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1
Which term is often used to describe the systematic killing of a group of people?
totalitarian
archipelago
genocide
infrastructure
2
Which of the following is a transportation barrier?
Roads and Sidewalks
Mountains and Deserts
Oceans and Seas
Canals and Rivers
3
Which item below is usually found in underdeveloped nations?
life expectancy above the age of 75
high standard of living
high literacy rates
reliance or dependence on agriculture
4
What are the three items that have to be used to make a good?
oil, money, cotton
money, plastic, and steel
land, labor, and food
land, labor, and captial
5
When innocent people are exterminated based on their skin color, religion, political view...
GDP
multicultural
genocide
life expectancy
6
Which is most likely a characteristic of a nation run by a dictator?
citizens have many rights and freedoms
political parties compete and campaign openly for power
there are few or no checks on the power of the government
the press can criticize the government
7
In North Korea, one man is in charge and the citizens have no rights. This government is a ___
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Totalitarian
Democracy
8
What is most of Australia's climate like?
tropical dry
marine west coast
arid
tropical and wet
9
When one party rules all politics and the government makes the important decisions, this is...
Dictatorship
Communism
Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
10
Which of the following is a transportation corridor?
The Himalaya Mountains
A grassland
A shallow river with rocks in it
A large desert
11
When the government makes all the decisions concerning the economy... e.g. Cuba, North Korea
Laissez-Faire
Free Enterprise
Socialism
Command
12
Cultural diffusion can spread through trade, travel, war, and through this ______________
abuse
land
capital
technology
13
What is the main religion of Pakistan?
Muslim
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
14
In what hemisphere is Australia located?
Southern Hemishpere
Northern Hemisphere
None of the above
Western Hemisphere
15
North Korea has what kind of government and economy?
Dictatorship and Command
Democracy and Free Enterprise
Command and Free Enterprise
Communist and Free Enterprise
16
The Korean peninsula is...
Is located in the southern hemisphere
Has an Unlimited government
Is an island
Is divided into 2 parts
17
India, China and the Middle East have early civilizations that were located near...
Deserts
Coastal Regions
Mountains
River Valleys
18
Italy is pictured below. What type of land form is this?
oasis
peninsula
ring of fire
archipelago
19
When companies buy & sell goods in a relatively free market and can own their own business...
commmand
mixed
free enterprise
socialism
20
This type of economy is when the government controls the farms, factories, banks, education...
Absolute monarchy
Command
Free enterprise
Constitutional monarchy
21
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
Sydney
Wellington
Washington DC
22
The picture below is an example of _________________________
archipelago
delta
volcanoes
isthmus
23
Which statement is describing a society ruled by a dictator?
freedoms of speech, press and religion are denied
individuals have the right to own and run a private business
artists and musicians have artistic freedoms
individualism is encouraged
24
What are the native people of Australia called?
Aborigines
Natives
People
Maori
25
The Middle East is of global importance today because it-
is the number one source of uranium
allows for free speech among its population
provides much of the petroleum used in the world
believes in equality for all people
26
What canal built in Central America changed trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Erie Canal
Grand Canal
27
In a command economy, how are the prices of goods and services determined?
business owners
the national government
the market forces of supply and demand
independent agencies and regulators
28
What is usually the reason for conflict between two countries?
none of the above
weapons of mass destruction
they are jealous of each other
they usually fight over land
29
Apartheid was South Africa's policy of separating people based on race, this encouraged...
equality
discrimination
communication
peace
30
Which of the following is a polytheistic religion?
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
31
Both Japan and Indonesia are made up of a chain of islands called-
a peninsula
an atoll
a delta
an archipelago
32
This man helped India gain its independence from England through nonviolence?
Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
Obama
Hitler
33
Which statement about the Hindu caste system in India is true?
castes were encouraged to interact together
people were forced to stay in the same caste they were born
Different caste share the same rules for behavior
foreigners were treated like the lowest caste
34
Which is the sacred book of Islam
Torah
Bible
Koran (Quran)
Vedas
35
Why was the country of Pakistan created?
To stop Muslims and Hindus in India
To make more room for tourists
To stop people from crossing the India border
Because it looks nicer on a map
36
What is the major religion in India?
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Muslim
37
Which of the following countries has an UNLIMITED government?
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Mongolia
38
China is an example of which type of government:
democracy
unlimited
absolute monarchy
limited
39
All of the following characteristics are common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
except
-
celebrate the same religious holidays
a belief in only one God
the existence of a sacred book
all began in the same region of the world
40
This system was used in India to classify people, but is illegal now.
education
Genocide
Caste System
third class people
41
This is a series of tectonic plates that come together creating a series of volcanoes...
Ring of Fire
delta
tributary
island