Hammurabi is better known for his

Codified laws
Gilgamesh Epic is to Babylon as Tale of Genji
is to
Japan
Who introduced the civil service in China?
Confucius
What is Darius contribution to Persian
civilization?
 • Persepolis
• Postal Service by horse
• Satrapies
• Roads
In what region is Islam most dominant?
West Asia
What places were settled by the
Austronesians?
 Southeast Asia
Pacific Islands
Southern Coast of East Asia
Madagascar
The most significant effect of World War II
was that many Asian countries became
Independent
Asia can be best described as
 Origin of religion
Cradle of civilization
When we say that Islam is a way of life, it
means that Islam is manifested in
All aspects of life
Because the Philippines is prone typhoon, it
must
Develop better forecasting system
Prepare quick response measures
Not allow settlements near rivers
Which Asian country had the strongest
influence in the Filipino culture
China
Which products from Asia were most
demanded in Europe
 Silk
Porcelain
Spices
What can we learn from Vietnam War?
Avoid non-justifiable interference to free and
sovereign nation
Avoid violent conflicts
Strong conviction is difficult to destroy
What was the main cause of the division of
Korea?
Political ideology
What was the major cause of Arab-Israel
War?
Creation of state of Israel
It was difficult to fight the Japanese because
of their
Willingness to die than to surrender
What is a common factor among Asian
countries?
Colonial rule
What was the most common cause of
conflicts in Asia after World War II?
Right to self - determination
Iran is the only theocratic state in Asia
because
The clergy is dominant in the government
Which has the most natural resources in
Asia?
Siberia
Deng Xiaoping has become a popular
Chinese leader because of his
Pragmatic economic strategies

Leadership skills
The Mongols became one of the greatest
conquerors because of their skill in
 Horse riding

use of weapons
Which religion tells that there is a fight
between good and evil?
Zoroastrianism
 What is the major contribution of early
Southeast Asian people to world civilization?
Maritime knowledge and skills
What does the Cold War mean?
The capitalists and communists are engaged
in a fight for dominance
 The toppling of Marcos dictatorship was
called the People Power Revolution because:
The political will of the people prevailed in
ousting Marcos
Ramayana’s influence is evident in Asia’s
Religion

Literature

Arts
Which is not a factor that contributed to the
development of early civilization in
Mesopotamia
Centralized religion
Structure which served as monument,
palace, and tomb
Angkor Wat

Taj Mahal
Arab Spring is
Arab people clamor for political change
The Ifugao Rice Terraces is unique because
 Source of food

highest structure
The best evidence that the Pacific people had
Southeast Asian origin comes from
 Language

