Spring Review

The purpose of OPEC is to manage the quantity and price of oil in the global market the outcome______________

• increased automobile production

• improve pollution in the middle east

• changes in the price of oil

• Stabilize the economy in the USA

Environmental issues of Russia and Eurasia include

Pollution from heavy industry

Nuclear waste and Contamination

Air pollution

• War

• Shrinking of the Aral Sea

• Poaching

• Deforestation of Congo

Which of the following religion celebrates Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islamic

• All

Which Geographic factors influence the political relationships of the Middle East?

• abundance of oil

  and

  lack of fresh water

• economic growth

  and

  high literacy rate

• lack of fresh water

  and

  population growth

• economic growth

  and

  abundance of oil

Which phrase best defines the cold war

• Rivalry between the USA and USSR

• No peace in the Middle East

• Clash between Russia and its Citizens

• Apartheid attacks Germany

Mikhail Gorbachev took over as general secretary of the Communist Party in 1985. He saw the need for immediate action and started a program of economic and political change. He called for less government control of the economy, the introduction of some private enterprise, and steps toward establishing a democratic government. He

allowed open criticism of the government and took some steps toward freedom of the press. This action describes_________________

• Arab Springs

• World War II

• Beginning of the Cold War

• Collapse of the Soviet Union

The Aswan Dam was built to______

• Deforestation

• Control Floods

• Increase Travel Time

• Reduce Trade

The Suez Canal was built to

• Reduce Trading

• Increase War

• Control Floods

• Shorten Travel Time

As World War II ended, ___________________ gained strength in both Africa and Asia. The war weakened colonial powers such as Britain and France. The Soviet Union condemned imperialism and the United States spoke out against colonialism. Slowly, some European nations saw that they must give up their colonial empires.

• Independence Movements

• Trading

• Manufacturing

What countries wanted their leaders overthrown during the Arab Springs Movement

• Congo, Sierra Leone, Berlin

• Egypt, Yemen, Libya

• Brazil

• Russia, Germany, Poland