Unit 6: Resources and Conflict Unit Review

Match the followingMatch the region or country in the table with the name. Fill in the blank with the corresponding letter.

• Felipe Calderón

• Kashmir

• Doku Umarov

• Chechnya

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  Majaraja Hari Singh

• Mexico

• Bloc and Parti

• Xinjiang

• Uighurs

• Quebec

Why are so many people in Somalia dependent on foreign aid?

• The lack of an effective central government means there is nowhere for the Somali people to turn to for aid.

• The country's dry climate makes it nearly impossible to grow enough food to feed all of the Somali people.

• Constant clan warfare deprives the Somali people of the goods and services they need to acquire the basic necessities for life.

• all of the above

What is the definition of scarcity?

• a decrease in population

• a willingness to pay for a good or service

• when limited resources cannot meet unlimited wants

• a decrease in population

Who is Aung San Suu Kyi?

• the current head of the State Peace and Development Council

• the current of head the Myanmar News Agency

• the current Prime Minister of Burma

• the current head of the National League for Democracy

Which category of conflict is evident in Xinjiang?

• a political conflict

• an economic conflict

• a religious conflict

• a cultural conflict

Why did the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir hesitate to join India or Pakistan?

• He wished to maintain his country's independence.

• The ruler's religion was a different than his people's religion.

• The ruler feared an invasion by both countries.

• The ruler wished to remain part of the British Empire.

Children in third-world countries die of water-borne diseases such as dysentery, polio, and malaria because they do not have access to clean water. This statement can be categorized as

• a religious conflict and a conflict related to resources.

• an economic conflict and a conflict related to poverty.

• a political conflict and a conflict caused by crime.

• a cultural conflict and a conflict caused by crime.

 

What type of conflict is apparent in Chechnya?

• an economic conflict because of oil reserves in Chechnya

• a political conflict because Chechen rebels want a parliamentary government

• a religious conflict because Chechnya's primary religion is Protestantism

• a cultural conflict because Chechnya wants their dialect to be Russia's national language

What was the initial source of conflict in Sudan?

• religious differences between the North and South of the country

• the South's desire to be an independent country

• a conflict over who would be allowed to control Sudan's oil reserves

• a conflict over access to cultivable land

What difference between the British and the Quebecois had the greatest impact on the initial conflict between the two groups?

• The English were Protestant Christians, whereas the French were Catholic Christians.

• Each spoke a different language.

• The Quebecois had been governed by a republic, and the British were ruled by a monarch.

• There were no significant differences between the two groups. The conflict was a direct result of the British conquering Quebec.