Spring CA Review

What technological advancement allows for instant access to information and communication around the world?

• Telephone

• Internet

• Fax Machine

• Television

What is the name of the month-long celebration were Muslims fast during the day?

• Lent

• Advent

• Ramadan

• Hanukkah

Which religion follows the "5 Pillars?"

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Hinduism

Which of the following is not one of the 5 Pillars?

• Profession of Faith

• Pilgrimage to Mecca

• Almsgiving (Donating to the Poor)

• Only eating fish on Fridays during Lent

The Hajj involves which religion making a pilgrimage to which city?

• Judaism, Jerusalem

• Islam, Jerusalem

• Christianity, Rome

• Islam, Mecca

In very strict Islamic countries, religion influences culture by:

• restricting the clothing worn by their citizens

• allowing the people to wear whatever they want

• setting high gas prices

• telling people what they can and can not eat on certain days

The amount of money a country makes in a year is called -

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

• Giant Deer Pyramid (GDP)

• Gross Dynasty Product (GDP)

• General Denmark Product (GDP)

Which of the following is not an indicator of economic development?

• GDP Per Capita

• Literacy Rate

• Life Expectancy

• Access to Water

This economic system allows individuals to own their own businesses with little to no government involvement -

• Capitalism/Free Market

• Socialism/Mixed

• Communism/Command

In this economic system, individuals and the government share control of the economy, and the government provides some basic services -

• Capitalism/Free Market

• Socialism/Mixed

• Communism/Command