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Exam 1 (MC, T/F, FB) Flashcards

1
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which 2 countries gained independence right after each other?

A

Pakistan (8/14)
India (8/15)

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2
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which country had the foreign minister meet with reps from the EU and China?

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Somalia

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3
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which president has been in office since 1999 and went to the induction of the Kenyan president??

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Djibouti

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4
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Yori Musavini has been President of what country since 1986?

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Uganda

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5
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civil war is starting in what African country?

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Ethiopia

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6
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What country is sending military troops to help Ethiopia?

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Eritrea

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7
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which African country has a transitional gov. that will be staying in power for another 2 years?

A

South Sudan

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8
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which country had a female prime minister replaced with a male prime minister?

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Sweden

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9
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what country arrested a woman for not wearing her hijab properly?

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Iran

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10
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which country did the UN call out for violating rights and not being a democracy?

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Hungary

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11
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what countries are currently in war around Asia?

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Armenia-Azerbaijan
Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan
Ukraine-Russia

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12
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which African president invited new president of Kenya formally?

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Mozambique

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13
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what South African country is receiving a grant from the World Bank to increase investment in entrepreneurs; specifically aimed towards women and the youth?

A

Lesotho

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14
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which two African countries have allowed free movement within each other’s borders? Meaning no passport is needed.

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Namibia & Botswana

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15
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which 5 countries had 97% of their population as internet users?

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Monaco
Norway
Canada
Denmark
South Korea

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16
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which Middle Eastern country had 98% of internet users within their population?

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Saudi Arabia

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17
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which 3 countries had 99% of internet users within their population?

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Luxembourg
Iceland
Kuwait

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18
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which 4 countries had 100% of internet users within their population?

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Bahrain
UAE
Liechtenstein
Qatar

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19
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what country just elected a new female prime minister?

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UK
Liz Truss

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20
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what South American country wrote a draft for a new constitution but the citizens rejected it?
This country also celebrated 100 years since 1st radio broadcast.

A

Chile

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21
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what country had the government overthrown by its people and the former president eventually returned after self imposed exile?

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Sri Lanka

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22
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the Un reports that which country has been violating the rights of a specific group of people?

A

China
Uyghurs

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23
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what country was affected by mass flooding that covered about 1/3 of the entire country?

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Pakistan

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24
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According to the Top-10 Connected Countries by % of internet users, does any country have a 100% connectivity rate?

A

Yes

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25
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Which South American country participates in UN Peacekeeping forces? (supplying soldiers)

A

Uruguay

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26
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which two countries met for the 20th regional meeting for military exchange?

A

Suriname & Brazil

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27
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which South American country had:
1. the president try to eliminate term limits from presidency
2. claims coups took place and had to resign
3. went into self-imposed exile in Mexico then Argentina
4. interim president convicted of breach of duties contrary to constitution & sentenced to 10 years in prison?

A

Bolivia

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28
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what are the 10 least free countries?

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10) Belarus/Tajikistan 8/100
9) Somalia/Saudi Arabia/Central African Republic 7/100
6) Equatorial Guinea 5/100
5) Eritrea/North Korea 3/100
3) Turkmenistan 2/100
1) South Sudan/Syria 1/100

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29
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which country has a prime minister under some heat due to controversial pictures taken at a party?

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Finland

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30
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which Asian country had a prime minister who got suspended by supreme court, led military to overthrow gov in 2014, appointed themselves PM of military, and has been in power for almost 8 years?

A

Thailand

31
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which country has a former PM going to prison for 12 years due to corruption/stealing state money?

A

Malaysia

32
Q

which country has a PM who was ousted in a vote of no confidence & is being charged under terrorism law for talking about the gov.?

A

Pakistan

33
Q

which countries are the top 10 freest countries in the world?

