Culture
Population
Political
Urban
Economic
100
What is the most common major religion found in the Americas?
Christianity
100
What is the largest age group in Australia/ New Zealand?
30-34
100
True or False: Only physically larger countries can become global superpowers.
False.
100
What does urban mean?
City
100
Would this be considered high or low standard of living?
High Standard of Living
200
What is a cultural holiday that is specific to America?
Independence Day (July 4th), Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or Thanksgiving.
(Any of these answers are acceptable.)
200
According to the 2016 Germany population pyramid, is this country considered developed or developing?
Developed
200
The United States is an example of what type of government?
A. Democracy
B. Monarchy
C. Dictatorship
D. Communist
A. Democracy
200
What is a residential area?
Area in a city where people live. (Houses/apartments)
200
What job sector is shown in the image?
Secondary
300
Which religion is polytheistic?
Hinduism
300
Which one of these three countries would be considered developing? Zambia (Top), United States (Middle), or Japan (Bottom)?
Zambia (Top)
300
What is a landlocked country?
A country that is completely surrounded by land and has no direct access to the sea or ocean
300
What cultural/educational services can cities provide? (Excluding schools)
Museums and Libraries.
Bonus point if you can name one of the libraries in Lynchburg.
300
Based on the map, which continent is the least developed?
Africa
400
What is an example of Ethnic Nationalism?
The Kurds in the middle east wanting to create their own country, Kurdistan.
400
Based on the information in this graph about infant mortality rates, which country has the highest rate of infant mortality?
Pakistan
400
What is a disadvantage to using natural boundaries/borders like rivers?
Rivers can shift course, creating disputes about which country gains or loses territory over time.
400
Is this an example of a residential, commercial, or industrial zone?
Commercial
400
Based only on life expectancy, which parts of the world have the highest quality of life? (Name 2)
North America, Europe, Australia, Japan, Southern South America
500
Give one example of how language can hinder communication and cooperation between groups of people.
1) U.S.- immigrants have a hard time accessing education, employment, and healthcare.
2) Rwanda- the French and English languages contributed tensions between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes.
500
Define infant mortality rate.
The number of deaths among infants per 1000 live births.
500
How did Europe negatively impact Nigeria using artificial boundaries/borders?
They created boundary lines that forced different ethnic groups into single political units, this caused tension and conflicts.
500
Is this an example of urban or rural transit?
Urban
500
Italy
GDP: 2.37 Trillion
GDP per capita: 40.23k
Infant Mortality Rate: 2.3/1000
Literacy Rate: 99%
Life Expectancy: 83.4 years
Healthcare: Universal
Based on all of the information given:
Is Italy developed or developing, does it have high or low standard of living, does it have high or low quality of life?
Developed, High standard of living, high quality of life.