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Unit 9: Quiz 3 Flashcards

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

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capitalism

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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.

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Gulf Stream

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3
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Refers to a person or political party that holds to the ideas of socialism.

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socialist

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4
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Europe is the world’s second _________ continent

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smallest

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5
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Europe’s tallest peak is

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Mount Elbrus

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Europe’s tallest peak is

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Mount Ebrus

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

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Volga
Russia

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8
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European Coal and Steel Community

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1951

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European Economic Community

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1957

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10
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European Community

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1967

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Western European nations generally are ________ economically and _____________ politically.

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capitalist
democratic

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12
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The Baltic Sea borders which nations? (8)

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

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

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apartheid

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

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Lake Victoria

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the world’s largest desert

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Sahara

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

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Isthmus of Suez
Strait of Gibraltar

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17
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The vast plains of Central Africa are called the

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savanna

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18
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The world’s longest river is the

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Nile

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19
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What is the dominant religion of North Africa?

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Islam

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

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South Africa

21
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During the Cold War, many African nations were governed either by military rulers or by

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dictators

22
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What two nations held the greatest number of African colonies?

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Great Britain and France

23
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Communist regime in Cambodia that brutally seized power in 1975 and controlled the country until 1979.

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Khmer Rouge

24
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Several of Asia’s mountain ranges branch out in all directions from a region in Central Asia known as the

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Pamir knot

25
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The ______________ Mountains form the southern edge of the Plateau of Tibet, and the ______________ Mountains form the northern edge.

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Himalaya
Kunlun

26
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Which rivers did the Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian civilizations begin on?

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Tigris and euphrates

27
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Which rivers did China’s ancient civilization begin on?

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Huang He and Yangtze

28
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The _____ Desert covers northern China and a large portion of Mongolia.

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Gobi

29
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the Taliban seized control in 1996

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Afghanistan

30
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was invaded and occupied by Iraq in 1990

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Kuwait

31
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Aung San Suu Kyi led a pro-democracy movement

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Myanmar

32
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a Jewish nation in the Middle East

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Israel

33
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a mob seized the U.S. Embassy in 1979

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Iran

34
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Ferdinand Marcos ruled from 1965 to 1986

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Philippines

35
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Sinhalese-dominated government fought the Tamil insurgents

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Sri Lanka

36
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The Muslim nation of _____________ was formed at the time of India’s independence.

A

Pakistan

37
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Southeast Asian countries (10)

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

38
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Southwest Asian countries (17)

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

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Central Asian countries (5)

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Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan

40
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South Asian countries

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

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East Asian countries

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

42
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What was the purpose of the Great Leap Forward?

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to transform China into a developed, industrial nation

43
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What was the political and economic situation in China following Mao Zedong’s death?

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

44
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In 2011 a massive earthquake and tsunami disrupted the economy of

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Japan

45
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The head of state in Australia is

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dead Queen Elizabeth II

46
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The United States, Australia, and New Zealand signed a mutual defense agreement in 1951 called

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ANZUS

47
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Australia is located in the _____________ south of ______________

A

Indian Ocean
Indonesia

48
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The world’s largest coral reef is the

A

Great Barrier Reef

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