SW Asia Gov. & Econ. Test Study Guide

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Who is the head of government in a parliamentary democracy?

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Prime Minister

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How does SW Asia unevenly distribute natural resources? Options: abundance of water, phosphates are scarce, abundance of natural gas, oil is scarce, abundance of coal, copper is scarce, abundance of oil, water is scarce

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abundance of oil, water is scarce

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Which economy is controlled by a centralized power, like a federal government? Options: Traditional, Market, Command, Mixed

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Command

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All of these are reasons why SW Asia has a shortage of freshwater, EXCEPT: Desalination of water, Pollution of water sources, Building of dams on major rivers, Overuse of water in agriculture

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Desalination of water

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Why do countries need to exchange currency?

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to conduct international trade

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In a parliamentary democracy, what responsibility does the legislature have?

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chooses the head of government

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Israel and Turkey are both what form of government? Options: Theocracy, Monarchy, Parliamentary Democracy, Anarchy

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Parliamentary Democracy

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Consumers and producers control the economy without any government control in which economy? (Options: Traditional, Market, Command, Mixed)

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Market

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One way citizens in a democracy can participate in government is by voting leaders in and out of office.

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TRUE

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In a presidential democracy, who is the head of government?

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President