Which of the following is an example of a shatterbelt region? A) Eastern Europe
B) Western Europe
C) Siberia
D) South America
E) South Africa

Match the graph type to its description. 1. uses symbols to describe information pie 2. compares different quantities at the same point in time line 3. compares increases and decreases in a quantity over a period of time bar 4. shows the relationship of parts to each other and to the whole pictograph

Why did the belgian parliament pass laws to decentralize its government? a. to increase trade with neighboring luxembourg b. to decrease the political power enjoyed by the flemish c. to enable belgium to join the european union d. to reduce tensions between belgium's two main ethnic groups

Data courtesy of the un development programme 2006-2008 and world bank 2009 the chart above compares measures of development using the hdi and gdp. why might turkey rank lower in the hdi indicator even though it has a high gdp? a. turkey has a lower gdp than comparable countries in the hdi ranking. b. turkey must increase its hdi to have a higher gdp ranking. c. turkey is only compared to other european countries in gdp, not to the world, as it is in the hdi. d. turkey may struggle to provide adequate education or health care, or it may have a lower life expectancy.