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100
Explain the role that FW De Klerk played during Apartheid. 
He worked with Nelson Mandela to end apartheid and recommended that the laws be repealed. 
100
How does Japan make up for a lack of natural resources? 
They must import food and other raw materials from foreign countries. 
100
How is Judaism different from any of the religions that came before it? 
It is monotheistic. 
100
Name 5 things shared in an ethnic group. 
Food, clothing, language, origin, holidays, etc 

Double points: List each ethnic group we have learned about this year. 

100
Which type of economy would a nomadic group of people most likely use?
Traditional
200
What was the goal of the Pan-African Movement? 
Get Africans to think of themselves as a unified group of people and to work together to better Africa. 
200
Where does a higher population distribution generally occur within a country? 
On coasts or near rivers. 
200
Identify the two groups of Islam and explain why there is a split between the two. 
Sunni: Believe the best qualified and respected should be the leader 

Shia: Only relatives of Muhammad should lead 

200
Why have the Palestinian Arabs and Jews been fighting since 1948? 
Because of the creation of Israel 
200
Which two trade barriers still allow trade to occur? 

Which one stops all trade? 

tariffs and quotas

embargos

300
Why was the rest of the world against the system of  apartheid? 
Black South Africans were segregated and did not have the same rights as whites. 
300
What is the biggest negative impact of deforestation? 
Land is cleared out and farming cannot occur. 
300
What are 3 facts about Confucianism? 
1. Founded in China

2. It is a philosophy instead of a religion.

3. People live by the Golden rule

4. It has the 5 basic relationships among men (ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, older brother and younger brother, friend and friend) 

300
Where do the Kurds live? 
Mountains near Turkey, Iraq, and Syria 
300
Why is there a system for exchanging currencies? 
To allow for international trade 
400
What is significant about Nelson Mandela becoming president in 1994? 
He was the 1st black president of South Africa. 
400
Which physical feature in Africa greatly determines where most of the population lives? 
Sahara Desert- Very few people live in this area, so they live in Sub-Sahara Africa nearest to coasts, rivers, or the rain-forest or savanna regions. 
400
Which religion has the 4 Noble Truths?
Buddhism

Double points: Name them 

400
What are the 4 main ethnic groups of Africa, and what is a fact about the religions they believe in? 
Swahili: Mostly Muslim

Bantu: Muslim, Christian, Animists 

Arab: Mostly Muslim 

Ashanti: Muslim, Christian

400
When a country produces and item and then trades it to a country that lacks a certain item, but has a different item, this is an example of ______________
Specialization 


Double points: Which country in the Middle East specializes mostly in technology? 

500
Why did many of the boundaries of the new African states created after WWII cause problems? 
The boundaries split tribes and kinship groups which led to regional conflict. 
500
Which river is shared by Jordan, Israel, and Syria? 
Jordan River 
500
Which religion has 5 Pillars? 
Islam

Double points: Name them 

500
Which ethnic group mostly lives in Iran?
Persians, because Iran used to be called Persia. 

Double points: Most Persians follow ______ Islam. 

500
Why is the U.S. so involved in the Middle East? 
OIL


Double points: Which country was responsible for the 911 attacks? 


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