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World Geography Spring Final Review
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1
What are the five pillars of Islam?
Faint, play, feasting, charity and Pilgrims
Faith, prayer, fainting, Charity, prayer, and Pilgrimage
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Faith, prayer, fasting, Charity and Pilgrimage
2
In 1884-1885, 14 European countries held the___________.
African Conference
Berlin Convention
Berlin Conference
African Convention
3
What was the purpose of the Berlin conference?
to connect Africa
to help Africa
to divide Africa
to reunite Africa
4
NATO is a __________
Type of Government
Economic Agreement
Misspelled Nachos
Military Alliance
5
India’s population is growing so quickly that its _____________ cannot keep up.
Imperialism
Green Revolution
Infrastructure
6
Many people immigrated to the US from Asia for better jobs. Jobs are an example of a:
Pull Factor
Push Factor
Emigrant
7
What main physical feature in Europe allowed for many different cultures to develop?
Lakes
Rivers
Mountains
Deserts
8
The Potato famine in Ireland is an example of a ________ factor
Push
Great
Pull
9
What is something North and South Korea have in common?
High Human Development Index rankings
Language
Government Systems
10
How did Africa's shape form?
when continental rivers pulled apart over millions of years
Aliens?
when continental plates pulled apart over millions of years
an earthquake caused the land to split apart
11
Why have rabbits posed a serious problem for Australian farms and grazing lands?
they have destroyed natural burrows
they are a source of infectious disease
they have devastated crop lands and prairies
12
What is the major cultural and religious influence in North Africa?
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
13
In 1948, South Africa began the policy of ____________.
Native relocation
apartheid
Tariff Tax
genocide
14
What is the location called, where some E. Asian nations experience volcanoes and earthquakes?
Ring of Chaos
Lava pit
Ring of fire
Lord of the Rings
15
What territory is fought over by India and Pakistan?
Ganges River
Kashmir
Feni river Dam
Sri Lanka
16
Outsourcing has occurred because less developed nations frequently have-
greater political stability
a supply of inexpensive labor
capital resources
17
Millions of Africans speak many languages today as result of the _____________________.
Bantu Migration
Bering Strait
Scramble for Africa
Nile River
18
Most of Oceania has a _____economy, a system in which each family produces only what they need.
Secondary
Subsistence
Cottage
19
Which empire did "the sun never set"?
Roman empire
Chinese empire
Holy Roman Empire
British empire
20
What is an issue the people of Japan have had to adapt to?
The one-child policy
Living in a Communist State
Limited Space
21
What was the purpose of the construction of the Great Wall of China?
To create an artificial border between China and N. Korea.
To show the power of Communist China under Mao.
To protect China from invaders from Mongolia.
22
What is the climate of Antarctica?
semiarid
outback
icecap
23
What is a series of rulers from the same family called?
Presidency
Kingdom
Monarchy
Dynasty
24
What religion makes the largest percentage of people in India?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
25
What is the world's tallest mountain?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Fuji
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Everest
26
Flood control, power generation, and increased transportation are reasons why the Chinese...
Built the Three Gorges Dam on the Chang Jiang River
Instituted a one-child policy
Declared war and invaded Hong Kong
27
Who was leader of the communists in China from 1949 until his death in 1976?
Confucius
Mao Zedong
Lao-tzu
Shi Huangdi
28
What is the holy book of Islam?
Torah
Apple User Agreement
Bible
Quran
29
What is the largest desert in the world?
Namib desert
Gobi desert
Kalahari desert
Sahara desert
30
What is the world's longest river?
Amazon river
Volga river
Nile river
Ganges river
31
What is an example of a pandemic?
Flu
chicken pox
Cold
AIDS
32
What city has religious importance to Jews, Christians, and Muslims?
Mecca
Egypt
Jerusalem
Medina
33
What do Japan, Maldives, and Indonesia have in common?
They are all former European colonies
They are all in East Asia
They are all island nations
34
What is the name of the organization that helps its members control worldwide oil prices?
CEPO
OPEC
OMEC
CEMO
35
What are the three major belief systems in China?
Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity
Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism
Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism
Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism
36
What did the apartheid do?
banned social contact between whites and blacks
segregated neighborhoods
All of the Above
established segregated schools
37
Which statement best expresses the key issue in the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians?
Israel has been denied access to water rights.
Both have historic and religious claims to the same land.
Control of oil in the area is essential to both groups.
38
What is the Renaissance?
a time of no interest in the arts and learning
a time when all the farmlands were becoming very fertile
a time of great amounts of people dying due to plague
a time of renewed interest in the arts and learning
39
Muslims are expected to make a pilgrimage to ________ at least once in their lifetime.
