Chapter 20 Test Flashcards
The human population is projected to reach ________ by 2050
9.5 billion
This man was executed by the Iraqi government
Saddam Hussein
The world naturally undergoes cycles of ________ ________
temperature change
Research using adult stem cells is more moral than embryonic stems cells because
it does not involved taking of human life
Embryonic stem cell research _________ commonly used to treat diseases
is NOT
Iraq invaded this country in 1990 and seized its oil reserves
Kuwait
The number of Christians in Africa is ____________
growing rapidly
Most European countries are experiencing a _______ in population
decline
Coal, oil, and solar and wind energy are all used to produce ______
electricity
Eight out of ten of the largest cities in the world are located here
Asia and Latin America
This is an economic and political alliance of European nations
European Union
These are Muslim religious schools
Madrassas
This is the natural cycle of changes that occurs on the earth that many insist man is causing
Climate change
The latest extremist group in the Middle East
ISIS
On September 11, 2001, terrorists flew planes into these locations
Twin Towers and the Pentagon
The regions of Latin America, India, China, and Africa are part of this
Global South
This energy resource is the least expensive
coal
Wahhabism is a radical branch of this religion
Islam
This religious group persecutes Christians in Nigeria, Egypt, and Sudan
Muslims
Afghanistan came under control of this radical Muslim group in the 1990s
the Taliban
The Saudi extremist that built a terrorist network known al al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden
Enables states to trade with one another without restriction
Single Market
Common currency of the European Union
euro
Trade areas without quotas and tariffs
Free trade areas
Common currency of West Africa
CFA franc
West African organization that promotes trade cooperation
West African Economic and Monetary Union
