5th/6th 6 weeks Review

Why might many countries in Africa speak a European language, like English or French, as one of its language?

• Tribal divisions

• Interaction of native and monotheistic beliefs

• Impact of slave trade on the continent

• Impact of European colonization

How did Apartheid in South Africa limit opportunities for black South Africans?

• Both black and white South Africans had equal share of income

• Black South Africans had less access to doctors and healthcare

• White South Africans were given less land than Black South Africans

• More money was spend for education on black South Africans

What is a PRO about the Three Gorges Dam?

• Hydroelectric power

• Water pollution increase in some areas

• Destruction of cities, villages, and historical sites

• Corruption in local governments

What three monotheistic religions find importance in the city of Jerusalem?

• Communism

• Buddhism

• Skihism

• Islam

How has the civil war in Syria affected populations in surrounding countries?

• More stable borders

• Refugees from Syria are coming into neighboring countries

• Syria's economy is growing

• Less people from Syria are migrating to neighboring countries

Based on the location of Australia, where might a large amount of its trading partners be located?

• Europe

• Western Hemisphere

• India

• Asia

What might account for inequality of race and income in South Africa?

• Scramble for Africa

• Apartheid

• Democracy

• Glasnost

What might be a potential con of a nation having multiple languages spoken?

• Large diversity of religions

• People will feel more unified

• Communication with others might be more difficult

• People would be expected to learn multiple languages in school

Sudan has two major religious groups, Christian and Islam. These two groups have often had conflict, What is an outcome of this?

• After years of civil war, Sudan and South Sudan split into two different countries.

• Sudan created a parliament that addresses needs of all people

• Sudan has cultural unity

• South Sudan and Sudan were unified into one country in 2005

What could you say about the economic differences between North and South Korea?

• South Korea produces less economically than North Korea

• South Korea is more developed than North Korea

• South Korea is less developed than North Korea

• North Korea has lots of agriculture and is more developed because of that