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GEOG 101 Week 8 Final Exam Answers

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Question 1 (Worth 1 points) The city of __________ is located at the confluence of the White and Blue Nile and serves as the capital of __________. 1. Khartoum/Sudan 2. Addis Ababa/Ethiopia 3. Cairo/Egypt 4. Kabol/Afghanistan 5. Baghdad/Iraq Points earned on this question: 1 Question 2 (Worth 1 points) Wallace’s Line refers to: 1. the point in Australia where earthquakes are particularly severe 2. the line separating Australian species from non-Australian species 3. the midpoint of the Great Dividing Range 4. the point at which Australian waters are divided from New Zealand waters


5. the dividing line between the aboriginal and modern Australian territories Points earned on this question: 1 Question 3 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following statements is false? 1. Though the official language of Bangladesh is Bengali, the official language of Pakistan is Urdu. 2. While the major natural hazard faced by Bangladesh is flooding, the major natural hazard faced by Pakistan is drought. 3. While rice is the major staple grain in Bangladesh, wheat is the major staple grain in Pakistan. 4. Bangladesh and Pakistan have significant known mineral resources. 5. Bangladesh and Pakistan were once united into a single country. Points earned on this question: 0 Question 4 (Worth 1 points) The lava covered plateau that extends across most of southern India is known as the: 1. Punjab 2. Bengla 3. Dravidian 4. Deccan 5. Raj Points earned on this question: 1 Question 5 (Worth 1 points) The Hindu population of Sri Lanka is called the: 1. Ceylonese


2. Sinhalese 3. Tamils 4. Ghats 5. Lankanese Points earned on this question: 1 Question 6 (Worth 1 points) The rural areas of Australia are known as the: 1. backward zone 2. outlands 3. aboriginal territories 4. Northern Territory 5. outback Points earned on this question: 1 Question 7 (Worth 1 points) . Which of the following countries is not on the Arabian Peninsula? 1. Libya 2. Kuwait 3. Oman 4. Qatar 5. Bahrain Points earned on this question: 1 Question 8 (Worth 1 points) This country is the smallest in North Africa, but has the highest GNP per capita in North Africa.


1. Chad 2. Algeria 3. Tunisia D. Morocco 4. Libya Points earned on this question: 1 Question 9 (Worth 1 points) The partitioning of Hindu India from Muslim Pakistan occurred in: 1. ca. 460 B.C. 2. 1857 3. 1947 D. 1971 4. the two areas have never been partitioned Points earned on this question: 1 Question 10 (Worth 1 points) The largest country in Melanesia by area is: 1. Solomon Islands Island 2. Fiji 3. Papua New Guinea 4. Hawai’i 5. Easter Points earned on this question: 1 Question 11 (Worth 1 points)


The island of New Guinea is included in the region known as: 1. Melanesia 2. Micronesia 3. Polynesia 4. Fiji 5. Indonesia Points earned on this question: 1 Question 12 (Worth 1 points) The small group of islands 400 miles south of India are the: 1. Sri Lanka 2. Punjabs 3. Maldives 4. Dravidians 5. Colombos Points earned on this question: 1 Question 13 (Worth 1 points) . The Gobi is associated with which region? 1. North China 2. Northeast China 3. Inner Mongolia D. Xinjiang 4. Xizang Points earned on this question: 1


Question 14 (Worth 1 points) The Sikh population is concentrated in: 1. Punjab 2. Assam 3. Kerala 4. Kashmir 5. Seekland Points earned on this question: 1 Question 15 (Worth 1 points) The State of Israel: 1. was settled by people fleeing the Zionist policies of Nazi Germany 2. was created from territory that was formerly administered by the British 3. was part of the Ottoman Empire and ceded to the Israelis in 1923 4. was created out of the country of Palestine that previously had no Jewish population 5. was founded after World War I Points earned on this question: 1 Question 16 (Worth 1 points) The irredentist movement in the North West Frontier of Pakistan is based on cultural affiliations with the neighboring country of: 1. Iran 2. Afghanistan 3. Jammu and Kashmir 4. Bangladesh 5. India


