Which of the following is NOT true about Mexico's government?

Very stable federal gov. since early 20th century

What does ASEAN mean?

Association of Southern Asian Nations

Which is not true about soccer

It is Mr. Sikkelee's favorite sport

Which is NOT true about Guatemala

Has the 2nd largest city, Guatemala City, in central America

What is NoT true about the Cave of Swallows

It would take a minute to free fall to the bottom

Which is not true about the monarch butterfly?

The same butterfly makes the journey four times a year

What are the 3 Pacific Island Regions?

Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia

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1
The pop. of Mexico is about
121 million
100 million
116 million
111 million
2
Which is NOT a caribbean island
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Cuba
3
represents world as two competing forces; Yin and Yang; Karma
Hinduism
Taoism
Confucianism
Jainism
4
Discovered by Captain James Cook; first English settlement in Australia
Botany Bay
Preaching Port
Candy Cape
Hallelujah Harbor
5
The ________ is home to the "Big 5" African game animals.
Serengeti Plain
Mount Kilimanjaro
Strait of Gibraltar
Sahel
6
The capital of Bahamas is
Panama
St. John's
Nassau
Havana
7
Which of the following is NOT true about Mexico's government?
31 states in Mexico, each with a governor and legislature
1917 constitution est. federal gov. similar to USA
the federal government is a bicameral legislature
Very stable federal gov. since early 20th century
8
3 C's of Papua New Guinea's economy
copper, coffee, copra, cacao
cotton, copper, cake, Coach Cagle
copra, cotton, cork, cable
copper, candy, chocolate, crayons
9
The _____ are farmers of Dutch descent living in South Africa who opposed British rule.
Boers
Tauregs
Barbary Pirates
Falasha
10
What does ASEAN mean?
Ally Snyder eats all nuts
Abigail & Steve eat Asian noodles
Ashley saw Erica accomplish nothing
Association of Southern Asian Nations
11
Largest religion in India; cattle and Ghanges river are sacred; have a caste system
Buddhism
Islam
Confuscism
Hinduism
12
What is NOT true about Costa Rica
oldest democracy operating in Latin America prez since 1889
lowest GDP in central America
large number of private landowners
name means rich coast
13
Most populous nation in Central America and heart of old Mayan Empire
Belize
Nicaragua
Mexico
Guatemala
14
Including the southern portion, _________ is the largest country in Africa.
Nigeria
Niger
Somalia
Sudan
15
Controversial project begun in 1990 finished in 2009; energy equivalent to 18 nuclear plants
The DMZ
The Magna Carta
The Great Wall of China
3 Gorges Dam
16
Nelson Mandela was the first black president of which African country?
South Africa
Ethiopia
Somalia
Djibouti
17
Teotihuacan is the Pyramid of the Sun; 150 years to build; 8 square miles big; Mayans; UNESCO
True
False
18
Which is not true about soccer
Futbol is the most popular team sport in the world
It is Mr. Sikkelee's favorite sport
Many countries believe their national honor is at stake
the world cup is held every 4 years
19
_______ are black Jews from Ethiopia, many of which have resettled in Israel.
Tuaregs
Boers
Falasha
Barbary Pirates
20
Someone of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry
Pygmy
Mestizo
Mulatto
Twa
21
single greatest influence on China; named after founder
Jainism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Taoism
22
The geography of Mexico is very mountainous and dominated by the ___ mountains
Sierra Madre
Sikkilee Mater
Sydney Mother
Surfer Montey
23
The largest island in the West Indies is
Jamaica
Bahamas
Taiwan
Cuba
24
The USA, ____, & mexico are all members of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
China
Canada
Chile
Cancuun
25
The eastern region of Africa is one of the world's top producers of what?
coffee
cacao
ivory
gold
26
In __ Spanish engineers surveyed the Isthmus and made a plan to link the Atlantic and Pacific
1532
1876
1229
1914
27
The national sport of Mexico is
football (soccer)
skiing
baseball
hockey
28
The ____ were a Marxist group that once controlled Nicaragua
Communists
Sandinistas
Scandanavians
Sikkilees
29
Mexico is the most populous ______ speaking country in the world
English
Spanish
Slang
Venezuelen
30
Which is NOT true about Guatemala
Center of ancient Mayan civilization
More people than any central american country
