1.What country shares a border with India? (1 point)
Japan Iran China Russia
2.What is the main difference between a pure democracy and a republic? (1 point)
In a republic, people vote directly on laws, but in a democracy, people elect representatives who make laws.
In a democracy, people vote directly on laws, but in a republic, people elect representatives who make laws.
In a republic, people have no representation, but in a democracy, people have representatives who act for them.
3.In a theocracy, which person is most likely to hold political power?
(1 point)
business leader elected leader religious leader
4.Which statement best describes an economic system? (1 point) the method of production, resource use, and distribution of goods in
a region
the network of relationships that exist between individuals and groups in a region
the way a region makes official government policies and decisions the process that people use in choosing goods and services
5.Which best describes the production of goods in a free enterprise system? (1 point)
production based on traditional customs
production based on government regulation production based on decisions of cooperative groups production based on consumer spending
6.Which of the following is not a factor in determining a culture's economic activity? (1 point)
climate
language
physical landforms natural resources
7.What causes large clusters of people to inhabit South, Southeast, andEast Asia? (1 point)
political unrest and instability
financial stability and job opportunities temperature, climate, and fertile land natural disasters
8.When examining the height of mountain ranges, it is best to study a
(1 point)
topographical map physical map political map weather map
9.Which is not an accurate statement regarding Europe's climate?
(1 point)
Cases of severe weather are more common in Europe compared to
the United States
Lots of rain occurs over the northwestern regions of Europe due to the North Atlantic Drift
The westerly winds provide of less severe weather compared to the United States
Artic blizzards are not common in the northwestern regions of Europe
10.Which best describes the basis of European or Western culture?
(1 point)
the Slavic language and culture
Greek philosophy, Roman law, and the Judeo-Christian tradition the Protestant, Jewish and Islamic religions
collectivism, revolution, and communism
11.Which is not considered to be a cornerstone of European culture and Western civilization? (1 point)
philosophies based on logic and scientific analysis that originated in ancient Greece
the rise of the Roman Catholic Church during medieval Europe Roman legal tenets
the establishment of Spanish schools of philosophy
12.The tension in Europe between the United States and Soviet Union following World War II was escalated with Cuba's involvement because
(1 point)
Castro's relationship with Khrushchev appeared to be a threat to
America's safety
Kennedy attempted to create alliances with Cuba in order to overthrow the Soviet Union
Kennedy ordered an invasion of the Soviet Union off the northern coast of Russia
Castro supported Khrushchev's efforts to secretly invade the United States of the Gulf Coast
13.The ______________________ refers to the Soviet's strategy of sealing off Eastern European countries from Western democracies. (1 point)
Iron Curtain
Great Wall of Communism Perestroika
Great Divide
14.Which of the following terms best characterizes the EU's economy?
(1 point)
mass market single market closed market world market
single market
All the answers please
1. China
2. In a democracy, people vote directly on laws, but in a republic, people elect representatives who make laws.
3. religious leader
4. the method of production, resource use, and distribution of goods in a region
5. production based on consumer spending
6. language
7. temperature, climate, and fertile land
8. topographical map
9. Arctic blizzards are not common in the northwestern regions of Europe
10. Greek philosophy, Roman law, and the Judeo-Christian tradition
11. the establishment of Spanish schools of philosophy
12. Castro's relationship with Khrushchev appeared to be a threat to America's safety
13. Iron Curtain
14. single market
15.The concept of establishing a United States of Europe in order to restore economic prosperity following World War II was proposed by
(1 point)
John F. Kennedy Fidel Castro Jacques Chirac Winston Churchill
16.This river is considered to be the longest in the world, extending for more than four thousand miles. (1 point)
Volta River Nile River Niger River Congo River
17.What term refers to a species that is only found in a specific region?
(1 point)
Pandemic Endemic Endangered Isolated
18.In which region of Africa will you find countries whose national languages include French, Spanish and Portuguese? (1 point)
South Africa West Africa North Africa East Africa
19.Which statement is false regarding languages spoken in Africa?
