Unit 9: Quiz 3

Question 1

An economic system based on free enterprise rather than governmental control.

Answer 1

capitalism

Question 2

A warm ocean current that starts in the Caribbean Sea and flows through the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida before heading up the eastern coastline of the United States.

Answer 2

Gulf Stream

Question 3

Refers to a person or political party that holds to the ideas of socialism.

Answer 3

socialist

Question 4

Europe is the world’s second _________ continent

Answer 4

smallest

Question 5

Europe’s tallest peak is

Answer 5

Mount Elbrus

Question 6

Europe’s tallest peak is

Answer 6

Mount Ebrus

Question 7

Europe’s longest river is the _______ , which is located in _________

Answer 7

Volga
Russia

Question 8

European Coal and Steel Community

Answer 8

1951

Question 9

European Economic Community

Answer 9

1957

Question 10

European Community

Answer 10

1967

Question 11

Western European nations generally are ________ economically and _____________ politically.

Answer 11

capitalist
democratic

Question 12

The Baltic Sea borders which nations? (8)

Answer 12

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Russia

Question 13

A policy of racial segregation in South Africa that began in 1948 and was abolished in the 1990s.

Answer 13

apartheid

Question 14

What lake found in Africa is the world’s second largest freshwater lake in terms of surface area?

Answer 14

Lake Victoria

Question 15

the world’s largest desert

Answer 15

Sahara

Question 16

Africa touches Asia at the ______________ and nearly touches Europe at the _________________ .

Answer 16

Isthmus of Suez
Strait of Gibraltar

Question 17

The vast plains of Central Africa are called the

Answer 17

savanna

Question 18

The world’s longest river is the

Answer 18

Nile

Question 19

What is the dominant religion of North Africa?

Answer 19

Islam

Question 20

Apartheid was a policy of racial segregation in ______ that began in 1948 and was abolished in the 1990s.

Answer 20

South Africa

Question 21

During the Cold War, many African nations were governed either by military rulers or by

Answer 21

dictators

Question 22

What two nations held the greatest number of African colonies?

Answer 22

Great Britain and France

Question 23

Communist regime in Cambodia that brutally seized power in 1975 and controlled the country until 1979.

Answer 23

Khmer Rouge

Question 24

Several of Asia’s mountain ranges branch out in all directions from a region in Central Asia known as the

Answer 24

Pamir knot

Question 25

The ______________ Mountains form the southern edge of the Plateau of Tibet, and the ______________ Mountains form the northern edge.

Answer 25

Himalaya Kunlun

Question 26

Which rivers did the Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian civilizations begin on?

Answer 26

Tigris and euphrates

Question 27

Which rivers did China's ancient civilization begin on?

Answer 27

Huang He and Yangtze

Question 28

The _____ Desert covers northern China and a large portion of Mongolia.

Answer 28

Gobi

Question 29

the Taliban seized control in 1996

Answer 29

Afghanistan

Question 30

was invaded and occupied by Iraq in 1990

Answer 30

Kuwait

Question 31

Aung San Suu Kyi led a pro-democracy movement

Answer 31

Myanmar

Question 32

a Jewish nation in the Middle East

Answer 32

Israel

Question 33

a mob seized the U.S. Embassy in 1979

Answer 33

Iran

Question 34

Ferdinand Marcos ruled from 1965 to 1986

Answer 34

Philippines

Question 35

Sinhalese-dominated government fought the Tamil insurgents

Answer 35

Sri Lanka

Question 36

The Muslim nation of _____________ was formed at the time of India's independence.

Answer 36

Pakistan

Question 37

Southeast Asian countries (10)

Answer 37

Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia

Question 38

Southwest Asian countries (17)

Answer 38

Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Iran

Question 39

Central Asian countries (5)

Answer 39

Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan

Question 40

South Asian countries

Answer 40

Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Maldives.

Question 41

East Asian countries

Answer 41

China, Mongolia, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, and South Korea.

Question 42

What was the purpose of the Great Leap Forward?

Answer 42

to transform China into a developed, industrial nation

Question 43

What was the political and economic situation in China following Mao Zedong's death?

Answer 43

Moderates won power, and China adopted capitalist and free market ideas.

Question 44

In 2011 a massive earthquake and tsunami disrupted the economy of

Answer 44

Japan

Question 45

The head of state in Australia is

Answer 45

dead Queen Elizabeth II

Question 46

The United States, Australia, and New Zealand signed a mutual defense agreement in 1951 called

Answer 46

ANZUS

Question 47

Australia is located in the _____________ south of ______________

Answer 47

Indian Ocean Indonesia

Question 48

The world's largest coral reef is the

Answer 48

Great Barrier Reef