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How many years was Nelson Mandela incarcerated?
What is a refugee?
GA Milestone 7th Grade Social Studies Review
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What is a refugee?
A person who opens his home to those who need shelter
A person who refuses to take in someone who is without home
A person who refuses to leave home
A person who had to leave their home as result of war
2
How many years was Nelson Mandela incarcerated?
15
88
30
27
3
What are the two most valuable natural resources in Southwest Asia?
Phosphates and oil
Sulfur and natural gas
Oil and natural gas
Water and cotton
4
The monetary Unit of a country is called their?
Bonds
Education
Human Capital
Currency
5
Which best describes the economic system of the United States
Mixed
Free market
Free traditional
Command
6
What to produce is a economic question that all systems must answer?
True
False
7
Which map shows government boundaries
physical map
World map
People map
Political map
8
The Nile river starts at the top of Africa in what country?
South Africa
Nigeria
Kenya
Egypt
9
Who is considered the founder of Jewish people?
Adolf Hitler
Jesus Christ
Moses
Abraham
10
Which best describes an Monarchy?
A form of government where there is no senate
A System of government in which people rule
A form of autocracy; king or queen has the power
11
Who is this?
Nelson Mangross
Nelson Michaels
Nelson Madison
Nelson Mandela
12
Which describes the Holocaust?
Destruction of all European governments during WWII
Murder of millions of European Jews during WWII
Russian Policy of burning ground behind them as they retreat
bombing of towns and villages in England and Germany
13
Who makes the most important governmental decisions in an oligarchy?
The Legislature
the People
A small group of powerful leaders
The King
14
How many European Jewish citizens died in the Holocaust?
600 thousand
12 million
22 million
6 million
15
The largest desert in the world is
Kalahari
Tropical Rain forest
Savanna
Sahara
16
What is Marxism?
a form of Japanese creative writing
Political philosophy that focuses on traditional economics
Political philosophy that focuses on class struggle
Political philosophy focusing on cooking
17
Majority of the Kurdish people make up which religious group?
Sunni Muslim
Christians
Judaisms
Shia Muslim
18
Which is the richest country in the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Turkey
Yemen
19
What is deforestation?
Process of clearing and cutting down forests
Process of clearing and cutting concrete
Answer is not given
When the soil of land goes from green grass to desert
20
Which one IS NOT a factor of production that influences economic growth?
Capital Goods
Literacy Rate
Human resources
Entrepreneurship
21
A tropical disease spread by mosquitoes is what?
Malaria
HIV
Genocide
Famine
22
The mountain range that is in the northwest corner of the continent of Africa is
Himalaya Mountains
Savanna
Atlas Mountains
Sahel
23
Which river do Syria, Israel, and Jordan share?
Jordan
Nile
Tigris
Euphrates
24
What is Anti-Semitism?
Hatred of Jews simply because they practice the Jewish faith
Hatred of Jews because they are tall
Hatred of Africans because of their skin color
Hatred of Caucasians because they are from Europe
25
What was the name of the Mao Zedong's Chinese communist army?
Zedong's Red Cong
Red army
Viacong
Little Red army
26
In order for International Trade to be successful, what type of system needs to be in place?
Tariff System
Economic System
System of faith
System of exchanging curriences
27
Which organization was created to work for equality in the country of South Africa?
Pan African Congress
African National Congress
African Union
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
28
The American general who was in charge of the U.S. army of occupation in Japan was
Dwight Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
George Patton
Douglas MacArthur
29
Oil was discovered in 1908 in the Middle East in which country?
Afghanistan
Persia
Iran
Turkey
30
What world organization created the new state as a homeland for the Jews?
OPEC
League of Nations
European Union
United Nations
31
Desertification is...
A larger number of different industries
the transformation of usable land into desert
The transformation of usable land into water
Japan's parliament
32
Antarctica, Asia, Africa, and South America are all examples of ?
Oceans
Capitals
Countries
Continents
33
What is Zionism?
Hope that all governments will be based on religion
Belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion
Plan to let Arabs and Jews share land in Palestine
Idea that all religious groups should have their own states
34
Who was the president who released Nelson Mandela from prison?
