World History, Grades 9-12

Directions: Use the pie graph and your knowledge of world history to answer

questions 1 through 4.

1. Energy consumption statistics for
   Russia are included in the region called

A. North America.

B. Western Europe.

C. Eastern Europe and former

Soviet Union.

D. Developing Asia.

2. Which region uses the highest
   proportion of energy?

A. North America

B. Western Europe

C. Eastern Europe and former

Soviet Union

D. Developing Asia

3. The wordDeveloping in the legend
   refers to countries that are

A. growing in population.

B. adopting new methods

of agriculture.

C. developing nuclear weapons.

D. moving toward industrial economies.

4. Japan, Australia, and New Zealand
   are grouped together because they
   are in the same part of the world and

A. have roughly equal populations.

B. have advanced industrial economies.

C. rely on fishing for food.

D. rely on other countries for

economic aid.

World Energy Consumption by Region

Source: “Earth Pulse,” fromNational Geographic,March 2001. Copyright © 2001

National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. Used by permission of National

Geographic Society.

North America

Central and South America

Eastern Europe and Former

Soviet Union

Western Europe

19.3%

13.3%

7%

3.1%

29.8%

Middle East

Africa

Developing Asia

Japan, Australia, New Zealand

5% 17.3%

5.2%

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