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Intro to Global #1
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1.Which document is an example of a primary source?
a textbook on Russian history
an encyclopedia article on religions of the Middle East
a novel on the Age of Exploration
the diary of a survivor of a Nazi death camp
2.Base your answer on the chart below and on your
knowledge of social studies.
World Oil Reserves
by Region and Availability
Region
Middle East
Latin America
Former Soviet Union
& Eastern Europe
Africa
Asia, Australia,
& New Zealand
North America
Western Europe
Wortd
Oil Reserves
(billion barrels)
660
125
60
59
Availability
(number of years)
110
51
13
47
28
20
42
18
1,011
10
13
44
Source: State of the World 1991, W.W. Norton
Which conclusion about world oil reserves can best be
drawn from the information in the chart?
1) Most of the people in Latin America are employed by
the oil industry.
2) Searching for alternative fuel sources is no longer
necessary.
3) The Middle East accounts for less than half the world's
oil reserves.
4) The former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe have
fewer years of oil reserves available than Africa does.
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3.Base your answer to the following question on the
chart below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Birthrate
(per 1,000 females)
Infant Mortality Rate
(per 1,000 births)
Uganda
51
104
Somalia
50
122
Angola
47
137
Cambodia
46
112
Ethiopia
46
110
Pakistan
40
109
Canada
14
6.8
France
13
6.7
Denmark
13
6.6
Italy
10
8.3
Germany
10
5,9
Japan
10
4.4
Nations
Source: Information Please Almanac, 1995
(est. mid-1994)
Which is a valid generalization based on the information in
the chart?
1) In developing nations, the infant mortality rate
decreases as the birthrate increases.
2) Industrialized nations have lower birthrates and infant
mortality rates than developing nations do.
3) Decreasing the infant mortality rate will limit
population growth in developing nations.
4) Industrialized nations have higher population densities
than developing nations do.
4.Base your answer to the following question on the
cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.
LOCKE AND
JEFFERSON,
PLEASE.
7.Recent archaeological studies suggest the theory that
1) the earliest humans evolved in the Rift Valley in Africa
2) farming societies developed before hunting and
gathering societies
3) all the continents were settled at about the same time
4) the wheel was used by all ancient societies
8.Which development was result ofithe other three?
1) West Pakistani governme;a7rministrators being
appointed in East Pakistan
the creation of the nation of Bangladesh
erv, the existence of cultural and economic differences
between East and West Pakistan
4) rioting in East Pakistan in 1971
9.Which title is best for the partial outline below?
In this 1989 cartoon, the cartoonist is expressing the view
that
1) students hunger for the writings of Mao, Deng, and
Marx
2) China's Government is meeting the needs and wants of
its students
3) China's educational system attempts to maintain
Communist ideology
4) Communist ideals have eliminated poverty
5.Which primary source would most likely provide an
African perspective rather than a European perspective on
history?
1) a Nigerian eyewitness account of events in the 18th
century
2) a diary kept by Vasco da Gama on one of his voyages
3) a West African history textbook written by a British
author
4) a painting of the city of Nairobi done by an early
colonial settler
6.0ne similarity between the decline of the Roman
Empire and the fall of the Manchu Dynasty was that both
initially led to
1) improved economic conditions
2) democratically elected governments
3) political chaos and decentralization of government
4) major accomplishments in art, science, and technology
I.
A. Indian Ocean sea lanes
B. Central Asian Silk Road
C. Trans-Saharan trade
D. East African coastal trading system
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Areas in the Hanseatic League
Routes of European Crusaders
Movement of People and Goods
Regions Under Mongol Control
10. • A British bank makes a loan to a South American
nation.
• A United States corporation purchases large amounts of
land in Guatemala.
• A Japanese investment firm becomes the major
shareholder in a Bolivian silver mine.
Which concept is illustrated by these situations?
1) nationalization
3) interdependence
2) isolationism
4) protectionism