Question

100 POINTS for 5 Short Questions:

1. What is one economic reason that the government of Costa Rica has worked to protect the country's forests?
A) There are valuable natural resources to mine in the forests.
B) Preservation of the country's land may prevent continued political unrest.
C) Tourists who visit to experience the geography are valuable to the economy.
D) They are home to the country's Indigenous peoples, who make up the majority of the population.

2. What is one reason that a reunified Germany was able to so quickly become a huge European economy?
A) East Germany had already enjoyed a strong economy.
B) The European Union provided Germany with a loan upon reunification.
C) All of Germany was already a large economy before reunification.
D) West Germany had already enjoyed a strong economy.

3. What happened after the Brexit vote?
Select two correct answers!
A) All British people celebrated.
B) Britain’s voters were divided.
C) Britain and the European Union had arguments about the future.
D) Britain left the European Union immediately.

4. What change did Bolivia make in 2009 to improve the rights of Indigenous groups?
A) elected an Indigenous president for the first time
B) adopted a new constitution guaranteeing equal political rights
C) declared independence from Spain
D) passed a new voting rights law for Indigenous groups

5. Why are European countries facing a migrant crisis?
A) because the refugees are only coming from one country
B) because people’s homelands have closed their borders to their citizens
C) because there are not enough migrant workers to fill available jobs
D) because millions of refugees have migrated there due to hardship at home

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.D

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Answer 2

C) Tourists who visit to experience the geography are valuable to the economy.

D) West Germany had already enjoyed a strong economy.

B) Britain’s voters were divided. C) Britain and the European Union had arguments about the future.

B) adopted a new constitution guaranteeing equal political rights.

D) because millions of refugees have migrated there due to hardship at home.

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