Points earned on this question: 1 Question 17 (Worth 1 points) The untouchable caste in India is known as the: 1. Hindus 2. Harijans 3. Brahmans 4. Sikhs 5. none of the above Points earned on this question: 0 Question 18 (Worth 1 points) _______ held onto eastern Timor well after the Dutch left the East Indies. 1. Portugal 2. Spain 3. U.S. 4. British 5. Japanese Points earned on this question: 1 Question 19 (Worth 1 points) Prior to independence, New Guinea was administered by: 1. Australia 2. New Zealand 3. U.S. 4. Indonesia


5. Papua Points earned on this question: 1 Question 20 (Worth 1 points) The modern state of Israel was created in: 1. 1923 2. 1937 3. 1948 D. 1959 4. 1967 Points earned on this question: 1 Question 21 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following cities suffered severely in the devastating 1991 cyclone that came ashore north of the Bay of Bengal? 1. New Delhi 2. Bombay (Mumbai) 3. Dhaka D. Karachi 4. Beijing Points earned on this question: 1 Question 22 (Worth 1 points) The body of water destroyed by Soviet irrigation schemes is the: 1. Black Sea 2. Aral Sea 3. Caspian Sea


4. Lake Balkhash 5. Sea of Azov Points earned on this question: 1 Question 23 (Worth 1 points) An area whose control is still disputed by India and Pakistan is: 1. Punjab 2. Jammu and Kashmir 3. Bangladesh 4. Bengal 5. Goa Points earned on this question: 1 Question 24 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following statements about Indian agriculture is false? 1. Rice is grown in the east and wheat in the west. 2. Wheat is grown in the east and rice in the west. C. The Green Revolution led to significant increases in production. 3. Cotton is produced in west-central India. 4. All of the above are false. Points earned on this question: 1 Question 25 (Worth 1 points) The majority population in the north of Kazakhstan is: 1. Kazakhstan 2. Russian


3. Uzbek 4. Armenian 5. Ukrainian Points earned on this question: 1 Question 26 (Worth 1 points) The dominant centripetal force in India has been the: 1. cultural and religious strength of Hinduism B. universality of the English Language 2. united opposition to Islam 3. national effort against the colonial power 4. war on hunger and malnutrition Points earned on this question: 1 Question 27 (Worth 1 points) One of the worlds’ most heavily populated agricultural areas is known as: 1. Xizang 2. Chang-Yangzi Basin 3. Xinjiang 4. Shazam 5. North China Plain Points earned on this question: 1 Question 28 (Worth 1 points) The country that could control the flow of the Nile River into Egypt is: 1. Iraq


2. Sudan 3. Libya 4. Turkey 5. none of the above Points earned on this question: 1 Question 29 (Worth 1 points) The two major cities on the North China Plain are: 1. Beijing and Shanghai 2. Beijing and Tianjin 3. Shandong and Tibet 4. Hainan and Hong Kong (Xianggang) 5. Singapore and Shenyang Points earned on this question: 1 Question 30 (Worth 1 points) The city located closest to the Ganges Delta is: 1. Calcutta (Kolkata) 2. New Delhi 3. Madras (Chennai) 4. Islamabad 5. Colombo Points earned on this question: 1 Question 31 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following is not located within the Maghreb region?


1. the Atlas Mountains 2. Casablanca 3. the countries that were once called the Barbary states 4. the Mecca area of the Arabian Peninsula 5. the city of Tunis Points earned on this question: 1 Question 32 (Worth 1 points) . The Grand Canal connects: 1. the Xi (West)/Pearl River and the Chang-Yangzi River 2. the Chang-Yangzi River and the core of Northern China C. the Liao and the Amur 3. the Indus and the Ganges 4. the Liao and the Ob Points earned on this question: 1 Question 33 (Worth 1 points) Between Yemen and Djibouti is the choke point known as: 1. Hormuz 2. Tiran 3. Bab el Mandeb 4. Suez 5. Gibraltar Points earned on this question: 1 Question 34 (Worth 1 points)


