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Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 29mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these terms refers to an independent country whose people mostly share a common identity?
a)
a colonial empire
b)
ethnic group
c)
nation-state
d)
plural society
2.
What is a feeling of pride and loyalty toward one's country called?
a)
pluralism
b)
nationalism
c)
self respect
d)
loboism
3.
Which of these is an example of a failed state
a)
United States
b)
Canada
c)
Syria
d)
Mexico
4.
Which of these is an example of a failed state?
a)
the Azerbaijan Republic
b)
the European Union
c)
the United Kingdom
d)
the Soviet Union
5.
Based on the graph, which of these is most likely to be a major problem facing Kazakhstan?
a)
a religious conflict between Muslims and Jews
b)
ethnic tension between Russians and Kazakhs
c)
the settlement of Ukranian and Uzbek refugees
d)
the growing power of the Russian Orthodox Church
6.
What natural resource has become Azerbaijan's leading export?
a)
oil
b)
coal
c)
copper ore
d)
natural gas
7.
Life expectancy in Belarus has dropped since 1990. Which of these has contributed MOST to this trend?
a)
the collapse of the Soviet Union
b)
the Chernobyl power plant explosion
c)
the Chechen independence movement
d)
the conflict between Muslims and Christians
8.
In 2004, Lithuania became a member of which organization?
a)
Baltic States
b)
Soviet Union
c)
United Nations
d)
European Union
9.
Which statement is best supported by the information on the graph?
a)
Russia became less free between 1991 and2003
b)
Russia became more free between 1991 and 2003
c)
Russia became a democracy between 1991 and 2003
d)
Russia became a failed state between 1991 and 2003
10.
Identify the country in which GDP per capita is closest to that of the United States.
a)
Belarus
b)
Lithuania
c)
Russia
d)
France
11.
Compare life expectancy and the infant mortality rate in Belarus and France.
a)
Belarus has lower infant mortality and higher life expectancy
b)
Belarus' life expectancy and infant mortality are the same
c)
Belarus has higher infant mortality and lower life expectancy
d)
life expectancy and infant mortality are decreasing
12.
Compare life expectancy in Azerbaijan to that of the other countries on the table and graph. Also compare infant mortality rate and GDP per capita. Summarize what you see.
a)
Azerbaijan has the highest infant mortality, lowest life expectancy and highest GDP
b)
Azerbaijan has the lowest infant mortality, lowest life expectancy and lowest GDP
c)
Azerbaijan has the highest infant mortality, highest life expectancy and lowest GDP
d)
Azerbaijan has the highest infant mortality, lowest life expectancy and lowest GDP
13.
Draw a conclusion about the relationship between the data in the table and the data in the graph
a)
As GDP decreases so does life expectancy and infant mortality
b)
As GDP increases so does life expectancy and infant mortality
c)
GDP stays the same and so does life expectancy and infant mortality
d)
As GDP increases life expectancy and infant mortality decreases
14.
Compare the life expectancy and infant mortality for the countries. Which figure indicates a better quality of life?
a)
Eritrea's Infant mortality is 75 deaths per 1000 births and 52 years life expectancy
b)
Slovakia's infant mortality rate of 7 deaths per 1000 births and 75 years old life expectancy
c)
Eritrea's ethnic makeup
d)
Eritrea's freedom index
15.
Which country has the stronger economy?
a)
Eritrea
b)
Slovakia
16.
What is the single largest ethnic group looking at both Slovakia and Eritrea?
a)
Tigrinya
b)
Tigre & Kunama
c)
Slovak
d)
Hungarian
17.
Compare the Freedom Index Rankings of the 2 countries. Which country has the higher level of freedom?
a)
Eritrea
b)
Slovakia
18.
Ms. Smith wants you to start putting your last name first on Socrative from now on?
a)
this is the wrong answer
b)
yes
19.
In Kazakhstan some of the world's largest ____ are under the Caspian Sea
a)
fisheries
b)
gold mines
c)
oil reserves
d)
minerals
20.
The 2nd largest ethnic group in Kazakhstan is ______
a)
Kazakhs
b)
Russians
c)
Uzbeks
d)
Ukranian
21.
Most Russians live in ____ Kazakhstan and most Kazakhs live in the _______.
a)
northern; east
b)
southern; north
c)
southern; west
d)
northern; south
22.
Radioactivity, toxic waste and pesticide exposure in Kazakhstan were the result of all of the following except...
a)
factories
b)
air pollution
c)
poor irrigation methods
d)
nuclear testing
23.
Which of the following are not one of the challenges that Kazakhstan needs to overcome to become a successful nation-state?
a)
ethnic conflict
b)
environmental degradation
c)
low incomes
d)
overpopulation
24.
Russia's most important resources are____.
a)
oil and natural gas
b)
oil and coal
c)
natural gas and minerals
d)
minerals and oil
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