maritime skill
The discovery of the Java Man and Peking
Man indicates that
Asia was inhabited by humans 500,000 years
ago
According to Renis-Fei model, the Philippine
economy will develop when
There is increasing signs of industrialization
and urbanization in the less developed
countries in the country
‘trickle – down’ theory I based on the idea
that a country’s poor people
 Eventually benefit from income inequality
because inequality facilitates higher rates of
domestic savings, investment, and growth
Walt W. Rostow’s ‘take off’ stage of economic
development is the period of an economy’s
Launching on a path of continuous economic
growth
Expansion of a country’s production
possibility frontier is
Economic growth
Double-digit rates of both unemployment
and inflation would signal a problem of
Stagflation
 According to paradox of thrift, if people
expect massive unemployment and try to
save more, this will
Increase the unemployment rate and reduce
actual saving
The slope of the consumption function is
called the
Marginal propensity to consume
 Where Y = national income, S = saving, C =
consumption, and I = investment in a closed,
private economy
Y = C + I = C + S in the national income and
production accounts
Kuznets economic theory states that
Rapid growth will crease unequal distribution
of income for a long period of time
Say’s law, or the ideas that ‘supply creates its
own demand’, is central to the theory of
Classical macroeconomics
Which term describes the situation when the
country’s imports exceeds its exports
Trade Deficit
Central bank intervention to bring about a
depreciation of a country’s currency is
Made difficult because the central bank must
buy its own currency with its reserves of
foreign currency
Classical economics promotes the theory
that
In a short run, all markets are in equilibrium
The upward sloping aggregate supply curve
for an economy shows
A negative relationship between the inflation
level and the level aggregate output
Not likely to be a benefit of economic growth
An improving environmental quality that
results from increased industrialization
Relationship between household spending
and household income
Consumption function
 The Phillips curve shows that the rate of
inflation and the rate of unemployment are
Negatively related
The simple circular flow model shows that
Firms generate the income necessary for
households to consume
Is zero unemployment rate is attainable in an
economy?
No, because of frictional unemployment
Not an explanation for the presence of
economies of scale
As a firm gets larger, management becomes
too bureaucratic
An economist will define the exchange rate
between two currencies as the
Amount of one currency that must be paid in
order to obtain one unit of another currency
 A type of landscape which was inspired by
famous film locations like Hogwarts, Middle
Earth, and Avatar
Fantasy Geography
The zero latitude or equator passes through
Quito, Ecuador
Landscape of Suicide
 Japan
China
Sweden
Turkey
 Region V – Bicol is known as a source of
coconut, pili nut, and abaca. The region,
specifically in Albay and Sorsogon, is also an
important supplier of
Geothermal Energy
 The most elite and expensive mode of
transportation for travelers and commodities
is
Space travel
According to the statistics of the DOH, the
dying season or high death incidence take
place in the Philippines during
January
In the history of man’s migration from Africa,
according to the Out of Africa theory, what
was the last continent to be populated by
pre-historic people?
Americas
Initiative to ensure sustainability and
protection of pristine tourist spots
Ecotourism
Which part of the map showcases the four
basic directions?
Compass rose/wind rose/rose of the winds
The Earth tilting at 23.5 degrees due to
Gravitational Pull of the Northern
Star/Polaris
Considered as the largest megacity in the
world because it surpassed the 10 million
population mark
 Japan
• Japan (37.9 million)
• Delhi (30.29 million)
• Shanghai (27.05 million)
• Sau Paulo (22.04 million)
• Mexico City (21.78 million)
The image or stereotyping of a landscape is
one of the paramount concern in
Social Geography
From October to December, the Philippines is
being visited by this climatic phenomenon
Hanging Amihan/ Northeast Monsoon
The shape of Cape Verde as a country is
Fragmented
Hurricanes, twisters, cyclones, and typhoons
are common phenomenon between the
Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn because

• The temperature is relatively higher in the said places

• The water evaporates and precipitates easily
• This area is directly hit by the sun rays
Philippine region with no province and one
municipality

• NCR
Puerto Rico as a territory is a
Commonwealth
Paris, Sydney, Moscow, London are the best
examples of this type of location
Nominal Location
Among tropical crops of the Philippines, this
product is found in selected elevated areas
Coffee
How come Cotabato City is included in the
list of Philippine provinces?

• It is the capital of ARMM

• It is located in Maguindanao
• It is a neutral ground of the ARMM and Philippine
government
• It is a seat of power of the ARMM
Not an example of Sacred Spaces
Brothels
 Geomatics or Mathematical Geography is a
sub-discipline of geography which involves
information gathering and processing except
 Social Networking
Geomatics include:
• Surveying
• Mapping
• Remote Sensing
• Photogrammetry
The country that topped the list of UNDP as a
model of human development
Norway
The cultural realm of Eastern Europe as a
region is
Slavic
A basic research about profiling of the
community was used by a university in order to
formulate a viable community extension
program. Which of the following research
methodology was used by the researchers?

