(4) whites continued to control the largest amount of income after the end of apartheid

Base your answer to question 35 on the cartoon

35 The main idea of the cartoon was that in South

Africa

(1) the fall of apartheid ended racial tensions

political reform

(3) another communist government lost power

(4) a significant step was taken toward racial equality

Base your answers to questions 39 and 40 on the

quotation below and on your knowledge of social

studies.
“East Africa is changing. . . . When my

children go . . . with us to visit my parents

. . . they feel out of place. They see bare

floor, the different food, and they cannot

understand it as we can. . . . They will never

scorn [reject] their origins, but it is just no

longer their way of life. They have something

better to look forward to.”
39 Which facet of African life is described in this

quotation?

1 political problems of developing nations

2 ethnic conflicts

4 prejudice against elderly family members

in this quotation?

1 boundaries drawn by Europeans in the colonial era

2 lack of natural resources in Africa

3 continued political control by European governments

4 increased urbanization and education in Africa
Aug. 2000

34 What would a study of the recent civil wars in

Cambodia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Rwanda

show about these conflicts?

1 Ethnic conflict was not a factor in the late 20th

century.

these disputes.

4 Civilians were not affected by these disputes.

49 • Failure of the potato crop contributes to

famine in Ireland.

• Continued drought overtakes farmlands in Africa.

• Herders search for an oasis for their animals.
Which conclusion can be drawn from these statements?

(1) People can control their environments to suit their needs.

(3) Geography has a positive impact on people.

(4) Climatic conditions have led to an even distribution of population.
Africa - Problems

Regents Practice
Aug. 2002

39 During the late 1900s, the Sahel region of Africa

has been faced with problems resulting from

(1) increasing desertification

(2) the lack of rainfall from the monsoons

(3) the effects of acid rain

(4) water pollution

43 The late 20th-century conflicts in Rwanda,

Yugoslavia, and India were similar in that each

was caused by the

(1) deforestation conducted by multinational companies

(2) collapse of communism

(3) intervention of United Nations peacekeeping forces

(4) rivalries between ethnic groups
Jan. 2005

38 In the late 20th century, what was a problem

common to the Balkans, Rwanda, and Indonesia?

(1) disposal of nuclear waste

(3) drought and famine

(4) overcrowding of urban centers
Jan. 2005

50 Conflicts between Hutu and Tutsi, Ottoman

Turks and Armenians, and Soviets and Ukrainian

kulaks all resulted in

(1) establishment of new governments

(2) international intervention

(4) cultural interdependence

48 During the 20th century, global attention was

drawn to the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire,

the Tutsis of Rwanda, and the Muslims of Kosovo

because these groups were all victims of

(1) nuclear power accidents

(3) environmental disasters

(4) the AIDS epidemic

Africa - Problems

Visual

Regents Practice
Jan. 2005

Base your answer to question 39 on the cartogram below and on your knowledge of social studies.

39 Based on the information in this cartogram, what is a valid conclusion

about arable land in Africa in the 1990s?

(1) The distribution of arable land in Africa is unequal.

(2) Most of the arable land in Africa is located in South Africa.

(3) The arable land in Africa has increased in the 1990s.

(4) Tanzania has a greater percentage of arable land than Senegal has.

25 Since the end of World War II, the nations of

Western Europe have improved their economic

position by

2 colonizing African and Asian nations

3 isolating themselves from the rest of the world

4 rejecting membership in the United Nations

35 The principal aim of the North American Free

Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European

Union is to

1 keep communism out of the Western Hemisphere

2 reduce environmental pollution

4 eliminate global terrorism

29 “(William) Hague and his supporters are skeptical

of further integration into the European

Union, saying it undermines British sovereignty,

and fear that the single currency—scheduled to

go into effect in 1999—would increase European

influence in Britain.”
In this news report, William Hague seems to support

the concept of

1 westernization 3 oligarchy

2 nationalism 4 liberalism
Aug. 2000

32 A main goal of the European Union (European

Economic Community) in the 1990’s has been to

strengthen European

1 isolationism 3 interdependence

2 socialism 4 colonization

38 Pacts such as the North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA), the European Union

(EU), and the General Agreement on Tariffs and

Trade (GATT) reflect a movement toward

(1) national policies of protectionism

(3) a rebirth of command economies

(4) a reliance on social welfare policies


European Union

Regents Practice
Jan. 2002

39 The main purpose of the European Union (EU)

and the North American Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA) is to

(1) reduce the spread of nuclear weapons

(2) address the problem of international political corruption

(3) increase educational opportunities for underdeveloped

nations

33 Which concept led to the formation of the North

American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and

the European Union (EU)?

(1) nationalism (3) interdependence

(2) imperialism (4) socialism

40 The main purpose of the North American Free

Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European

Union (EU) is to

(2) encourage increased economic development

(3) promote peace between nations

(4) establish and enforce military alliances