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Final Trimester Comprehensive Exam(Causes/Events/Effects)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Diamonds were discovered on our traditional lands and we have been forced out of our Kalahari homeland.

a)

Who are the San bushmen?

b)

Who are the Maasai?

c)

Who are the Bambuti?

2.

______________, people came in contact with new people and shared news and ideas as they conducted the bartering of goods.

a)

While being held in prison camps

b)

Along trade routes

c)

While out hunting woolly mammoths

d)

In the supermarket

3.

The Great Rift Valley's ecosystem has allowed this group to live a life as nomadic herders for centuries.

a)

San

b)

Bambuti

c)

Massai

4.

The arms race and the space race were parts of which event?

a)

Cold War

b)

Iranian Hostage Crisis

c)

Zionism

d)

the foundation of OPEC

5.

These small (pygmy) hunter gatherers of the Congo Rainforest today are being affected by deforestation.

a)

San

b)

Bambuti

c)

Massai

6.

What "caused" WWII to come to an end with Japan?

a)

Hilter's suicide

b)

(atomic)bombed them

c)

surrounded their capital

d)

ended in a stalemate

7.

Which ethnic group did Hitler blame for causing all of Germany's problems?

a)

persian

b)

arabs

c)

jews

d)

serbs

8.

The Archduke of Austria Hungary was shot. This caused...

a)

the Cold War

b)

WWII

c)

WWI

d)

a civil war

9.

Floodplains coated in silt is an effect of

a)

raining

b)

fertilizing

c)

flooding

d)

farming

10.

The idea of the alphabet was spread along the Mediterranean as the Phoenicians traded their

a)

salt

b)

gold

c)

iron weapons

d)

purple cloth

11.

What caused the agricultural revolution?

a)

notice that seeds in scrap pile were sprouting

b)

the need to grow more food

c)

the convenience of machines over hand tools

12.

Diaspora was caused by

a)

WWII and WWI

b)

Babylon captivity and Roman occupation

c)

the Holocaust

d)

Zionism

13.

Where did the Cold War begin?

a)

Berlin, Germany

b)

Moscow, Russia

c)

Jerusalem, Israel

d)

Moscow, Russia

14.

Who was the Cold War between?

a)

Israelis and Palestinians

b)

Africans and Europeans

c)

Sunnis and Shiites

d)

USA and USSR

15.

The USA used a blockade to keep Soviet missile parts from arriving in

a)

Florida

b)

Cuba

c)

Africa

d)

Saudi Arabia

16.

During the Cold War, the USA fought in 2 wars to stop the advancement of communism. Where were these 2 wars?

a)

Bosnia and Libya

b)

North Korea and Vietnam

c)

The Gulf and Iraq

d)

In Europe and the Pacifi

17.

______ was a movement that called for Jews to re-establish a Jewish state in Palestine. It was a leading cause for the establishment of the nation of Israel after WWII.

a)

Diaspora

b)

Hammas

c)

Zionism

18.

The creation of Israel in 1948 resulted in mass migrations of Arabs that are called __________ ____________. This group continues to want the land back and a nation of their own.

a)

Sunni Muslims

b)

Palestinian Arabs

c)

Persians

d)

ISIS extremists

19.

What caused 5 armies to attack the nation of Israel in 1948?

a)

the UN's announcement that Israel was officially a nation

b)

the capture of Saddam Hussein

c)

college students stormed the embassy

d)

the break up of Yugoslavia

20.

What was the punishment for America not returning the Shah back to Iran to stand trial after the Iranian Revolution occurred and the Ayatollah took power?

a)

The protesters burned down our embassy.

b)

Local students held Americans hostage.

c)

OPEC refused to sell us oil.

d)

Their gov't placed trade embargo (restrictions) on the US.

21.

Yugoslavia broke apart largely due to

a)

economic prosperity

b)

invasion by the Soviets

c)

ethnic cleansing

22.

Saudi Farming became self sufficient thanks to utilizing western irrigation methods. Which is NOT a method developed/utilized in the west?

a)

pivot irrigation

b)

modified seeds

c)

chemical fertilizers

d)

canal irrigation

23.

What led to the development of a settlement which would become the coldest town in the world?

a)

Bolshevik Boulevard

b)

Lenin Lane

c)

Stalin Street

d)

the Road of Bones

24.

Which was an effect of the Bolshevik Revolution?

a)

The take over by the Ayatollah and the ousting of the Shah

b)

Saddam Hussein would be captured and hanged.

c)

Lenin would implement socialism; Stalin would take it to communism

25.

Which is NOT an effect of the shrinking of the Aral Sea today?

a)

increased health problems and alcoholism for locals.

b)

Loss of employment in the fishing and shipping sectors.

c)

Thriving cotton market and increased wealth for the people of Uzbekistan

26.

Which county still has a grudge against the UNITED STATES from the Cold War era?

a)

North Korea

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Ghana

d)

Yugoslavia

27.

From which of the following were the Syrian refugees fleeing?

a)

Chemical warfare from their own government.

b)

ISIS

c)

all of the other 3

d)

Supporters of President Bashar al-Assad, the president of Syria.

