World Geography SOL 10

Main purpose of Organization of American States is to:

• integrate the economies of Latin American nations

• encourage United States military involvment in the region

• destroy the power of Colombian drug cartels

• provide a way to resolve regional differences

N.A.F.T.A. stands for

• National American Free Trade Agreement

• North American Firearms & Tobacco Agreement

• North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement

• North American Free Trade Agreement

Which country does NOT belong to NAFTA?

• USA

• Mexico

• China

• Canada

The military alliance formed in 1949 for the common defense of Western Europe against Soviet aggression was the

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations (U.N.)

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N.A.T.O)

• Amsterdam Pact

The name of the organization dedicated to relieving human suffering around the world?

• United Nations (U.N.)

• European Union (E.U.)

• Salvation Army

• Red Cross

In predominately Muslim countries, this organization serves: _______________.

In predominately Christian nations, its counterpart is know as the Red Cross.

• Red Axis

• Red Crescent

• Red Army

• Red Coats

The Middle East's designation as a cultural crossroad came about primarily as a result of the region's:

• geographic location

• technological achievements

• political stability

• religious unity

Which would NOT be a goal of the former Organization of African Unity?

• promoting peace & independence movements

• develop agriculture

• reduce dependency on South Africa

• fight diseases

What was the former name of the African Union (A.U.)?

• European Union (E.U.)

• Association for the Development of Education in Africa (A.D.E.A.)

• Organization of African Unity (O.A.U.)

• Economic Community of West African States (E.C.O.W.A.S.)

CARICOM or the Caribbean community is an economic organization in:

• Australia

• Africa

• East & Southeast Asia

• areas included in Latin America

• Southwest Asia