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Current Global Issues with Mr. A

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Beliefs, customs, food, language and traditions of a specific group of people.

a)

Demography

b)

Culture

c)

Values

d)

Norms

2.

the elements of culture that are outwardly shown and observable like food and clothing.

a)

Invisible Culture

b)

Norms

c)

Visible Culture

d)

Values

3.

Scientific study of human populations.

a)

Demography

b)

Archaeology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Sociology

4.

A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.

a)

Theocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

5.

A government controlled by religious leaders

a)

Theocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

6.

The Queen of Denmark heads the country but only plays a small role in government. This feature of Danish government is an example of

a)

Theocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

Monarchy

7.

Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants

a)

Interdependence

b)

Producer

c)

Scarcity

d)

Consumer

8.

In order to determine the population trends of a country, demographers would use all of the following except:

a)

birth rate

b)

death rate

c)

life expectancy

d)

Gross Domestic Prodcut

9.

The greater the gap between exports and imports...

a)

the wealthier the country is.

b)

the poorer the country is

10.

This cartoon illustrates the problems associated with

a)

Demography

b)

Globalization

c)

Fascism

d)

Gross Domestic Product

11.

In order for a nation's population to be growing rapidly

a)

life expectancy and birth rates must fall

b)

death rates must rise and life expectancy must fall

c)

birth rates must fall and death rates must rise

d)

death rates must fall and birth rates must rise

12.

All of the following are true of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights EXCEPT

a)

It was put forth by the United Nations in 1948

b)

It's international law

c)

It establishes a specific set of 30 rights that all people should have

d)

It serves as a goal for societies around the world

13.

Someone who is forced to flee his or her home but who remains within his or her country's borders

a)

Internally Displaced Person (IDP)

b)

migrant

c)

refugee

d)

asylum seeker

14.

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

a)

migrant

b)

refugee

c)

internally displaced person

d)

nomad

15.

All of the following characterize climate change EXCEPT

a)

a general warming of the Earth's temperature

b)

caused, in part, by CO2 emissions

c)

cannot be reversed

d)

adversely affects plants and animals

16.

A system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants and needs

a)

Economy

b)

Government

c)

Culture

d)

Society

17.

A governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition, and emphasizing nationalism.

a)

Democracy

b)

Facism

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

18.

What global issue is depicted in this cartoon?

a)

Global Warming

b)

The Refugee Crisis

c)

Human Rights

d)

Global Poverty

19.

What global issue is depicted in this cartoon?

a)

Global Warming

b)

The Refugee Crisis

c)

Human Rights

d)

Global Poverty

20.

What global issue is depicted in this cartoon?

a)

Global Warming

b)

The Refugee Crisis

c)

Human Rights

d)

Global Poverty