5 Written questions

1. Any issue which has its implications, applicability, relevance, and significant, effect and presence
in present time or at its given frame (period) of time can be sorted as_____________.
Ans. contemporary issues
2. too many people in one place for the resources available_______
Ans. Overpopulation
3. • Better sex education
• access to contraceptives
• change in policy
• education on the subject
Ans. Solutions to overpopulation
4. Improper waste disposal creates a hazardous problem to everyone_______________
Ans. Waste disposal a. belief in the superiority of
5. 1. Water pollution
one's nation or ethnic group
2. Air pollution
3. Land pollution b. a belief that another culture is
4. Overpopulation superior to one's own
5. Global warming
Ans. Major Problems in the Philippines c. principle that people's beliefs
6. Ethnocentrism and activities should be
Ans. A interpreted in terms of their own
7. Xenocentrism culture (not judging one's culture
Ans. B but trying to understand it based
8. Cultural Relativism on that culture
Ans. C
Matching questions

1. Effect of Air Pollution A. • burning of fossils fuels

Ans. E • agricultural activities
2. Cause of overpopulation • exhaust from factories and industries
• mining operations
Ans. C • indoor air pollution
3. Effect of Overpopulation
Ans. B B. • lack of water
4. Cause of air pollution • lower life expectancy
Ans. A. • extinction
5. Natural resource depletion • resource consumption
• increased intensive farming
• faster climate change
C. • poverty
• poor contraceptive use
• child labor
• fertility treatment
• immigration
D.
E. • respiratory and heart problems
• global warming
• acid rain
• depletion of ozone layer
1. What are the three basic types of news articles? (1 point)
a. good, bad, and ugly
b. news, features, and editorials
c. headlines, leads, and bodies
d. regional, tabloids, and fictional

2. What four basic questions do news stories answer? (1 point)

a. how come?, why not?, what for?, how much?
b. how?, why?, who?, did?
c. who?, what?, where?, when?
d. do you yahoo?, google much?, come here often?, speak french?
3. Feature stories cover the four basic questions, but also answer what two other basic
questions? (1 point)
a. how? and why?
b. what? and when?
c. who? and where?
d. who and done it?

4. What are the three basic parts of a news story? (1 point)

a. head, body, conclusion
b. head, shoulders, knees, and toes
c. headline, thesis, conclusion
d. headline, lead, body

5. France and Europe limp on after French 'No'

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Jacques Chirac sought on Monday to limit the damage from
his people's rejection of the European Union constitution while leaders of the 25-member bloc
struggled to find a way forward. The 72-year-old leader spoke to several EU partners to reassure
them that France, for decades one of the Union's main pillars, wanted to press on with deeper
integration despite the crushing defeat in Sunday's referendum on the new charter.
WHAT LEVEL OF INTEREST IS THIS ARTICLE? (1 point)
a. LOCAL
b. STATE
c. NATIONAL
d. GLOBAL

6. Suicide bombers kill 27; Sunni leader detained

HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers strapped with explosives blew themselves up in a
crowd of protesting former policemen south of Baghdad on Monday, killing 27 in one of the
deadliest attacks in a month of escalating violence. Further stoking sectarian tensions, U.S.
troops burst into the home of a leading Sunni Arab politician before dawn, arresting him and
three of his sons. After angry protests from Sunnis, the military released Mohsen Abdul-Hamid,
head of the Iraqi Islamic Party, saying he was arrested by mistake.
WHAT LEVEL OF INTEREST IS THIS ARTICLE? (1 point)
a. LOCAL AND REGIONAL
b. NATIONAL AND GLOBAL
c. GALACTIC AND INTER-GALACTIC
d. REGIONAL AND STATE
7. U.S. charges two with conspiring to aid al Qaeda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A self-described martial arts expert and a physician, both U.S. citizens,
have been arrested on a charge of conspiring to provide material support to al Qaeda and are
expected to be arraigned on Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department said on Sunday. A complaint
filed in Manhattan federal court on Friday alleges Tarik Ibn Osman Shah and Rafiq Sabir offered
to provide assistance to al Qaeda during multiple meetings with a confidential source and an
undercover FBI agent posing as an al Qaeda operative and recruiter, the Justice Department said
in a statement
WHAT LEVEL OF INTEREST IS THIS ARTICLE? (1 point)
a. LOCAL AND REGIONAL
b. NATIONAL AND GLOBAL
c. NATIONWIDE AND COUNTYWIDE
d. PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY

8. Rome diocese opens John Paul sainthood cause

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Rome diocese has officially opened the procedure that could lead
to sainthood for Pope John Paul, asking Catholics to come forward with evidence 'in favor or
against' his reputation of holiness. An edict published at the weekend marked the start of a
procedure that could lead to John Paul, who died last month, being declared first a blessed and
later a saint of the Church.
WHAT LEVEL OF INTEREST IS THIS ARTICLE? (1 point)
a. NATIONAL AND GLOBAL
b. STATE AND LOCAL
c. REGIONAL AND GLOBAL
d. GLOBAL AND MOBILE

9. FINAL VOTE ON PROPOSED COUNTY TAX HIKE COMING

By Tommy Howard, staff writer May 31, 2005

Taxes are likely to go up in the coming year for Georgetown County residents. That’s the result
of a vote reversal last week by County Council.
WHAT LEVEL OF INTEREST IS THIS ARTICLE? (1 point)
a. NATIONAL
b. LOCAL
c. GLOBAL
d. STATE

10. FALK: GOVERNOR FAILED UTILITY'S BOARD

By Tommy Howard, staff writer May 31, 2005
Carl Falk says he is “heavy-hearted” with disappointment over how Gov. Mark Sanford has failed
to provide leadership in the Santee Cooper controversy. The Litchfield Beach resident and
former board member for Santee Cooper was appointed to the board by Sanford in December.
WHAT LEVEL OF INTEREST IS THIS ARTICLE? (1 point)
a. NATIONAL
b. LOCAL
c. STATE
d. BOTH LOCAL AND STATE
11. 1Many places and regions have been altered because of major technological advances. The
Internet, a conglomeration of interconnecting networks, is having a major global impact.
How is the Internet changing world communications? (1 point)
a. It allows the user to interact with the screen image in a simulated three-dimensional
environment.
b. It links people together instantly and provides access to research libraries and archives,
among many other resources.
c. It is basically a bulletin board system in which an on-line communication takes place.
d. It is great for educational tools such as candystand pool and many more games.

12. A tsunami, or tidal wave, is the result of an interaction among physical processes on Earth. A
tsunami is caused by (1 point)
a. an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
b. hurricane winds over 150 miles per hour.
c. hot magma from a volcano flowing into the sea.
d. the combined gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.

13. People along the Pacific Rim live in a region subject to destructive natural forces. This region
marks the boundary where the plates of the Pacific Ocean meet the plates that hold the
continents surrounding the ocean. What causes natural hazards in this region? (1 point)
a. hundreds of active volcanoes and tsunamis
b. hurricanes and tidal waves
c. constant forest fires
d. droughts

14. As the world becomes more connected and interdependent, a basic understanding of
geographic skills becomes essential. Which geographic issue must be addressed at the global
level to plan for the future of the world as a whole? (1 point)
a. where to live and work
b. the implications of resource depletion
c. the loss of agricultural land to new housing projects
d. the implications of using tax dollars for recycling programs

15. Which is an example of Globalization? (1 point)

a. Big Macs at Mcdonald's
b. Appalachian folk music
c. large numbers of imported items at Wal-mart
d. Martha Stewart and Michael Jackson singing a duet