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World Geography-eA
eAcademy World Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Four major types of underwater landforms are | mountains, cliffs, valleys, and trenches |
| Accretion, a type of tectonic activity, occurs when | a sea plate slowly slides under a continental plate |
| A city if an example of a | functional region |
| Which of the following is the type of government in which all key powers are centered in a national government? | unitary system |
| Currently, the Earth is tilted on its axis at | 23.5 degrees |
| Which of the following maps illustrates the movement of people, animals, goods, and ideas? | flow-line maps |
| The fairly constant patterns of the world’s winds are called | prevailing winds. |
| If geographers want to understand how a mountain range affects settlement in a region, they study | human-environment interaction. |
| What is an embargo? | a ban on trade with on country by another |
| The doubling time of a developed country is typically more than | 300 years |
| Maps that emphasize a single idea or a particular kind of information are called | thematic maps |
| All planets are grouped into | terrestrial planets, gas giant planets, and dwarf planets |
| Governments are organized by _____ and types of authority | levels of power |
| Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, and Colombia produce most of the world’s | coffee |
| Latin American governments use satellite imaging to help | prevent earthquakes |
| All of the following occurring in Brazil’s interior has led to the clearing of the rain forests EXCEPT | reforestation |
| Some Caribbean islands remain under foreign control, such as | Puerto Rico and some of the Virgin Islands. |
| Jai alai is a popular _____ in Latin America. | sport |
| Maquiladoras benefit foreign corporations by allowing them to | hire low-cost labor. |
| Why have many people who lived in rural Mexico migrated to urban areas of the country? | limited agricultural land |
| The Sierra Madre mountain range in Mexico surrounds what densely populated landform? | Mexican Plateau |
| In 2004, Hurricane Ivan hit the island of Grenada, severely damaging what major cash crop? | nutmeg |
| Handwoven textiles from this country reflect ancient Maya symbols and weaving techniques. | Guatemala |
| What percentage of Mexico’s population is urban? | 75% |
| Colombian mines produce which fine minerals? | emeralds |
| Which of these countries is the most populous in South America? | Equador |
| In the beginning, European colonies in the Americas were | free of diseases found in Europe |
| What are latifundia? | large, mechanized farms |
| _____ can be found near Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez. | Maquiladoras |
| The Andes consist of _____, several ranges that run parallel to one another. | cordilleras |
| Patagonia is at the southern end of | South America |
| Ciudad Juárez has many maquiladoras, or | foreign-owned factories. |
| When did the Maya dominate southern Mexico? | from A.D. 250 to A.D. 900 |
| The land above the tierra fría has | a climate unfavorable for human habitation |
| Which of the following was not one of the major religions represented in ethnic fighting in the Balkans? | Judaism |
| Which of the following European countries gets the least amount of its GDP from agriculture? | Germany |
| Massif Central are highlands located in | France |
| Fertilizers in water sources | encourage algae growth |
| Parts of the Meseta have a | dry steppe climate. |
| What outbreak in the United Kingdom in 2001 required the killing of thousands of animals? | foot-and-mouth disease |
| Jagged coastlines with fjords are characteristic of | western Scandinaia |
| Permafrost is found in | northern Scandinavia |
| What kind of economies did eastern European countries have before the fall of Communism? | command economics |
| Which of the following was a Frankish ruler who reigned from A.D. 768 to A.D. 814? | Charlemange |
| Who invaded Britain after the Romans left? | the Germanic Angles, Saxons, and Jutes |
| Which of the following is NOT a positive result of the Aswan High Dam? | It helps deposit alluvial soil on the flood plain. |
| After gaining independence from France, Morocco became a | Constitutional Monarchy. |
| The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run mostly through | Iraq. |
| Islam forbids followers to make a profit from oil. | Zagros mountains. |
| Runoff from infrequent rainstorms creates _____ in the desert. | wadis |
| What European idea helped to provide the basis for the modern countries that occurred in the subregion of North Africa in the 1800s? | nationalism |
| Which mountains rise north of Mount Ararat between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea? | Causasus |
| The majority of the population of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait are | foreign workers. |
| Which nation or nations from the region were original OPEC members? | Iraq and Iran |
| _____ is a way of life for people living in the steppe climate zone. | Pastoralism |
| Iran restricts foreign tourism to | lessen foreign influence. |
| Overfishing has decreased fish catches in the | Caspian Sea |
| The ancient civilization that developed along the eastern Mediterranean coast and traded widely across the Mediterranean is the | Phoenicians |
| What languages are spoken by most people in Central Asia? | a form of the Turkic languages |
| Arabic people migrated to Kuwait in the first half of the 1900s | because oil was discovered there |
| A _____ climate receives an average of 10 inches (25 cm) of rain or less per year. | desert |
| The Egyptian civilization developed in the Nile River Valley | about 6,000 years ago. |
