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How did colonialism impact the culture of Oceania? Select two options. Urban areas decreased.Settlers brought Christianity.Indigenous people gained power.The English language was adopted.Aboriginal practices were strengthened.

A
Urban areas decreased.
B
Settlers brought Christianity.
C
Indigenous people gained power.
D
The English language was adopted.
E
Aboriginal practices were strengthened.
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Study the map of cities and countries in Europe.

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Rome
B
Paris
C
London
D
Berlin
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Examine the graph.

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A
Mexican cities have larger populations than US cities.
B
The third most-populous city shown on the graph is in Mexico.
C
The top three most-populous cities shown on the graph are US cities.
D
The population of New York City is more than double the population of Los Angeles.
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Examine the chart and graph.Which is the best conclusion that can be drawn by comparing the chart and the graph?

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A
The number of Christians in Central America is greater than in North America.
B
More people practice Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam in North America than in Central America.
C
Christians make up a greater percentage of the population in Central America than in North America.
D
The percentage of Central American Christians is growing, while the percentage of North American Christians is shrinking.
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Study the map of the major rivers in Asia.

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River A
B
River C
C
River B
D
River D
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Which is the best explanation for Catholicism being the predominant religion practiced in Central America and the Caribbean?

A
Catholicism was brought to the region by enslaved Africans.
B
Catholicism spread across the region because of European colonization.
C
Catholicism was the main religion practiced by native peoples in the region.
D
Catholicism spread across the region because of Catholic missionaries from the US.
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Examine the map of North and South American rivers.

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A
B
B
C
C
D
D
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Study the map of religions in Europe.

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A
Italy
B
Spain
C
Germany
D
United Kingdom
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Whose function is to provide data, medical access, and education to raise levels of health around the world specifically during times of epidemic or pandemic proportion such as the global coronavirus and COVID-19 disease?

A
USAID
B
WHO
C
NGOs
D
UN
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Developments in lasers and robotics have helped people

A
protect crops from destruction.
B
perform complicated surgeries.
C
monitor and predict the weather.
D
create renewable energy sources.
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Examine the map of South American physical regions.

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desert
B
mountain
C
rainforest
D
grassland
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The Ukrainian Holodomor of 1932–33 refers to the period during which

A
the government executed seven million Ukrainians.
B
Stalin had a policy of collectivization of agriculture.
C
seven million Ukrainians were murdered by starvation.
D
money from the sale of grain went to industrialization.
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The Green Revolution refers to advances that took place in

A
education.
B
agriculture.
C
space exploration.
D
medicine.
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What was the greatest community impact of the Oklahoma City bombing?

A
Individuals experienced significant emotional pain years after the event.
B
Employees had to spend years reconstructing records that were destroyed.
C
New residents failed to understand how the community dealt with the effects of the bombing.
D
Many people lived in constant fear even though the bombing had happened in the distant past.
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Examine the chart.

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A
By 2050, there will be fewer Christians in North America than there were in 2010.
B
There will still be fewer North Americans practicing Islam than Judaism or Buddhism in 2050.
C
The number of North Americans who are unaffiliated with any religion will increase significantly by 2050.
D
All religions except Christianity will represent a greater percentage of North Americans in 2050 than in 2010.
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Which is the UN definition of genocide?

A
Genocide is the attempt to wipe out an entire group of people based on ethnicity.
B
Genocide is the criminal intent to destroy or to cripple permanently a human group.
C
Genocide is the killing of a group of people based on race, religion, or ethnicity.
D
Genocide is the intentional destruction of a group of people.
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Why did the Hutus in Rwanda hold a deep hatred for the Tutsis?

A
The Tutsis unrelentingly persecuted the Hutus when they were in power.
B
The Tutsis were a minority who had historically ruled over the Hutus.
C
The Tutsis held most of the country’s wealth even though they were a minority.
D
The Tutsis were a threat because their population was growing rapidly.
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When people are attacked by their own government, or when they are denied equal access to education, whose job is it to protect them?

A
The UN provides military help to victims of human rights violations to redress grievances.
B
Each country is required to have an independent “watch dog” organization to intervene in violations when necessary.
C
International organizations like Amnesty International and the UN raise awareness, report, and try world leaders who are violators.
D
The people of each country must band together to resist attacks by their own government and lobby their government for equal access to education.
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Park Geun-Hye’s presidency is particularly challenging because

A
of the sudden increase in tension with Israel.
B
recovery from war is a challenge and struggle.
C
her country faces struggling economic times and tension with North Korea.
D
her attempt at peace talks with North Korea is not being met with enthusiasm.
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What is the name of the island country off the southeastern coast of Africa?

A
Egypt
B
Ethiopia
C
Madagascar
D
Nigeria

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