History of Africa
The meeting in which European powers decided to partition Africa.
What is the Berlin Conference?
Citizens choose the head of government and the head of state.
What is a Presidential Democracy?
Which two countries are struggling with water pollution in Southern & Eastern Asia?
What are India & China?
Which country was bombed during World War II as a way to force a surrender?
What is Japan?
What religion originated in Japan?
Shintoism
Based on the laws below, what is being described?
A. Passports were required at all times.
B. Different races were banned from marrying.
C. Groups were moved onto homelands.
What is Apartheid?
What is a similarity between the governments of Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa?
Where all citizens vote for their leader?
This religion's beliefs are contributing to this river's pollution problems? Name the river and the religion.
What are Ganges River and Hinduism?
The true purpose of this campaign was actually a fight among leaders within the government?
What is the Cultural Revolution?
What belief system began due to constant fighting due to warlords and land disputes. It began during a time of great unrest.
What is Confucianism?
What is the cause of the following events?
1955: Sudanese Civil War
1967: Nigerian Civil War
1990: Rwandan Civil War
1996: First Cong War
What is artificial boundaries?
Makes trade easier between nations in Africa to get what their citizens want and need.
What is currency exchange?
Which country in Southern & Eastern Asia has the worst air quality due to automobile emissions and indoor fires?
What is the major issue which has kept the nations of Africa from improving their standard of living?
What is government instability?
- civil war
- corrupt leaders
- lack of educated population
Which belief systems believe in reincarnation?
What are Hinduism and Buddhism?
Leader of South Africa that released Nelson Mandela from Prison.
Who is FW de Klerk
When a country creates products efficiently and for minimum (low) cost.
What is specialization?
Which river in China is called "China's Sorrow" due to flooding during monsoon season?
In African nations, there are large differences between the literacy rate of men and women. What would account for this gender discrepancy?
What is boys are sent to school while girls are expected to stay home.
When people believe in multiple gods, this is called?
What is polytheism?
Colonial power ruled Kenya and South Africa in the 20th century.
What is Great Britain?
Several governments refused to trade with South Africa after learning of the abuse under the apartheid laws. South Africa was also banned from participating in the Olympics during this time. What trade barrier was used?
What are sanctions?
This river provides water to 1/3 of the people in a single country, but billions of chemical waste is dumped in the river by industries and people.
What is the Yangtze or Chiang Jiang?
This disease plagues sub-Saharan African nations the most.
What is AIDS?
A group of people who share a common history, culture, and language.
What is an ethnic group?