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A major cause of air pollution in India is the use of fuels, such as coal, for cooking and heating. Which of the following best describes an effect of air pollution in this region?

What is- There are over 500,000 deaths each year due to air pollution?

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  • A group of people who believe the same things regarding supernatural occurrences such as how the universe was created, the origin of man, and man’s purpose here on earth are called a(an)

What is- religious group?

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A communist country with a unitary distribution of power and relatively low personal freedoms for its citizens

What is China?

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  • European involvement in Southwest Asia impacted the region following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire because?
  •  What are- Political borders were decided by European powers without consideration of the political and historic connections in the region.
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  • Most countries have a ________________ economy located on the continuum between pure market and pure command.

What is mixed?

200

The most sacred river in India

Ganges River

200

Group of people that share the same customs, heritage, language

What is an ethnic group?

200

An example of human capital

What is skilled software specialists?

200
  • The State of Israel was established in May 1948 to provide a homeland for the Jewish people. What was one of the reasons behind the establishment of the State of Israel?

What is the Zionist Movement?

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SE Asian country that can best be described as having a near-command economy in which citizens have very little freedom to engage in entrepreneurship

What is North Korea?

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  • The reason most of the people of North Korea live on the western side of the country

What is- The area has more low farmland and fewer mountains.

300

European country Vietnam gained its independence from

What is France?

300

Due to internal conflicts and government instability, a certain Asian county has neither maintained nor upgraded their factories, machinery, or technology. This will most likely result in what effect on this country’s Gross Domestic Product?

What is a decrease in GDP?

300
  • Mohandas Gandhi led the independence movement in which country?

India

300

One reason that specialization encourages trade between countries is that it

What is Lowers prices?

400

The type of population density of Western China where there is primarily deserts, mountains, and plateaus. 

What is low?

400
  • Shintoism in considered a religion, but Confucianism is not. What is the reason for this major difference?
  • Confucius taught good deeds and morality, not supernatural/spiritual beliefs.
400

Taking a risk by investing resources into a new business

What is entrepreneurship?

400

In 1989, a group of Chinese students and intellectuals gathered in a public area to protest the communist government of China. The army forcibly ended the protest and many people were injured or killed.

What is- The Tiananmen Square Massacre.

?

400

In order to protect a nation’s car manufacturing industry from foreign car producers, the government charges the importer a tax for each imported car.

What is a tariff?

500

The river in Eastern China that looks like it is being spit out of Goofy's mouth.

What is the Huang He (Yellow) River

500

The Mongols are an East-Central Asian group who originated in Mongolia and China. The Mongols are defined by a common heritage, lifestyle, and language.

What is an ethnic group?

500
  • In 1957, Mao Zedong implemented a plan to advance China economically and technologically. This plan, which ended up being a huge failure, was known as

The Great Leap Forward

500
  • NOT a reason for the United States’ role in rebuilding Japan after World War II?

What is - The U.S. had fought on the same side with Japan during WWII, so they wanted to help their ally.

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  • The effect an increase in a country’s literacy rate typically have on the people who live there

What is an increase in standard of living?