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What has deforestation in Africa led to?
a) Erosion has made much of the cleared land barren and unable to support farming.
b) The presence of so many farms has caused the Sahara Desert to shrink dramatically.
c) People have begun to move to other countries with more forests.
d) Tropical rain forests have grown quickly to fill in the cleared areas.

Which geographic feature has had the greatest impact on the populations of northern Africa?
a) the Sahara
b) the Sahel
c) the savanna
d) the tropical rain forest

The Arabs, Ashanti, Bantu, and Swahili:
a) have great religious diversity
b) are not native to Africa
c) are the most economically successful groups in Africa
d) live in the tropical rain forest

An example of an ethnic group is:
a) People who share culture and language
b) People who read similar books
c) People who grow similar food
d) People who share the belief in one god

The Suez Canal is important because:
a) it connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
b) it is Iraq's only waterway to the Persian Gulf
c) it is the only way for ships to leave the Persian Gulf
d) it is connected to the Jordan River

Israel, Jordan, and Syria all have claims to:
a) the Jordan River
b) the Euphrates River
c) the Tigris River
d) the Nile River

What is one reason why conflicts are common in the Middle East?
a) Everyone in the region needs water and there is only a limited amount.
b) Farmers in the region are unable to use the water for farming.
c) Rivers in the region are only used for trade and travel.
d) The deserts prevent the rivers from being large enough to be useful.

The Persians, unlike the Arabs and Kurds, typically practice:
a) Shia Islam
b) Sunni Islam
c) Judaism
d) Christianity

The first major monotheistic religion was:
a) Judaism
b) Christianity
c) Islam
d) Buddhism

Which philosophy, which originated in China, includes the Golden Rule of Behavior?
a) Confucianism
b) Hinduism
c) Buddhism
d) Shintoism

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