Which of the following is false about New Caledonia? 1. It has significant nickel resources. 2. It was under British rule. C. It is inhabited by only about 240,000 persons. 3. It consists of about 80 islands. 4. About 37% of the population is of French origin. Points earned on this question: 1 Question 35 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following statements is false? 1. The first Temple of the Jews was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C. 2. The second Temple of the Jews was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. 3. Christianity began as a messianic religion under the Romans 4. The United Nations gave Jerusalem to the Israelis under the 1947 partition resolution E. The Palestinians and the Israelis both desire Jerusalem as their capital. Points earned on this question: 1 Question 36 (Worth 1 points) The Pacific region called ___________ takes its name from the word for many, and is contained within a huge triangle whose corners are New Zealand, Easter Island, and the Hawaiian Islands. 1. Polynesia 2. Amnesia 3. Micronesia 4. Melanesia 5. Oceania


Points earned on this question: 1 Question 37 (Worth 1 points) Ceuta and Mellila are associated with which country? 1. Egypt 2. Tunisia 3. Persia 4. Morocco 5. Spanish Sahara Points earned on this question: 0 Question 38 (Worth 1 points) In India, a leading centrifugal force is: 1. the caste system 2. cultural strength of Hinduism 3. the personality of Nehru 4. the Sikh population 5. none of the above Points earned on this question: 1 Question 39 (Worth 1 points) The emerging economic region of China is: 1. Shandong 2. Shenzhen 3. the Pacific Rim D. Hainan Island


4. Hong Kong (Xianggang) Points earned on this question: 1 Question 40 (Worth 1 points) The priestly caste in India is known as the: 1. Hindus 2. Brahmans 3. Harijans 4. Sikhs 5. none of the above Points earned on this question: 1 Question 41 (Worth 1 points) Which region contains Tibet? 1. South China 2. Inner Mongolia 3. Xinjiang 4. Xizang 5. Northeast China Points earned on this question: 1 Question 42 (Worth 1 points) The power coming through India in the tenth century was: 1. Roman 2. Greek 3. Islam


4. Buddhist 5. Aryan Points earned on this question: 0 Question 43 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following countries does not share a common border with Pakistan? 1. Iran 2. China 3. Bangladesh 4. Afghanistan 5. India Points earned on this question: 1 Question 44 (Worth 1 points) Iran differs from most of the North African/Southwest Asian realm in that: 1. it is non-Islamic 2. its population is nearly 100% Arab 3. it is dominantly Shi’ite This is a correct answer 4. it is ruled by a monarchy 5. as a nation it is very young Points earned on this question: 0 Question 45 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following statements is false? 1. Australia’s total population is modest in size. 2. The largest core area of Australia is on the southeastern coast.


3. Most Australians live in rural areas. This is a correct answer 4. Much of Australia is arid or semi-arid. 5. The capital of Australia is Canberra. Points earned on this question: 1 Question 46 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following is not one of the republics of Turkestan? 1. Kazakhstan 2. Uzbekistan 3. Turkmenistan 4. Azerbaijan This is a correct answer 5. Kyrgyzstan Points earned on this question: 1 Question 47 (Worth 1 points) The UAE includes the oil-rich sheikhdom known as: 1. Kuwait 2. Saudi 3. Abu Dhabi This is a correct answer 4. Bahrain 5. Qatar Points earned on this question: 1 Question 48 (Worth 1 points)


The better watered volcanic islands where the economy is based upon agriculture are known as: 1. high islands This is a correct answer 2. low islands 3. Melanesia islands 4. Micronesia islands 5. Polynesia islands Points earned on this question: 1 Question 49 (Worth 1 points) The largest oil reserves in the Middle East are in: 1. Israel 2. Libya 3. Iraq This is a correct answer 4. Saudi Arabia 5. Yemen Points earned on this question: 0 Question 50 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following has not been important in the development of Shenzhen as an SEZ? 1. proximity to Hong Kong (Xianggang) 2. the socialist economic principles applied by the Chinese government to its development This is a correct answer 3. port facilities 4. investment of overseas Chinese in its development


