QUIZ.

• Position: Brief Article

Use with INTERNATIONAL, pages 12-33

Name-- Date --

FILL IN THE BLANK: Write the answer that best completes the statement.

1. North Africa's -- Mountains and the -- Mountains in the U.S. both run northeast to --.

2. --'s oil resources make it the wealthiest country in Equatorial Africa.

3. --, the world's largest island, is administered by --, one of Europe's smallest countries.

4. In --, an Asian peninsula divided into two nations since 1945, the income gap between nations exceeds $10,000.

5. After a Russian submarine sank in the Barents Sea in August, rescue efforts began in --, the nearest Russian city.

   SHORT ANSWER: Write the correct answer on the line provided.

6. Which two rivers flow through the capital cities of Paris and Vienna? -- --

7. Identify the South American country with two capitals and the African country with three capitals. --

8. In which quality-of-life category does Cuba trail the U.S. by one point? --

9. Which two countries surpass the U.S. in the human-development index rating? --

10. In which country is the life expectancy for newborn girls 84 years, the world's longest? --

    CRITICAL THINKING: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

11. Chad's government is described as a dictatorship in transition to democracy. What would a dictator have to do to move his or her country toward democracy?

12. What cultural clue does "The World in Focus" provide that many countries in Africa, Asia, and South America were once European colonies?

13. Throughout history, most countries' capital cities have been located on seacoasts or on navigable rivers. But in some cases --Nigeria and Brazil, for example--countries have moved their capitals inland. Offer one or two reasons why a country might move its capital city.

14. Increased life expectancy is partly a result of improvements in medicines and medical care. Can you think of one or two other factors that may contribute to increased life expectancy?

15. The two countries...