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Which best describes the Sahara Desert?
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the largest desert in the world
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Where is the African Sahel located?
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south of the Sahara Desert |
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What is causing the Sahel to expand in recent years?
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over-grazing and cutting down trees for fuel |
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Where is the largest area of African savanna?
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in the center of the continent along the equator |
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Where does most of Egypt's people live? |
the Nile River Valley |
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Which makes up a large portion of Nigeria’s potential wealth?
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Oil reserves |
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What describes South Sudan? |
The newest government in Africa |
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What is one of the major problems facing those who depend on the Nile River fortheir water?
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The water is contaminated with human and industrial waste |
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What physical feature has access to the Niger River? |
Sahel |
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What do some people believe might lead to “water wars” in Africa in the future?
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competition among countries that share a river system |
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Why do some governments ignore industrial pollution of major rivers andwaterways?
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The want the industries to be profitable |
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Which is a result of desertification for the people living in the Sahel region?
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starvation and poverty |
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Which African country is losing its rainforest most rapidly today? |
Nigeria |
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What is the most common way people make a living the Sahel?
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herding and subsistence farming |
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Which is found on the African savanna?
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wide variety of animals and grasslands |
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Beginning in the 1800s, what did European nations do that affected the Africanrainforest?
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cleared large areas of land for great plantations |
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Which would be an example of an ethnic group?
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people who share a language or religions |
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Which would be an example of a religious group?
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people who share a belief in god or gods |
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What religion did the Arabs bring with them to Africa?
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Islam |
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Those who practice the traditional Ashanti religion
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believe there is one supreme god |
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What religion is most common among the Swahili today?
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Islam |
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Which statement below accurately describes the rate of HIV/AIDS infection inSub-Saharan Africa?
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it is among the highest in the world |
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What sort of political conflict led to famine in the African country of Angola?
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civil war |
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Which group of people did some European powers use to be their “enforcers”?
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local chiefs |
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Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?
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They were engaged in slave trade |
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Which is a system of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials for a strongercountry?
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imperialism |
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What is the definition of “assimilation”?
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giving up one’s own customs and adopting those of another culture
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Which European country first colonized South Africa?
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The Netherlands |
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What valuable natural resources were discovered in South Africa after theBritish took control of that country?
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gold and diamonds |
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What was the name of Nelson Mandela’s political party?
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African National Congress |
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The main goal of the Pan-Africa movement was to
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get Africans to think of themselves as one people and to work together.
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What countries are rich with oil in Southwest Asia? |
Iran,Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait |
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How much of the world's oil supply is found in Southwest Asia? |
75 percent (over half) |
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What describes the climate of Southwest Asia |
hot and dry |
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Which do Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Kuwait share? |
Euphrates River |
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The Israeli parliament is called the |
Knesset |
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What is an Ayatollah? |
A Shia religious leader |
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Israel specializes in |
agricultural technologies |
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Israel has invested heavily in capital goods in all of the following areas EXCEPT
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oil |
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What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?
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The Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Italy
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What is Zionism?
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the belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion where they had lived inBiblical times
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What is a “refugee”?
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a person who had to leave their home as a result of war
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Why did the United Nations try to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait in 1990?
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The economies of many countries depend on oil and Iraq’s actions threatened thatsupply.
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Who are the “Taliban”?
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a group of radical Muslims
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Why did the United States go to war against Iraq in 2003?
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The United States government saw the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, as a threat topeace and United States interests in the region.
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Why are the Himalayas called the “roof of the world”?
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The world’s highest mountains are found in this area
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Why is the Huang He sometimes called “China’s Sorrow”?
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Floods along this river often cause great suffering.
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Which country is a peninsula?
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Korea |
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Where does the Ganges River flow into the sea?
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Bay of Bengal |
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The climate of India is affected by seasonal winds called
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monsoons |
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Why do most of the people of North Korea live in the western half of thecountry?
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The area has more farmland and fewer mountains.
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Which religion is considered one of the oldest in the world?
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Hinduism |
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Indian nationalism in the 1800s began as a reaction to
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British rule.
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What was Mohandas Gandhi’s plan of civil disobedience?
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people should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfair
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What European power was the colonial ruler of Vietnam in the 1800s and early1900s?
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France |
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The leader of the nationalist movement in Vietnam was
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Ho Chi Minh |
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What was Ho Chi Minh’s political party?
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communist party |
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The goal of Ho Chi Minh’s Vietminh League was
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independence for Vietnam
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What U.S. General was given the job of rebuilding Japan after the end of WorldWar II?
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Douglas MacArthur
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After Mao’s death in 1976, who became leader of China?
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Den Xiaoping
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