World Cultures Final Review: Top 20 Nations

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  1. 4. Characterized by limited government, it leads in free enterprise, contains the Rocky Mountains, and is a highly multicultural society.
  2. 6. This country has an unlimited government, utilizes a socialist market economy, is shaped by the Yellow River, and has experienced much cultural diffusion.
  3. 9. This republic exports natural resources, relies on the Nile River, and is heavily influenced by Islam.
  4. 10. This nation has a parliamentary government, relies on free enterprise, features the Himalayas, and is the birthplace of Hinduism and Buddhism.
  5. 13. With a representative government, it boasts strong free enterprise, features the Rhine River, and is a key member of the European Union.
  6. 14. This limited government uses a market economy, features island landforms surrounded by water bodies like the South China Sea, and is deeply influenced by the Islamic religion.
  7. 16. This republic works to improve economic indicators, is located in the Horn of Africa, and respects traditional religions.
  8. 18. Operating with a limited government, this nation engages in free enterprise, features island landforms bordering the South China Sea, and shows cultural diffusion from Spanish colonization.
  9. 19. With a parliamentary government, it works to grow its capital near the Indus River where Islam is the primary religion.
  10. 20. Operating as a federation, it has a mixed market economy, spans the vast region of Siberia, and is known for the Russian Orthodox faith.
Down
  1. 1. This nation has a parliamentary government, tracks its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), sits on the Ganges River, and has a unique cultural region.
  2. 2. This republic focuses on its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), includes the Taurus Mountains, and features a blend of institutions and Islam.
  3. 3. This nation has limited government, supports a market economy, features Southeast Asian landforms, and practices Buddhism.
  4. 5. This nation features a limited government, uses free enterprise, borders the Sea of Japan, and is known globally for J-Pop.
  5. 7. This nation features a limited government, engages in free enterprise, contains the Sierra Madres, and has strong ties to Catholicism.
  6. 8. This republic relies heavily on natural resources, is located near the Niger River, and values the extended family.
  7. 11. Operating with a limited government, this nation's free enterprise involves the Amazon River and is home to diverse multicultural societies.
  8. 12. Though a republic, it struggles with conflict over natural resources near the Congo River where extended family is vital.
  9. 15. This communist nation uses a socialist market economy, is located along the Mekong River, and shares philosophical ideas with its neighbors.
  10. 17. Operating as a theocracy, it manages valuable natural resources near the Zagros Mountains while enforcing strict fundamentalism.