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WorksheetsYear Long Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
What generalization can be made about the relationship between GDP and literacy?
Literacy is always lower in countries with a higher GDP.
Literacy is usually higher in countries with a higher GDP.
Countries with oil wealth always have the highest literacy rates.
There is no relationship between a country’s GDP and its literacy rate.
Who takes on the financial risk in starting a new business in a market economy?
Economists
Entrepreneurs
Government planners
Combination of government planners and economists
What describes the limit that OPEC puts on its members' production of oil?
Tax
Tariff
Quota
Embargo
Which type of government is Saudi Arabia?
Autocratic monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Parliamentary democracy
Presidential democracy
Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system of government?
The courts
The monarch
The president
The legislature
Which country has a parliament called the Knesset?
Iran
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Israel
When the Ottoman Empire ended and new countries were created, what problems did the new boundaries cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?
All of the new countries were very poor.
People in the new countries were no longer allowed to practice their religion.
Most of the new countries were all desert and people could not make a living.
The new countries often included people who did not have very much in common.
Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel in 1948?
There was no one else living on the land at that time.
Many felt the Jews deserved help because they had suffered so much in the Holocaust.
Arab countries in the area supported the creation of a homeland for the Jews in Palestine.
All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were being given homelands at the same time.
What is one of the reasons Iraqis had difficulty forming a new government after the fall of Saddam Hussein?
Most Iraqis wanted Saddam Hussein to stay in power.
Iraq is a poor country because they have no oil reserves.
There are many religious and ethnic groups in Iraq who want power.
The Iraqis have not tried to form a government of their own.
Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?
The Suez Canal is the only way for ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.
The Suez Canal is Iraq’s only waterway leading into the Persian Gulf.
The Suez Canal makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa.
The Suez Canal connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it less expensive to ship oil to other parts of Southwest Asia.
Which person is a common figure in the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Abraham
Jesus
Confucius
Muhammad
Why are technologies like desalination and drip irrigation not more widely used to reduce water shortages in Southwest Asia?
The technologies are too expensive.
Drip irrigation is not very effective in a hot, dry climate.
Most countries do not know about these technologies.
Few countries in Southwest Asia have access to seawater.
Which countries border the Gaza Strip?
Iraq and Jordan
Israel and Egypt
Lebanon and Syria
Israel and the West Bank
Which country’s economy is a command economy?
China
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Which is an area where India is a world economic leader?
Health care
Military weapons production
Modern farming and agriculture
Technology and service industries
Which country is unusual in that almost every man and woman can read and write but the GDP is among the lowest in the world?
India
China
Bangladesh
North Korea
What sort of government is the People's Republic of China?
A monarchy
A federal democracy
Communist
A Constitutional Monarchy
Which Asian countries have a democratic system of government?
India and Japan
China and Vietnam
China and South Korea
North Korea and China
Which best describes the Japanese government today?
Theocracy
Monarchy
Presidential democracy
Parliamentary democracy
Nationalism is defined as
loyalty based on geographic location only.
a feeling of belonging to a group that is highly educated and wealthy.
a sense of belonging that is based on a written document like a constitution.
loyalty to a group with whom one shares a common history, culture, and/or religion.
What was involved in Mohandas Gandhi’s plan of civil disobedience?
He wanted violent demonstrations all over the country until the British left.
The people should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfair, but do it with non-violence.
Gandhi felt it was best to go along with British laws to avoid making the colonial authorities angry.
He thought the best way to change the laws was through passing legislation in the Indian National Congress.
Which explains one way the Korean War and Vietnam War were alike?
American troops fought against Russian and Chinese forces.
American troops were under the direction of the United Nations.
The United States entered the wars to stop the spread of communism.
The United States supported the wars with money and supplies but not with troops.
In 1989, what happened to students protesting for greater political freedom in Tiananmen Square in the city of Beijing?
They were attacked by Chinese troops and many were killed or arrested.
Most students lost interest in the demonstration and returned quietly to classes.
They were able to hold meetings with the Chinese government and present their demands.
They got so much positive publicity that the Chinese government had to give into their demands.
How has the Indian practice of cremating their dead on the banks of the Ganges River and development of more industry been a problem for other people who use the river?
People are not allowed to go near the river when cremations are taking place.
The banks along the river regularly catch fire and threaten Indian homes built there.
Factory owners cannot use water once human ashes have been thrown into it upstream.
The ashes of the dead, as well as partially burned bodies, constantly float down the river, along with industrial waste from factories.
What generalization can be made about the climate and geography of Southern and Eastern Asia?
Most of this area is covered with desert and has very few people.
This large area has many different types of climate and geography.
Eastern Asia has fewer mountains and therefore has a milder climate than Southeastern Asia.
The climate of Southern Asia is cold and dry because of the large number of mountains and deserts.
Where was the religion of Buddhism founded?
India
Japan
China
Vietnam
In a traditional economy, how are economic decisions made?
Custom and habit
Government planners
Consumers and the market
Combination of consumers and government planners
Why are most modern economies referred to as “mixed” economies?
Poverty is always highest in countries with market economies.
Most countries have aspects of all three types in their economies.
Government planners do not know how to handle economic problems.
Products made by traditional economies have no markets in the modern world.
Why is it important for nations to have a system to convert from one currency to another?
The dollar is the most valuable currency in the world today.
Most banks are not able to handle different kinds of currencies.
The conversion to different currencies makes goods cost less.
This makes it possible to buy and sell goods between nations with different types of money.
Why do some governments ignore industrial pollution of major rivers and waterways?
The people of most countries do not care about pollution.
Industries always have plans in place to clean up polluting wastes.
Most government officials do not recognize that pollution is a problem.
Leaders want the industries to be profitable
How are the governments of Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya similar?
They are all republics.
They are all monarchies.
They are all autocracies.
They are all unstable.
What seems to be a common problem in combating famine in Africa?
drought
poor road systems
No way to grow food effectively
Civil wars and conflict
About how long after Mandela was imprisoned did he become president of South Africa?
About 30 years
Nearly 20 years
Less than 10 years
More than 40 years
What decision did South African President F.W. de Klerk eventually make about the country’s apartheid laws?
He added many new and even harsher laws.
He began to recommend that the laws be repealed.
He lifted segregation restrictions on those living in South African cities.
He worked to spread apartheid laws to nations neighboring South Africa.
Why did many of the boundaries of the new African states created after World War II cause problems?
The boundaries split tribes and kinship groups.
All the boundaries carefully followed the path of rivers.
All of the new countries were too large to rule effectively.
Europeans drew the boundaries so they could keep all the mineral wealth for themselves.
How could the political situation in Nigeria today be described?
The government faces challenges of ethnic and religious divisions.
Ghana took over Nigeria in a regional war several years ago.
The United Nations has taken over the government of Nigeria.
Nigeria currently has a government that is able to deal effectively with all Nigeria’s problems.
Which BEST describes the Sahara Desert?
perfectly flat and sandy
the largest desert in the world
impossible for people to to across
located only in the northwest corner of Africa
Which is the biggest threat to African rainforests today?
Overpopulation
War and political unrest
Extended period of drought
Pollution from nuclear power plants
