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World Geography Final Exam____ 154.____ 155.____ 156.____ 157.____ 158.____ 159.____ 160.____ 161.____ 162.Which of the following is a major obstacle in building stable democracies?A. geographyB. multiple ethnic groupsC. a weak interior infrastructureD. povertyWhich of these describes the process known as the "brain drain"?A. the departure of native African professionals to Western countriesB. the fact that female students have increased their educationC. the destruction of public schools due to civil warsD. the decrease of educated people due to AIDSWhich of the following names a group of people living in areas of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran for the past1,000 years?A. FarsiB. ZionismC. KurdsD. MesopotamiaWhich of the following names the prophet who is considered the founder of Islam?A. SunniB. Abdul al-AzizC. MuslimD. MuhammadWhich of these names a movement to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine?A. ColonialismB. ZionismC. CrusadesD. PilgrimageWhich of the following is the holy city to which all Muslims hope to make a pilgrimage?A. JerusalemB. DamascusC. MeccaD. RamadanWhich of the following is a religious duty of the followers of Islam?A. prayerB. charityC. fastingD. all of the aboveWhich of these is the purpose of OPEC?A. controlling worldwide oil pricesB. teaching Arabic languageC. providing charityD. regaining land for Palestinian ArabsWhich of these marks the spot where Muslims believe Muhammad rose up to heaven?A. Dome of the RockB. Western WallC. Church of the Holy SepulcherD. MeccaGeography 2011 18