Has the 2nd largest city, Guatemala City, in central America
On the Yucatan's southern border
31
Mexico's history is one of ongoing revolution, wars, and unrest
False
True
32
Which of the following does NOT border Mexico
Columbia
Guatamala
Belize
The USA
33
The country of Eritrea fought the _______ war for independence in Africa.
Apartheid
longest
Maghreb
Sahel
34
Mao came along & made China communist; centralization of all farming and industry in China
Great Leap Forward
One Step at a Time
Progress for China
Communist Cares
35
Acapulco & _____ are the 2 largest tourist resorts in Mexico
Disney World
Cancun
6 flags
Panama City Beach
36
The tropical disease ___ was a deadly problem in Panama
yellow fever
influenza
malaria
heart disease
37
If one Asian nation falls, they will all keep falling
Scrabble Theory
Domino Theory
Monopoly Thory
Phase 10 Theory
38
not considered a bear; can spend whole life in a tree eating Eucalyptus
Koalas
Kangaroos
Pandas
Wallaby
39
What is NoT true about the Cave of Swallows
Large as 3 football fields at the bottom
It would take a minute to free fall to the bottom
is a "pit" cave
Could hold the Chrysler Building
40
Which is not true about the monarch butterfly?
The same butterfly makes the journey four times a year
Their home is Mariposa Biosphere Reserve
They are the only migratory butterfly
They travel 2800 miles from Canada to Northern US to Mexico
41
The Mayan Civilization dates to 1000 BC and peaked form 300 Ad - 900 AD. Crumbled 1200 AD
False
True
42
US headquarters in Antarctica
McDonalds Station
McFlurry Station
McMurdo Station
McIntyre Station
43
island in Solomon island chain; sight of first American landing of troops in WII to fight Japan
Guacamole
Guatamala
Guadalcanal
Guahiroshima
44
largest coral formation in the world
Australia's National Rainforest
Great Barrier Reef
The Outback
Botany Bay
45
State of complete happiness and rest
Queen
Bon Jovi
Nirvana
Guns n Roses
46
Narrow Land bridge (connects Mexico with South America)
ocean
bay
Isthmus
strait
47
the top of the caste system (teachers and priests)
Brakataers
Brassyizers
Brahmins
Braffadoers
48
The most famous pre-Hispanic civilization was the
Toltec
Aztec
Mayan
Olmec
49
Type of farming introduced by Europeans (Required lots of workers)
sheep
Plantation economy
subsistence
cattle
50
Father of modern missionary movement in Asia
Jim Carey
David Livingstone
William Carey
Zac Efron
51
What are the 3 Pacific Island Regions?
Melanoma
Polynesia
Micronesia
Melanesia
52
DMZ means
Detention makes zee
demotilized zone
demomilized zone
demilitarized zone
53
___ was the name of the South African government's plan of segregation during the 20th century.
Maghreb
Apartheid
desertification
Carthage
54
The endangered mountain ______ lives primarily in the mountains of Uganda and Rwanda.
okapi
gorilla
tuna fish
flamingoes
55
More volcanos than any other Central American country; densley pop, coffee, 14 families, Juntas
Belize
El Salvador
Honduas
Guatemala
56
Someone of mixed European and African Ancestry
Pygmy
Mulatto
Mestizo
Twa
57
The largest border crossing the world is bt San Diego US and _____ Mexico
San Francisco
Santa Fe
Cancun
Tijuana
58
It is believed that _________ is the country from which coffee was originated?
Ethiopia
Somalia
Rwanda
Tunisia
59
First person to dive under antarctic ice (why is this important...?)<--- side note from Rachel
Captain James Cook
Jacques Cousteau
Roald Amudsen
David Livingstone
60
The _______ fly carries the African Sleeping Sickness.
gorilla
flamingoes
okapi
tsetse
61
Tourism & Oil discovered in the Bay of Campeche are the 2 largest contributors to Mexican econ
True
False
62
First dude to reach South Pole
David Livingstone
Roald Amundsen
Jacques Cousteau
Captain James Cook
63
Which of the following is NOT true about problems facing Mexico today
The drug cartels have devastating effect on tourism
NAFTA has hurt the Mexican economy
Mexican workers flood into the US everyday illegally
The majority of drug violence is in the extreme south
64
The tiny nation of ________ occupies a strategic "choke point" on the Red Sea...
Nigeria
Sudan
Somalia
Djibouti
65
1/2 pop. descended from Maya, most people, largest city in CA, protestant, 5th largest coffee
Belize
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
66
_______ is an important concept in understanding life in Africa...
village
animism
voodoo
agriculture
67
