Global Studies Semester Test Review Guide

1. What economic union introduced a new currency

called the euro?

10. What are the four types of economies?

i.

________________________

ii. ________________________
2. What is NAFTA?
iii. ________________________
iv. ________________________
3. What is OPEC?
11. What is the difference between a nation and a
state?

4. What are capital resources?

12. How is a constitutional monarchy and a
monarchy different?
5. List three examples of primary economic activity.

13. Find the religions that use the following types of

buildings:
6. What is secondary economic activity?
i.

Pagoda

________________________

ii. Synagogue

________________________

iii. Mosque

________________________

iv. Church

________________________

7. List three examples of tertiary economic activity.

i.

________________________

ii. ________________________
14. What religion are most people in
iii. ________________________
i.
8. Why do very few people live in northern Canada
and Russia?

9. What is a stateless nation?

India

________________________

ii. Americas

________________________

iii. Middle East

________________________

iv. Israel

________________________

15. The site of pilgrimage for Muslims is the holy

city of

16. What European nation most influenced the

culture of Latin America?

17. Identify the type of agriculture used in the

tropical rainforest regions of Latin America.

23. What is the movement called which called for

Jewish people to return to their roots and
homeland?

24. What caused the split between the Sunni and

Shia Muslims?

25. Who offered protection to an Iraqi attack on

Saudi Arabia, but was denied for American
protection?

18. Identify the major religions that began in the

Middle East.
26. What is the Islamic law that is used liberally in
Saudi Arabia and harshly in the Taliban?

19. What are three ethnic groups in the Middle East?

Where are they located? What language do they
speak?
i.

27. Define the Arab Spring.

________________________

ii. ________________________
iii. ________________________

28. In what countries did the Arab Spring take

place?

20. What religion considers the Koran to be a holy

book?
29. Who is currently the President of Syria?

21. What city is considered sacred by Judaism,

Islam, and Christianity?

30. Who is ISIL / ISIS?

22. What is the only Jewish country in the Middle

East?

31. Define Caliph. Who is the self-pronounced

Caliph of ISIS?
i.

________________________

ii. ________________________

32. What is the main purpose of the European

Union?

42. What was ultimately the reason why the United

States became involved in both Korea and Vietnam?

33. Identify the cause behind the periods of conflict

and violence in Northern Ireland.

43. What was the final result of the Korean War?

44. What was the final result of the Vietnam War?

34. What was NATO created?

35. Who are the Aboriginal Australians?

36. Define the Stolen Generation.

45. Who was the Queen of Hawaii prior to the

annexation of Hawaii by the United States?

46. Which individual led the independence

movements in the following countries?
i.

37. Who are the Maori?

Ghana:

________________________

ii. Kenya:

________________________

iii. South Africa:

________________________

38. What is unique about Quebec?

47. What is the white mans burden?

39. What is the difference between a melting pot and

tossed salad?

48. What conference led to the scramble for Africa?

40. What type of economy is both the United States

and Canada?

41. Provide three Pros & Cons of NAFTA.

49. Which King of Belgium was the imperial leader

in the Congo?

50. Name one of the slave castles associated with the

slave trade.

51. Where is the Boko Haram located? Which

organization is it affiliated with?

61. What was the Berlin Wall a physical symbol of?

62. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany?

52. Draw the triangular trade.

53. Define Genocide.

63. What is the G8?

54. What two groups were in major conflict in

Rwanda?

64. What is the G20?

i.

________________________

ii. ________________________
65. What country are Matryoshka dolls from?
55. Define the apartheid.

56. What is the difference between roots vs routes?

57. Who is Gandhi?

58. Who was the founder of the Peoples Republic of

China?

59. Who is the current dictator of North Korea?

60. What Chinese policy was enacted in order to

limit population growth?

Key Concepts
Check List
Population Pyramids (What do they mean?)
Religions (Where they originated vs Where they are today)
Sunni vs Shia
Map of where religions are today
Map of Middle East & Europe
Types of Government (Theocracy, Anarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy, Monarchy, etc)
Types of Economies (Mixed, Capitalism, Communism, & Traditional)
Developing vs Developed
Cultural Convergence / Diffusion (think Burger King in Australia)
Aspects of Culture
Vietnamization (relationship to future policies)
Genocide (in Rwanda & Darfur)
Puerto Rico & Commonwealth Status
Terrorism (ISIL, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram)
Independence Movements in Africa
Containment (during the Cold War)
Identify European Landmarks