on surroundings
People, goods, ideas, and knowledge are shared
A spot on Earth's surface
30
Developed countries tend to have:
Low GDP per capita, low population growth rate, high rural population
Higher GDP, higher life expectancy, lower fertility rate
High GDP, low literacy rate, high fertility rate
High GDP, high life expectancy, higher fertility rate
31
What is Pan-Africanism?
The belief that all peoples of African descent should unite together
The belief that all peoples of Arab descent should unite together
The belief that white South Africans were superior to black South Africans
32
How did the Partition of India affect South Asia?
It allowed the British to make India a colony without their consent
It joined two countries together in order to allow them to solve problems
It did not significantly impact the region.
It created new countries based on 2 different religions, causing conflict

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