Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
The _____ Desert covers northern China and a large portion of Mongolia.
Gobi
What was the political and economic situation in China following Mao Zedong's death?
Moderates won power, and China adopted capitalist and free market ideas.
Aung San Suu Kyi led a pro-democracy movement
Myanmar
The world's longest river is the
Nile River
Sinhalese-dominated government fought the Tamil insurgents
Sri Lanka
An economic system based on free enterprise rather than governmental control
capitalism
Western European nations generally are ___________ economically and __________ politically.
capitalistic democratic
Which rivers did the Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian civilizations begin on?
tigris Euphrates
What was the purpose of the Great Leap Forward?
to transform China into a developed, industrial nation
Asia is the largest continent in the world.
true
Europe is the world's second smallest continent.
true
European Coal and Steel Community
1951
European Economic Community
1957
European Community
1967
The United States, Australia, and New Zealand signed the ___________ mutual defense agreement in 1951.
ANZUS
the Taliban seized control in 1996
Afghanistan
The world's largest coral reef is the Great _____ Reef in Australia.
Barrier
Mount ________ is the highest mountain on earth.
Everest
A massive earthquake and tsunami disrupted Mongolia's economy in 2011.
False: Japan
What two nations held the greatest number of African colonies?
Great Britain, France
A warm ocean current that starts in the Caribbean Sea and flows through the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida before heading up the eastern coastline of the United States.
Gulf Stream
The ____________ Mountains form the southern edge of the Plateau of Tibet, and the ____________Mountains form the northern edge.
Himalayan kunlun
Australia is located in the _______ Ocean, south of Indonesia.
Indian
a mob seized the U.S. Embassy in 1979
Iran
In addition to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Iran, the nations of Southwest Asia include:
Iraq Israel Jordan Lebanon Syria Turkey Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia
What is the dominant religion of North Africa?
Islam
a Jewish nation in the Middle East
Israel
Africa touches Asia at the ________ and nearly touches Europe at the .__________
Isthmus of Suez Strait of Gibraltar
Communist regime in Cambodia that brutally seized power in 1975 and controlled the country until 1979.
Khmer Rouge
The __________ were very brutal Cambodian Communists.
Khmer Rouge
was invaded and occupied by Iraq in 1990
Kuwait
The Muslim nation of __________- was formed at the time of India's independence.
Pakistan
Several of Asia's mountain ranges branch out in all directions from a region in Central Asia known as the .
Pamir Knot
Ferdinand Marcos ruled from 1965 to 1986
Philippines
The Baltic Sea borders which nations?
Poland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Russia Sweden Finland and Germany
The head of state in Australia is _____.
Queen Elizabeth II
The ________ Desert is the world's largest desert.
Sahara
The vast plains of Central Africa are called the
Savana
Apartheid was a policy of racial segregation in ______ that began in 1948 and was abolished in the 1990s.
South Africa
In addition to Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, the nations of Southeast Asia include:
Thailand Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Brunei Philippines
Europe has mild weather because of the warming influence of the bodies of water which surround it.
True
Europe's longest river is the____________- , which is located in ____________
Volga, Russia
A policy of racial segregation in South Africa that began in 1948 and was abolished in the 1990s.
apartheid
The common characteristic of Switzerland, Andorra, Iceland, Norway, Monaco, San Marino, Liechtenstein, and the Holy See is that they ________ part of the European Union.
are not
During the Cold War, many African nations were governed either by military rulers or by ______.
dictators
Europe's tallest peak, Mount Elbrus, is located in the Alps on the border of Austria and southern Germany.
false: southern russia
Which rivers did China's ancient civilization begin on?
huang he Yangtze
What lake found in Africa is the world's second largest freshwater lake in terms of surface area?
lake victoria
Which of the following issues have created tensions between North Korea and other nations, including South Korea and the United States?
nuclear weapons program development of long-range missiles
Australia is the world's ________ continent.
smallest
Refers to a person or political party that holds to the ideas of socialism.
socialist
One of the accomplishments of the European Union is the establishment of a single currency, which is shared by eighteen member nations.
true
