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Exam 1 (MC, T/F, FB) Flashcards

1
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which 2 countries gained independence right after each other?

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Pakistan (8/14)
India (8/15)

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which country had the foreign minister meet with reps from the EU and China?

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Somalia

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which president has been in office since 1999 and went to the induction of the Kenyan president??

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Djibouti

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4
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Yori Musavini has been President of what country since 1986?

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Uganda

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5
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civil war is starting in what African country?

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Ethiopia

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6
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What country is sending military troops to help Ethiopia?

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Eritrea

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which African country has a transitional gov. that will be staying in power for another 2 years?

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South Sudan

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which country had a female prime minister replaced with a male prime minister?

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Sweden

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9
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what country arrested a woman for not wearing her hijab properly?

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Iran

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10
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which country did the UN call out for violating rights and not being a democracy?

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Hungary

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what countries are currently in war around Asia?

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Armenia-Azerbaijan
Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan
Ukraine-Russia

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12
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which African president invited new president of Kenya formally?

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Mozambique

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13
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what South African country is receiving a grant from the World Bank to increase investment in entrepreneurs; specifically aimed towards women and the youth?

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Lesotho

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14
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which two African countries have allowed free movement within each other’s borders? Meaning no passport is needed.

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Namibia & Botswana

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15
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which 5 countries had 97% of their population as internet users?

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Monaco
Norway
Canada
Denmark
South Korea

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16
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which Middle Eastern country had 98% of internet users within their population?

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Saudi Arabia

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17
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which 3 countries had 99% of internet users within their population?

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Luxembourg
Iceland
Kuwait

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18
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which 4 countries had 100% of internet users within their population?

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Bahrain
UAE
Liechtenstein
Qatar

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19
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what country just elected a new female prime minister?

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UK
Liz Truss

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20
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what South American country wrote a draft for a new constitution but the citizens rejected it?
This country also celebrated 100 years since 1st radio broadcast.

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Chile

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21
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what country had the government overthrown by its people and the former president eventually returned after self imposed exile?

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Sri Lanka

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22
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the Un reports that which country has been violating the rights of a specific group of people?

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China
Uyghurs

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23
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what country was affected by mass flooding that covered about 1/3 of the entire country?

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Pakistan

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24
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According to the Top-10 Connected Countries by % of internet users, does any country have a 100% connectivity rate?

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Yes

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Which South American country participates in UN Peacekeeping forces? (supplying soldiers)
Uruguay
26
which two countries met for the 20th regional meeting for military exchange?
Suriname & Brazil
27
which South American country had: 1. the president try to eliminate term limits from presidency 2. claims coups took place and had to resign 3. went into self-imposed exile in Mexico then Argentina 4. interim president convicted of breach of duties contrary to constitution & sentenced to 10 years in prison?
Bolivia
28
what are the 10 least free countries?
10) Belarus/Tajikistan 8/100 9) Somalia/Saudi Arabia/Central African Republic 7/100 6) Equatorial Guinea 5/100 5) Eritrea/North Korea 3/100 3) Turkmenistan 2/100 1) South Sudan/Syria 1/100
29
which country has a prime minister under some heat due to controversial pictures taken at a party?
Finland
30
which Asian country had a prime minister who got suspended by supreme court, led military to overthrow gov in 2014, appointed themselves PM of military, and has been in power for almost 8 years?
Thailand
31
which country has a former PM going to prison for 12 years due to corruption/stealing state money?
Malaysia
32
which country has a PM who was ousted in a vote of no confidence & is being charged under terrorism law for talking about the gov.?
Pakistan
33
which countries are the top 10 freest countries in the world?
10) Luxembourg, Ireland, Uruguay, Netherlands, & Denmark 97/100 5) Canada 98/100 4) New Zealand 99/100 1) Sweden, Finland, & Norway 100/100
34
the PM of which country went on live TV to give speech about LGBTQ+ rights and basically fortified definition of marriage is woman and man?
Singapore
35
which country had a military coup last year & forced 1 million people out of the country?
Myanmar
36
what government has arrested a bishop and shut down churches, expelled nuns & priests etc?
Nicaragua
37
which African country is suffering a major economic crisis at 250% inflation?
Zimbabwe
38
the president of which central American country is touring regions to extend a program that will help feed students?
Guatemala
39
which two countries agreed to to increase trade between them?
El Salvador & Honduras
40
which central American country is starting a new exchange of volcanology research?
Costa Rica
41
which central American country gained independence in 1981? Also known as "British Honduras".
Belize
42
this African country has been taking too long in an election?
Kenya
43
August 15 made a year since Taliban took over, women can go to school without male companion... what country is this?
Afghanistan
44
this country is sending 1000 troops to Tijuana to stabilize cartel drug wars
Mexico
45
it's been 75 years since these 2 countries gained independence
Pakistan & India
46
a massive power protest in this country caused the president to leave in exile
Sri Lanka
47
different povs of the Ukranian war was mentioned in how many news stories? (ep 2)
26
48
the death of the queen was mentioned in how many news stories? (ep 2)
21
49
an earthquake in Taiwan was mentioned in how many news stories? (ep 2)
7
50
typhoon in Japan was mentioned in how many news stories? (ep 2)
7
51
the EU calling out Hungary on violating human rights was mentioned in how many news stories? (ep 2)
7
52
the top 5 stories covered in 100 Global News Stories made up what % of all articles? (ep 2)
68%
53
17/100 news stories were about...? (ep 1)
Russia/Ukraine
54
8/100 news stories were about...? (ep 1)
church fire in Egypt
55
8/100 news stories were about...? (ep 1)
politically motivated stabbing in NY
56
6/100 news stories were about...? (ep 1)
shooting in Israel
57
5/100 news stories were about...? (ep 1)
1 year takeover of Taliban
58
these top 5 news stories cover what % of the news? (ep 1)
44%
59
which 2 South American countries cut diplomatic ties with each other in 2019?
Colombia & Venezuela
60
the president of this country plans to normalize ties with Venezuela?
Colombia
61
Hungary got called out by who?
United Nations
62
UN General Assembly is taking place where?
NYC
63
how many govs are there in the US?
90,000
64
when someone says they're using as OLS regression model, what does OLS stand for?
Ordinary Least Squares
65
what type of democracy does France have?
semi presidential democracy (PM/Pres)
66
can the UN send in UN military forces w/o unanimous vote? how many members are there on the security council?
no 5 members: UK, France, US, China, Russia
67
what are the 3 variables that make up HDI?
life expectancy avg. years of educational attainment GNI per capita w/ PPP
68
Ireland has fined what company 405 million euros for mishandling teen data & violating EU law?
Instagram
69
According to rotten tomatoes, which show has a high rating?
House of Dragon
70
England creep in front after skittling South Africa 118?
game of cricket
71
about how many countries are there in the world?
200
72
what country has the second largest economy in the world measured by GDP?
China
73
Sri Lanka's former president is in self imposed exile in what country?
Thailand
74
what country has a new president that is son of former dictator of said country?
Phillippines

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