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1. Most Jews living in Israel today were born in ____.a.Africa b.Asiac.Europe and America d.Israel2. What percentage of Jews currently living in Israel were

born in Africa?a.16 percent b.40 percent c.27 percent d.18 percent

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3. Which ethnic group lives the farthest north in Nigeria?a. Ekoi b. Ijawc. Hausa d. Kanduri4. Which of the following ethnic groups does NOT live

west of the Niger River?a. Yoruba b. Edoc. Ibibio d. Ijaw

5. Which of the following ethnic groups lives along the southerncoast of Nigeria?a. Hausa b. Fulanic. Ekoi d. Ijaw6. All of the following ethnic groups probably use the BenueRiver for trade and transportation EXCEPT the _____.a. Hausa b. Nupe c. Ibo d. Tiv

7. Where does South Africa rank worldwide in gold production?a. It is the world’s largest producer of gold.b. It is the world’s second-largest producer of gold.c. It is the world’s third-largest producer of gold.d. It is the world’s fourth-largest producer of gold.8. For how many minerals does South Africa rank number one in world

production?a. Three b. Fourc. Six d. Fifth9. Where is South Africa’s ranking worldwide in production of industrial

diamonds?a. first b. secondc. third d. fifth

10. How many games did the Yomiuri Giants

lose during the 2000 season?

a.78 b.60

c.73 d.57

11. How many home games did the Fukuoka Daiei

Hawks win during the 2000 season?

a.43 b.25

c.2 d.60

12. In which country do children ages 0-14 make up 48 percent of the population?

a.Gabon b.São Tomé and Príncipec.Congo d.Cameroon13. Which country has the largest percentage of people aged 65 and

over?a.Equatorial Guinea b.Central African Republicc.Gabon d.Congo14. What percentage of Cameroon’s population is younger than 15 years

old?a.about 5 percent b.about 33 percentc.about 43 percent d.about 53 percent

15. Which country on the graph will have the largest population by the year 2025?a. Ethiopia b. Kenyac. Tanzaniad. All three countries will have equal populations by the year 2025.16. Kenya’s projected population by the year 2050 is _____.a. slightly over 100 million b. slightly over 70 millionc. slightly over 40 million d. slightly over 25 million17. Based on the graph, which of the following statements is NOT true?a. In 2000, the populations of Kenya and Tanzania were about the same.b. In 2050, the populations of Kenya and Tanzania will be about the same.c. In 2050, the population of Tanzania will be greater than the population of Kenya.d. In 2000, the population of Ethiopia was about twice as great as the population of

Kenya.

18. Along what major line of latitude are the landforms shown on this elevation profile located?

a. the Equator b. the Tropic of Cancerc. the Tropic of Capricorn d. the Prime Meridian19. What is the tallest point shown on this elevation profile?a. Great Rift Valley b. Mt. Kilimanjaroc. Libreville d. Mt. Kenya20. At what elevation is the Great Rift Valley?a. sea level b. about 4,000 feetc. about 6,000 feet d. about 13,000 feet21. Through which landform can you infer that the Congo River

runs?a. Great Rift Valley b. the Saharac. the Congo Basin d. the Congo Mountains

22. What line of latitude marks the northern boundary of thisregion?a. Equator b. Prime Meridianc. Tropic of Cancer d. Tropic of Capricorn23. Which country is almost completely surrounded by

Senegal?a. Guinea-Bissau b. Gambiac. Guinea d. Sierra Leone

24. What is the capital of Côte d’Ivoire?

a. Yamoussoukro b. Abidjan

c. Accra d. A and B

25. Mesopotamia lies between ____.

a. Dead Sea and Persian Gulf b. Mediterranean Sea and Nile River

c. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers d. Giza and Western Desert

26. Where is Thebes located?

a. Lower Egypt b. Mesopotamia

c. Persia d. Upper Egypt

27. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Upper Egypt is located south of Lower Egypt.

b. Upper Egypt is located north of Lower Egypt.

c. Giza is in Upper Egypt.

d. Thebes is in Lower Egypt.

“Men and boys of the caravan form a ragged rank, facing distant Makkah. . . . In unison the caravanners kneel, then bow, pressing their foreheads into the sand. In the cool shadows of morning they rejoin the line of beasts tethered head to tail and wait for a signal. . . . The madougou, or caravan boss, raises his staff, jerks the rope halter on his lead camel, and, to shouts and the clanging of pans and bowls, the half-mile-long train grudgingly lurches forward.”

