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2nd Semester Interim Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are some major exports from Africa?
a)
Gold, oil, diamonds, uranium, and platinum
b)
Oil, gold, coal, timber, and technology
c)
Medicine, diamonds, cars, silver, and copper
d)
Iron ore, coal, sulfur, silver, and platinum
2.
Why is HIV/AIDS a major problem in Africa?
a)
There are many cures available that cure the virus.
b)
Drugs to treat the virus are very expensive and unstable African governments can't help their citizens obtain them.
c)
Education is available, but most Africans choose not to listen and make risky choices. 
d)
It is not a problem in Africa because most people have been cured.
3.

What does reincarnation mean?

a)

to build major projects

b)

to irrigate fields with water

c)

to do good deeds to build good karma

d)

to have your soul born again

4.
What is the main religion in India?
a)
Christianity 
b)
Hinduism
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
5.
What are quotas and tariffs?
a)
examples
b)
trade barriers
c)
embargoes
d)
economic systems
6.
What are two beliefs that Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
a)
caste system and reincarnation
b)
nirvana and Brahman
c)
reincarnation and karma
d)
caste system and nirvana
7.
Spirits that live in nature and take the form of dead relatives are found in which religion?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Shintoism
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
8.
Who started Buddhism?
a)
Siddhartha Guatama
b)
Mao
c)
Confucius
d)
Ho Chi Minh
9.
What did the caste system provide Indian society?
a)
War
b)
Wealth
c)
Success
d)
Stability
10.

What is the traditional religion of Japan?

a)

Zen Buddisam

b)

Shinto

c)

Daosim

d)

Confucianism

11.

What is the philosophy of Confucianism based upon?

a)

Moral and Ethics

b)

Harmony and Balance

c)

Ending Human Suffering

d)

Strict laws and Punishment

12.
Reasons for famine in Africa include
a)
drought, unstable governments, conflicts/civil wars
b)
global warming, rising sea levels, unstable governments
c)
no one wants to farm anymore
d)
lack of water, soil erosion, no tools 
13.
Who is the head of government in Kenya?
a)
prime minister
b)
president
c)
king
d)
emperor
14.
What are reasons for the widespread epidemic of AIDS in Africa?
a)
no medications available, lack of water, no hospitals 
b)
civil war, desertification, no internet for research 
c)
lack of education & training, expensive medications
d)
government corruption, no roads for ambulances, no medications available 
15.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa spread quickly due to 
a)
unstable governments, lack of financial resources
b)
no doctors or hospital in Africa
c)
mosquitoes 
d)
there is no epidemic 
16.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a major issue in Africa. How are some governments working to slow down the spread of these diseases?
a)
educating people on the disease
b)
ignoring the issue
c)
making it illegal
d)
fighting civil wars
17.
What is the type of government in which the leader is elected by the citizens?
a)
constitutional republic
b)
autocracy
c)
parliamentary democracy
d)
presidential democracy
18.
In South Africa, citizens elect members to the National Assembly (house of Parliament), then parliament selects one of its members to be the president.  South Africa has what type of government?
a)
Parliamentary Democracy
b)
Presidential Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Communist
19.
How are Nigeria and Kenya similar?
a)
both autocracies
b)
both parliamentary democracies
c)
both presidential democracies
d)
citizens can only vote for legislature
20.
Who is the head of government in South Africa?
a)
prime minister
b)
president
c)
premier
d)
parliament
21.

What is a benefit of free trade?

a)

Higher prices/low quality

b)

Lower prices/greater variety

c)

Lower prices/less variety

d)

Higher prices/higher quality

22.
Which African nation is a major world supplier of gold, diamonds, and platinum?
a)
South Africa
b)
Kenya
c)
Nigeria
d)
Egypt
23.
Which country's two main industries are agriculture and oil?
a)
Kenya
b)
Nigeria
c)
Libya
d)
South Africa
24.
What was a response to try and stop blood/conflict diamonds?
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
currency exchange
d)
embargo
25.

How can an investment in capital goods impact GDP?

a)

Investments in capital goods hurt the economy.

b)

Investments in capital goods allow countries to produce more goods and services.

c)

Capital goods have no impact on economic growth.

d)

Capital goods hurt human capital, but help improve the GDP of a country.

26.

What is infrastructure?

a)

capital goods like roads and power lines

b)

human capital like healthcare

c)

capital goods like pencils and paper

d)

human capital like education

27.

What is a major problem with South Africa's economy?

a)

low literacy rate

b)

high GDP

c)

low cost to start a business

d)

high unemployment

28.

What is a subsidy?

a)

a tax on imports

b)

when the government of a country gives money to certain businesses so they can continue to compete with imports from other countries

c)

a specific limit placed on the number of imports that may enter a country

d)

stopping trade with another country

29.

