CBA Review Units 6–10

Which list correctly names the 5 Pillars of Islam?

• Faith, prayer five times daily, charity, fasting, pilgrimage to Mecca

• Faith, baptism, charity, fasting, pilgrimage to Jerusalem

• Faith, prayer once weekly, charity, tithing, pilgrimage to Mecaa

• Faith, meditation, charity, fasting, pilgrimage to Rome

What is the best definition of a developed country?

• A country with mostly agricultural jobs and low income

• A country with relatively high levels of industrialization and income

• A country that has no access to global trade

• A country defined only by population size

What is the best definition of a developing country?

• A country with no rural areas

• A country with the highest life expectancy

• A country that has completed all stages of urbanization

• A country with relatively low levels of industrialization and income

Which factor influenced the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union?

• Rapid industrial growth united all republics

• Many former Soviet states had once been independent nations

• A shortage of natural resources forced unification

• The Cold War eliminated nationalism

What was the Partition of India?

• The division of British India into India and Pakistan based on religious demographics

• A civil war that united India and Sri Lanka

• A trade agreement between India and Britain

• The separation of India from all foreign influence

What did the Independence Act of 1947 do?

• It established a monarchy in India

• It created a single united state of South Asia

• It formalized the partition and granted independence to India and Pakistan

• It placed India under military rule

Which statement describes one physical characteristic of the European continent?

• Europe touches only one ocean

• Europe is landlocked

• Europe is an island continent

• Europe touches two oceans

Which additional physical characteristic describes Europe?

• Europe is connected to another continent

• Europe is separated from all other continents by oceans

• Europe is connected only by artificial canals

• Europe was once a single island

What is the best definition of life expectancy?

• The legal voting age

• The average age of retirement

• The number of years a person can expect to live

• The percentage of people who can read and write

What does literacy rate measure?

• The number of schools per city

• The percentage of people who can read and write

• The average years of schooling completed

• The percentage of people with college degrees