—National Geographic

28. Through what type of landscape is this caravan traveling?a. rocky hills b. Desertc. coastal lowlands d. fertile plains29. How do the caravanners keep their camels from running away?a. They shout at them. b. They hit them with pans.c. They pray for them to stay together. d. They tie them together.30. Based on the quote, which of the following is FALSE?a. The desert is sometimes cool.b. Caravanners cannot cook in the desert.c. Only men and boys are part of this caravan.d. These caravanners are Muslim.

31. Which North African country has the largest percentage of the region’s population?

a. Morocco b. Algeriac. Egypt d. Western Sahara32. The North African country having approximately 20.4 percent of the

total population is ____.a. Tunisia b. Libyac. Morocco d. Algeria33. The combined populations of Tunisia and Algeria make up what

percentage of the total population of North Africa?a. 27.7 percent b. 25 percentc. 30 percent d. 45 percent

34. The largest ethnic group in Pakistan is the ____.a. Pathan b. Sindhic. Punjabi d. Urdu35. Approximately what percentage of the population ofPakistan is Urdu?a. 8% b. 10%c. 12% d. 13%36. Pakistan’s total population is about 149 million. Using thecircle graph, what is the total number of Saraiki in Pakistan?a.149,000 b.1,490,000c.1,490 d.14,900,000

37. Taiwan exports approximately 10 percent of its products to ____.

a. Europe b. Singapore

c. Hong Kong d. Japan

38. What percentage of Taiwan’s exports goes the United States?

a. 10 percent b. 3 percent

c. 26 percent d. 21 percent

39. Which two countries buy nearly half of Taiwan’s products?

a. United States and China b. China and Hong Kong

c. Hong Kong and Japan d. United States and Hong Kong

40. Moluccas lies between ____.

a. Sumatra and Java b. Timor and Borneo

c. Celebes and New Guinea d. Brunei and Malaysia

41. Brunei shares a border with ____.

a. Borneo b. Timor

c. Moluccas d. Malaysia

42. What body of water west of the Philippines?

a. Indian Ocean b. Atlantic Ocean

c. South China Sea d. Java Sea

43. Study the map to answer the following question:

What country in North Africa does NOT have a

Mediterranean climate?

a. Algeria b. Morocco

c. Egypt d. Tunisia

44. Based on the map, which of the following countries do you think has a “copper belt”?

a. Zambia b. Malawic. Angola d. Mozambique45. What important resource does the exclave Cabinda have?a. Gold b. Tinc. Uranium d. Petroleum46. Which of the following is NOT a resource found in Mozambique?a. Gold b. Manganesec. Fishing d. Coal

47. North Africa is covered by the Sahara, the world’s largestdesert. From the map, what can you infer that the word “Sahel” means?a. Rainy b. Borderc. Small d. North48. Which of the following countries is located completely with the Sahel?a. Mauritania b. Malic. Burkina Faso d. Nigeria49. About how wide is the Sahel from north to south?a. about 300 miles b. about 500 milesc. about 600 miles d. about 800 miles

In Makkah, a small town of about 3,000 people, a man named Muhammad was born in

570. His father died when he was not yet one, and his mother died when he was only five.

He was raised by relatives. Intelligent and hardworking, he became a capable merchant.

He married and had children. Muhammad, however, was not content. Deeply disturbed by

problems in society, he spent days on end in a nearby cave, praying and meditating.

According to Islamic teachings, one night in 610, while Muhammad was deep in

meditation, the voice of the angel Gabriel called out, “Recite!” The voice repeated the

proclamation twice more. A frightened Muhammad replied, “What shall I recite?” The

angel responded, “In the name of thy Lord the Creator, who created mankind from a clot

of blood, recite!” Over the next 23 years, Muhammad received and memorized everything

the angel revealed and preached these words to others.

