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2nd Semester Final Review

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 53mins

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.
Who is the head of government in South Africa?
a)
prime minister
b)
president
c)
premier
d)
parliament
20.
How are Nigeria and Kenya similar?
a)
both autocracies
b)
both parliamentary democracies
c)
both presidential democracies
d)
citizens can only vote for legislature
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 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

29.

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

30.

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

31.

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

32.

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

33.

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.

34.

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

35.

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

36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
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.
40.
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
41.
Who was the first black president of South Africa?
a)
F.W. de Klerk
b)
Nelson Mandela
c)
Jomo Kenyatta
d)
Kwame Nkrumah
42.
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
43.
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
44.

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

45.

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

46.

What contributes to air pollution in China?

a)

Lack of automobiles

b)

Shrinking population

c)

Coal burning power plants

d)

Fewer factories being built

47.

What river do Hindus hold as sacred?

a)

Yangtze

b)

Yellow

c)

Ganges

d)

Nile

48.

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

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Karma

c)

Dharma

d)

Nirvana

49.
Nationalism led to what in India?
a)
independence
b)
British rule
c)
flooding
d)
a new national anthem
50.
Starting communes and building steel furnaces were all events that happened during which period?
a)
Cultural Revolution
b)
Chinese Civil War
c)
Tiananmen Square Massacre
d)
Great Leap Forward
51.
What is domino theory?
a)
If one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would fall to communism too.
b)
 The spread of nuclear weapons, fissionable material, and nuclear technology from one country to another.
c)
The agreement that ended WWII.
d)
A monarchical form of government in which the monarch has absolute power among his or her people.
52.
The primary reason given by U.S. leaders to justify military involvement in Vietnam was that it would —
a)
promote reconstruction after World War II
b)
maintain the policy of détente
c)
fulfill prior United Nations obligations
d)
keep communism from spreading throughout the region
53.
Who led the rebellion against France for Vietnam?
a)
Ngo Dihn Diem
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
President Kennedy
d)
Sui Chin
54.
What U.S. General was Commander of all U.N. troops in Korea?
a)
General George Marshall
b)
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
General George S. Patton
d)
General Douglas MacArthur
55.
What country provided aide to North Korea during the Korean war?
a)
South Korea and Japan
b)
China and the USSR
c)
Japan and USSR
d)
USSR and Canada
56.
What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
South Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea
b)
North Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea
c)
Stalemate, with the border remaining at the 38th parallel
d)
The U.S. and China split Korea, each controlling a part
57.

Who was the nationalist leader in India?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Joseph Stalin

58.

What method did Gandhi use to gain India's independence?

a)

Violence

b)

Non-Violence

59.

What violent strategy did Ho Chi Minh use to gain independence from France?

a)

non violent resistance

b)

peaceful protest

c)

economic sanctions

d)

guerrilla warfare

60.

The borders of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh were set by British in 1947 to keep a civil war from breaking out. The Partitioning broke Gandhi's heart who wanted the Hindus and Muslims to live together. What contributed most to the establishment of the new borders?

a)

religious differences

b)

strong leadership in Pakistan

c)

political differences

d)

British control

61.

What type of government did the U.S. help Japan establish after WWII?

a)

Oligarchic Communist State

b)

Absolute Monarchy with Emperor

c)

Constitutional Monarchy/Parliamentary Democracy

d)

Shinto Theocracy

62.

Who is Mao Zedong?

a)

The first communist leader of China.

b)

The first communist leader of Vietnam.

c)

The first communist leader of Japan.

d)

The first communist leader of the Soviet Union.

63.

In 1958, Mao Zedong introduced an economic plan for China called the Great Leap Forward. What was a result of this plan?

a)

It greatly enhanced wages.

b)

It allowed capitalism to begin.

c)

It encouraged the growing of cash crops.

d)

It caused the worst famine in human history.

64.

A program launched by Mao Zedong to renew loyalty to communism and purge China of those disloyal to Mao.

a)

Cultural Revolution

b)

Balfour Declaration

c)

United Nations

d)

Decolonization

65.

What is the theme that ties The Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and Tienanmen Square Massacre together?

a)

They all led to fewer freedoms for people of China.

b)

Mao Zedong led each of them.

c)

Improvements to China’s economy were a result.

d)

They all led to more opportunities for people of China.

66.

What was the main reason for U.S. involvement in the Korea and Vietnam wars?

a)

prevention of biological warfare

b)

improve trade

c)

containment of communism

d)

stop terrorism

67.

