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What country spans the northern part of Asia?
- Answer: Russia
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What country shares a border with India?
- Answer: China
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What is the main difference between a pure democracy and a republic?
- Answer: In a democracy, people vote directly on laws, but in a republic, people elect representatives who make laws.
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In a theocracy, which person is most likely to hold political power?
- Answer: Religious leader
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Which statement best describes an economic system?
- Answer: The method of production, resource use, and distribution of goods in a region
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Which best describes the production of goods in a free enterprise system?
- Answer: Production based on consumer spending
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Which of the following is not a factor in determining a culture's economic activity?
- Answer: Language
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What causes large clusters of people to inhabit South, Southeast, and East Asia?
- Answer: Temperature, climate, and fertile land
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When examining the height of mountain ranges, it is best to study a:
- Answer: Topographical map
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Which is not an accurate statement regarding Europe's climate?
- Answer: Arctic blizzards are not common in the northwestern regions of Europe
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Which best describes the basis of European or Western culture?
- Answer: Greek philosophy, Roman law, and the Judeo-Christian tradition
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Which is not considered to be a cornerstone of European culture and Western civilization?
- Answer: The establishment of Spanish schools of philosophy
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The tension in Europe between the United States and Soviet Union following World War II was escalated with Cuba's involvement because:
- Answer: Castro's relationship with Khrushchev appeared to be a threat to America's safety
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The _______ refers to the Soviet's strategy of sealing off Eastern European countries from Western democracies.
- Answer: Iron Curtain
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Which of the following terms best characterizes the EU's economy?
- Answer: Single market
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The concept of establishing a United States of Europe in order to restore economic prosperity following World War II was proposed by:
- Answer: Winston Churchill
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This river is considered to be the longest in the world, extending for more than four thousand miles.
- Answer: Nile River
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What term refers to a species that is only found in a specific region?
- Answer: Endemic
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In which region of Africa will you find countries whose national languages include French, Spanish and Portuguese?
- Answer: West Africa
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Which statement is false regarding languages spoken in Africa?
- Answer: German is a common language spoken in southern and East Africa
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The conflicts between the Hutus and Tutsis resulted in an estimated half a million deaths in these two areas.
- Answer: Rwanda and Burundi
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Which best illustrates the policy of apartheid?
- Answer: Institutionalized separation between the white regime and African tribes.
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Nigeria's economy would weaken tremendously if the price on this exported resource dropped.
- Answer: Oil
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Which statement is true regarding Africa's poverty?
- Answer: Many of the southern African countries are in a higher income bracket than many of the Sub-Saharan countries.
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What Asian body of water contains 20 percent of the planet's surface fresh water?
- Answer: Lake Baikal
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In what region of Asia would you find the Gobi Desert?
- Answer: East Asia
What country spans the northern part of Asia? (1 point)
• China
• India
• Japan
• Russia
What country shares a border with India? (1 point)
• Japan
• Iran
• China
• Russia
What is the main difference between a pure democracy and a republic? (1 point)
In a republic, people vote directly on laws, but in a
• democracy, people elect representatives who make laws.
In a democracy, people vote directly on laws, but in a republic, people elect representatives who make laws.
In a republic, people have no representation, but in a
• democracy, people have representatives who act for them.
In a theocracy, which person is most likely to hold political power? (1 point)
O business leader
O elected leader
O religious leader
Which statement best describes an economic system?
