Geography
What major river flows through India?
Ganges
The duties of every Muslim are outlines in how many pillars of faith?
Five
Inflation is the rise in the general level of prices. When inflation occurs, the buying power of the dollar would ____________.
decreases
Both India and Japan are considered parliamentary republics. In this type of government the legislative branch consists of an elected Parliament and the ___ is head of the executive branch.
Prime Minister
Mohandas Gandhi was a leader of the nonviolent resistance in what country?
India
When the State of Israel was created, 2 sections of land were granted to the Arabs who had previously inhabited the land. one was the West Bank, and the other was called the..
Gaza Strip
People around the world agree that the state of Israel was created in response to what horrific event?
the Holocaust
Tariffs, quotas, and subsidies are all examples of..
trade barriers
Communist leader in China who implemented the "Great Leap Forward"
Mao Zedong
Shari'a refers to..
Islamic law
What ethnic group lives in the ethnic region known as Kurdistan?
Why is the Ganges important to the Hindu believers?
sacred with healing powers
In Saudia Arabia, nearly 95% of the oil production is controlled by the government. This suggests that Saudia Arabia leans toward what economy style?
Command
Asian country that has tightly controlled media and few freedoms for citizens. It is often described as a hereditary dictatorship.
North Korea
The main cause for China's water and air pollution problems is due to these two things
factories and industries
The largest desert in Asia located in Northern China and Southern Mongolia is called..
the Gobi desert
What did the U.S. do to Japan after the events of World War II?
helped rebuild
North Korea
Supply and demand answers the questions of who, what, and how to produce good in this type of economy..
Market
Highest population in Asia is found in what country?
China
What nation has one of the top economies in the world despite lacking many of the natural resources needed for manufacturing and production?
Japan
Group generally held responsible for the terror attacks on September 11, 2001.
Al-Qaeda
the price of one nations's currency in terms of another nations currency is called the
exchange rate
Which Middle Eastern country still has a King that serves as chief of state and head of the government?
Saudi Arabia
North and South Korea are divided on what parallel?
38th