Exam Review 2

Match the economic activity with the image.

a

b

c

d

Quaternary

Primary

Tertiary

Secondary

Why has conflict and civil war occurred in many African nations after independence?

• Many leaders in Africa supported Communism.

• Colonial powers tried to reestablish colonies.

• European powers set artificial political boundaries.

• Some African leaders tried to conquer all of Africa.

The ​ (a)   are an ethnic group in the Middle East that are considered part of a stateless nation.

Most ​ (b)   live in Afghanistan and Iran.

​ (c)   are the majority ethnic group in the Middle East.

• Kurds
• Persians
• Arabs

In order to be economically successful, countries with limited resources must

• Import and export goods and services they need

• Establish a democratic government

• Depend locally on natural resources

• Build powerful military forces

Match the following economic system with its definition.

• customs and beliefs help shape the economic decisions

• Mixed

• private ownership of business

• Command

• a combination of two or more systems

• Traditional

• government determines production, supply, investment, and prices

• Market

What is a negative effect of a pure command economic system in society?

• people work harder, causing intense competition

• there is no incentive to improve

• there are no class systems

• workers can join labor unions

The reason ​ (a)   happened was because ​ (b)   invaded ​ (c)  

• Operation Desert Storm
• Iraq
• Kuwait
• Iran
• Afghanistan Invasion
• Kurdistan
• Arab Spring

Match the following type of government with the description.

• there is no government

• Monarchy

• one individual holds complete political power, citizens have no influence

• Oligarchy

• people elect representatives who will represent the citizens of the country

• Anarchy

• power is inherited by a king or queen

• Democracy

• small group of people make most government decisions for their benefit

• Dictatorship

While ​ (a)   is a sacred place to Christians, Muslims, and Jews, ​ (b)   is the most sacred place for Muslims.

• Jerusalem
• Mecca
• Tehran
• Washington D.C.

Find the following countries:

1. Ukraine

2. Ireland

3. United Kingdom

4. Germany

5. Bosnia Herzegovena