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WorksheetsSocial Studies Final Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 43mins
The head of a parliamentary government is the _______________.
King
Prime minister
President
Speaker
Which factor is most often used to determine a person’s standard of living?
literacy rate
age
religion
ethnic group
How does polluted water affect an area or region?
Harms the habitat of fish
Is unsafe for people to drink
Contaminates food sources
All of the above
Which of these rivers run through Africa?
Mekong
Ganges
Nile
Congo
The head of a presidential government is the _______________.
King
Prime minister
President
Speaker
The Prime Minister of a parliamentary system is selected by ____________.
Parliament (Legislature)
King
President
The people (Election)
What does investment in entrepreneurship promote?
Economic growth through the creation of businesses
Higher literacy rates
Lower death rate
Economic growth through the government control of businesses
A tax on imported goods
tariff
embargo
quota
poll tax
Bartering is a common feature that is found in __________ economies.
Traditional
Command
Control
Market
What country located in North Africa, this country contains the Suez Canal, the Nile River, and the pyramids.
Egypt
India
South Africa
DRC
Buildings, machinery, equipment, vehicles and tools that an organization uses to produce goods or services in order to produce consumer goods and goods for other businesses.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/capitalgoods.asp#ixzz5FXBO3ZIu
Capital goods
Services
Investments
Entrepreneurs
The collective skills, knowledge, or other intangible assets ofindividuals that can be used to create economic value for theindividuals, their employers, or their community:
Human Capital
Services
Investments
Entrepreneurs
Which feature is NOT favorable for entrepreneurs?
Operates a strong stock market
Strong private property protections
Few barriers to starting a new business
Foreign direct investment encouraged
Most businesses are state-owned
Which of these is a major cause of deforestation in Africa?
Growing population in need of more farmland
Increasing rainfall
Less economic development
Higher literacy rates
How did Islam spread to eastern Africa?
Trade with merchants
Missionaries
Slavery
New royal families
Which is NOT one of the three basic economic questions?
What to produce
How to produce
For whom to produce
Where to produce
Which African countries have a desert climate in some of their territory?
DR Congo
Egypt
Kenya
Sudan
South Africa
Which better describes a pure market economy?
total government control
total market control
Which better describes a pure command economy?
total government control
total market control
What would be the BEST title for the image?
Kurdish Dream for Homeland
Country of the Kurds
Partial Control of Kurdish territories
Mesopotamia
Europeans created artificial borders in the Middle East causing conflict between ethnic and religious groups. How were Europeans able to partition the land?
Europeans persecuted Jews through the Holocaust
Europeans won land from the Ottoman Empire concluding WWI
Jews were forced to leave by the Romans in the Diaspora
Immigrants moved to Palestine after WWII
Palestine: __________ ; USSR: Russia
Syria
Iraq
Jerusalem
Israel
US is attacked on September 11th, 2001 US invades country harboring terrorists responsible for 9/11 US overthrows Taliban government
Which of the events is described in the list?
Persian Gulf War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Invasion of Afghanistan
World War II
Why did the European Partitioning under the Sykes-Picot agreement cause conflict?
Other European nations were upset they did not acquire more territory.
The French disagreed with the British on which land to mandate.
Countries were allowed to maintain wealth of natural resources.
Europeans ignored historical and religious/ethnic borders.
Sunni & Shia conflict in Iraq and Syria
Kurdish nationalism
Israeli Jew & Palestinian Arab Conflict
Which THEME unites the items above?
US Involvement in the Middle East
Land & Religion conflicts in the Middle East
Conflicts prior to WWI
Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust
Why did the international community feel sympathetic for a Jewish homeland?
WWI
The Holocaust
Balfour Declaration
Jewish Diaspora
The US invaded ________ again in 2003 in order to destroy the nuclear weapons program and overthrow Saddam Hussein.
Afghanistan
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Diaspora ----> Zionism ----> ____________ ----> Establishment of Israel
Which event is missing from the timeline above?
Six Day War
Kurdish Nationalism
WWI
Holocaust
Why is the US involved in the Middle East?
protection against terrorism and oil interests
so we can spread western influence on the eastern world
to acquire colonies
to enhance trade agreements
Why are the Sunni and Shia in conflict in Iraq and Syria today?
- more than 1 correct answer
The Shia believe the leader should be Muhammad's bloodline and the Sunni do not.
The Sunni are the minority group that are more strict.
The Sunni believe Christ is divine while the Shia do not.
They were lumped together reluctantly after WWI.
Who was upset with with the Balfour Declaration and increased momentum of the Zionist movement?
Shia Muslims
Israeli Jews
Palestinian Arabs
Kurds
Select the man made feature present in the image provided.
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Ismailia
