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geographyFinalExam
world geography final exam review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Russia's industrial heartland is located in the Dnieper River basin. | False |
| Russia is the worlds largest country in area. | True |
| Gold and diamond mines are found in Eastern Siberia. | True |
| Ukraine's highest point is located in the Carpathian Mountains. | True |
| The trans Siberian railroad is Russia's most important transportation link. | True |
| A major reason that some Russians have chosen to move to Siberia is the lower cost of living. | False |
| Central Asia's poor transportation system and remote location have made foreign trade difficult. | True |
| Kyrgyzstan separates the rest of Central Asia from Russia. | False |
| Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan have had the most success switching to a market economy. | False |
| An exotic river is an area where a spring bubbles to the surface. | False |
| Iraq and Saudi Arabia became independent countries in 1932. | True |
| Saudi Arabia is a member of OPEC. | True |
| Algeria has the largest supply of oil reserves is North Africa. | False |
| Morocco is the worlds largest exporter of sardines. | True |
| One important crop in West and Central Africa is Cacao, which is used to make chocolate. | True |
| Most of the waters of the Nile River come from the Blue Nile. | True |
| The climates of East Africa vary greatly due to elevation and latitude. | True |
| Great Zimbabwe was a powerful kingdom of the Zulu peoples. | False |
| Angola and Mozambique were both colonized by the Portuguese. | True |
| Kraals were settlements created to separate nonwhite people from the white people in South Africa. | False |
| Cape Town is the center of South Africa's industrial heartland. | False |
| The Himalayas have a subarctic climate. | False |
| India must import oil to to meet its energy needs. | True |
| The first Europeans to arrive in India were the Portuguese. | True |
| Sanskrit is an official language of India. | True |
| Nepal and Bhutan are landlocked countries in the Himalayas. | True |
| The armies of Alexander the Great once occupied the Indian Perimeter. | True |
| South Central Nepal is home to the Indian rhinoceros. | True |
| Xizang and Xinjiang are two autonomous regions that make up most of western China. | True |
| Christianity is a major religion in North Korea. | False |
| North Korea has a very low birthrate and high life expectancy rate. | False |
| All of mainland Southeast Asia has highland or subtropical climates. | False |
| The Spratly Islands have large oil and natural gas deposits. | True |
| Singapore's location on a major shipping route has helped its growth. | True |
| Undersea earthquakes and volcanoes make typhoons an occasional threat to coastal areas in Indonesia. | False |
| Interior areas of Borneo and Irian Jaya have a marine west coast climate. | False |
| Most of New Zealand has a temperate forest biome. | True |
| Australia is located between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. | False |
| Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to reach New Zealand. | True |
| The Dutch settled Australia as a prison colony. | False |
| The Maori are culturally related to the Chinese. | False |
| Oceanic islands form from volcanic mountains that have grown from the ocean floor to the surface. | True |
| Many Micronesian people appear to be genetically linked to the Aborigines of Australia. | False |
| The first European explorer to the Pacific Islands was the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan | True |
| Which of the following is not a climate found in Russia, Belarus, and the Ukraine? | Marine West Coast |
| Who were the Rus? | early Scandinavian traders |
| What is the capital of Belarus? | Minsk |
| Which of the following has not occurred in the difficult transition from Communism? | War with the European neighbors |
| Where is Russia's heavy industry located? | Volga River and Ural Mountains |
| Compared to the United States, in the map above, Russia is? | Much larger |
| What type of tree is particularly common in Central Asia? | Walnut |
| What was the traditional way of life in the Northern region of Central Asia? | herding |
| What is one benefit of Kazakhstan's new capital Astana? | It is closer to Russia |
| Which tectonic plate has not contributed to the formation of the Arabian Peninsula? | Cocos |
| Which bodies of water lie to the south of the Arabian Peninsula? | Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden |
| What factor prevents all the countries in the Persian Gulf from producing desalinized water? | It is very expensive to produce on a large scale. |
| What is the name of the region that includes land from the Persian Gulf through the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? | Fertile Crescent |
| Which empires tried to control Iran and Afghanistan in the 1800s? | British and Russian |
| What does OPEC stand for? | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| According to the map above, which country borders Iraq to the northwest? | Syria |
| According to the map above, the Persian Gulf is most geographically accessible by which group of countries? | Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iran |
| Turkey is split in two by the Bosporus, ____, and the Sea of Marmara? | the Dardanelles |
| What two mountain systems run across Anatolia? | the Pontic and Taurus Mountains |
| The Anatolian Plateau has ______? | bitter cold winters with heavy snowstorms |
| Which of the following rivers flows into the Dead Sea? | Jordan |
| Which country has been known for its extensive ceder, cypress, and pine forest? | Cyprus |
| What happened to Palestine after World War I? | It became a British mandate |
