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Which of the following was a South African anti-apartheid leader and politician who served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999?
a) Margaret Thatcher
b) Fidel Castro
c) Nelson Mandela
d) Golda Meir

Sunni and Shia Islam are the two main branches of Islam with ________?
a) Political power struggles in Iraq is the cause of recent fighting.
b) Relations between sunnis and shiites in Iraq were peaceful until Nouri al-Maliki became prime minister.
c) Sunnis in Iraq have the most political power because they form a majority.
d) Tensions between Christians and Muslims have fueled civil war in Iraq.

In which area is an economic activity most affected by the presence of a majority of the world's known oil reserves?
a) Area 1
b) Area 2
c) Area 3
d) Area 4

The relationship between religion and culture is________?
a) Religious buildings are made with whatever materials are locally available.
b) Religious buildings are not important to their community.
c) Architecture is often used to show religious faith
d) Architecture is a form of government control.

How do natural resources relate to population patterns?
a) Natural resources have little impact on population patterns.
b) Regions with few natural resources have frequent changes in population
c) Areas that are rich in natural resources tend to be desnsely populated
d) People

During the annual Hajj, Muslim pilgrims travel from all over the world to visit a holy city. Which city do Muslims visit during the Hajj?
a) Jerusalem
b) Dar es Salaam
c) Mecca
d) Cairo

The civil war North African country of Sudan was largely a culture clash between the Arab Muslim North and the tribal Christian South. Which of these actions was caused by this clash?
a) The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) of the South claimed that their goal was a united Sudan.
b) The North expelled all foreign missionaries and nationalized all non-Islamic schools in the South.
c) The U. S. , Egypt, and the People's Republic of China all supplied arms to the Sudanese War.
d) In an economic decline, the central government raised prices on all goods, causing riots.

Literacy rates in East Africa range from 38 % in Somalia to 87% in Kenya. Which generalizations does this data support?
a) Hiring workers for factory jobs in Kenya would be challenging.
b) Locating new housing in Somalia should be easy.
c) Finding educated people for new jobs in Somalia could be challenging
d) Teaching health care workers in Kenya to educate patients could be difficult.

Mt. Kilimanjaro is 19,341 feet high. Every year about 25,000 people attempt to climb to the summit. These travelers from around the world create an entire industry for local people. In which area of the world is this mountain located?
a) Western Australia
b) East Africa
c) South America
d) Northern Europe

The word reclamation means, to reclaim or to restore to use
a) After strip mining damaged the land, it was refilled and a wind farm was built on the site
b) After strip mining damaged the land, it became a recreation area.
c) After strip mining damaged the land, it became a protected area that cannot be mined ever again
d) After strip mining damaged the land, it was allowed to return to nature.

The United States relies on the Middle East for a largw amount of its oil. If Middle Eastern countries raised the price of oil, which of the following would be the most likely result?
a) Gasoline prices in the U.S. would rise
b) The U.S. would stop trading with Middle Eastern countries.
c) The U.S. would begin producing most of its own oil.
d) The price of automobiles in the U.S. would double.

Mansa Musa encourage Muslim scholars to teach at his court. He also hired architects to build mosques, palaces, and other public buildings. Mansa Musa impacted the culture of Mali by _____?
a) Mansa Musa started trading with Muslim countries in North Africa.
b) Mansa Musa was the first African to make a pilgrimage to Makkah.
c) Mansa Musa encouraged education and changed the architure of Timbuktu.
d) Mansa Musa was the first West African ruler who was Muslim.

Saudi Arabia has a large number of foreign workers who migrate to the country to take jobs Saudis causing a shortage of _______?
a) Entrepreneurship
b) capital
c) labor
d) natural resources

All South Africans races have the right to _________ because of the constitution of 1993?
a) to vote
b) to ease racial tensions
c) to serve in public office
d) to support apartheid

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