chunks of ice; fell of glacier (calving); SUNK THE TITANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
icebergs
ice blocks
ice hockey
ice cream
68
Former Mexican prez Vicente Fox is the Climate Guru pushing for 250 million trees & other stuff
False
True
69
The job of the locks was to life the largest ships the height of a __ story building
3
7
15
72
70
Which is NOT true about the Mayan Civilization
Civilization disapppeared around 1600 AD
Empire was centered in the Yucatan Peninsula
Practiced Human Sacrifice
Believed the QUetzal bird was sacred
71
Sydney Landmark(s)
Hallelujah Harbor
Harbor Bridge
Courthouse of '92
Opera House
72
Ship that was seized in 1789; mutineers got away and est. a colony on an island
RMS Titanic
KMS Caribbean Cruzer
HMS Bountry
YMS Britannia
73
While Belize only touches the Caribbean Sea, El Salvador only touches the Pacific Ocean
True
False
74
President __ began the process in the 60s of turning control of the waterway to Panama
Hoover
Garfield
Johnson
Clinton
75
Over 1/2 of the world's population of ________ live in Africa.
okapi
tuna fish
gorilla
flamingoes
76
What is the highest mountain peak in Africa?
Strait of Gibraltar
Mount Kilimanjaro
Serengeti Plain
Sahel
77
Settled by Brits, member of Brit. Commonwealth, lowest population in region, bananas
El Salvador
Honduras
Belize
Guatemala
78
Which is NOT true about Chichen Itza
Steps on each side of temple = 365
Home of Temple of Kukulkan, a new seven wonder of the world
Acoustic design sounds like the "sacred" Quetzal bird
Sacred site of Aztecs
79
rings of coral that are on submerged cones of volcanoes
tolls
atolls
aktolls
atrolls
80
The infamous "Black Hawk Down" incident occurred in the war-torn country of ________.
Niger
Djibouti
Nigeria
Somalia
81
From Tijuana to Cancun is the same flight from DC to Vegas
False
True
82
Ethiopia was the first black African nation to defeat a _________ power in war.
republic
Coptic
nationalism
colonial
83
Which is true about the gray whale
Largest migratory mammal in the world
The high salinity in the water aids in reproduction
Migrate from Alaska to lagoons in Baja California
All the above
84
Former Prez Enrique Nieto was the first democratically elected modern Mexican President
True
False
85
Peasant pop known as campesinos; bamboo huts; Mosquito Coast; Bananas; "Banana Republic"
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Belize
86
What is a troubling result of tribalism in sub-Saharan Africa?
Zaire
animism
nationalism
desertification
87
Leader of Vietnamee communists who defeated French Forces
Li Song Wee
Ho Chi Minh
Fi Ro Tah
Mao Ji Su
88
___ is different from all Central American countries b/c it was settled by the Brits, not Spain
Mexico
Mayan
Belize
Colombia
89
Which of the following is NOT true about the Flyers of Papantla
Each flyer makes 13 revolutions representing 52 weeks/ year
Begin training at 6 years old
Represent Earth, wind, fire, water
Origins in the Catholic religion
90
Victoria Falls was named in honor of Queen Victoria by who?
Muammar Qaddafi
Mansa Musa
Anwar Sadat
Livingstone
91
The Pan American Highway stretches from Fairbanks Alaska to Puerto Montt Chile
False
True
92
______ is the 11th most populous country in the world
Japan
Guatamala
Mexio
America
93
Which of the following is true about Trump's view on Mexico
He wants to build a wall
He wants Mexicans to just come over
He wants US companies to go to Mexico
He is happy with the amount of Mexicans in US prisons
94
___ are carrier ships designed to perfectly fit within the locks of the Panama Canal
lochees
egzuilbiers
Franket barges
Panamax
95
belief that people can become gods through enlightenment; believe EVERY life is sacred
Sikhism
Confucianism
Hinduism
Jainism
96
Bahamas, & the Great & Lesser Antilles island groups form the ______.
Serenity of the Sun
Paradise of the Ocean
Bikini Heaven
West Indies
97
What is NOT true about Nicaragua
communist Sandinistas fought good Contras until 1989
very stable gov. has led to growth and progress
Home of largest lake in Central America
Home of the only freshwater lake sharks in world
98
From the Panjab region of India; blend of Islam and Hinduism
Shiism
Sikhism
Sikkileeism
Siphhism
99
The French refused to believe many tropical diseases are caused by the ______
germ
ameba
mosquito
tse tse fly
100
Only grows in the red volcanic soil of Tequila Mexico
Indian Corn
Yucca Plant
Blue Agave
Pineapple

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