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A. Latin America
B. Spanish America
C. South America
7. Apartheid was abolished in __________________________ in the 1990s.
A. southern Africa
B. North Africa
C. South Africa
8. The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland form a group of islands known as
__________________________ .
A. Great Britain
B. England
C. the British Isles.
9. The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland form part of __________________________ .
A. Continental Europe
B. Mainland Europe
C. Europe
10. Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates form part of what is known
as__________________________ .
A. the West Indies
B. the Gulf States
C. the European Union
11. Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are known collectively as __________________________ .
A. the Baltic Republics
B. the Caribbean
C. Scandinavia
Don’t forget to keep a record of the words and expressions that you have learnt, review
your notes from time to time and try to use new vocabulary items whenever possible.

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Around the world
general vocabulary
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For reference, see the 
Easier English Dictionary for Students
(978 0 7475 6624 3)
B. Change each country / area below into the nationality and / or language spoken of the
people who come from that place (for example: Britain = British). Write each word in the
appropriate space in the table. Be careful, because usually we add or remove letters to / from
the name of the country before we add the ending.
Greece • Portugal • Ireland • Belgium • Finland • England
Wales • Scotland • Holland • Lebanon • Malaysia • Norway
Sweden • Thailand • Peru • Bangladesh • Israel • Japan
Iran • Burma • America • Canada • Spain • Turkey
Switzerland • Saudi Arabia • Denmark • Iraq • Australia • Malta
Kuwait • Russia • Yemen • Philippines • Poland