| Which side of the Atlas Mountains receives enough precipitation to water the coastal regions? | northern |
| Until the 1960s, the world’s fourth-largest inland sea was the | Aral Sea. |
| How much of the world’s known oil reserves lie beneath North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia? | 60% |
| Why didn't the discovery of oil in the Persian Gulf in the early 1900s bring immediate riches to the region? | Host countries were paid little for the oil. |
| Mount Ararat reaches a height of | 17,000 feet |
| Where do most the people in North Africa live? | in urban areas |
| What are petrochemicals? | products derived from oil and natural gas |
| Although it had a literacy rate of only 50 percent before the Islamic Revolution, Iran’s literacy rate has now grown to | 80% |
| Oil well fires _____ during the Persian Gulf War. | threatened millions of birds |
| The Hutu are the majority ethnic group in which of the following countries? | Rwanda |
| Africa’s tropical rain forest is threatened by | farms and commercial logging |
| What percentage of the world’s HIV-positive population live in South Africa? | 70% |
| In the 1400s, Europeans built trade relationships in Central Africa mostly based on the | slave trade |
| Between 2000 and 2004, the number of mobile phones and main telephone lines in Africa south of the Sahara | tripled |
| The Niger River splits into an island _____ in southern Nigeria. | delta |
| Which of the following is also known as the “Mountains of the Moon”? | the Ruwenzori Mountains |
| Which of the following is thought to be the source of Bantu migrations throughout the region? | the western highlands of Cameroon |
| About how much rain falls on average per year on the tropical wet regions near the equator in Africa South of the Sahara? | 60 inches |
| Which statement about African music is not true? | it has been strongly influenced by American Jazz. |
| Currently, the most urbanized country in the Sahel is | Senegal. |
| he world’s largest refugee population is in | Sudan |
| Which of the following statements about the fishing industry of this region is NOT true? | The best fishing waters lie to the east of Africa |
| One of Africa's most widely spoken languages is | Yoruba |
| The people of Funan adopted which religion? | Hinduism |
| Most of the roads in Mongolia are | unpaved |
| Which of the following may have been one of the world's first cities? | Mohenjo Daro |
| The Indus Valley is the site of _____, one of the world’s oldest cities. | Harappa |
| The nation with the highest population density in mainland Southeast Asia is | Vietnam |
| Which of the following statements about the Srivijaya Empire is NOT accurate? | It controlled trade routes to the Pacific Ocean. |
| China's total population is about | 1.3 billion |
| What is the dominant crop grown in Bangladesh’s delta region and along the region’s great rivers? | a tsuanami. |
| Which neighboring country occupied Korea from the 1200s to the 1300s? | Mongolia |
| Borobudur in Indonesia is a | Buddhist temple |
| Early cultures developed in Southeast Asia through | extensive maritime trade. |
| Since the Chinese government has allowed some free-market economic influences, health care in China has | fewer guaranteed services |
| Which of the following statements about pollution in East Asia is accurate? | Urban areas of North and South Korea are plagued with air pollution. |
| Urban areas of North and South Korea are plagued with air pollution. | 15% |
| Despite evacuations, hundreds of people were killed when Mount Pinatubo erupted in | 1991 |
| The leading economic activity in Southeast Asia is | agriculture |
| Since mainland China became a communist country, Taiwan has | developed a powerful export-based economy |
| Some _____ distinct languages are spoken on Indonesia’s many islands. | 250 |
| What do people do for energy in area of South Asia where not enough petroleum is available? | burn biomass |
| The Great Leap Forward was a movement in China to _____ that had disastrous results. | institute communist policies into agriculture |
| In recent years, the United States has tried to | persuade Japan to open its markets to more imports. |
| Ethnic Han Chinese make up ____ percent of China's population. | 92 |
| Most of new Zealand has a | marine west coast climate. |
| Islands formed by the buildup of coral reefs on submerged volcanoes are called _____ islands. | low |
| Many of today's conflicts in Oceania have their roots in | colonial times |
| Which of the following is NOT a reason why nations in Oceania do not have well-developed transportation systems? | The climate is too dry |
| Which statement about urbanization in the region is accurate? | Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington are New Zealand’s largest cities |
| With which of the following countries does Australia import more goods than it exports? | United States |
| Oceania’s low islands receive _____ and are covered with grasses and shrubs. | little rainfall |
| Which of the following are independent Polynesian countries? | Tuvalu, Tonga, and Samoa |
| Australia has rich mineral resources, including | bauxite, opals, zinc, coal, and gold. |
| With what is soil conservation in Australia closely linked? | reducing deforestation |
| Water from artesian wells in the Great Artesian Basin is used to | water animals. |
| One of the largest Australian cities is | Melbourne |
| Which of the following island types were formed by rising and folding rock on the ocean floor? | continental islands |
| Literacy rates in Australia and New Zealand are no less than | 99% |
| Which statement about European settlement in New Zealand and Oceania is accurate? | British settlers were attracted to New Zealand’s rich soil. |
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