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Unit 3 Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Silk Road and the Colombian exchange lead to all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Increased Trade

b)

Globalism

c)

exchange of culture and language

d)

All of these are results of the Silk Road and Colombian Exchange.

2.

Which of the following statement does NOT describe the Industrial Revolution

a)

It saw an increase in factory work.

b)

It resulted in the increase of urbanization.

c)

It started in Great Britain.

d)

It reduced the need for fossil fuels.

3.

Which two statements best describes the effects of the industrial revolution?

a)

The mass production of goods were sold at lower prices.

b)

The working class lived in crowded conditions and performed dangerous factory jobs.

c)

Most factories were built in rural areas.

d)

Factories were built in unpopulated areas.

4.

Which of the following statements describes devolution?

a)

countries given self rule

b)

countries controlled by another larger country

c)

a country collapsing

d)

a country taking control of the countries that surrounds it.

5.

Which of the following best describes the primary sector of the economy.

a)

Mining for minerals

b)

turning minerals into ingots

c)

using ingots to create tools.

d)

None of these.

6.

Which of the following best describes the tertiary sector of the economy.

a)

Transportation

b)

Raw mineral extraction.

c)

Manufacturing Products

d)

Recycling

7.

What is gerrymandering?

a)

a federally governed process designed to ensure equal representation.

b)

a system of checks and balances used to ensure fairness in the House of Representatives.

c)

a legal process that helps parties keep power.

d)

the use of redistricting to unfairly disenfranchise specific groups of people.

8.

Who was NOT represented at the Berlin Conference?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

African countries

9.

When the Soviet Union collapsed, new boundaries were drawn and several new countries were formed. What were these boundaries based off of?

a)

Ethnic Groups

b)

Economic Zones

c)

Trade Routes

d)

Military Alliances

10.

Which trade agreement attempted to break down economic barriers among the U.S., Canada, and Mexico?

a)

NAFTA

b)

OPEC

c)

EU

d)

OSHA

11.

The Maquiladora Zones in Mexico ...

a)

Decreased unemployment on the northern border of Mexico

b)

Decreased employment on the northern border of Mexico

c)

Decreased unemployment on the southern border of Mexico

d)

Increased unemployment throughout Mexico.

12.

What is the Human Development Index?

a)

The health of an individual.

b)

A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development.

c)

The country a person lives in,

d)

The number of preventable diseases in a country.

13.

Which two statements best explains the consequences of Europe determining the borders for African states?

a)

It created economic challenges

b)

It led to conflicts between ethnic groups.

c)

It led to an increase in disease.

d)

It led to an increase in unemployment across the coninent.

14.

Attitudes that unite people and increase support for a state are defined as

a)

centripetal forces

b)

centrifugal forces

c)

stateless nations

d)

multinational states

15.

Forces or attitudes that tend to divide a state are defined as

a)

centripetal forces

b)

centrifugal forces

c)

soveriegnty

d)

federal states

16.

A nation can be defined as

a)

a group of people with a similar culture

b)

a self-governed territory

c)

a group of people without a state of their own

d)

local political units like provinces that have some power

17.

A state is

a)

a self-governed territory with defined borders

b)

a territory comprised of a population with over 90 percent of a particular culture

c)

a nation without sovereignty over a territory

d)

a group of people with a common culture

18.

The process where a state breaks down due to struggles among ethnic groups is defined as

a)

centripetal forces

b)

centrifugal forces

c)

balkanization

d)

sovereignty

19.

Distrust in government, under representation, and mistreatment of minority groups in a state are examples of political

a)

centrifugal forces

b)

centripetal forces

20.

Cultural diversity can potentially create division among a population and is considered an example of a

a)

centripetal force

b)

centrifugal force