Strategic Research
Type of data analysis that can be most useful
in doing a research using ethnographic
design
Thematic Analysis
 Mr. Jose observed keenly how the
participants in the research acted and used
space. The techniques used are examples of
Non – verbal techniques
A research design that uses existing fact from
the real world
Quasi – experimental design
Perfect experimental method
Solomon Four Group Design
Research methodology which uses long and
in – depth interviews among 10 – 20
participants that result to formulation of
insights and theories
Grounded Theory Research
Research that evaluate a program for schools
Basic Research
Helps the researcher formulate research
questions
Thesis recommendations
 An investigation of the factors affecting
quality instruction among Social Studies
teachers manifests this kind of Social Science
perspective
Structural Fucntionalist
Dr. Mon wants to know the meaning of food
offering during All Soul’s among the Ilocanos.
Dr. Mon should have this perspective
Emic
 Basic criteria of terrorism
• Involves use of violence
• Directed against individuals or property
• Designed to coerce a government
 Common acts of terrorism
• Bombing
• Assassination
• Kidnapping
• Hostage Taking
The place Auschwitz is associated with
Concentration camp for the Jews
 Controversial documentary filmmaker of
“Bowling for Columbine” and “Fahrenheit
9/11”
Michael Moore
War, torture, genocide, murder, and
homicide are examples
Physical Violence
 This report highlighted the need to
conceptualize sustainable development that
would “meet the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs”
Brundtland Report (1987)
Process by which individuals acquire political
attitudes and develop patterns of political
behavior
Political socialization
Max Weber’s term for the disciplined work
ethic, this worldly concerns and rational
orientation to life
Protestant ethic
 Statement best describes the relationship
between the arts and religion in traditional
societies
Art is frequently, but not always linked to
religion
Most radical and far-reaching kind of change
revolution
Bipedalism marked the distinction between
human and apes
Australopithecus
In many societies, technological growth has
Transformed gender roles in most societies
Kinship as the most important principle of
social organization in ancient societies is
generally followed
chiefdoms
 Culturally distinct population whose
members think of them as descended from
the same ancestor or as part of the same
people
Tribe
 A very simple social organization where
power revolves around the head of a nuclear
family
Band
A doctrine which prohibits a European nation
to become stronger over the other which
exists during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of
England is called
Balance of power
The first leader of Communist Russia
Nicolai Lenin
 Greek artists and architects created these
works characterized by the said style known
for its beautiful simplicity and balance
Perspective
Post World War II period brought changes to
the nations of Asia and the Pacific. Which did
not happen during this period?
Ethnic and religious rivalries in South Asia brought
unity among India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

What happened during the period:

• Japan arose to become one of the world’s major economic and
trading nations
• European colonies became independent nations and faced the
problem of building united societies
• Civil War between Nationalists and Communist China erupted
Famous maxim of the French Revolution
stresses on
Liberty, equality, and fraternity
The expansion of the United States from the
original 13 colonies was due t war and
purchase. Which nation state as not acquire
by purchase?
Alaska
 He described globalization as the
intensification of worldwide social relations
which link distant localities and involve a
change in the way we understand geography
and experience localness
Anthony Giddens
In Bosnian war, ethnic Serb forces carried out
a policy of forcible removal of rival ethnic
groups known as
Ethnic cleansing
 Towards the end of the cold war, Mikhail
Gorbachev took the risks and made drastic
changes in USSR through the policy of
glasnost; what does glasnost stresses and
what does it mean?
Glasnost stresses openness which means
freedom of expression for Soviet citizens
Not a pattern by which a regime may attain
legitimacy for its authority according to
Weber
 International Norms
Three Basic Forms of Legitimacy according to Weber
• Traditional
• Legal-rational
• Charismatic
Francis Fukuyama; __________________
Samuel Huntington; ____________________
 The End of History
Clash of Civilizations
 He insisted that there is only one
nonculturally specific path of development
for nation-states and that England first
discovered the path
Walt Whitman Rostow
The concept of sovereignty wherein a nation-
state claims sole authority under a given set
of laws within its territorial boundaries is
often said to have first been given form
under what treaty?
Utrecht
Famous politician known as the Iron Lady
Margareth Thatcher
 Adherence to the generally accepted
principles of international law as part of the
laws of the country bind us to the policy of
peace, cooperation, and unity with all
nations
Peace Education
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
RA 8749
 Defined as the supreme, inherent, and
invaluable right to life, dignity, and self-
development
Human Rights Education
 The thrust of 21st Century education is to
focus on the mutual creation of an
environment friendly, harmonious, peaceful,
and progressive world.
Global Education