28.

What is a republic?

a)

A form of government ran by a single ruler.

b)

A form of government ran by a small elite group.

c)

A form of government ran by elected representatives.

d)

A form of government ran by a religious leader.

29.

What is a movement?

a)

A movement is a group of refugees fleeing to the same location.

b)

It occurs when a person moves from one country to another due to political persecution.

c)

A movement occurs when activists are trying to make a change.

30.

How does the Suez Canal collect $5 Billion a year for Egypt?

a)

taxes

b)

tolls

c)

piracy

31.

How is a democracy different from an autocracy?

a)

they are like synonyms

b)

they are like antonyms

c)

the single ruler has all of the power in both

d)

in an autocracy, the people have all the power

32.

Why did the Arab Spring occur?

a)

Some people in north Africa and the middle east want more representation.

b)

It was a movement only for women's rights in west Africa that occurred in May.

c)

The Arabs wanted religious freedom from the extremist rulers.

33.

first form of writing in Mesopotamia using a stylus and wet clay

a)

cuneiform

b)

pictographs

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

emojis

34.

What caused a guy like Stalin to fight with the USA and Allied Powers in WWII?

a)

Hitler was Stalin's childhood friend.

b)

Stalin knew the US side would win; he wanted to be on the winning side too.

c)

Hitler made Stalin mad after he lied and invaded Russia anyway.

d)

Secretly, Stalin loved the USA.

35.

In an effort to prevent the Domino Theory and enact the Containment Policy, America entered this war to halt the spread of communism on the Indochina Peninsula.

a)

Iraqi War

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The Crusades

d)

The Palestinian-Israeli Conflct

36.

This was signed to ensure "In the interests of all mankind, (this region) shall continue forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord."

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Geneva Accords

c)

Oceania Constitution

d)

Antarctic Treaty

37.

The Huang He is also referred to as the Yellow River. The nickname is the result of the caused by

a)

alluvial deposition

b)

acculturation

c)

cultural diffusion

d)

polders

38.

Which was the first major Japanese company that contributed to Japan becoming a huge part of the global market after ending their 200 year period of isolationism?

a)

Honda

b)

Sony

c)

Toyota

d)

Mitsubishi

39.

Kashmir's ongoing border dispute was the result of

a)

British creating Pakistan for Muslims to separate them from India's Hindus.

b)

The UN creating a nation for Jews to return to after the Holocaust

c)

The pact to leave Antarctica as unclaimed land in which continuous research may be conducted.

40.

The Rwandan genocide has roots from the Scramble For Africa. Who was this ethnic cleansing between?

a)

farmers and herders

b)

Arabs and Christians

c)

Tutsis and Hutus

d)

Belgians and Africans

41.

Blacks were treated as inferior citizens in South Africa. Nelson Mandela was jailed for 27 years for speaking out against the legalized discrimination known as

a)

genocide

b)

zionism

c)

apartheid

d)

diaspora

42.

Why are the Palestinian Arabs still fighting with the nation of Israel to this day?

a)

Palestinians want the land back and to create their own nation.

b)

Israelis are without a country and are trying to re-take the promised land.

c)

It's a war to become the dominant region.

43.

In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have led to

a)

the growth of industry

b)

the ecological issue of desertification

c)

a cooperation among herders and farmers

d)

an increased supply of firewood

44.

Culture was diffused along "this" region as merchants like the Berbers traveled from the middle east to western Africa to trade for salt and gold. What was this vast region?

a)

the Kalahari

b)

the Gobi

c)

the Iberian Peninsula

d)

the Sahara

45.

Indonesia has some amazing tropical scenery, however, because it is composed of a lot of rainforest, the government is dealing with illegal ____ which is resulting in the loss of habitats for orangutans and tigers.

a)

dumping

b)

pollution

c)

deforestation

d)

poaching

46.

Why is it difficult to extract resources out of Siberia?

a)

the rivers run south

b)

the railroad is centrally located

c)

the temperate soil is good for digging

d)

all of these

e)

none of these

47.

Devout Hindus accept being treated as inferior to those in higher social classes because this is their

a)

dharma

b)

way of gaining good karma

c)

they believe it is the place they earned in their last life

d)

all of these

48.

If one follows the Eightfold Path and lives in the middle way (not being deprived; not over-indulging) they are possibly a

a)

Muslim

b)

Buddhist

c)

Hindu

d)

Jew

49.

In Uzbekistan, there is a body of water that has relied on the Sry Darya and Amu Darya rivers as tributaries. During the Soviets' occupation of this region, much of the water was used to irrigate Soviet cotton field. Plus, since the Soviet occupation countries upstream have built dams. This has resulted in ...

a)

the pollution of the Ganges

b)

Arab Spring Confrontation

c)

the shrinking of the Aral Sea

d)

disappearance of the Indus from their cities

50.

Which is NOT a result of movement along the Ring of Fire in the Pacific?

a)

typhoons

b)

tsunamis

c)

volcanoes

d)

earthquakes