Benchmark Review

The Nile River is the primary water source for which two African countries?

• South Sudan and South Africa

• Chad and the DR Congo

• Kenya and Cameroon

• Egypt and Sudan

Which resource is largely responsible for Nigeria's economic gains?

• coal

• diamonds

• lead

• oil

What event led to the outbreak of the Persian Gulf War?

• Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

• the Arab Spring movements

• Israeli attacks on Palestinian's

• Iran's nuclear weapons program

In which Southwest Asian nation is citizen participation in government the highest

• Iran

• Israel

• Saudia Arabia

• Syria

The Persian Gulf war was fought between January and February of what year

• 1985

• 1989

• 1991

• 1994

Which leader's oppressive policies led to the Syrian Civil War?

• Saddam Hussein

• Ayatollah Khamenei

• Bashar al-Assad

• Osama Bin Laden

People who own and operate a business and accept the risk of that business failing are

• consumers

• employees

• entrepreneurs

• lenders

Which of the following is NOT an ethnic group living in Africa?

• The Arabs

• The Ashanti

• The Bantu

• The Muslims

What religion do most Swahili people practice?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

Which type of economy do Most African countries have?

• Mixed economies

• Traditional economies

• pure market economies

• pure command economies