Question 1

What is a steppe?

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a large area of flat unforested grassland

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center of a desert

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grassy side of a mountain

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edge of a rainforest

Question 2

What is a ruler who has absolute power?

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autocrat

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democratic leader

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farmer

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representative

Question 3

What is the term for a member of true leaders of feudal Japan?

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Shogan

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Emperor

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Ninja

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Samurai

Question 4

What is the term for a ruler who is fueled by power?

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megalomaniac

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autocrat

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president

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tsar

Question 5

What are human rights?

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right to food, shelter, and safety

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right to vote

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right to education and jobs

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right to freedom of speech

Question 6

What is the term for a religious building in Southeast Asia?

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wat

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shrine

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church

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temple

Question 7

What is a Japanese piece of clothing that is similar to a robe?

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kimono

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sari

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wrap

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burqa

Question 8

What is a circular piece of land formed by a volcano?

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atoll

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archipelago

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island

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oxbow

Question 9

A person or plant that is native to a region is

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indigenous.

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immigrant.

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local.

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alien.

Question 10

The mass execution of a group of people is best termed as

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genocide.

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cleansing.

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elimination.

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murder.

Question 11

What is a territory?

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a region ruled by another country

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expansion

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alien nation

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disputed land

Question 12

Who were the people who kept shoguns in power?

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samurai

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warriors

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ninjas

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emperors

Question 13

What is the stoppage of trade called?

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embargo

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compromise

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isolationism

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tariff

Question 14

What happens every year between North Korea and South Korea?

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family reunification

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border disputes

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open trade

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military exercises

Question 15

A chain of islands is called

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an archipelago.

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a country.

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barriers.

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an atoll.

Question 16

What is the domino theory?

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The belief that if one country adopts communism, neighboring countries will as well.

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The belief that diseases will quickly spread.

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The belief that war will spread throughout a region.

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The belief that trade will benefit everyone.

Question 17

What is a tax on trade?

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tariff

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blockade

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embargo

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sanction

Question 18

What is the term for the inner region of Australia?

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Outback

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desert

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savanna

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Uluru

Question 19

What is a small village in Southeast Asia?

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kampong

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town

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hamlet

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burg

Question 20

What is a popular religion in Japan?

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Shinto

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Christianity

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Islam

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Hinduism

Question 21

What is the combination of two metals?

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alloy

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carat

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iron

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metallurgy

Question 22

What is the term sometimes used for a Southeast Asian ruler?

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sultan

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shah

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emperor

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king

Question 23

Where is a place with little precipitation and low temperatures?

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polar desert

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Sahara Desert

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Outback

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Gobi Desert

Question 24

What is a place where religious people live, work, and study?

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monastery

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cathedral

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temple

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shrine

Question 25

What is another word for loess?

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silt

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soil

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poverty

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farming

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