Spring Final Exam Review (KAP)

What is a significant reason for Russia's interest in the Arctic region?

• To expand their military presence

• To access new shipping lanes

• To explore natural gas and oil reserves

• To increase tourism in the region

What environmental disaster has significantly affected agriculture in Belarus?

• radiation from the Chernobyl disaster

• heavy metal pollution from industrial waste

• deforestation impacts

• acid rain effects

Which country's historical quest for access to warm-water ports significantly shaped its foreign policy strategies?

• Germany

• Japan

• Russia

• Italy

What is a characteristic feature of a communist economy?

• Free market competition

• Individual ownership of land

• Central planning by the state

• Unregulated prices

What was the primary goal of Lenin's slogan 'Peace, Land, Bread' during the 1917 revolution?

• To initiate economic reforms in Russia

• To mobilize the masses and seize control of the government

• To negotiate peace with the opposing military forces

• To distribute land among the peasant population

Peasants in the Soviet Union were forced to join collective farms by

• Stalin

• Trotsky

• Marx

• Czar Nicholas

"The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 was organized to regulate European colonization and trade in Africa. This conference is most closely associated with which of the following terms?"

• Imperialism

• Capitalism

• Globalization

• Socialism

Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion in North Africa?

• The use of French language in Algeria.

• Traditional pottery making in Morocco.

• The annual migration of the Maasai tribe.

• Native wildlife conservation efforts in Egypt.

What is a significant challenge in harnessing Africa's natural resources effectively?

• There is a lack of technological infrastructure to process these resources efficiently.

• Africa's natural resources are too scarce to be of any economic value.

• The main issue is the overabundance of resources leading to economic instability.

• Natural resources in Africa are primarily exported without any local benefits.

The primary reason(s) for South Sudan's secession from Sudan in 2011

• Differences in culture

• Differences in politics

• A directive by Japan for economic gain

• Differences in economic systems

• Differences in ethnicity