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WorksheetsSpring Semester Exam Student Review
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 36mins
The increasing interaction between countries, organizations and peoples all over the world is known as...
Global unity
Outsourcing
Globalization
International trade
Outsourcing is when jobs in more developed countries are moved to...
another state
places where manufacturing is more expensive
less developed countries
What often happens in more developed countries when companies outsource?
There are more jobs in more developed countries
Goods become more expensive
The company is bought out
Jobs are lost in more developed countries
Which of the following don't match together as opposites?
Cheaper Goods - Tariffs
Import - Export
Trade Incentives - Trade Barriers
Less developed countries usually stay in what sectors of the economy?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Which of these basic human needs are not accessible to those living in poverty?
Shelter/Housing
Education
Food & Water
Sanitation
Which of these is a megacity?
Shenzhen
Sapporo
Busan
Taipei
True or false: The percentage of the world population living in poverty has gone down in recent decades.
True
False
The De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) divides which two countries?
North Korea
Kashmir
India
South Korea
Pakistan
Which of these is not a negative effect of globalization?
Outsourcing
Increasing exchange of languages and culture
Pollution in Less Developed Countries
Labor Exploitation
Which of these don't match?
Primary Economy - Agriculture, mining
Secondary - Commerce and distribution
Tertiary - Selling goods and services
Opinions of outsourcing in the United States states has been trending positive or negative in recent years?
Positive
Negative
Which of these are considered skilled workers?
Cab drivers
Nurses
Waiters
Receptionists
Where the leaders are elected by a majority of the people in the country in a vote.
Democracy
Anarchy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
A country where there is a King or Queen
A country where there is a King or Queen as well as an elected group of leaders
A country where the King/Queen is the head of the state, but has limited powers
A country where there is a constitution
Anarchy
is a country where leaders are elected only by men
a country where the leaders are elected by everyone
a country where the leaders are anarchs
a country where there is no leadership and everything is chaos
An oligarchy is
where the leaders of the country are the same race of people
a country where a group of people rule the country, often like a group dictatorship
a country where oligarchs rule the country
a country where everyone votes for the leaders using the single transferrable vote system
Elizabeth I of England
was a theocrat
was a democrat
was a dictator
was an absolute monarch
The Vatican City, where the Pope lives, is an example of.....
a dictatorship
a democracy
an oligarchy
a theocracy
A representative democracy is considered a...
Rule of One
Rule of Few
Rule of Many
None of the Above
Which one of these is a public policy?
Healthcare for the poor/disabled
Parliament
Rule of One
The capital of Germany is...
Paris
Berlin
Munich
Oslo
Which of the following is a piece of demographics data?
Race
Gender Orientation
Age
Employment Status
Racial and ethnic groups vote in similar patterns.
True
False
What is the main aim of the UN?
Maintain peace and order
Help countries get along
Provide everyone what they need for good life
All of the above
What is the advantage of participating in the European Union (EU)?
Eliminated tariffs and increase of free trade
Low tariffs and no embargos
High tariffs and no free trade
Embargoes, tariffs, and quotas
Which of the following groups are most likely to vote Republican (according to statistical voting patterns)?
Rural Residents
College Students
Seniors (65+)
Female
Which of the following groups are most likely to vote Democrat (according to statistical voting patterns)?
Urban Residents
College Students
Military veterans
Hispanic/Latino
Boundaries established by rivers, oceans, deserts, mountains, etc. are based on...
Geometric features
Physical features
Human features
Access to Natural Resources
In a direct democracy...
People vote on policy issues
Representatives make and decide on policy issues
A central government controls policy
Which of these is a Scandinavian country?
United Kingdom
Ukraine
Finland
Greece
True or false: Africa is a country
True
False
Most democratic countries have which type of economic system?
Socialist
Traditional
Command
Mixed
Which word best matches this definition: "process in which arable land becomes desert; the destruction of land in arid and semiarid climates"?
Sanitation
Animist
Transition zone
Desertification
Which of these geographic problems make economic development in Africa difficult?
The Sahara desert
Few navigable rivers
The Caucasus Mountains
Smooth coastlines
Current tribal cultures in Africa and South America would most likely have which type of economic system?