Jerusalem
Dubai
Medina
Mecca
40
What are the three ancient trading empires of Africa?
Ghana, Malibu, Songhai
Ghana, Mali, Kilimanjaro
Ibn Battuta, Mali, Kilimanjaro
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
41
Areas of Africa are experiencing desertification. Which of the following is a result of this?
Loss of animal habitats
Over grazing of livestock
An increase in nomadic lifestyles
42
What are three major beliefs in Hinduism?
dahlit, Karma, and reincarnation
Dharma, Karma Karma Chameleon, and reincarnation
Dharma, Karma, and reincarnation
Drums, Karma, and reincarnation
43
____________ spread from Asia to Europe, causing the death of over ¼ of Europe’s population.
Zika
Dank memes
West Nile Virus
Bubonic Plague
44
How is the burning of fossil fuels related to the Greenhouse Effect?
People use their old motor oil to burn down the rain forest
releases CO2 that traps the sun’s rays in the atmosphere
It releases inorganic microbes that cause a hole in ozone
45
Why haven’t the inhabitants of Bikini Atoll been able to return to their home?
water and air pollution caused by industrial waste
nuclear contamination caused by atomic waste
damage caused by volcanic eruptions
46
Which of these developed the first democracy?
Milan
Rome
Athens
Sparta
47
What is the largest damn in the world?
Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam, Russia
Three Gorges Dam, China
Aswan Damn, Egypt
Feni River Dam, India
48
__________ is a type of protest movement used by Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King.
land reform
nonviolent resistance
Green Revolution
49
What is desertification?
an expansion of dry conditions to moist area near deserts
occurs when it doesn't rain on a desert for a long time
process by which desert land becomes fertile
the act of a person slowly turning into a dessert
50
Several Italian city-states grew wealthy selling supplies during the _______________.
Crusades
Industrial Revolution
Black Death
Renaissance
51
What was the controversial policy that slowed China's population growth?
One son policy
One child policy
One daughter policy
two child policy
52
What was it called when India was under British rule?
Hajj
Haj
Raj
mirage
53
Who were military dictators put into power by emperors of Japan?
Shoguns
Kabuki
Ninjas
Samurai
54
Which region contains most of Nigeria's oil?
Niger volcano
Niger Delta
Niger mountain
Niger desert
55
Country known as the birthplace of the renaissance?
Germany
France
Spain
Italy
56
What is a common currency for many EU countries?
Pounds
Euro
Dollar
drachma
57
What was this division of Africa called?
Scrap for Africa
Scrabble for Africa
Scrambled eggs for Africa
Scramble for Africa
58
What are many European countries examples of?
Dictatorships
Nation States
Colonies
Monarchies
59
What river is sacred to Hindus?
Feni river
Nile river
Aswan river
Ganges river
60
Which two ancient civilizations heavily influenced Mediterranean Europe?
China and Rome
Greece and Persia
Greece and Rome
Egypt and Rome
61
What is the name given to when India divided into two nations after gaining independence?
the division
part the land
Partition
the great divide
62
What are necessary for large-scale farming in Southwest Asia?
desertification
better farming tools
desalinization
dams and irrigation systems
63
What converts crude oil into useful products?
oil well
a refinery
oil pump
fossil fuels
64
What are some requirements for a country to join the European Union?
Democratic government and command economy
Democratic government and free market economy
Communist government and free market economy
Communist government and command economy
65
What percentage of Egyptians rely on the Niles water?
85%
95%
98%
100%
66
What is the Hindu hierarchy of social classes called?
Cats system
Cast system
Caste system
feudal system
67
What is a government controlled by religious leaders called?
Democracy
Anarchy
Theocracy
Monarchy
68
Which statement is NOT true about the Taliban?
The Taliban gained power in Afghanistan
The Taliban imposed rigid rules on society
The Taliban is a fundamentalist Buddhist group
69
Which great ancient empire had access to the Nile river?
Egypt
Greece
Rome
China
70
Which European country reclaimed land from the Sea?
Greece
France
Germany
Netherlands (Dutch)
71
What three countries, considered "economic tigers", make up the Jakota triangle?
Japan, Korea, Thailand
Japan, Korea, Singapore
Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Japan, Korea, China
72
The ______were children of aboriginal and white ancestry taken from their homes by the British
Lost children
Stolen Generation
Outback Kids
73
The king has given you land for loyalty/military service. What political system are you in?
Socialism
tourism
Feudalism
Communism
74
Who was the leader of the movement to end apartheid?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ghandi
Siddhartha Gautama
Nelson Mandela
75
The Kurds and the Palestinians are both examples of _________
Stateless nations
Religions
Biomes
