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- In the chart below, Country #2 is found in
which region?
(A) Europe
(B) Sub-Saharan Africa
(C) Latin America
(D) East Asia - Country #2’s relationship with its top trade
partner is the result of
(A) globalization
(B) multinational corporations
(C) trans-Saharan trade
(D) colonialism - Country #1 is
(A) China
(B) Bangladesh
(C) India
(E) Canada - Before 1000, the most common governmental
structure in sub-Saharan Africa was the
(A) stateless society
(B) kingdom
(C) city-state
(D) empire - In the period 1000 to 1450
(A) Europeans learned of sugarcane cultivation
from the Crusades
(B) Europe ceased expansion
(C) Australians developed agriculture
(D) pastoral nomadism declined markedly
47. Which language was a blend of the language of
migratory farmers and that of traders of South-
west Asia?
(A) Urdu
(B) Proto-Bantu
(C) Arabic
(D) Swahili
48. The Mongols
(A) mastered Asian territories by blocking trade
routes
(B) added Vietnam to their territorial possessions
(C) promoted commercial ties between Russia
and the West
(D) created the largest land empire
49. Trade was a key method of exchange between
which of the following pairs?
(A) The Mongol Empire and the Gupta Empire
(B) Qing China and Mexico
(C) Korea and the Byzantine Empire
(D) Songhay and the Mongol Empire
50. Which of the following is true regarding mis-
sionary campaigns in the period 1000 to 1450?
(A) Roman Catholic Christianity gained little
support in Spain and Sicily
(B) In the fourteenth century, Christianity
became popular with East Asians
(C) Mongols embraced Christianity in large
numbers
(D) The spread of the bubonic plague temporar-
ily halted Christian missionary efforts to East
Asia
COUNTRY #1 COUNTRY #2
Import Partners Japan 18.1% Belgium 14.6%
Ta i w a n 10.5% S out h A f r ic a 14. 2%
South Korea 9.7% Nigeria 10.3%
United States 9.2% France 9.5%
Germany 5.6% Germany 7.3%
GDP by Sector Agriculture 15.2% Agriculture 55.0%
Industry and Construction 51.2% Industry and Construction 11.0%
Services 33.6% Services 34.0%
Age Structure 0–14 years 23.1% 0–14 years 48.3%
15 – 6 4 y e a r s 69.5% 15 – 6 4 y e a r s 49. 2 %
65 and over 7.4% 65 and over 2.5%
Population Growth Rate 0.6% 2.9%
Source:CIA World Factbook, 2003