Global Exam Review
What is the current population of China?
1.4 billion
What year was the first World Trade Center bombing?
1993
Approximately how many people died in the 9/11 attacks?
3,000
What is the US population?
319 million
Approximately what % of waste in the US is recycled?
34
Approximately what % of waste in the US is recycled?
34%
How many planes crashed on 9/11?
4
What is the world population?
7.5 billion
What do Zionists want?
A strong Israel
How might his death change the country's relationship with the US?
It might change the negotiations between the 2 countries and what is allowed and what is not/ the embargo that might affect trade
Which presidential candidate was arrested for protesting the pipeline in North Dakota?
Jill Stein
Who was the Green Party candidate for president in 2016?
Jill Stein
Who is the current US Secretary of State? (at least for a couple of weeks longer)
John Kerry
What was the name of the hurricane that did damage to the Caribbean and US in September & October 2016?
Hurricane Matthew
What is the most populated country in the world?
China
What country is the leading contributor to CO2 emissions? Who's #2?
China is #1 and the United States is the second highest emitter
Where is FARC active?
Cloumbia
Experts believe by the year 2050, the most populated country will be what?
India
Which country has the fastest growing population?
India
Where is Mosul?
Iraq
The Bojinka plot involved....
planes
Serving as President or Prime Minister of his country from 1959-2008, what country's leader died in November 2016?
Cuba
Who won NC in the presidential election of 2016?
Donald Trump
What is the current status of the Dakota Access Pipeline?
It is on hold for right now
What is happening to the population of Japan & Russia?
It is starting to decrease
What is the difference between emigration & immigration?
Emigration is to leave one's own country and permanently move to another like to "moving abroad." Immigration is the action of coming to live in a foreign country permanently
Who would the biggest opponent of the Irish Republican Army be?
England
True or False Hamas is the ruling political party of Palestine
False
True or False Most of the hijackers on 9/11 were from Iraq
False
True or False Mujahideen is the ruling political party in present-day Syria
False
True or False Pollution is the threat to the health of the Great Barrier Reef
False
True or False The intended goal of the Animal Liberation Front is to cause personal injury to those who experiment, slaughter & abuse animals.
False
True or False There is currently a 1 child policy in all of China.
False
Who was the Libertarian Party candidate for president in 2016?
Gary Johnston
What is GDP?
Gross Domestic Product
In December 2016, Donald Trump reached out to a leader of a country no recent president has dealt with. Critics worry this will anger China. What country?
He spoke with Taiwan
Who was Keith Scott?
He was a African American man who was shot and killed by a police officer in Charlotte NC
Who is Dylann Roof & what was his sentence?
He was responsible for the Charleston shooting massacre and he is now formally sentenced to death
Explain Thomas Malthus' theory of population
He was the first economist to propose a systematic theory of population, warned against overpopulation
High levels of hydrocodone & oxycontin use have spiked the use of what illegal drug in the US in the past 5-10 years?
Heroin
Who was responsible for the 1983 Embassy bombing in Beruit?
Hezbollah
Who is the President or Prime minister of the following countries? A) North Korea B) Great Britain C) Canada D) Russia E) Cuba F) México G) Germany (Chancellor)
A) Kim Jong-un B) Theresa May C) Justin Trudeau D) Vladimir Putin E) Raul Castro F) Enrique Peña Nieto G) Joachim Gauck
What country was ruled by the Taliban?
Afghanistan
Which country was attacked by the US shortly after 9/11 for housing Osama bin Laden & al Qaeda?
Afghanistan
Where was the bomb in the first World Trade Center bombing?
An underground parking lot
What was the cause of most of the wildfires in the NC/TN mountains in the Fall of 2016?
Arson
Who did what? Eric Rudolph Timothy McVeigh Ted Kaczynski
B. Responsible for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing A. Responsible for the Oklahoma City Bombing C. Known as the Unabomber
Which country impeached their president in August 2016?
Brazil
What country signed the 1917 Balfour Declaration?
Britain
The Boston Marathon bombing was motivated by the plight of people in...
Chechnya
Explain the historical & present conflict between India & Pakistan. What is Kashmir?
Kashmir is the section of land but mostly religion that both Pakistan and India want to control and that is what the fight is over, and it is presently still an ongoing conflict
There were 2 bombings of US Embassies in August 1998- in Tanzania & what country?
Kenya
Where is Hezbollah headquartered?
Lebanon
Who claimed responsibility for the 1988 Pan-Am crash at Lockerbie, Scotland?
Libya
Where is Boko Haram based?
Nigeria
Which country tested nuclear weapons in September?
North Korea
When was the Suez Canal built? Who controls it?
On November 17, 1869 and Egypt controls it
The 2007 Karachi bombing took place in which country?
Pakistan
The 1972 Munich Olympics hostage situation was carried out by who?
Palestinians
One of the planes on 9/11 crashed into a field in which state?
Pennsylvania
Which country recently elected president has been especially harsh on drug dealers, even vowing to kill government officials involved in the drug trade?
Philippines
Who was most responsible for the first World Trade Center bombing?
Ramzi Yousef
Officials from what country are believed by some to have tampered with the US election?
Russia
Osama bin Laden was from...
Saudi Arabia
What country produces the world's most crude oil?
Saudi Arabia
The Basque region is on the border of...
Spain and France
The Tamil Tigers were active in?
Sri Lanka
ISIS is most active is which country?
Syria
What country is Aleppo in?
Syria
What is OPEC?
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
What is Brexit?
The exit plan for Britain to leave the UN
What environmental issue in Flint, MI made national news in 2016?
There was a water crisis in Flint and the water was contaminated with fecal coliform bacteria
ISIS- Who? Goals? Where?
They are the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" and there goal is to create a unified, Muslim territory in order to enforce its extremist beliefs, Syria and Iraq are where they are the most active
The leaders of China & the US agreed to do what on September 3, 2016 to lower greenhouse emissions?
They decided to follow the Paris climate change agreement
True or False Coral bleaching occurs when algae in the coral is expelled due to changes in temperature, nutrients or light.
True
True or False Due to years of 1 child policy, there is now an aging population
True
True or False More frequent storms, flooding & hurricanes are all associated with climate change- not just global warming
True
True or False Nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide are the main components of acid rain
True
True or False Russia is the leading exporter of natural gas.
True
True or False The burning of fossil fuels is the leading cause of acid rain
True
True or False The intended goal of the Earth Liberation Front is to cause economic sabotage to industries they consider to be destructive to our planet.
True
Russia has invaded part of which country recently?
Ukraine
The Chernobyl disaster took place in what present day country?
Ukraine
In January 2017, Donald Trump changed his campaign promise and now says the wall he plans to build will be paid for by whom?
We will pay for it now
Who was responsible for the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing?
White Supremacists
The 1995 Tokyo Subway Station was carried out by..
a religious cult
The 2004 Madrid Train bombing was carried out by who?
al-Queada
What was Eric Rudolph's primary motivation?
anti-abortion
What was Ted Kaczynski's motivation?
anti-technology
