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What rivers are like twin rivers flowing through Turkey and Iraq?

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The Tigris and Euphrates

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What narrow waterway is an important shipping channel for oil?

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The Strait of Hormuz

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What are the latitude and longitude of a point called?

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Coordinates

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What are three major water problems in the Middle East?

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Water shortages, unequal distribution, and pollution

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What are three main oil producing Middle Eastern countries?

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Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia

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Over the last 50 years, residents have been leaving the nomadic life to live where?

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Cities

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What transportation problems could be solved by efficient rapid transit systems?

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Crowded roads and air pollution

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What are groups identified on the basis of religion, race, or national origin?

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Ethnic groups

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What ethnic group lives in the mountains of Turkey and Iraq?

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Kurds

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What group is both an ethnic and religious group?

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Jews

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What are three prominent religions in the Middle East?

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Judaism, Islam, and Christianity

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Where do almost all Middle Eastern Jews live?

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Israel

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What are two major groups of Muslims?

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Sunnis and Shiites

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There is usually a high correlation between the standard of living and what?

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The literacy rate

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The state of Israel was established in what year?

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1948

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A government that is controlled by a religious leader is a?

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Theocracy

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Examples of human rights and personal freedoms would be?

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Right to vote and choose employment

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What two challenges does Israel face in building its economy?

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National security and immigration

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The government controls everything in this type of economy?

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Command

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What type of economy does Israel have?

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Market

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21
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This is a tax on imported goods?

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Tariff

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This is a restriction on the amount of a good that can be imported?

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Quota

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This forbids trade with another country?

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Embargo

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What organization was formed in 1960 by five oil-rich countries?

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries or OPEC

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The type of money used by a country is called?
Currency
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When a company educates and trains its people it is?
Investing in human capital
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When a country invests in transportation systems and power plants it is?
Investing in capital
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A country with crumbling bridges and damaged roads is demonstrating a?
Lack of capital investment
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This person has an idea for a good or service and takes the risks to produce it?
Entrepreneur
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What large empire broke up after World War One?
Ottoman Empire
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Which two countries divided the Middle East into countries after World War One?
Britain and France
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A major conflict in the Middle East is between Arab states and?
Israel
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During World War Two, six million Jews were killed in what is called the?
Holocaust
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The movement to unite displaced Jews and settle them in Palestine was called?
Zionism
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Who wanted to rid the world of its Jewish problem?
Adolf Hitler
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Prejudice against Jews is known as?
Anti-Semitism
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Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?
Iraq
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Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war?
Persian Gulf War
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When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York?
2001
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What country did U.S. forces enter in 2001 to look for terrorist leader Osama bin Laden?
Afghanistan
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What is the most important river in India?
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Ganges River
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The Huang He river is named for:
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the yellow silt it carries
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What river runs through China
Thailand
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Mekong river
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What is the world's largest desert?
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Gobi Desert
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What is the world's highest mountain region?
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Himalayan Mtns.
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Why is the Ganges River polluted?
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Untreated sewage
animal carcasses thrown into it
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A major environmental problem in China and India is?
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air pollution
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This seasonal wind can bring heavy rainfall that leads to flooding:
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monsoon
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About 90% of China's population in this part of the country:
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Eastern
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The most crowded urban area in the world is:
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Tokyo
Japan
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Many people in Southwest Asia are farmers living near:
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Rivers
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These are very congested in citites in China and India -
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Roads
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This religion originated in India and follows the teaching of one man:
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buddhism
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The religion is unique to Japan -
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Shintoism
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About 80 percent of India's people follow this religion:
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hinduism
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This religion is based on the teachings of Muhammad:
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islam
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this philosophy is the foundation of modern chinese culture:
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confucianism
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What type of gov't does india have?
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republic
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what type of government does china have?
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communist
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what type of gov't does japan have?
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constitutional monarchy
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which country has a command economy?
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north korea
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which country's economic reforms have led to excellent growth?
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china
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which country has few natural resources but a strong economy?
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japan
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this practice encourages trade between countries:
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specialization
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the us added a tax onto steel imports. this is and example of;
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tarrif and trade barrier
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converting currency from on country into that of another country is called? foreign exchange
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gdp stands for? gross domestic product
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schools in india teach this language to students:
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english
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this factor influences economic growth creating new businesses:
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entrepreneurship
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half of this country's land is arable
which is a tremendous natural resource:
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india
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india broke free fromthis country;s rule in 1947:
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great britain
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who urged nonviolent protests to gain india's independence?
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mohandas gandhi
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who created a guerrila army to fight the french for vietnam's independance?
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ho chi minh
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who established the communist people's republic of china in 1949:
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mao zedong
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the us helped rebuild this country and its economy after ww2:
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japan
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this program was designed to make farming more productive in china by creating collecting farms:
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great leap forward
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this program was designed to stop opposition to the chinese communist party: \
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cultural revolution
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the us intervened in korea and vietnam to stop the spread of:
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communism
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Todoay
this country has communist north and republican south:
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korea
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chinese protestors were killed here in 1989:
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gobi desert
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what desert covers most of northern africa?
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sahara
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what is africa's transition zone between desert and rainforest:
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sahel
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what african landform has rolling grassland and scattering trees:
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savanna
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located in africa
what is the longest lake in the world:
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lake tanganyika
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what desert is located in southern africa:
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kalahari
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located in africa
what is the world's longest river:
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nile
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what mtn. range is located in northern africa:
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atlas
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what is the largest lakein africa:
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lake victoria
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which african river near the equator is located in the tropical rainforest:
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congo
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which river is the principal river in western africa:
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niger
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what is a result of deforestation:
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sun continually bakes exposed soil
nutrients in soil wash away
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what is deforestation: spread of desert area
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what is a cause of desertification? deforestation
overgrazing
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most of africa's population:
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lives in crowded cities
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the two main religious groups in africa are:
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muslim and christian
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an example of and ethnic group is:
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arab
ashanti
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Most african languages can be traced to:
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bantu ethnic group
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a high literacy rate genereally leads to:
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high standard of living
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the literacy rate in africa is: low
higher for men than women
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this type of gov't is a loose alliance: confederation
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one leader holds complete power in this government:
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oligarchy
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the legislature holds the power inthis system.
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parliamentary
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kenya's government is a:
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republic
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which country has a dictator:
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sudan
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an example of entrepreneurship is:
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starting a computer repair business
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who gets better access to school in africa?
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boys
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what has led to famine in africa?
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repeated drought
aids deaths have reduced workforce
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this economic system is based on supply and demand.
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market
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what country has the strongest economy in africa?
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south africa
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this trade barrier is a tax placed on imported goods.
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tarriff
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an example of a capital investment is:
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building a factory
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the europoean division of africa caused:
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tribal conflicts
civil war
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a strong belief in one's country is:
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nationalism
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in 1963
kenya achieved independence from:
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great britain
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more than 250 ethnic groups make up this country:
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nigeria
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apartheid separated blacks and whites in :
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south africa
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who was arrested and imprisoned for resisting apartheird?
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nelson mandela
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the goal of the pan-african movement was to:
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unite africans to solve africa's problems
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this country has lots of oil
but its people are very poor.
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nigeria

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