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Global Review #22
1.Base your answer to the following question on the
quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies.
"East Africa is changing.... When my children go . .. with
us to visit my parents . . . they feel out of place. They see
bare floor, the different food, and they cannot understand it
as we can.... They will never scorn [reject] their origins,
but it is just no longer their way of life. They have
something better to look forward to."
Which facet of African life is described in this quotation?
1) political problems of developing nations
2) ethnic conflicts
3) conflict between tradition and modernization
4) prejudice against elderly family members
2.Which statement about the impact of the AIDS
epidemic in both Africa and Southeast Asia is most
accurate?
1) Life expectancy in both regions is declining.
2) The availability of low-cost drugs has cured most of
those infected.
3) The introduction of awareness programs has
eliminated the threat of the disease.
4) Newborn babies and young children have not been
affected by the disease.
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6."North Americans are always among us, even w en
they ignore us or turn their back on us. Their shadow covers
the whole hemisphere. It is the shadow of a giant."
—Octavio Paz
Which attitude is being summarized by this Latin American
writer?
1) admiration for United States technology and wealth
2) desire for American cultural values and traditions
3) resentment of United States economic and political
influence
4) envy of American democratic institutions
7.Which type of government has resulted from the
changing political trends in much of Latin America during
the 1990s?
1) monarchy
3) democracy
2) military junta
4) Fascism
8.Base your answer on the graph below and on your
knowledge of social studies.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Mexico and Its Indians
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3.In the early 20th century, economic development in
Latin America was limited by
I) a dependence on single cash crops
2) the distribution of land to the peasants
3) a lack of natural resources
4) the rules of the Organization of American States
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People over 14
People over 14 Households
years old who
can read
years old with
an education
past the sixth
grade
42.5%
59.0%
with more than
two rooms
66.5%
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4.Which statement concerning the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a fact rather than an opinion?
Canada, Mexico, and the United States have benefited
equally from this agreement.
2) Canada, Mexico, and the United States have agreed to
remove trade barriers between their countries.
3) Canada has been hurt the most by this agreement.
4) The United States wanted to sign this agreement more
than Mexico did.
5.Since 1989, why has Cuban influence in Latin America
declined?
1) The transition from Marxism to Capitalism has
preoccupied Cuba's political leadership.
2) A series of severe droughts has crippled Cuba's sugar
industry.
3) Improved relation with the United States have allowed
Cuba to focus on internal problems.
4) The collapse of the Soviet Union has intensified Cuba's
economic problems.
Indians AU of
Mexico
Indians All of
Mexico
Indians All of
Mexico
Source: 1990 Mexican Census, The New York Tunes, 6194
(adapted)
According to the graph, a major problem facing Mexico is
the
1) increasing infant mortality rate
2) increasing rate of homelessness
3) inequality in educational and economic opportunities
4) lack of foreign investment capital available to Indians
9.Since the end of apartheid in South Africa, what has
been one of the major challenges to the current government?
1) establishing diplomatic relations with Europe
2) resolving regional and ethnic rivalries
3) guaranteeing religious freedom for all groups
4) improving transportation throughout the country
10. Base your answer to the following question on the cartogram below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Arable Land in Africa, 1990s
Senegal
27%
Morocco
20%
Algeria 3%
Guinea-Bissau 9%
Niger 3%
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Egypt
3%
Chad
2% Sudan
5%
Sierra
Leone
25%
Nigeria
31%
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Libena
1%
Ethiopia
12%
Somalia
2%
Cameroon
13%
Uganda
23%
Gabon D.R.Conga
1% 3%
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Tanzania
5%
Malawi
25%
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Zambia 7%
Zimbabwe 7%
South Africa
11.59%
Source: The 1998 Information Please Almanac, Houghton Mifflin (adapted)
Based on the information in this cartogram, what is a valid conclusion about arable land in Africa in the 1990s?
1) The distribution of arable land in Africa is unequal.
2) Most of the arable land in Africa is located in South Africa.
3) The arable land in Africa has increased in the 1990s.
4) Tanzania has a greater percentage of arable land than Senegal has.
11. Although many Southeast Asian nations have become
independent, they have not been totally free of Western
influence. One indication of this influence is that the
governments in these nations have
1) joined the European Union
2) depended heavily on foreign capital for economic
development
3) adopted Christianity as the official state religion
4) relied mainly on European nations for their food supply
12. Even if food production in developing nations meets
minimum needs, some citizens of these nations will still
experience hunger mainly because
1) religious practices do not allow the people to eat many
of the foods grown
2) food delivery systems are inadequate
3) governments are using starvation as a means of
population control
4) the foods grown have limited nutritional value
13. The Green Revolution of the 1960s resulted in
1) the destruction of large industrial enterprises
2) an increase of food output in many developing nations
3) a decrease in world agricultural output
4) improvements in human genetic engineering
14. In the past decade, Japanese automobile manufacturers
have sought to improve Japanese-American trade relations
by
1) drastically lowering the price ofJapanese automobiles
for American consumers
2) allowing an unlimited number of American
automobiles to be sold in Japan
3) importing most spare parts from Mexico
4) building an increasing number ofJapanese
automobiles in the United States
15. In Japan, the martial arts, the tea ceremony, and flower
arranging best reflect the influences of
I) imperialism and militarism
2) Buddhism and Shintoism
3) Capitalism
4) mercantilism