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Which country is losing it's rainforest rapidly
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The unequal distribution of water in Africa is caused by what
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Climate change population growth and deforestation
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Most of Africa's water is what
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Polluted
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How do people travel in the rainforest
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Boat ATV 4 wheel drive trucks etc
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What are some jobs you would find in the Sahel
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Agricultural herding mining
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Which religion would you find being practiced by the bantu people
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Islam Christianity and traditional religions
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Swahili means what in Arabic
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One who lives on the coast
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Which ethnic group is found mainly in northern Africa
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Arabs
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What is the significance of the Golden Stool for the Ashanti people
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It symbolizes the spirit of the people
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When India gained its independence what two countries were created
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India and Pakistan
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What was the Chinese government's response to the Tiananmen Square protest
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They use the military to violently break up the protest
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The Vietnam War was result of what theory
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The domino theory
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What were some benefits that Japan received due to the US occupation
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Women games more rights improved factories improved education and new government
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In order to get rid of people who were against the communist government Mao Zedong started what
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He started the Cultural Revolution
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What was the result of the Korean War
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Korea was split at about the same place it was before the war
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What was the domino theory
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That if one country fell to communism than other countries around it would fall
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The leader of the independence movement in Vietnam was who
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Ho Chi Minh
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What were the results of the Great Leap Forward
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It was a failure China's economy was ruined
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After ww2 how was Korea split
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Communist North and democratic South
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What was the great leap forward
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A program instituted to help improve China's economy and production
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What is Japan's economy like today
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It is improved since World War 2 and is very strong today
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What is the difference between parliamentary and presidential? |
Executive branch is selected by the legislature! |
It's about the branches! |
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Who did the Red Guards target during the Cultural Revolution
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Teachers foreigners and scholars
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What was the result of the Vietnam War
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The United States pulled out and Vietnam eventually became united as a communist country
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Gandhi's methods of trying to gain independence were always non violent
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True
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Who led the communist movement in China
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Mao Zedong
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What government does South Africa have? |
Parliamentary democracy |
Different that president |
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At what age can citizens in South Africa and Kenya vote
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18
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Why did sedan in South Sudan split into two countries |
Because of years of civil war |
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What factors contribute to the spread of HIV and AIDS
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Poverty poor health care systems and lack of government organizations
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What often happens to children whose parents get HIV and AIDS
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they become orphans
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Name all of this ( grab some paper) |
Bruh |
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What is 1 factor that has caused the republican of sudan to payless attention to education?
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Civil War what
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What factors have led to famine in Africa
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Climate change human forces diseases unstable government and weak economies
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Why are literacy rates for girls lower than those for boys and both Kenya and Sudan
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Traditional views say that girl should be married rather than educated
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Many of the girls who do go to school in the Republic of Sudan are only allowed to study what subjects
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Religious subjects
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What is famine
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When there is a shortage of food for an extended period of time
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What are three basic questions that economic systems ask
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How will goods be produced what goods will be produced and who will they be produced for
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Which term best describes most modern economies
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Mixed
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What are some examples of trade barriers
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Terrace quotas and embargoes
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Countries that encourage entreprenuers normally have a higher GDP
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True
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Nigeria's economy has been hurt over the years because of what
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Unstable and corrupt government
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What is gross domestic product
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The total value of all goods and services produced in a country in one year
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Why do countries need a system of exchanging currency to trade
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One country's currency has a different value than another countries
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