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Worksheets3rd Grade Period Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins
Where did the system of Apartheid take place?
South America
South Sudan
South Africa
South Texas
Which was a policy during Apartheid?
slavery
Non-whites could not vote
Non-whites had high paying jobs
Non-whites could have a job in the government
Who led the anti-apartheid movement?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ronald Reagan
Ghandi
Nelson Mandela
Social Media was used to organize this movement.
Arab Spring
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Cold War
European Union
What is a physical feature found in Africa?
Mt. St. Helens
Nile River
Siberia
Amazon Rainforest
All of the following are benefits of the Suez Canal except?
Allows for Globalization
Is a transportation barrier
Shortcut for shipping
Is a transportation corridor
All contribute to desertification except?
Planting trees
overgrazing
drought
deforestation
Who was the cold war between?
Germany/Poland
U.S./Soviet Union
U.S./Canada
Soviet Union/Russia
Why was it called the Cold War?
It was raining during the war
No weapons were used
soldiers had to wear a coat
it was winter
What natural resource is MOST ABUNDANT in the middle eastern region of the world?
petroleum
timber
arable land
timber
Many years of 2 countries threatening to launch nuclear weapons on each other is known as this event in history.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Race to Space
WWII
Cold War
What natural resources are lacking in the middle eastern countries?
oil/natural gas
water/oil
water/oxygen
water/arable land
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Which is NOT a benefit of the building of the Aswan Dam?
Farmers were forced to pay for expensive fertilizer
Created a fishery
controlled flooding
created hydroelectric power
What is a disadvantage of the building of the Aswan Dam?
Decrease in deaths due to flooding
Increase in disease due to larger number of snails
Increase in natural fertilizer (silt) for farmers
Increase in clean energy due to hydroelectric power
What does the acronym O.P.E.C. stand for?
Open Platform of Exporting Cars
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Petroleum Expecting Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Communities
When the price of oil increases, what effect does this have on the U.S.?
the price of gasoline increases
the price of food increases
the price of a car increases
all of the above
Monotheistic means__________
a belief in reincarnation
the belief in karma
the belief in one god
the belief in multiple gods
Which of these religions originated in the middle eastern region of the world?
Judaism
Daoism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Which has a place of worship known as a Mosque?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
The Bible is the holy book of which of these?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
A synagogue is a sacred place of worship for which religion?
Christianity
Islam
Judiasm
Hinduism
Allah is the name for god in this religion.
Christainity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Conflict in Israel remains ongoing due to the fight over _________.
water
natural resources
land
diamonds
What 2 groups are continuing to fight in Israel?
Jews/Christains
Christians/Jews
Muslims/Jews
None of the above
Countries from this continent colonized Africa.
North America
South America
Asia
Europe
Colonization for the African people was a ___________ experience.
positive
peaceful
negative
helpful
What reason was Africa colonized? What made them rush to claim more land?
to spread their religion
to take natural resources
to build new homes
to teach the natives a new language
The Berlin conference was ________________.
a meeting to discuss guidelines for colonization of Africa
a meeting to discuss the price of oil to export
a meeting to decide to tear down the Berlin Wall
a meeting to discuss war
What country did the Berlin Conference take place?
Italy
Norway
England
Germany
Apartheid is _________________.
separation of people by race
separation of people by age
separation of people by religion
separation of people by gender
What country did Apartheid take place?
America
Canada
South Africa
Russia
Non-whites were not taken as slaves during Apartheid, but did experience ___________________________________.
High standard of living
High paying jobs
Positions in Government
Lower paying jobs
African art mostly included ____________.
flowers in a vase
ocean scenes
mountains
a mother with her child
What has been done to stop the slave labor and violence of "Blood Diamonds?"
the Nobel Peace Prize
the Kimberly Process
the seal of approval
Imprisoning the rebels
Blood Diamonds are mined to ___________.
pay for food
to help boost the economies of African countries
to give the people of African countries a higher standard of living
to fund rebel wars
What event signaled the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
End of WWII
End of WWI
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Why was the Berlin wall built?
to keep animals out
to keep citizens from moving from east Berlin to west Berlin
to keep citizens from moving from west Berlin to east Berlin
to keep families apart
Who built the Berlin Wall?
U.S.
U.K.
Soviet Union
France
The Arab Spring movement began due to ____________.
the people wanted individual rights (Democracy)
the people wanted a dictator (Communism)
the people wanted no government
the people wanted to be ruled b a King (Monarchy)
What made the biggest impact to help the people overthrow their leaders during Arab Spring?
flame throwers
guns
FaceBook,Twitter, ect. (social media)
bombs
What event started the Arab Spring movement?
the Chernobyl explosion
fruit vender lit himself on fire in protest
illegal hunting of endangered animals
people being killed or maimed
How does desertification impact the people of Africa?
improves health conditions
increase in the endangered animal population
loss of arable land
increase in life expectancy
Which is NOT a cause of endangered animals in Africa?
poachers
restrictions on hunting
growing papulation
desertification
Deforestation involves ______________.
cutting down trees
stopping cutting down trees
spreading of the desert
stopping the spread of the desert
How has oil impacted the middle east?
causes a lot of pollution to the soil
helps boost the economies
causes countries to declare war on each other
raises the crime rate
After WWII, what happened to the European colonies?
they went to war against each other
they began to gain their independence
families reunited
all borders were removed
What established rules for European colonization of Africa?
Truman Agreement
International Peace Talks
Berlin Conference
Nobel Peace Prize
"They are using suicide bombers to kill our people, we must stop them!"
This quote is from the point of view of the______________ _______.
Jewish people
Israeli Jews
Christian people
Palestinian Arabs
