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Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 37mins
The world's population has increased from one billion in the 19th century to .....
over four billion
over five billion
over six billion
over seven billion
True or False: More than 30% of the world's population does not have access to clean water.
True
False
Which two continents listed have the most problems with access to food?
Asia and Africa
North America and Africa
North America and Asia
Europe and Asia
Which of the following reasons contribute to less women knowing how to read and write in Africa and Asia?
Access to schools
Cultural norms
Gender discrimination
All of the above reasons
What kind of waste is causing ocean pollution along the coastlines of the world?
Nuclear
Plastic
Food
Steel
What percentage of the world's population lives in urban areas?
Over 25%
Over 35%
Over 50%
Over 75%
An active revolt or uprising against a government
Boycott
Insurgency
Alliance
Treaty
Someone who practices Islam
Jew
Islamian
Palestinian
Muslim
According to Islam, who was the last prophet?
Abraham
Jesus
Mohammed
Moses
A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
Dictatorship
A government controlled by religious leaders
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
Dictatorship
Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants
Interdependence
Producer
Scarcity
Consumer
How did China's government attempt to slow its country's population growth?
It put all baby girls into orphanages when they were born
It limited city families to one child and rural families to two
It put women in jail if they had more than two children
It arrested, imprisoned, and killed thousands of students
With which nation are Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge, and genocide associated?
Korea
Japan
Myanmar (Burma)
Cambodia (Kampuchea)
Since the creation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), member nations have joined together for what purpose?
Determine the supply of oil on the world market
Establish a policy of independence in trade
Maintain a low price of oil per barrel
Isolate themselves from the rest of the world
In recent years, companies from industrialized nations have been building production facilities in Latin Americans nations. What is the cause of this economic change in this region of the world?
Favorable climate
Supply of inexpensive labor
Capital resources
Communist governments
In Latin America, what has the deforestation of the Amazon rain forest led to?
The maintenance of a traditional way of life
The discovery of new medicines
Overpopulation in rural regions
Environmental dangers
Why are rain forests being destroyed in Latin America?
Because of high winds that cause devastation during tropical storm season
Because of wildfires sparked by prolonged dry seasons
Because of insect infestation which leads to disease among trees and plants
Because of demand for timber, farm land, and grazing land
How did Nelson Mandela eventually change the government in South Africa?
He persuaded foreign leaders to impose sanctions on South Africa.
He worked to create a fair and just society free of racist policies.
He overthrew white South African president F. W. de Klerk.
He promoted armed resistance to apartheid
What approach did Deng Xiaoping take to economic reform?
The government restricted foreign investment.
The government controlled state-run factories very tightly.
The government allowed some private ownership of business.
The government collected farmers' surplus produce to distribute to the poor
Which challenge does the Chinese government continue to face?
reducing air pollution
dismantling communes
developing a socialist economy
increasing economic output
How has India built a modern economy?
India moved toward a market economy and expanded in areas like information technology.
India remained a socialist economy and put most of its resources into improving agriculture.
India moved toward a market economy and encouraged people to move away from the large cities.
India remained a socialist economy and the government provided people with high-paying jobs.
How did Latin American nations respond to the failure of the policy of import substitution?
They promoted exports.
They manufactured goods locally.
They developed a single cash crop.
They reduced economic ties with the United States.
How does a rapidly expanding population affect life in India?
There are not enough jobs for all workers.
Everyone has food and medical care provided by the state.
Many people are moving to rural areas to pursue agricultural jobs.
Poor rural families are choosing to have fewer children.
What is one way the economies of the United States and Latin American countries are intertwined?
The United States supplies natural resources to Latin American countries.
Most U.S. energy companies are based in Latin America.
The United States is a major trading partner of Latin American countries.
American industries are subsidiaries of Latin American companies.
What conclusion can you draw about military rule in Latin American countries?
Military leaders were democratically elected.
Military leaders helped end the war on drugs.
Military leaders have always been popular with the people.
Military leaders took harsh steps to maintain their control.
What is one reason many African nations were able to gain independence through largely peaceful means following World War II?
The war had drained European resources and made them less willing to fight.
African colonies were able to join forces to resist imperialism.
New technologies made African natural resources less valuable to colonial powers.
Colonial powers were preoccupied with the tensions of the growing Cold War.
Nonviolent protest and economic sanctions both played a key role in ending
military rule in Argentina.
apartheid in South Africa.
the Tiananmen Square massacre in China.
the caste system in India.
One reason for India's economic growth since the 1980s has been its transition from
a British colony to an independent nation.
a one-party dictatorship to a parliamentary democracy.
a socialist economy to a market economy.
a traditional economy to a command economy.
“Centuries of intolerance, of absolute truths, of despotic governments weigh us down—and it won't be easy to shake that burden off. The tradition of absolute power that began with our pre-Columbian empires, and the tradition that might makes right that the Spanish and Portuguese explorers practiced, were perpetuated in the nineteenth century after our independence, by our caudillos and our oligarchies, often with the blessing or direct intervention of foreign powers."—Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian writer
Which of the following statements best summarizes Vargas Llosa's main point in the passage quoted above?
European explorers destroyed the democratic tradition in Latin America.
Democracy cannot take root in Latin America.
The history of Latin America has made democracy very fragile.
Latin America must free itself from foreign influence in order to develop.
The development of a worldwide economy where resources flow fairly freely across borders.
Globalization
Economy
GDP
Economic Independence
What are some negatives of globalization?
Workers are exploited in sweatshops
Pollution and deforestation
Low wages for factory workers in Asia and Africa
All of the answers are correct
What are some positives of globalization?
Cheap sneakers and clothes
Cheap electronics
Information is easy to access and it travels quickly (internet and social media)
All of the answers are correct
A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced.
World Bank
Recession
Embargo
Pandemic
An international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world
globalization
Population density
Child mortality
World Bank
a person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views
fanatic
extremist
politician
moderate
an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
stop
embargo
barr
tariff
a worldwide outbreak of a disease
pandemic
epidemic
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
using public transportation and there by reduce the affects of greenhouse gases.
burning fossil fuels
texting on cellphones
eating meat
Which of the following is contributing to an INCREASE in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
deforestation
photosynthesis
oceans
all of the above
the loss of animal species
the authority of a state or country to govern itself
independence
colonization
self-sufficiency
sovereignty
a common currency (money) used by several EU
Euro
Pound
Dollar
Franc
a group that makes laws
political party
legislative body
executive branch
judicial branch
What big problems did Europe face after World War II?
civil war in Western Europe
drought and famine
refugees and radiation
ruined economies and destroyed land
What is the European Union (EU)?
A union agrees upon the price of tea
A union to agree upon political leaders
A union of free trade among participating European countries
A union to set up boundaries of Latin speaking countries
Which nation controlled India until after World War II?
India
England
USA
China
Which weapon did Gandhiji use in the country's struggle for freedom?
Non-Violence
War
What did Gandhi study at the university?
law
engineering
teaching
medicine
Gandhi was famous for...
non-violent protest
violent protest
using foul language
making America great again
Gandhi helped India fight for?
jails to let people go
Civil Rights
slavery
After his release from prison, Mandela became ...
The Head of the ANC
The president of South Africa
The Leader of the Xhosa tribe