Which term refers to the idea that if one country becomes communist then the other countries around it will quickly follow?

a)

Domino Theory

b)

The Great Leap Forward

c)

Socialism

d)

The Middle Path

68.

"I asked General Marshall what it would cost in lives to land on the Tokyo plain and other places in Japan. It was his opinion that such an invasion would cost at a minimum one quarter of a million casualties, and might cost as much as a million, on the American side alone, with an equal number of the enemy."


The statement above matches which person/event below?

a)

Mao Zedong's communist speech

b)

Ho Chi Minh's plan for guerilla warfare

c)

Truman's decision to use atomic bombs

d)

Gandhi's plea for non-violence

69.

What does the image represent?

a)

salt march in India

b)

independence movement in Vietnam

c)

red guard in China

d)

child army in Japan

70.

In the 1800s, a movement called nationalism began in India, which caused conflict between Indians and the British. What was the result of nationalism in India?

a)

The British took away all freedom from the Indians.

b)

Indians preferred to be a colony of Great Britain rather than an independent nation.

c)

Indians peacefully accepted British rule even to this day.

d)

India eventually became a self-governing nation.

71.

What was involved in Mohandas Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience?

a)

He wanted violent demonstrations all over the country until the British left.

b)

The people should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfair, but do it with non-violence.

c)

Gandhi felt it was best to go along with British laws to avoid making the colonial authorities angry.

d)

He thought the best way to change the laws was through passing legislation in the Indian National Congress.

72.

How did the United States treat the Japanese at the end of World War II?

a)

The U.S. forced the emperor to give up his throne.

b)

The U.S. military occupied Japan, but began to help the Japanese rebuild economically.

c)

The U.S. refused to help the Japanese rebuild their war torn country.

d)

The U.S. military put all of the Japanese to death which caused widespread protests.

73.

On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops marched on protesters, many of them students, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Why did this confrontation occur?

a)

The troops were practicing military drills and the students got in the way.

b)

The protesters wanted a more open, democratic system of government.

c)

The students were not happy with the level of education they were receiving.

d)

The protesters believed that their wages had been mistakenly reduced.

74.

Is India an autocracy or democracy?

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

75.
If the citizen participation in a country is labeled as autocratic then?
a)
the central government has all power
b)
one person has total control of the country
c)
citizens get to vote
d)
one group has total control of a country
76.
What is a parlimentary democracy?
a)
democracy in which citizens elect people to parliament and members of parliament choose the prime minister 
b)
democracy where all property and money is split up equally
c)
democracy where a king or queen is in charge
d)
democracy in which citizens elect the president 
77.
What is a presidential democracy?
a)
democracy in which citizens elect people to parliament and members of parliament choose the prime minister 
b)
democracy where all property and money is split up equally
c)
democracy where a king or queen is in charge
d)
democracy in which citizens elect the president 
78.

What type of government does India have?

a)

communist

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

parliamentary democracy

d)

presidential democracy

79.

How has Japan made up for its lack of natural resources?

a)

by importing raw materials and keeping them in storage

b)

by fishing

c)

by importing raw materials and exporting technology and finished goods like cars

d)

by creating natural resources

80.

What type of government does Japan have?

a)

communist

b)

parliamentary democracy

c)

federal republic

d)

presidential democracy

81.
What type of government does China have?
a)
communist
b)
constitutional monarchy
c)
federal republic
d)
presidential democracy
82.

What type of government does North Korea have?

a)

communist

b)

autocracy

c)

federal republic

d)

presidential democracy

83.

What do the governments of South Korea, India, and Japan all have in common?

a)

they are all communists

b)

they are all democracies

c)

they all have emperors

d)

they all have a president

84.

What do the governments of North Korea and China have in common?

a)

they are communist governments

b)

they are democratic governments

c)

they both have prime ministers

d)

they both have presidents

85.
What type of economy does North Korea have?
a)
mixed way, way, way toward command
b)
mixed toward market
c)
pure market
d)
pure command
86.

Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy?

a)

In an autocracy only one citizen gets to vote.

b)

Citizens get to vote for leaders in an autocracy.

c)

Citizens get to vote for leaders in a democracy.

d)

Citizens have their leaders chosen for them in a democracy.

87.

Which country is closest to command on the continuum?

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

China

d)

North Korea

88.

Which country is closest to market on the continuum?

a)

India

b)

North Korea

c)

China

d)

South Korea