Capitalism
Traditional
E-Commerce
Look at the pairs below. Which one does not match?
Capitalist economy and commercial agriculture
Primary economic activities and less developed countries
Subsistence farming and traditional economy
Cottage Industry and quaternary economic activities
A country that has 50% of the population hunting and gathering and the other 50% farming has predominantly…
Primary economic activities
Secondary economic activities
Tertiary economic activities
Africa has many cross-continental rivers that are great for international trade
True
False
Construction jobs, textile production, and manufacturing are examples of…
Primary economic activities
Secondary economic activities
Tertiary economic activities
Quaternary economic activities
Soil nutrients being depleted is caused by?
Gold mining
Over farming
Harmattan
Poaching
What were the reasons for the European colonization of Africa (Scramble for Africa)?
To prove their military strength
To exploit natural resources
To help Africans develop their countries
To spread Europe's "superior" culture (White Man's Burden)
Which word best matches this definition: “the population that an area will support without undergoing deterioration; the maximum population of any given species that an environment can sustain”?
Carrying capacity
Clan
Desertification
Thanos
A country with only primary economic activities would be considered
Developing
Newly industrialized
Developed
Urbanized
Which of the following is an effect of European colonialism in Africa?
Permanent Peace
Spread of Christianity
Mostly developed countries
An abundance of natural resources
Many countries in Africa are landlocked, meaning they are surrounded by land and have no coastline.
True
False
How does Africa’s large expanse of desert, few navigable rivers and abundance of smooth coastlines affect economic development?
Natural resources are hard to extract
Trade is very difficult
Economic growth is limited
Which word best matches this definition: “the population that an area will support without undergoing deterioration; the maximum population of any given species that an environment can sustain”?
(a)
Ethnic conflict during the colonial period in Africa was a result of
Europeans trying to convert natives
Drawing country borders and European favoritism toward a certain ethnic group
Mass migration
Urbanization
A country that has widespread poverty, a low GDP per capita, and slow economic growth is a...
Developing country
Developed country
New country
Communist country
An abundance of scientific research and information technology is found in… (which stage of economic development?)
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
A country that has 50% of the population hunting and gathering and the other 50% farming has predominantly…
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Africa has many cross-continental rivers that are great for international trade
True
False
What word matches this definition: "the belief that Europe needed to 'civilize' non-European peoples."
(a)
Which of the following is an effect of European colonialism in Africa?
Permanent Peace
Mostly developed countries
Spread of Christianity
An abundance of natural resources
What are the advantages of participating in the European Union (EU)?
Embargoes, tariffs, and quotas
Low tariffs and no embargos
Eliminated tariffs and increase of free trade
High tariffs and no free trade
Which of the following significantly influences public policy?
A single person
Interest groups
Other government systems
Billboards
An absolute monarchy is...
Rule of One
Rule of Two
Rule of Few
Rules of Many
Power in the hands of the people through voting is...
(a)
Outsourcing is when jobs in more developed countries are moved to...
another state
places where manufacturing is more expensive
less developed countries
Which of the following don't match together as opposites?
Cheaper Goods - Tariffs
Import - Export
Trade Incentives - Trade Barriers
Less developed countries usually stay in what sectors of the economy?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
The De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) divides which two countries?
North Korea
Kashmir
India
South Korea
Pakistan
Which of these is not a negative effect of globalization?
Outsourcing
Increasing exchange of languages and culture
Pollution in Less Developed Countries
Labor Exploitation
Where the leaders are elected by a majority of the people in the country in a vote.
Democracy
Anarchy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
A representative democracy is considered a...
Rule of One
Rule of Few
Rule of Many
None of the Above
Which one of these is a public policy?
Healthcare for the poor/disabled
Parliament
Rule of One
Which of these geographic problems make economic development in Africa difficult?
The Sahara desert
Few navigable rivers
The Caucasus Mountains
Smooth coastlines
True or False: A command economy is one where the government controls what is produced, how it is produced, and how much to charge.
True
False
Which of these government systems BEST fills the blank?
Monarchy, _________, Democracy
Social Darwinism
Oligarchy
Anarchism