What is a tariff?

a)

a tax on imports

b)

when the government of a country gives money to certain businesses so they can continue to compete with imports from other countries

c)

a specific limit placed on the number of imports that may enter a country

d)

stopping trade with another country

30.

What is an embargo?

a)

a tax on imports

b)

when the government of a country gives money to certain businesses so they can continue to compete with imports from other countries

c)

a specific limit placed on the number of imports that may enter a country

d)

stopping trade with another country

31.

What is a quota?

a)

a tax on imports

b)

when the government of a country gives money to certain businesses so they can continue to compete with imports from other countries

c)

a specific limit placed on the number of imports that may enter a country

d)

stopping trade with another country

32.

What are sanctions?

a)

financial penalties applied by one or more countries against a targeted country, usually a punishment

b)

when the government of a country gives money to certain businesses so they can continue to compete with imports from other countries

c)

a specific limit placed on the number of imports that may enter a country

d)

stopping trade with another country

33.

What is specialization?

a)

are financial penalties applied by one or more countries against a targeted country

b)

an economic system in which supply and demand (the consumer) determine what is made, how it is made, and for whom it is made

c)

when a country produces the things they are able to produce easily and trades for the things that they need

d)

an economic system in which customs and traditions determine what is made, how it is made ,and for whom it is made

34.

How do unstable governments impact education in Africa?

a)

Teachers won't work in countries with unstable governments

b)

Unstable governments are unable to invest in human capital because they may be fighting wars or wasting their money

c)

Unstable governments want to keep their literacy rates low

d)

Tradition says that children should not go to school, but should work at home.

35.

How do literacy rates impact GDP?

a)

literacy rates have no impact on GDP

b)

high literacy rates mean a country has invested in capital goods, so their GDP will increase

c)

high literacy rates mean a country has invested in human capital, so their GDP will decrease

d)

high literacy rates mean a country has invested in human capital, so their GDP will increase

36.

What is an currency exchange? Why is it necessary?

a)

How much one country’s currency is worth in another country’s currency; must occur in order for country’s to trade

b)

It make all country’s currency equal ; must occur in order for country’s to export goods

c)

How much one country’s currency is worth in US currency; must occur in order for country’s to specialize

d)

The value of country’s currency; must occur in order for country’s to trade with each other and it makes voluntary trade possible

37.

What do Shintoism and Hinduism have in common?

a)

Neither have a known founder

b)

Both believe that Brahman created the Universe

c)

Neither have Kami

d)

Both were started in India

38.
Under the rule of apartheid, which of the following could a black person do?
a)
work as a laborer
b)
marry a white person
c)
go to college
d)
protest against the government
39.
What was a homeland?
a)
urban ghettos blacks were forced to live in
b)
urban ghettos coloureds were forced to live in
c)
a rural area blacks were forced to live on
d)
a rural area coloureds were forced to live on
40.
Even with the end of apartheid, what was a major problem that remained?
a)
laws that treated whites better than blacks
b)
income inequality between blacks and whites
c)
an unfair tax system
d)
blacks being forced to live in homelands
41.
What did F.W. de Klerk do for South Africa?
a)
He started apartheid.
b)
He put Nelson Mandella in jail.
c)
He fought for South Africa's independence.
d)
He helped to end apartheid.
42.
Which of these would be a benefit of being a white South African during apartheid?
a)
being able to vote
b)
carrying a passbook
c)
living in a homeland
d)
poor healthcare
43.
Which of these would a black South African had to have done during apatheid?
a)
carry a passbook
b)
see a doctor
c)
vote for government officials
d)
attend a white school
44.
Who was the first black president of South Africa?
a)
F.W. de Klerk
b)
Nelson Mandela
c)
Jomo Kenyatta
d)
Kwame Nkrumah
45.
Even though apartheid has ended many problems remain. Which of these is one of those problems?
a)
forced segregation
b)
blacks cannot run for government office
c)
economic inequality
d)
only Indians and coloureds can go to college
46.

Why would a country most likely use a quota?

a)

To protect domestic producers and workers

b)

To make more money in taxes

c)

To start a trade war

d)

To make trade easier

47.

Name 3 causes of pollution in the Ganges River and Yangtze River.

a)

Sewage, Industrial chemicals, fertilizer

b)

Fertilizers, Sewage, Saltwater

c)

Industrial chemicals, Sewage, rainwater

d)

Sewage, oil and gas, Industrial chemicals

48.

What contributes to air pollution in China?

a)

Lack of automobiles

b)

Shrinking population

c)

Coal burning power plants

d)

Fewer factories being built

49.

What river do Hindus hold as sacred?

a)

Yangtze

b)

Yellow

c)

Ganges

d)

Nile

50.

According to the Buddha, if a person gave up all desires he or she would reach?

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Karma

c)

Dharma

d)

Nirvana

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