5. U.S. and Japanese investments Points earned on this question: 0 Question 51 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following is located in Micronesia? 1. Hawaiian Islands 2. Marshall Islands This is a correct answer 3. New Caledonia 4. Solomon Islands 5. Papua New Guinea Points earned on this question: 1 Question 52 (Worth 1 points) The Huang He (Yellow River): 1. drains the Xi (West)/Pearl River Basin 2. flows into the South China Sea 3. almost encircles one of China’s driest areas, the Ordos Desert This is a correct answer 4. flows from the Loess Plateau eastward toward the East China Sea south of Shanghai 5. originates in the Tarim Basin Points earned on this question: 0 Question 53 (Worth 1 points) China’s current population is closest to: 1. 700 million 2. 800 million


3. 1.6 billion 4. 500 million 5. 1.3 billion This is a correct answer Points earned on this question: 1 Question 54 (Worth 1 points) About ___ % of Australians live in cities or towns. 1. 20 2. 40 3. 85 This is a correct answer 4. 10 5. 12 Points earned on this question: 1 Question 55 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following is not located in Pakistan? 1. Deccan Plateau This is a correct answer 2. Sind 3. Punjab 4. Islamabad 5. Baluchistan Points earned on this question: 1


Question 56 (Worth 1 points) Egypt’s peasant farmers are known as: 1. Shatt-al-Arabs 2. fellaheen This is a correct answer 3. Shi’ites 4. mestizos 5. Bedouins Points earned on this question: 1 Question 57 (Worth 1 points) Centrifugal forces: 1. tend to pull a state together, unifying it and increasing its cohesion 2. determine the effectiveness with which the boundary system functions to control the population 3. affect the binding function of the capital city 4. have the effect of dividing a state, promoting disunity and internal fragmentation This is a correct answer 5. pull a state from representative to authoritarian forms of government Points earned on this question: 1 Question 58 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following statements about Nepal is false? 1. Deforestation is a problem. 2. Agriculture is a true success story. This is a correct answer


3. The Himalayas are the principal physical feature. 4. About 80% of the population are Hindu. 5. Kathmandu is the country’s core area. Points earned on this question: 1 Question 59 (Worth 1 points) The animals found in Australia who carry their young in pouches are collectively known as: 1. Marsupials This is a correct answer 2. Kangaroos 3. Platypuses 4. Maoris 5. Tasmanians Points earned on this question: 1 Question 60 (Worth 1 points) 8 of the 10 costliest natural disasters in the world have struck which of the following countries? 1. India 2. Bangladesh This is a correct answer 3. Pakistan 4. Sri Lanka 5. Nepal Points earned on this question: 1 Question 61 (Worth 1 points) The Empire that ruled over much of Southwest Asia prior to World War I was:


1. Ottoman This is a correct answer 2. Persian 3. Byzantine 4. Crusader Kingdom 5. Maghreb Empire Points earned on this question: 1 Question 62 (Worth 1 points) The main river serving the hinterland of Shanghai is the: 1. Xi (West)/Pearl River 2. Huang He (Yellow River) 3. Chang-Yangzi River This is a correct answer 4. Irawaddy River 5. Songhua Points earned on this question: 1 Question 63 (Worth 1 points) The leader who took over in China following Mao was: 1. Deng Xiaoping This is a correct answer 2. Mao’s son 3. Chiang Kai-Shek 4. Sun Yat-sen 5. Zhou Enlai


Points earned on this question: 1 Question 64 (Worth 1 points) The periphery of the Deccan plateau is marked by mountain ranges called: 1. Punjabs 2. Ghats This is a correct answer 3. Himalayas 4. Karakoram 5. Hindu Kush Points earned on this question: 1 Question 65 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following regions is often called “Manchuria� by uninformed foreigners? 1. Northeast China This is a correct answer 2. Taiwan 3. North China Plain 4. Xizang 5. Red Basin of Sichuan Points earned on this question: 1 Question 66 (Worth 1 points) Bangladesh was formerly known as: 1. East Pakistan This is a correct answer 2. West Pakistan 3. Ceylon


