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2022 GHW Semester 1 Final Review
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1
Why is French spoken in some countries of North Africa?
France colonized part of North Africa in the 1800s.
Most North Africans receive their college education in France.
French oil and petroleum plants are the largest employers in North Africa.
Some of the earliest settlers of North Africa arrived from France.
2
What river is the longest in the western hemisphere and is in found in South America?
Orinoco River
Nile River
Amazon River
Paraguay River
3
What is uneven development?
when countries develop at the same rate
when some places do not benefit from economicadvancements as much as others
When educated workers leave a country
when two cities work together
4
The greatest environmental challenge facing North Africa’s growing population is
lack of land to support the growing population
depletion of oil reserves to provide electricity
scarcity of water to feed the growing population.
degradation of coastal areas
5
Which of the following is an example of Brain Drain?
Skilled workers moving to get jobs.
Refugees seeking safety.
Good students moving to attend college.
Older adults moving to join their families.
6
Generalize the social status trends of women in Arab nations of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Women have more rights and opportunities than men
Women have few rights/opportunities, and its getting worse.
Women have about the same rights and opportunities as men
women have fewer rights/opportunities, but its improving
7
What is communism?
No main source of power.
Where no one owns anything
Where the individual person owns everything.
the public owns all property/production and it is directed by government
8
What people were skilled engineers who built a network of roads through the Andes?
Mayan
Aztec
Mestizos
Inca
9
Greeks in ancient Athens introduced the concept of ________?
democracy
nationalism
mythology
rule of law
10
Yugoslavia only existed from the 1940s to the 1990s because...
It was renamed to better represent its ethnic diversity
It was broken up and taken over by neighboring countries
its corrupt government was removed, and territory absorbed
its ethnic groups broke off into their own countries
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What is a Czar?
A Russian ruler before 1917
A French dictator
A Haitian revolutionary
A English king
12
A mosque is:
a place of worship for Buddhists
a place of worship for Christians
a place of worship for Jews
a place of worship for Muslims
13
What practical step could local governments of Eastern Mediterranean countries take to control air pollution?
manage urban development
ban tourism
improve irrigation and water conservation techniques, such as water recycli
regulate pesticides and fertilizers
14
What is the black market?
a dark market
market for goods outside of government sanctioned channels
a market where special goods are sold at higher prices
a regular market where goods are sold at lower prices
15
How has the Aswan High Dam had an adverse effect on human health?
Created new ecosystems in which diseases flourished
Contaminated water sources, drawing salt water from sea
discharged raw sewage and wastes into lake Nasser
Caused build up of soil contaminated by raw sewage and oil
16
What is internal migration?
moving from the couch to the fridge
when someone moves to a place within the country
when someone moves to a place outside the country
when someone moves to a place no further than 20 metres
17
Many economies of the Eastern Mediterranean subregion have been slow to develop due to...
uneven distribution of resources such as oil, gas and water
Environmental problems like overgrazing/fishing & pollution
Ethnic tensions among Jews, Christians and Muslims
Reliance on unstable service industry, especially tourism
18
What is a Favela?
A type of fruit
A urban area that is a slum made up of shacks
A area of temporary housing
An area of residential areas
19
What is a stateless nation?
A group of people who are not in a state
A nation which doesn't have states
An ethnic group of people without a homeland or formal country
A nation with less states
20
A system of social organization known as _____ existed both in the ancient times and in modern history.
nationalism
complementarity
colonialism
city-states
21
Why did Germany invite guest workers following WWII?
to increase its population
to improve relations with other countries
to utilize cheap labor
too aid economic growth
22
A rare natural resource located along the Spanish Pyrenees used in the high-tech industry.
chaparral
copper
hydroelectricity
tungsten
23
Carnival, celebrated the week before Lent, is associated with what religion?
Catholicism
Santeria
Judiasm
Islam
24
The Aswan High Dam provides water for agriculture and hydroelectric power in
Syria
Egypt
Sudan
Jordan
25
What is ecotourism?
Tourism that uses the natural resources of the planet
Tourism that is sustainable and protects the environment
Tourism that protects the way of life of tourists
Tourism that is small scale
26
In eastern Europe, rapid industrialization lead to ______ and damaged areas like the Black Triangle.
Huge profits
A trade surplus
The fall of communism
Serious environmental pollution
27
During the Soviet era, disregard for environmental effects of industrialization ______.
Led to perestroika & glasnots
Provoked frequent ethnic strife
Helped USSR to become prosperous
Damaged water, air, soil, & forests
28
What was the first religion to establish the concept of monotheism?