(1 point)
the method of production, resource use, and distribution of goods in a region the network of relationships that exist between individuals and groups in a region
the way a region makes official government policies and decisions
the process that people use in choosing goods and
services
Which best describes the production of goods in a free enterprise system? (1 point)
• production based on traditional customs
• production based on government regulation
• production based on decisions of cooperative groups
• production based on consumer spending
Which of the following is not a factor in determining a culture's economic activity? (1 point)
• climate
• language
O physical landforms
O natural resources
What causes large clusters of people to inhabit South, Southeast, and East Asia? (1 point)
O political unrest and instability
O financial stability and job opportunities
O temperature, climate, and fertile land
O natural disasters
When examining the height of mountain ranges, it is best to study a (1 point)
O topographical map
O physical map
O political map
• weather map
Which is not an accurate statement regarding Europe's climate? (1 point)
•Cases of severe weather are more common in Europe compared to the United States
• Lots of rain occurs over the northwestern regions of Europe due to the North Atlantic Drift
The westerly winds provide of less severe weather compared to the United States
Artic blizzards are not common in the northwestern regions of Europe
Which best describes the basis of European or Western culture? (1 point)
• the Slavic language and culture
• Greek philosophy, Roman law, and the Judeo-Christian tradition
• the Protestant, Jewish and Islamic religions
O collectivism, revolution, and communism
Which is not considered to be a cornerstone of European culture and Western civilization? (1 point)
philosophies based on logic and scientific analysis that originated in ancient Greece
the rise of the Roman Catholic Church during medieval
O Roman legal tenets
O the establishment of Spanish schools of philosophy
Ine tension in turope between the united States and Soviet Union following World War II was escalated with Cuba's involvement because (1 point)
Castro's relationship with Khrushchev appeared to be a threat to America's safety
Kennedy attempted to create alliances with Cuba in order to overthrow the Soviet Union
Kennedy ordered an invasion of the Soviet Union off the
northern coast of Russia
Castro supported Khrushchev's efforts to secretly invade the United States of the Gulf Coast
The
refers to the Soviet's
strategy of sealing off Eastern European countries from Western democracies. (1 point)
O Iron Curtain
O Great Wall of Communism
• Perestroika
• Great Divide
Which of the following terms best characterizes the EU's
economy? (1 point)
O mass market
O single market
O closed market
O world market
The concept of establishing a United States of Europe in
order to restore economic prosperity following World War
Il was proposed by (1 point)
O John F. Kennedy
O Fidel Castro
O Jacques Chirac
O Winston Churchill
This river is considered to be the longest in the world, extending for more than four thousand miles. (1 point)
O Volta River
O Nile River
O Niger River
• Congo River
What term refers to a species that is only found in a specific region? (1 point)
O Pandemic
• Endemic
• Endangered
• Isolated
In which region of Africa will you find countries whose national languages include French, Spanish and Portuguese? (1 point)
• South Africa
O West Africa
O North Africa
O East Africa
Which statement is false regarding languages spoken in Africa? (1 point)
German is a common language spoken in southern and East Africa
• Swahili is a common language spoken in Tanzania Arabic and French a commonly spoken languages in North Africa
Spanish is a common language throughout southern portions of Africa
The conflicts between the Hutus and Tutsis resulted in an estimated half a million deaths in these two areas. (1 point)
O Rwanda and Nigeria
O Nigeria and Sudan
O Sudan and Rwanda
O Rwanda and Burundi
Which best illustrates the policy of apartheid? (1 point)
Friendly relations between the white regime and neighboring African tribes
• The white elite and representatives from various tribes participated in government
O Institutionalized separation between rival African tribes
Institutionalized separation between the white regime and African tribes.
Nigeria's economy would weaken tremendously if the price on this exported resource dropped. (1 point)
• oil
• lumber.
• sugar
• soal
Which statement is true regarding Africa's poverty?
(1 point)
• Sub-Saharan countries are in a higher income bracket than many of the southern African countries.
Many of the southern African countries are in a higher
O income bracket than many of the Sub-Saharan countries.
O Sub-Saharan countries generally fare better than North African countries.
A majority of Africa's countries are in the higher income bracket
What Asian body of water contains 20 percent of the planet's surface fresh water? (1 point)
O The Yangtze River
O Lake Taupo
• Lake Baikal
• The Dead Sea
In what region of Asia would you find the Gobi Desert?
(1 point)
• East Asia
• Western Asia
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
1 answer