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2nd Semester Social Studies

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which country does the White Nile join the Blue Nile?

a)

Egypt

b)

Sudan

c)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Chad

2.

Which of the following types of vegetation is most common in Africa?

a)

Tropical Wetland

b)

Temperate Rainforest

c)

Tropical Grassland

d)

Desert Scrub

3.

What is the main reason pastoral nomads move from place to place?

a)

To find better pasture

b)

To stay out of the heat

c)

To go on an adventure

d)

To find new nomads to join them

4.

All of these are major causes of desertification except for what?

a)

Building Houses

b)

Overgrazing

c)

Deforestation

d)

Long Drought

5.

What is most threatened by desertification?

a)

Marginal lands

b)

People

c)

Animals

d)

Camels

6.

What is the central purpose of South Africa's apartheid policy?

a)

Racial segregation

b)

Get rid of blacks or asians

c)

For whites to be in control

d)

All of the above

7.

How did the end of the apartheid affect the distribution of political power in South Africa?

a)

No affect

b)

Blacks gained control

c)

Asians gained control

d)

Whites gained more control

8.

What educational goal has South Africa emphasized since the end of the apartheid?

a)

To get higher paid teachers

b)

To help get rid of disease

c)

Preparing all students for good jobs

d)

To make America like them

9.

What is the most common type of vegetation in Southwest Asia?

a)

temperate grassland

b)

desert scrub

c)

coniferous forest

d)

tropical grassland

10.

What prominent physical feature covers most of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and even runs into the northern parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan?

a)

Hindu Kush

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Mount Fuji

d)

None of the above

11.

What is the most common climate on the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

Semi Arid

b)

Tropical Wet and Dry

c)

Cold

d)

Arid

12.

Why is oil considered a non-renewable resource?

a)

None of the above

b)

Once you use it, it is gone

c)

It takes millions of years to form

d)

All of the above

13.

How is oil distribution among the countries of Southwest Asia?

a)

Some countries have far more oil than others

b)

Equal

c)

There is very little oil

d)

Most countries don't have any

14.

A Southwest Asian country that spends much of its oil earnings on education and health care is most likely to have which of the following?

a)

More people

b)

More money

c)

A higher GDP

d)

A high HDI ranking

15.

Which of these is a major goal for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

a)

to keep oil prices steady

b)

to keep oil prices low

c)

to make oil prices high

d)

to sell more oil

16.

Mount Everest sits on the border of which two countries?

a)

India and Nepal

b)

China and Nepal

c)

South Korea and North Korea

d)

South Korea and India

17.

Which of the following types of vegetation is most common on the islands of Southeast Asia?

a)

temperate grassland

b)

broadleaf evergreen

c)

tropical grassland

d)

desert scrub

18.

In Mongolia, unlike the rest of Monsoon Asia, which is the most typical use of the land?

a)

fishing

b)

lumber

c)

mining

d)

nomadic herding

19.

India today is the world's largest

a)

I.T. industry

b)

democracy

c)

country

d)

continent

20.

What comparative advantage does India have over many other countries in attracting IT jobs from the U.S.?

a)

many English speakers

b)

different time zone

c)

educated workers

d)

lots of people

21.

What is a comparative advantage that attracts foreign companies to the U.S.?

a)

high price of living

b)

more people

c)

different time zone

d)

highly educated workers

22.

Globalization has led to a rapid increase in which of the following?

a)

international trade

b)

free trade

c)

people

d)

price of living

23.

Which term describes a business that has operations all over the world?

a)

multinational corporation

b)

free trade

c)

tariffs

d)

globalization

24.

A company in Mexico ships fruit to the U.S. for sale without paying tariffs. This is an example of what?

a)

multinational corporation

b)

Free trade

c)

nomads

d)

globilization