Judaism
None
Christianity
Islam
29
a neutral region between countries with opposing ideologies or politics
bumper zone
ozone
school zone
buffer zone
30
How has the European Union promoted trade among member countries as well as the U.S. and China?
By increasing tariffs for non-trading partners
By offering subsidies to poor countries
By instituting export quotas
By eliminating tariffs and trade barriers
31
Political and economic instability in some nations of Southern Europe was the result of
the housing crisis and natural disasters
industrial decline and EU mismanagement
loss of tourism and climate change.
high national debt and unemployment.
32
Chechnya is an area of Russia that wants to be independent.
False
True
33
what happened at chernobyl?
typhoon
acid rain
nuclear disaster
smog
34
What is a guest worker?
Someone who quits their job
Someone who temporarily leaves their job
a substitute worker on a sick day
Someone who leaves the country looking for work
35
Because climate change more readily affects temperatures at higher northern latitudes, global warming has had effects in
the fertile triangle.
the Ural Mountains.
Siberia
the Caucasus Mountains.
36
Which of the following best describes the population of Iceland?
racially mixed
various religions
diverse cultures
ethnically homogenous
37
In what area does the majority of the Russian population live?
Northern European Plain
West Siberian Plain
Iberian Peninsula
Crimean Peninsula
38
Followers of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have a shared belief in
concept of monotheism
practice of Ramadan
the New Testament
belief in Jesus, the Son of God
39
Finland is the only Scandinavian country that does not have an official ____.
equal rights policy
religion
internal justice system
social welfare program
40
What is privatization?
The shift of an economy from private ownership to government ownership
The conversion of state-owned factories/property to private ownership
Economic affairs care subject to some government intervention
Individuals can own and control their possessions as they wish
41
Arabs brought the Muslim religion to North Africa.
False
True
42
The services sector including tourism is a major component of Southern Europe economy.
True
False
43
What is reforestation
removing all trees from an area
removing certain types of trees from an area
none of the above
replanting trees where they have been logged
44
Which of the following is an example of devolution?
the collapse of the Soviet Union
the division of Germany following World War II
the transfer of power granting self-rule to Northern Ireland
cessation of hostilities following the end of the Cold War
45
What is a welfare state?
a social system where the government is NOT responsible for the citizens
a government takes primary responsibility for the well being of citizens
a country that has debt
an independent state
46
What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
a government with a queen and king that takes over more than one country.
government that has a queen or king that makes all the laws with no limit.
a governmet that has a powerful queen or king
a government that has a king or queen with power limited by a constitution
47
Because climate change more readily affects temperatures at higher latitudes, global warming has more obvious effects in
the Caucasus Mountains.
the Ural Mountains.
the fertile triangle.
Northern Europe and Siberia
48
What is the Torah?
Hindu religious texts
A part of the Hebrew Bible
Stories about Moses and the Jews
Another name for the Christian Bible
49
The traditional boundary between Europe and Asia is formed by the __________.
The Rocky Mountains
Ural Mountains
Dinaric Alps
Volga River
50
What is desertification?
None of the above
When a patch of land goes dry and unfertile
When people burn cities down
When you add 'ification' to desert
51
Today most nomads of North Africa
live nomadic lifestyles like their ancestors
have migrated to other parts of Africa
have settled in villages and cities
roam the desert part time and live in camps other part
52
During the Soviet era, the government actively promoted what set of beliefs?
capitalism
pacifism
anarchism
atheism
53
What is an Escarpment?
a steep slope or cliff
a used car dealership in Texas
a deep depression in the Earth that fill with rainwater
the largest mountain in Texas
54
What is a negative effect of tourism in North Africa?
Let's ask Justin Bieber
needs lots of water
reduces wildlife
introduces invasive species
55
A region where ethnic differences have led to ongoing political and territorial conflict and separation.
Shatter Belt
Fracture Belt
Rust Belt
Break Belt
56
The primary reason the Aswan High Dam was built was to
expand the acreage of land used for agriculture
control flooding to safeguard the area's residents
increase fertility of the Nile Delta
create a recreational lake to boost tourism
57
Deforestation has caused major disruptions to animal and plant ecosystems in the...
Boreal Forest
Peat-rich wetlands
Tidal Marshes
Baltic Sea
58
Why do some countries in North Africa import most of their food needs?
Water scarcity makes it impossible to grow enough food
few people in the country are willing to work in Ag.
Imported food is less expensive than food in the country.
Ag. is less profitable than other economic activities
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The breaking up of larger regions or countries into smaller ones is known as
Nationalism
Shatter Belt
Balkanization
Buffer Zones
