WorksheetsSECOND SEMESTER 2020 AKS REVIEW
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 49mins
Members of the legislature choose the head of the government in what type of government?
presidential democracy
parliamentary democracy
constitutional monarchy
Theocratic state
How is the president of South Africa chosen?
The president is directly elected by the people in a national election.
The president is chosen by the country’s religious leaders.
The president is elected by parliament, which is called the National Assembly.
The president is appointed by a king
What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?
A President controls a country and a Prime Minister controls a state.
A Prime Minister does not belong to a political party while a President always does.
A Prime Minister has more power than a President.
A President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.
Tariff, Quota and embargo are all examples of a
trade barrier
specialization
currency exchange
economic system
Which country would MOST LIKELY be suffering the MOST from government instability?
Kenya
Nigeria
South Africa
South Africa & Kenya
According to the cartoon, what happened to the reputation of Mandela during the time that he was in jail?
he had little impact on the fight to end apartheid while he was in prison
he became famous for beginning his fight to end apartheid while in prison
he became a dictator after being released from prison
he became more famous for having been imprisoned for so long
What motivated the South African government to end the apartheid system?
Nelson Mandela led a violent revolution against the government and started a civil war.
The international community pressured the government through sanctions and boycotts.
Several provinces threatened to secede from South Africa and form a separate country.
Great Britain threatened to invade the country unless apartheid laws were repealed.
What type of government does South Africa have?
presidential democracy
autocracy
parliamentary democracy
monarchy
The ANC stands for
African Natural Committee
Afrikaans National Committee
African National Congress
Apartheid National Congress
What is apartheid?
A policy of good neighbourliness.
A government policy started in 1948 which separated people based on the colour of their skin.
segregation
racism
Many governments in Africa are __________ and __________ invest in things like education, food, or medical care for their people.
honest; do
decent; do not
corrupt; do not
corrupt; do
Which one of these did not happen at the Berlin Conference?
Europeans partitioned the land of Africa
African were consulted about how their land would be partitioned
Europeans divided the land based on natural resources
Europeans installed new governments in the lands that they colonized
What African country had rebel fighters against the British called the Mau Mau, who's military uprisings influenced the British to grant the country independence in 1963?
Kenya
Nigeria
Sudan
Algeria
Which letter represents the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)?
Letter W
Letter X
Letter Y
Letter Z
Why has the Indian government had problems reducing air pollution?
They do not want to slow economic growth.
There are no effective ways to limit air pollution in the world today.
No one in India is concerned about air pollution.
Health problems related to air pollution have shown up in the Indian population.
How has India's need to develop more industry ended up creating problems along the Ganges River?
Factories along the river dump industrial waste and chemicals into the river every day.
No one is allowed to cremate dead bodies along the river since the large factories have been built.
Industries located along the river use so much water that the Ganges is almost dry by the time it reaches the sea.
Factory owners have refused to allow the Indians living along the river to bathe in the water or use the water for cooking.
What mountain range is a border between India and China
Appalachain Mts.
Andes Mts.
Himalayan Mts.
Sierra Nevada Mts.
The Haung-He river was also called what?
China’s Sorrow
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile
Monangahala river
Shintoism is unique to _____________: 7.2.3
China
Japan
Korea
India
What is the most populated country in East Asia?
China
Japan
Taiwan
S. Korea
Government in which one person possesses unlimited power and the citizen has little, if any, role in the government.
Oligarchy
Autocracy
Democracy
Republic
Who became President after Mao died?
Jiang Zemin
Xi Jin Ping
Deng Xiaoping
Zhou Enlai
What did the new Chinese Economy allow China to become?
An economic powerhouse
A communist country
A country that welcomed Western powers
A diminishing power
China became a communist country in what year?
1911
1928
1949
1978
What were the two sides in the Chinese Civil War?
