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Which South African Leader was elected as the first non-white president of the country, and helped end apartheid?

• Nelson Mandela

• Barack Obama

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

How has the presence of multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria affected it political stability?

• It has led to political cooperation

• It has made it hard for political groups to get along

• It has had no effect on the political or governmental stability of Nigeria

What is similar between the genocide in Rwanda and the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan?

• Cultural differences between ethnic groups led to war

• Pygmy tribes in central Africa were targeted by Congolese rebels

• The Ottoman Turks sought to eliminate or drive out the Armenians

Genocide in Rwanda resulted in targeting and the mass killing of which of the following?

• another ethnic group

• other countries

• only politicians

How do OPEC members try to keep the price of oil steady?

• They control all of the worlds's oil sales

• They regulate how much oil they will sell

• They always act as a united group in making decisions

If OPEC countries agree to lower the amount of oil that they export, then what is most likely to occur?

• Oil will not cost as much

• The price of oil will rise

• OPEC countries will be attacked

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia both have high GDPs because of selling oil. Why is Kuwait's per capita GDP higher than that of Saudi Arabia?

• Kuwait has a smaller population than Saudi Arabia

• Kuwait has a higher life expectancy than Saudi Arabia

• Kuwait distributes its wealth more evenly than Saudi Arabia

A Southwest Asian country that spends much of its oil earnings on education and health care is most likely to have which of the following?

• A good HDI ranking

• A low life expectancy

• A large rural population

According to the map, which country in the Middle East has the highest oil reserves?

• Saudi Arabia

• Iraq

• Quatar

Where is Iraq located?

• 14

• 8

• 2