A

10) Luxembourg, Ireland, Uruguay, Netherlands, & Denmark 97/100
5) Canada 98/100
4) New Zealand 99/100
1) Sweden, Finland, & Norway 100/100

34
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the PM of which country went on live TV to give speech about LGBTQ+ rights and basically fortified definition of marriage is woman and man?

A

Singapore

35
Q

which country had a military coup last year & forced 1 million people out of the country?

A

Myanmar

36
Q

what government has arrested a bishop and shut down churches, expelled nuns & priests etc?

A

Nicaragua

37
Q

which African country is suffering a major economic crisis at 250% inflation?

A

Zimbabwe

38
Q

the president of which central American country is touring regions to extend a program that will help feed students?

A

Guatemala

39
Q

which two countries agreed to to increase trade between them?

A

El Salvador & Honduras

40
Q

which central American country is starting a new exchange of volcanology research?

A

Costa Rica

41
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which central American country gained independence in 1981? Also known as “British Honduras”.

A

Belize

42
Q

this African country has been taking too long in an election?

A

Kenya

43
Q

August 15 made a year since Taliban took over, women can go to school without male companion… what country is this?

A

Afghanistan

44
Q

this country is sending 1000 troops to Tijuana to stabilize cartel drug wars

A

Mexico

45
Q

it’s been 75 years since these 2 countries gained independence

A

Pakistan & India

46
Q

a massive power protest in this country caused the president to leave in exile

A

Sri Lanka

47
Q

different povs of the Ukranian war was mentioned in how many news stories? (ep 2)

A

26

48
Q

the death of the queen was mentioned in how many news stories? (ep 2)

A

21

49
Q

an earthquake in Taiwan was mentioned in how many news stories? (ep 2)

A

7

50
Q

typhoon in Japan was mentioned in how many news stories? (ep 2)

A

7

51
Q

the EU calling out Hungary on violating human rights was mentioned in how many news stories? (ep 2)

A

7

52
Q

the top 5 stories covered in 100 Global News Stories made up what % of all articles? (ep 2)

A

68%

53
Q

17/100 news stories were about…?
(ep 1)

A

Russia/Ukraine

54
Q

8/100 news stories were about…? (ep 1)

A

church fire in Egypt

55
Q

8/100 news stories were about…? (ep 1)

A

politically motivated stabbing in NY

56
Q

6/100 news stories were about…? (ep 1)

A

shooting in Israel

57
Q

5/100 news stories were about…? (ep 1)

A

1 year takeover of Taliban

58
Q

these top 5 news stories cover what % of the news? (ep 1)

A

44%

59
Q

which 2 South American countries cut diplomatic ties with each other in 2019?

A

Colombia & Venezuela

60
Q

the president of this country plans to normalize ties with Venezuela?

A

Colombia

61
Q

Hungary got called out by who?

A

United Nations

62
Q

UN General Assembly is taking place where?

A

NYC

63
Q

how many govs are there in the US?

A

90,000

64
Q

when someone says they’re using as OLS regression model, what does OLS stand for?

A

Ordinary Least Squares

65
Q

what type of democracy does France have?

A

semi presidential democracy
(PM/Pres)

66
Q

can the UN send in UN military forces w/o unanimous vote?
how many members are there on the security council?

A

no
5 members: UK, France, US, China, Russia

67
Q

what are the 3 variables that make up HDI?

A

life expectancy
avg. years of educational attainment
GNI per capita w/ PPP

68
Q

Ireland has fined what company 405 million euros for mishandling teen data & violating EU law?

A

Instagram

69
Q

According to rotten tomatoes, which show has a high rating?

A

House of Dragon

70
Q

England creep in front after skittling South Africa 118?

A

game of cricket

71
Q

about how many countries are there in the world?

A

200

72
Q

what country has the second largest economy in the world measured by GDP?

A

China

73
Q

Sri Lanka’s former president is in self imposed exile in what country?

A

Thailand

74
Q

what country has a new president that is son of former dictator of said country?

A

Phillippines

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