North vs. South
Communists vs. Nationalists
Warlords vs. Kuomintang
Kuomintang vs. Nationalists
In the 1950s, China engaged in a program to industrialize rapidly, known as
The Cultural Revolution
The Great Leap Forward
The Chinese Civil War
The Five Year Plan
In the 1960s, China engaged in a program to renew loyalties to Communism. This program was called...
The Great Leap Forward
The Four Modernizations
Let 1000 Flowers Bloom
The Cultural Revolution
Who were the most loyal supporters of the Cultural Revolution?
The scholar class
Counter-revolutionaries
The Kuomintang
The Red Guard
In 1989, at Tienanmen Square, China proved that it
had improved its record on human rights
was finally allowing more freedom of speecth
had fully adopted the program of glasnost
would not allow public protest against the government
What was a commune?
A state in China that was full of factories
A community of people who had freedom within China
A community of people that worked and lived together under government rule
A large group of people with jobs in the government
What lead to the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII in the Pacific?
US dropped atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities.
Russia defeated the Japanese in North Korea.
Japan dropped atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor Naval base.
United States agreed to help rebuild Japan
What did the governments of the United States and Japan agree to do at the end of WWII?
work together to rebuild Japan
work together to defeat the Nazis
work together to defeat the Russians
stop the spread of Communism into Asia
How did the United States and Japan become enemies?
Japan attacked the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1941
The United States dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan in 1941
Japan invaded Poland whom the United States had an alliance with
Japan signed an alliance with Nazi Germany, which the United States was at war with.
What did the governments of the United States and Japan agree to do at the end of WWII?
work together to rebuild Japan
work together to defeat the Nazis
work together to defeat the Russians
stop the spread of Communism into Asia
What was the role of the Emperor in the new government of Japan after WWII?
Symbolic Figurehead (Head of State)
Head of Government
Autocratic Dictator
Removed from all involvement
Which contributes to air pollution problems in China?
the shrinking population
use of coal-burning power plants for energy
the gradual drop in the number of new factories
the lack of automobiles and trucks in rural areas
What mountain range is highlighted?
Rocky
Ural
Caucasus
Himalayas
What river is highlighted on the map?
Yangtze
Mekong
Ganges
Yellow
What river is highlighted on the map?
Yangtze
Mekong
Ganges
Yellow
What river is highlighted on the map?
Yangtze
Mekong
Ganges
Yellow
Identify the letter that represents the Bay of Bengal:
D
E
F
G
Identify the letter that represents the Indian Ocean:
G
H
I
J
Identify the number that represents the Gobi Desert:
1
2
3
4
This organization seeks to end European colonialism and also has similar ideas to Pan-Africanism.
African Union
United Nations
Soviet Union
Janjaweed
Why did India continue to struggle after gaining its independence in 1947?
China pressured the government into adopting communist reforms.
There was conflict between its Hindu and Muslim populations.
The United Kingdom's allies refused to trade with the country.
The country had access to very few valuable natural resources.
Which conflict drained Great Britain's resources and made it difficult for it to maintain control of India?
World War I
the Cold War
the Gulf War
World War II
What contributed to the growth of nationalism in India?
the spread of Buddhism in the country
the spread of Christianity in the country
the country's occupation by Great Britain
the country's occupation by China
What was a part of Mohandas Gandhi's strategy of civil disobedience in India?
refusing to obey unjust laws
kidnapping government officials
destroying British railroads
starting riots in major cities
Through civil disobedience, Mahatma Gandhi believed that the Indian independence movement could
intimidate the British government into giving up control of India.
force change without resorting to violence.
seize control of the resources on which the British relied.
gain the support of the upper class in India.
The Indian National Congress, led by Mohandas Gandhi, and the Muslim League both fought for
equal status in a commonwealth with Great Britain.
the establishment of an official Indian religion.
the creation of an Indian theocracy.
Indian rights and independence.
PAGE 10 - What is a major source of pollution within the Ganges River?
runoff from chemical crop fertilizers
pollution from diesel-powered shipping vessels
acid rain caused by burning coal
contact with other contaminated bodies of water
