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Religious and ethnic diversity has continued to cause conflict.
38 Which statement best describes a problem facingIndia today?
Societies often modify their environment to meet their needs.
Egypt builds the Aswan Dam to controlflooding and produce hydroelectric power.• China builds the Three Gorges Dam to controlflooding and improve trade.• Brazil builds the Tucuruí Dam in the tropicalrain forest to produce hydroelectric power.Which conclusion can be drawn from thesestatements?
collective security
In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait. The United Nations response led to the Persian Gulf War of 1991. This response is an example of
an increase in Chinese influence in Asia
The Opium Wars in China and the expedition of Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan resulted in
benefit member nations through the reduction of tariffs
The creation of the European Union (EU) and ofthe North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA) was intended to
is extremely difficult to defeat
The horrible truth is that failure to eradicate [destroy] the root causes of terrorism is almost certain to extend the Age of Terrorism, it is not clear that they really can be eradicated. To appease the extremists might be easy but may not work. To allow them to win would be to accept the supremacy of evil. To promote democracy and open government might be the ultimate solution, but it stands on a shaky conceptual foundation of untested assumptions about the nature of the world and diverse cultures. Unfortunately, the world is at a point where it can see the danger from terrorism but not the cure. Worse still, a cure may not exist. — Steven Metz, "Can Terrorism Be Cured?," Project Syndicate The author of this 2006 passage concludes that terrorism
was returned to China
The status of Hong Kong changed in July 1997 when the city
The European Union (EU) has issued a common currency called the euro.
Which statement is a fact rather than anopinion?
Countries have had to address a variety of economic and social problems.
• China implemented a one-child policy. • African nations established educational and health care agendas. • Latin American nations worked with the United States to reduce drug trafficking. Which conclusion can best be drawn using all of these statements?
political
• Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. • India borders Pakistan, China, and Bangladesh. • Most of China's major cities are in the eastern part of the country. Which type of map would be most helpful in verifying all this information?