(1 point)
German is a common language spoken in southern and East Africa
Swahili is a common language spoken in Tanzania
Arabic and French a commonly spoken languages in North Africa
Spanish is a common language throughout southern portions of Africa
20.The conflicts between the Hutus and Tutsis resulted in an estimated half a million deaths in these two areas. (1 point)
Rwanda and Nigeria Nigeria and Sudan Sudan and Rwanda Rwanda and Burundi
21.Which best illustrates the policy of apartheid? (1 point)
Friendly relations between the white regime and neighboring African
tribes
The white elite and representatives from various tribes participated in government
Institutionalized separation between rival African tribes
Institutionalized separation between the white regime and African tribes.
22.Nigeria's economy would weaken tremendously if the price on this exported resource dropped. (1 point)
oil lumber sugar soal
23.Which statement is true regarding Africa's poverty? (1 point) Sub-Saharan countries are in a higher income bracket than many of
the southern African countries.
Many of the southern African countries are in a higher income bracket
than many of the Sub-Saharan countries.
Sub-Saharan countries generally fare better than North African countries
A majority of Africa's countries are in the higher income bracket
24.What Asian body of water contains 20 percent of the planet's surface
fresh water? (1 point)
The Yangtze River Lake Taupo
Lake Baikal
The Dead Sea
25.In what region of Asia would you find the Gobi Desert? (1 point)
East Asia Western Asia South Asia Southeast Asia
15. Winston Churchill
16. Nile River
17. Endemic
18. West Africa
19. Spanish is a common language throughout southern portions of Africa
20. Rwanda and Burundi
21. Institutionalized separation between the white regime and African tribes
22. oil
23. Many of the southern African countries are in a higher income bracket than many of the Sub-Saharan countries.
24. Lake Baikal
25. East Asia
Match each term with its description below (1 point)
Caste System
Untouchable
Sanskrit
Buddhism
Punjab
Dowry
Sikhism
Varanasi
Ganges River
Jainism
language in which the Vedas are written
money and gift that come with the bride
holds that spiritual salvation can be attained through self discipline a minority religion in India that emphasizes nonviolence
person who works as a butcher or latrine cleaner
final destination on a Hindu's journey of enlightenment
religion based on the Four Noble Truths
a way of classifying people in a particular social order
Hindus believe that it is the liquid form of God
province where the majority of Indian Sikhs live
- Sanskrit: language in which the Vedas are written
- Dowry: money and gift that come with the bride
- Jainism: holds that spiritual salvation can be attained through self-discipline
- Buddhism: religion based on the Four Noble Truths
- Untouchable: person who works as a butcher or latrine cleaner
- Varanasi: final destination on a Hindu's journey of enlightenment
- Sikhism: a minority religion in India that emphasizes nonviolence
- Caste System: a way of classifying people in a particular social order
- Ganges River: Hindus believe that it is the liquid form of God
- Punjab: province where the majority of Indian Sikhs live
1.What triggered China's 199-1901 Boxer Rebellion? (1 point)
A prolonged famine that had killed thousands of Chinese the presence of westerners
the imprisonment of university professors
the government's massacre of a village's peasants
2.What was Mao Zedong's intent with the Cultural Revolution? (1 point)
to purge the nation of peasants
to eradicate intellectuals, bureaucrats, and Western influences to jump-start a rebirth of the arts and humanities
to spread Communism doctrine to other countries
3.Economic trends in China's Gross Domestic Product over a 50-year period can best be described as (1 point)
a gradual but steady decline in economic activity
relatively stable with low levels of economic activity from the 1950s to the late 1990s
a gradual but steady increase in economic activity
initially stable with a drastic increase in economic activity starting in the late 1980s
4.The Communist concept of collectivism in China has been (1 point)
replaced with ideas of private enterprise due to a booming economy reinforced due to increased levels of poverty
maintained due to strong, Chinese religious beliefs
forced onto many Chinese peasants by the government because they have little wealth
1. The presence of westerners
2. to eradicate intellectuals, bureaucrats, and Western influences to jump-start a rebirth of the arts and humanities
3. a gradual but steady increase in economic activity
4. forced onto many Chinese peasants by the government because they have little wealth