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SS Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

Persian Gulf War

b)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

c)

Invasion of Afghanistan

d)

World War II

2.

Why did the US invade Afghanistan in 2001?

a)

To disrupt Saddam Hussein's government.

b)

To fight for human rights being taken away by the Taliban.

c)

To destroy the weapons of mass destruction.

d)

To dismantle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban terrorist organizations.

3.

The US invaded ________ again in 2003 in order to destroy the nuclear weapons program and overthrow Saddam Hussein.

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Israel

c)

Iraq

d)

Iran

4.

Persian Gulf War: ____________;

Invasion of Iraq: WMDs (weapons of mass destruction)

a)

WMDs

b)

oil

c)

9/11

d)

terrorism

5.
Why did the United States invade Iraq in 2003?
a)
To find Osama Bin Laden
b)
The find and take (WMD) weapons of mass destruction
c)
To arrest terrorists
d)
To show their power and strength
6.

T/F: The United States involvement in the Gulf War was in response to Iraq's invasion of Afghanistan.

a)

True

b)

False: Iran

c)

False: Kuwait

7.

Which event led to the Persian Gulf War?

a)

Iraq invaded Kuwait.

b)

Iraq was defeated in the FIFA World Cup by Manchester United.

c)

Iran set Kuwait's oil fields on fire.

d)

The U.N. sabotaged Iraqi oil refineries.

8.

The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait mostly affected global...

a)

oil supply

b)

economy

c)

peace accords

d)

demographics

9.

In what type of government would you experience the least amount of citizen participation?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Presidential Democracy

10.

How does the leader come to power in Saudi Arabia?

a)

He inherits power through birth.

b)

He is selected by a small group of Islamic leaders.

c)

He has a ceremonial position but no real authority.

d)

He is selected from the legislature.

11.

Which country is an autocracy with a single ruler inheriting power?

a)

Iran

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Israel

d)

Turkey

12.
Money that people to use to make trade easier is called
a)
credit cards
b)
taxes
c)
tariff
d)
currency
13.

Most countries in the world, including the US, use what economic system?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

14.
Why do countries need a system for exchanging currencies?
a)
To assist economic growth
b)
To encourage business loans
c)
To conduct international trade
d)
To support commercial treaties
15.

This type of government is ruled by one person or party.

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

16.

In this type of government, people have little or no say in choosing the leaders.

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

17.

How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?

a)

They were unaffected by the new state.

b)

They supported it.

c)

They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them.

d)

They were unhappy but agreed to work it out.

18.

Which of the following desribes the main conflict between Palestinian Arabs and Jewish Israelis

a)

Who settled there first

b)

who controls the city of Mecca

c)

Who controls the city of Jerusalem

d)

Who was promised the land by God

19.

Which contributes most to deforestation?

a)

Increasing populations

b)

Increased Grass Fires

c)

Less Desertification

d)

Less need for fuel

20.

Which is true of the rivers in SW Asia?

a)

They provide sufficient drinking water to all SW Asia countries

b)

They consistently flood and destroy villages

c)

They provide farmers with a source of irrigation

d)

They allow people to utilize desalination.

21.

What is a command economy?

a)

An economy that is controlled by the government.

b)

An economy that creates supply and demand.

c)

An economy that competes with other businesses.

d)

An economy that has a higher standard of living.

22.

What is an advantage of a market economy?

a)

lots of choices

b)

inequality (not equal)

c)

always have a job

d)

secure future

23.

Which religions believe Abraham was the patriarch?

a)

Judaism and Christianity.

b)

Islam and Judaism

c)

Islam and Christianity

d)

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.

24.
A focus on developing only certain skills or producing only certain goods/services
a)
Imports
b)
Exports
c)
Specialization
d)
Globalization
25.

The main religion of the Arabs and Swahili is....

a)

Traditional African Religion

b)

Christianty

c)

Islam

26.

______________ Muslims make up the majority of the population of Islam in the Middle East.

a)

Shia

b)

Sunni

c)

Orthodox

d)

Catholic

27.

___________ Muslims believe that he caliph should be a direct descendant of Muhammad.

a)

Shia/Shiites

b)

Sunni

c)

Orthodox

d)

Baptist

28.

_______________ Muslims feel like the caliph does not have to be a successor or descendant of Muhammad and can be selected from among any group of the Muslim community.

a)

Shia/Shiites

b)

Sunni

c)

Orthodox

d)

Reformist

29.
Why was OPEC created?
a)
To regulate the supply and price of oil
b)
to help the Palestinians in their problems with Israel
c)
to design new machinery to get oil out of the ground
d)
to keep countries that are not members from producing any oil
30.

In 2010, Mexico placed a limit on the amount of potatoes it will import.

a)

Tariff

b)

Quota

c)

Embargo

31.
How large is the region known as the African Sahel?
a)
The Sahel is found along the Mediterranean coast.
b)
The Sahel makes up the southern half of the country.
c)
The Sahel is found just along the west coast of the continent.
d)
The region extends from the Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean just south of the Sahara Desert.
32.

Where in Africa would people MOST LIKELY NOT live?

a)

Sahara

b)

Savanna

c)

Rainforest

d)

Nile River Coast

33.

A group of people who share common characteristics (language, physical appearance, customs, traditions)

a)

ethnic group

b)

religious group

c)

Jews

d)

Muslims

34.

a group of people who share a common belief system but are not necessarily composed of a single ethnic group

a)

religious group

b)

ethnic group

c)

Jews

d)

Muslims

35.

How are the religions in SW Asia similar?

a)

Belief in one God (monotheism).

b)

Belief in Jesus as the Messiah

c)

Acknowledging Mecca as holy land

d)

Acknowledging the New Testament of the Bible as truth.