RMS 7th grade SS Final Review

Which phrase best describes one of Nelson Mandela's most important contributions to South Africa?

• created tariffs on all goods imported from China

• improved South Africa's economy and education system

• leading the process by which black South Africans gained civil rights.

• help to improve their infrastructure

A hopeful sign for the future of Africa is its rising literacy rate. Why is "literacy rate" important to a country?

• It sets import quotas for foreign nations.

• It removes trade barriers between nations.

• As the literacy rate rises, economic growth declines.

• It increases the skill level of the human capital.

Based on the newspaper article, how will entrepreneurship MOST LIKELY help economic growth in Saudi Arabia?

• by creating goods and services

• by increasing tariffs on imported goods

• by increasing educational opportunities for elderly citizens

• by helping ease tension between Saudi Arabia and its neighboring nations

In 1948, the United Nations divided the land of Palestine between the Arabs and the Jews, which nation was created by this action?

• Vietnam

• Israel

• West Bank

• China

Chinese officials predict the river's remaining plant and wildlife species will be killed off completely if the dumping of sewage and industrial and agricultural waste is not stopped.

Read the information italicized above. According to the information, what environmental issue is China facing?

• deforestation caused by slash-and-burn farming

• pollution of the Yangtze River

• erosion from the cleaning process in the Yellow River

• radiation exposure from Chernobyl

Which statement relates to a religious group rather than an ethnic group?

• Pam speaks the Navajo language.

• Bjorn wears a parka when it's cold outside.

• Heather loves to drink sweet tea.

• Meera believes in reincarnation.

After the nationalist party came into power in South Africa in 1948, why did they set up the system of Apartheid?

• to separate the races and discriminate against non-whites

• to adopt a new currency

• to create new national parks to increase tourism

• to increase the size of its army

What three major religions have their origins in the Middle East?

• Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam

• Judaism, Christianity, Islam

• Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism

• Shintoism, Confucianism, Taoism

What rivers are like twin rivers flowing through Turkey and Iraq?

• Euphrates and Tigris Rivers

• Chattahoochee and Ocmulgee Rivers

• Nile and Ganges Rivers

• Huang He and Etowah Rivers

Which Middle Eastern country is an example of a monarchy?

• Turkey

• Jordan

• China

• Saudi Arabia