Nelson Mandela
George W. Bush
Joseph Kenyatta
F.W. de Klerk
35
Which IS NOT a characteristic of a democracy?
Individual liberty
Competing political parties
Free elections
King or Queen
36
A person in an economy who buys and uses goods and services is called a what?
Consumer
Artist
Producer
Specialist
37
Which best describes a Federal government system?
A central government is Sole ruler
Local governments have ALL the power
A central government has ALL the power
A central and local government SHARE power
38
The connecting theme that means an argument or disagreement between two or more people is?
Time
Conflict
Migration
Continuity and Change
39
A polytheistic religion in India which divides society into castes
Buddhism
Shinto
Hinduism
Christianity
40
What is the longest river in China and the 3rd longest river in the world?
Nile River
Ganges River
Amazon River
Yangtze River
41
Trade without tariffs or other barriers is called
Free trade
Conditional trade
Exceptional trade
Quotas
42
The most severe health crisis in the world is
Poverty
Famine
Cold
HIV/Aids
43
Which of the following ethnic groups does not have a country of their own?
Romans
Persians
Arabs
Kurds
44
What is the second longest river in Africa
Niger River
Congo River
Yellow River
Nile River
45
Which empire controlled much of the area known as the Middle East from 1300s until WWI
Spanish Empire
British Empire
American Empire
Ottoman Empire
46
The total value of all goods and services produced by a country each year?
Gross domestic market
Gross domestic producer
Gross domestic product
Gross distinguished product
47
What is government?
A cultural community
Economic system that answers all questions
A system of paths to connect people
The system a country uses to make laws and run the country
48
What state was created in 1948 for a new homeland for the Jews?
Iran
Africa
Egypt
Israel
49
A series of policies that Mao Zedong thought would help China become equal with the U.S.A.
Great Leap Hopeful
Great Jump Up
Great Leap Into
Great Leap Forward
50
The process of removing natural resources from the ground is called?
Export
Extraction
Famine
Free Trade
51
Money you borrow from a bank is called what?
Debit
Cash
Charges
Credit
52
In August 1990 what country invaded Kuwait?
Jorda
Iran
Iraq
Afghanistan
53
The percentage of adults who can read or write is called the
Social Studies
Human capital
Education
Literacy rate
54
Which of the following IS NOT- an African ethnic group?
Vietnamese
Swahili
Ashanti
Arab
55
How many to produce is an economic question that all economic systems must answer?
True
False
56
Who was the tyrant ruler of the Iraqi government during Operation Desert Storm
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Michaels
Al-Qaeda
Osama Bin-Laden
57
What does O.P.E.C. stand for?
Orchestra of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Pizza Excelling Cooks
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Cities
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
58
Which bodies of Water are connected by the Suez Canal
Red Sea and the Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gult
59
A severe absence of rainfall is called?
Absence
Embargo
Drizzle
Drought
60
Which describes a Unitary form of government?
No power is given to Central government
All power is in ONE central government
All power resides with the state/local governments
All power is shared with Central and State government
61
This piece of land is part of the country Palestine?
Israel
Golan Heights
Gaza Strip
Mediterranean Sea
62
The United States of America is a federal government system?
True
False
63
The terrorists group responsible for attacking the U.S. during 9/11?
Al-Qaeda
Al-Kuwait
Husseins Soliders
Qu'ran
64
What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?
The people in the Empire were starving
The Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt
They were on the losing side of the war,
Empire spent too much money
65
Which type of trade barrier is a tax placed on imports?
Stock
Tariff
Embargo
Quota
66
The movement of people within their country or across borders is?
Transportation
Movement
Voyage
Migration
67
All the skills, talents, education, and abilities that human workers possess are called
Human Capital
Education
Natural Resources
Capital Goods
68
Who are the Taliban?
Group of radical Muslims
Government of Iraq
Government of Kuwait
A part of the United Nations
69
Which trade barrier eliminates trade all together between countries
Tariff
Embargo
Quota
Speciality
70
Where is Kenya located in Africa?
Along the east coast by the Indian Ocean
Along the southern coast between the Atlantic and Indian
North of the Sahara
In the interior of the continent
71
This type of economic system the government answers the three main economic questions
Command
Traditional
Mixed
Free market