4. Nepal 5. Burma Points earned on this question: 1 Question 67 (Worth 1 points) The caste system is most associated with which of the following religious group? 1. Rastafarian 2. Muslim 3. Buddhist 4. Hindu This is a correct answer 5. Christian Points earned on this question: 1 Question 68 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following republics of Turkestan has a people of Persian origin? 1. Kazakhstan 2. Uzbekistan 3. Turkmenistan 4. Tajikistan This is a correct answer 5. Kyrgyzstan Points earned on this question: 1 Question 69 (Worth 1 points) Native Australians are known as: 1. Maoris


2. Cook Islanders 3. Aborigines This is a correct answer 4. Indians 5. Guineans Points earned on this question: 1 Question 70 (Worth 1 points) Xizang: 1. is the Chinese name for Tibet 2. is Buddhist 3. has suffered from the destruction of its culture by the Chinese 4. has its capital at Lhasa 5. all of the above This is a correct answer Points earned on this question: 1 Question 71 (Worth 1 points) Which state is located in southern India? 1. Assam 2. Tamil Nadu This is a correct answer 3. Punjab 4. Kashmir 5. Tibet Points earned on this question: 1


Question 72 (Worth 1 points) The Han Dynasty: 1. is the earliest Chinese dynasty about which substantial information is available 2. began and ended before 300 B.C., when China already was a well-organized state 3. was a pivotal and formative period in Chinese history, when the Chinese sphere of influence was enlarged, land reform occurred, and external trade commenced This is a correct answer 4. was a period of division and disarray, causing the emergence of two rival capitals, Tianjin and Beijing 5. led directly to the takeover of the Manchus Points earned on this question: 1 Question 73 (Worth 1 points) The island off the south coast of Australia is known as: 1. Tasmania This is a correct answer 2. Canberra 3. Sydney 4. New Guinea 5. Christmas Island Points earned on this question: 1 Question 74 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following areas of India is located in the Brahmaputra Valley? 1. Deccan 2. Assam This is a correct answer


3. Punjab 4. Kashmir 5. Tibet Points earned on this question: 1 Question 75 (Worth 1 points) A boundary is actually marked on the ground during the stage called: 1. administration 2. allocation (definition) 3. delimitation 4. demarcation This is a correct answer 5. antecedence Points earned on this question: 1 Question 76 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following are not Chinese areas encouraging foreign investment? 1. special economic zones 2. open coastal areas 3. open cities 4. forbidden cities This is a correct answer 5. Shenzhen Points earned on this question: 1 Question 77 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following oil producers does not border the Persian Gulf?


1. Libya This is a correct answer 2. Kuwait 3. Iran 4. Saudi Arabia 5. Oman Points earned on this question: 1 Question 78 (Worth 1 points) In Iraq, the Shi’ite population is concentrated in: 1. the north 2. the capital 3. the border area near Jordan 4. the south This is a correct answer 5. the Kurdish area Points earned on this question: 1 Question 79 (Worth 1 points) Mao Zedong’s proclamation creating the communist People’s Republic of China was announced in: 1. 1911 2. 1925 3. 1949 This is a correct answer 4. 1976


5. 1983 Points earned on this question: 1 Question 80 (Worth 1 points) Which country maintains the largest land claim in Antarctica? 1. United States 2. Australia This is a correct answer 3. New Zealand 4. Japan 5. France Points earned on this question: 1 Question 81 (Worth 1 points) The ___________ Revolution of the 1960s introduced “miracle� varieties of wheat and rice that significantly increased the productivity of these crops. 1. Communist 2. Green This is a correct answer 3. Agricultural 4. Malthusian 5. Gandhian Points earned on this question: 1 Question 82 (Worth 1 points) Powdery wind-blown soil pulverized by glaciers is called: 1. ordos


2. loess This is a correct answer 3. cenozoic 4. shandong 5. huang soil Points earned on this question: 1 Question 83 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following was not a part of French Indochina? 1. Tonkin 2. Siam This is a correct answer 3. Cambodia 4. Laos 5. Vietnam Points earned on this question: 1 Question 84 (Worth 1 points) The most important ethnic group in Afghanistan is the: 1. Pushtuns (Pathans) This is a correct answer 2. Turkmen 3. Azeris 4. Kurds 5. Baluchis Points earned on this question: 1 Question 85 (Worth 1 points)