50. Which of the following statements about Muhammads’s early life is FALSE?a. His father died before he turned one year old. b. His mother died when he was five.c. He grew up in Makkah, a town of 30,000 people.d. Relatives raised him, and he became a merchant51. Who appeared to Muhammad in 610?a. Gabriel b. Allahc. God d. Abraham52. What led Muhammad to retreat to a nearby cave to meditate?a. warfare in Makkah b. problems in societyc. problems with his business d. a desert sandstorm

53. Where is the Tomb of David located?a. in the Old City b. outside the Old Cityc. in the Armenian Quarter d. near Dome of the Rock54. Where is the Jaffa Gate located?a. east side of the Old City b. west side of the Old Cityc. by the Muslim Quarter d. by the Jewish Quarter55. The Church of St. Anne is located ____.a. on Mt. Zion b. near the Jewish Quarterc. outside the Old City d. in the Muslim Quarter

Libya’s “great man-made river” is an ambitious effort to supply freshwater. This

multibillion-dollar project uses two pipelines to carry water from large aquifers

beneath the Sahara to farms near the Mediterranean. The first pipeline,

completed in 1991, brings freshwater across eastern Libya to the coast, and plans

are underway to extend the pipeline to other areas. A second pipeline, completed

in 1996, carries water to areas near Tripoli from an aquifer in the west. Some

scientists fear that the pipelines could drain aquifers in Libya and neighboring

countries and that pumping aquifers near the Mediterranean could draw in salt

water from the sea, contaminating the freshwater.56. What is the “great man-made river” in Libya?a. the Nile River b. the Aswan High Damc. freshwater pipelines d. petroleum pipelines57. Which of the following statements relating to the quote is not true?a. There is water underneath the Sahara. b. Libya has farms along its Mediterranean coast.c. Two pipelines now exist, with plants to extend them.d. The pipeline project cost millions to build.58. What environmental problem may result from Libya’s project?a. Salt water may contaminate the freshwater. b. Air pollution may cloak Tripoli.c. Deforestation in the Sahara may occur.d. The aquifers may flood neighboring countries.

59. What part of the date palm tree can be used for fuel?a. Trunk b. Budc. Fruit d. Stalks60. The cabbage-like vegetable that is a productfrom the date palm tree can be found in the ____.a. Fibers b. Budc. Stalks d. trunk

61. The country with the largest oil reserves is ____.a. Saudi Arabia b. Iraqc. United States d. Kuwait62. Which of the following statements is true?a. The United States has more oil in reserve than Libya.b. Saudi Arabia has more oil in reserve than any othercountry in the world.c. China has more oil in reserve than Saudi Arabia.d. The United States has more oil in reserve than Iraq.

“Afghanistan is a huge, three-dimensional mosaic of races and cultures.

During its long, tumultuous reign as the crossroads of Asia, everyone

from Alexander the Great to Genghis Khan passed through, leaving

behind a multitude of bloodlines, languages, and traditions. Today there

are hundreds of tribes, clumped together in six major groups: Pushtuns,

Tajiks, Hazaras, Aimaqs, Nuristanis, and Uzbeks. . . . All this has left

rich historical [deposits]. Golden Buddhas, silver swords, ivory chess

sets, Venetian glass trade beads, and Greek coins are still unearthed

regularly by farmers’ plows and looters’ shovels.”

—“The Enduring Splendors of, Yes, Afghanistan,” Smithsonian63. What evidence suggests that Afghanistan was Buddhist before Islam was introduced?a. Venetian glass trade beads b. Greek coinsc. golden Buddhas d. silver swords64. According to the quote, all of the following traveled through Afghanistan during its long history EXCEPTa. Genghis Khan. b. Alexander the Great.c. traders from Venice. d. French soldiers.65. Which of the following is NOT one of Afghanistan’s major ethnic groups?a. Kazakhs b. Pushtunsc. Uzbeks d. Hazaras

The Old City in Jerusalem contains holy sites for Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Near

what is known as the Temple Mount, a magnificent Jewish temple was built during the

first century B.C. Jews from around the world pray before the temple’s remaining Western

Wall, the holiest site of Judaism. For Muslims, the Temple Mount is holy because it is said

to be the place from where the Prophet Muhammad made a night journey to heaven and

back again. Muslim pilgrims pray there at the Dome of the Rock, a mosque that was built

on the site. Also within the Old City is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, located where

many Christians believe Jesus was buried and resurrected.

66.Why is Jerusalem a holy site for Jews?a. Their first temple is built there.b. A dome covers the first Jewish temple there.c. A wall from an ancient Jewish temple is there.d. Abraham taught the Jews there.67. What is significant about the Dome of the Rock?a. Muslims believe that Muhammad made a night journey to heaven from there. b. Muslims believe that Muhammad rose from the dead there.c. Christians believe that Jesus was crucified there.d. A large church is built on the site.68. Which of the following is a Christian holy site in Jerusalem?a. Dome of the Rockb. Temple Mountc. Western Walld. Church of the Holy Sepulchre