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WorksheetsAP World History: Unit 9 Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 45mins
Nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union Dumping of toxic waste in the ocean Cutting down the rain forest in Africa and South America
Which conclusion can be drawn from these situations?
Environmental problems need global solutions.
The fall of the Soviet Union has caused severe environmental hazards.
Technology has helped the world stop polluting the environment
Only nations that create environmental problems will suffer from them.
What is one explanation for the great change in the world population between 1950 and 2000?
Family planning was successful.
There was an absence of war and conflict.
New medicines and technology were discovered and applied.
Famine and other natural disasters increased.
Based on this late 20th-century map, which conclusion is accurate?
The worldwide distribution of wealth is unequal.
Social mobility between social classes is increasing.
The communist movement is growing.
Economic self-sufficiency in less developed countries is increasing.
What is a major reason for the trend illustrated by the graph?
the fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe
the formation of oil cartels, such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
an increase in global interdependence resulting from modern technology and expanded trade agreements
a general decline in the standard of living for people in developing countries
Which conclusion about Internet usage can be drawn from this chart?
Developing nations have easier access to the Internet than developed nations do.
A high standard of living in a nation is linked to high Internet usage.
Internet usage limits international cooperation.
Eastern Hemisphere nations use Internet connections more than Western Hemisphere nations do.
The best conclusion that can be drawn from these graphs is that in 1991
the Boers outnumbered the British in South Africa
the black population has decreased due to emigration
Asians controlled a greater proportion of income in
comparison to their population
whites continued to control the largest amount of income after the end of apartheid
How did Catholic Church leaders demonstrate sensitivity to demands of the poor for social justice in twentieth-century Latin America?
demanding special charitable contributions from the Vatican to wipe out poverty
formation of a "liberation theology"
renunciation of Christianity in favor of orthodox Marxist socialism
implementing land reform policies through representation in national elections
In what region have US forces seen military action most frequently in the post-Cold War era?
Pacific rim
Latin America
Middle East and Central Asia
Western Europe
Which natural resource or crop have developing nations been able to trade in the global economy on terms most favorable to themselves?
cocoa
coffee
diamonds
oil
Which of the following statements about the Iranian Revolution of 1979 is most accurate?
it marked the end of British colonization in Iran
it overthrew a monarchy and installed a liberal democracy
it was guided by a non-Western ideology
its leaders withdrew Iran from OPEC
Which of the following is an impact of population growth in the developing world?
rising status of females
decreasing numbers of refugees in the developed world
declining importance of the IMF
rapid and haphazard urbanization
Neocolonialism is best-defined as
Western efforts to expand colonial holdings after WWII
post-WWII population boom in developing nations
economic dependence of developing nations after decolonization
colonization of Latin America after independence from Spain
The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was to
regulate currency rates.
attract emerging economies into trade alliances with the United States.
eliminate barriers to free trade.
set fair labor standards for the industrialized nations.
Which of the following is NOT a good example of the Americanization of global culture?
Subway
Coca-Cola
McDonald's
Rolex watches
Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern global consumption?
Consumption becomes a means of self-expression as well as a source of personal identity.
Modern consumption is shaped by wants and desires rather than by needs or necessities.
Global consumption is entirely one way: the tastes of the United States are imposed on the rest of the world.
Global consumerism threatens local and indigenous cultures.
One significant result of the electronic information age is that
English has become the primary language of global communications.
politically repressive regimes such as that of China are trying to control the Internet.
the gulf between the technological haves and have-nots has widened.
All these answers are correct.
Global warming refers to
natural variations in the global climate over time.
the rise in global temperatures caused by atmospheric pollution such as the emissions of cars and factories.
the risk of a nuclear war when the planet is politically "hot."
the increase in temperature caused by volcanic activity on the oceans' floors.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern terrorism?
Modern terrorists routinely employ violence against civilian targets.
Modern terrorists use sophisticated modern weapons and technologies.
Modern terrorists are not confined to any one state and operate effectively across borders.
Modern terrorists have been largely successful in achieving their political objectives.