The people of New Guinea are: 1. mostly Chinese 2. Hindus 3. Indonesian in their ancestry 4. of Portuguese descent 5. Papuans This is a correct answer Points earned on this question: 1 Question 86 (Worth 1 points) Your textbook indicates that a newly developing regional disparity in India is between: 1. urban and rural areas 2. east and west This is a correct answer 3. north and south 4. coastal and interior 5. none of the above Points earned on this question: 1 Question 87 (Worth 1 points) The shortest of the three great rivers in China is the: 1. Huang He (Yellow River) 2. Chiang River 3. Xi (West)/Pearl River This is a correct answer 4. Liao River


5. Indus River Points earned on this question: 1 Question 88 (Worth 1 points) Two political entities that recently reunited with China are: 1. Vietnam and Shandong 2. Macau (Macao) and Shenzhen 3. Hong Kong (Xianggang) and Shenzhen 4. Hong Kong and Xianggang 5. Macau (Macao) and Hong Kong (Xianggang) This is a correct answer Points earned on this question: 1 Question 89 (Worth 1 points) The Hawaiian Islands are included in: 1. Melanesia 2. Micronesia 3. Polynesia This is a correct answer 4. Fiji 5. Indonesia Points earned on this question: 1 Question 90 (Worth 1 points) The first true indigenous empire in India was the: 1. Aryan


2. Indus 3. Dravidian 4. Buddha 5. Mauryan This is a correct answer Points earned on this question: 1 Question 91 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following colonial associations is incorrect? 1. Spain, Philippines 2. France, Sumatera (Sumatra) This is a correct answer 3. Dutch, Indonesia 4. France, Vietnam 5. Timor, Portugal Points earned on this question: 1 Question 92 (Worth 1 points) Much of India’s coal supply is found in the: 1. Assam region 2. Chota-Nagpur Plateau This is a correct answer 3. Western Ghats 4. Kathiawar Peninsula 5. Kashmir province Points earned on this question: 1


Question 93 (Worth 1 points) Which association is incorrect? 1. Myanmar, Irrawaddy 2. Thailand, Chao Phraya 3. Liao, Laos This is a correct answer 4. Mekong, southern Vietnam 5. Red, northern Vietnam Points earned on this question: 1 Question 94 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following cities is located in Pakistan’s Sind region? 1. Karachi This is a correct answer 2. Kabul 3. Islamabad 4. Lahore 5. Rawalpindi Points earned on this question: 1 Question 95 (Worth 1 points) The North China Plain is dominated by the: 1. Huang He (Yellow River) This is a correct answer 2. Himalayas 3. Chang-Yangzi River


4. Xizang 5. Ordos Desert Points earned on this question: 1 Question 96 (Worth 1 points) Which of the following is the core area of Pakistan? 1. Punjab This is a correct answer 2. Sind 3. Assam 4. Islamabad 5. Baluchistan Points earned on this question: 1 Question 97 (Worth 1 points) A territorial sea is: 1. an area of the ocean where all of the rights of a coastal state prevail This is a correct answer 2. a body of water completely surrounded by a state 3. a small body of water that connects to larger bodies of water 4. only found in the Southern Ocean 5. an area where a state has no rights to exploit minerals Points earned on this question: 1 Question 98 (Worth 1 points) Kemal AtatĂźrk is most closely identified with the city of: 1. Cairo


2. Mecca 3. Tehran 4. Ankara This is a correct answer 5. Baghdad Points earned on this question: 1 Question 99 (Worth 1 points) The North Africa/Southwest Asia realm contains about __________ % of the world’s oil reserves. 1. 10 2. 95 3. 77 This is a correct answer 4. 30 5. 3 Points earned on this question: 1 Question 100 (Worth 1 points) The Syrians have lost which piece of territory to the Israelis? 1. Lebanon 2. Bratislava 3. Palestine 4. Golan This is a correct answer 5. Kurdistan Points earned on this question: 1



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