| What three strips of land are issues in the Arab-Israel conflict? | the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights |
| The United States gives foreign aid to Israel and____? | Jordan |
| Compared to the United States, the Eastern Mediterranean region is? | Much smaller |
| A wool carpet purchased in Turkey cost $1,000 U.S. About how much is this in Turkish lira? | 1.4 billion Turkish lira |
| About how much is an Egyptian pound worth in U.S. dollars? | $o.o2 |
| Irrigated farmlands along the Nile River and Nile Delta produce large amounts of which crop? | cotton |
| What city grew rich trading gold, spices, ivory, and slaves between central and western Africa, Europe, and Arabia? | Marrakech |
| When did Algeria attain its independence? | 1962 |
| Desert Nomads called _____ still live along the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt? | Bedouins |
| What types of vegetation are common in the tropical wet and dry region south of the Sahara? | grasses, shrubs, and small trees |
| Which of the following countries does not have significant oil reserves? | Mali |
| Why did Europeans originally explore the coast of West Africa? | They were looking for a water route to Asia? |
| Where did most of the slaves sent to the Americas originally come from? | areas between what are now Senegal and Angola |
| Which of the following was not part of Africa's triple heritage? | Judaism |
| Swahili contains many vocabulary words from what languages? | Arabic |
| Where is Zanzibar located? | just off the coast of Tanzania |
| Which of the following is an important source of water in the Namib Desert? | dew and fog |
| Which of the following cities has a Mediterranean climate? | Cape Town, South Africa |
| What type of biome is found in the middle veld? | savanna |
| What skill did the early Bantu settlers bring to southern Africa? | how to make iron tools |
| What European country controlled Bechuanaland (now Botswana)? | Great Britain |
| Which two countries were once called North and South Rhodesia? | Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| Which country has one of Africa's fastest growing economies? | Botswana |
| Why do so many children develop illness in southern Africa? | poor nutrition due to poverty |
| Which of the following areas experiences extremely high rainfall? | between the Western Ghats and the Himalayes |
| The Thar Desert lies in both India and _____? | Pakistan |
| What is the Kanchenjunga? | India's highest point |
| Where does the Ganges River begin? | in the Himalayas |
| Which region is defined by a strict moral code based on preserving life? | Jainism |
| Who reunited the Mughal Empire and expanded it into central India? | Akbar |
| India is not the world's leading producer of which crop? | rice |
| According to the map above, which major geographic feature is NOT found in India? | Isthmus |
| Approximately how many of India's population of approximately one billion are Christian? | 24,000,000 |
| The topography of Bangladesh is continually reshaped by? | floods |
| Which of the following is not a major religion in the Indian Perimeter | Christianity |
| ________ is the capital of Bangladesh? | Dhaka |
| What geographic feature separates Sri Lanka from India? | the Palk Strait |
| In which country is the Thar Desert located? | Pakistan |
| What tree forms the basis for Bangladesh's paper industry? | bamboo |
| Of the following choices, which is not a major crop of China? | corn |
| What is a major influence on the climate throughout most of China? | Asian monsoon |
| Which of the following is a valuable export for China? | shrimp |
| What river has been called "China's sorrow?" | Huang |
| When completed, the Three Gorges Dam will do all of the following except? | preserve all plant and animal species along the Chang |
| Where did the Japanese set up a puppet government? | Manchuria |
| Who was Deng Xiaoping? | Mao Zedong's successor |
| What is a chaebol? | a large family owned conglomerate in south Korea |
| What is the capital of North Korea? | Pyongyang |
| Which of the following is not an industrial region of Japan? | Sapporo |
| According to the map above, at their closest point, Japan and South Korea are separated by what body of water? | The Korea Strait |
| Which body of water does not lie off of the Indochina Peninsula? | Andaman Sea |
| Look at the above graph, which Southeast Asian country is most urban? | Myanmar |
| How many people live in Yangon? | 2,500,000 |
| If the population of Thailand is more than 60 million, about what percent of the pop lives in Bangkok? | 10% |
| What is the largest island in island Southeast Asia? | New Guinea |
| _________ is a native language of the Philippines. | Tagalog |
| ___________ was an early name for Jakarta | Batavia |
| The newest independent country in island Southeast Asia is ____________ | East Timor |
| Which country uses profits from its oil and natural gas reserves to provide free medical care to its citizens? | Brunei |
| The highest mountains of island Southeast Asia are found on _______________? | New Guinea |
| Which Indonesian island has about 1.3 active volcanoes? | Java |
| Which of the following has not claimed the Spratly Islands? | Irian Jaya |
| What is one benefit that the region's volcanoes have provided? | rich soil |
| What is the average rainfall per month from February through October? | about 7 inches |
| Which type of energy supplies 65 percent of New Zealand's electricity? | hydroelectric |
| Most oil and gas fields in Australia are found in the ________________? | In the Bass Strait |
| Which of the following does not describe Australia? | Driest continent |
| Low islands are formed from ____________? | coral |
| Which region of the Pacific Islands includes Easter Island? | Polynesia |
| Which of the following is not part of Melanesia? | Marshall Islands |
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