Question 1

What was apartheid?

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a system of legal racial segregation in South Africa

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a type of farming method

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a geographical feature

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a form of migration

Question 2

What does desertification refer to?

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the process where fertile land turns into desert

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water pollution

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urbanization

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the growth of forests

Question 3

What characterizes an escarpment?

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sharp cliffs caused by erosion

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flat plains

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dense forests

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mountain ranges

Question 4

What is genocide?

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systematic killing of a particular ethnic group

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a type of government

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a cultural practice

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an economic policy

Question 5

What are human rights?

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universal rights possessed by all people

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specific laws for citizens

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cultural traditions

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economic privileges

Question 6

Who are refugees?

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migrant people who flee their homelands

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tourists visiting new countries

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people moving for jobs

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immigrants seeking better opportunities

Question 7

What is subsistence farming?

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growing just enough crops to provide for one’s family

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large-scale commercial agriculture

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monoculture practices

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industrial farming techniques

Question 8

What does a traditional economy refer to?

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an economy based on subsistence farming

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a high-tech market economy

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a global trading system

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a service-based economy

Question 9

What was the significance of the Great Rift Valley?

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it is an example of an escarpment

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it is a political boundary

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it is a type of farming area

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it is a desert region

Question 10

Which term best describes a legal system promoting racial segregation?

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apartheid

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genocide

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desertification

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refugees

Question 11

What is the term for the process of adjusting to surrounding conditions?

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adaptation

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imperialism

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monsoon

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subcontinent

Question 12

What does imperialism refer to?

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political, economic, and cultural domination imposed on a society by another society

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a seasonal wind pattern

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the process of adjusting to surroundings

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a large landmass

Question 13

What is a monsoon?

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seasonal winds that affect climate in the southern areas of Asia

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a large ocean wave caused by earthquakes

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a severe tropical storm

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the theory of continental drift

Question 14

What does plate tectonics explain?

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the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth’s crust shifts

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the seasonal wind patterns

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the domination of one culture over another

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the adjustment of organisms to their environment

Question 15

What is a subcontinent?

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large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent

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a severe tropical storm

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a large ocean wave

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a process of cultural domination

Question 16

What causes a tsunami?

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large ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake along the floor of the ocean

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cultural dominance

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seasonal winds

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tropical storms

Question 17

What characterizes a typhoon?

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a severe tropical storm characterized by high winds

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a process of adjusting to surroundings

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a seasonal wind pattern

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a geographical landform

Question 18

What is the focus of adaptation in living organisms?

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adjusting to the surrounding conditions

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cultural dominance

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seasonal changes

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the movement of tectonic plates

Question 19

Which of the following is part of the definition of imperialism?

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political, economic, and cultural domination

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the effect of seasonal winds

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the adjustment of organisms to their environment

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the movement of the Earth’s crust

Question 20

What is a primary effect of monsoon winds?

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affect climate in the southern areas of Asia

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dominate other cultures

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create large ocean waves

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explain continental drift

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