1st Semester Final Exam

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Japan's Emperor Akihito and China's President Jintao are political figureheads for their respective countries. Besides being from different countries, what is the major difference between the two leaders?

This river is often referred to a China's Sorrow because it is prone to flooding which often destroys crops.

China and India are the two largest populated countries in the world. Unlike China, India allows citizens participation in government through voting, has a complex constitution with a President. What type of government does this represent?

A follower of this religion or philosophy would be concerned with restoring social stability and order and would believe that only when character is cultivated, are our families regulated.

In North Korea, people are told what goods to produce, how to produce those goods, and how the goods will be distributed. This is an example of what type of economy?

How does specialization encourage trade between countries is SW Asia?

__________________ is the early 1800s movement of European Jews to create a country or community in Palestine. It was achieved in 1948 after WWII and the Holocaust.

Why does international trade require a system of exchanging currency between nations?