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Areas that are bound together by common characteristics are called...
Locations
Cultural Landing Zones
Regions
Cities
2
Muslims adhere to __________ to guide their daily spiritual journey.
The 4 Noble Truths
The 5 Pillars of Faith
The Divine Intervention
The 10 Commandments
3
________ are organized around a focal point or central place and areas affected by it
Cultural Regions
Perceptual Regions
Formal Regions
Functional Regions
4
The Sahara Desert is an example of a ___________ region.
Political
Formal
Physical
Functional
5
Which Asian country has the highest population?
Mongolia
India
China
Malaysia
6
True or False: Africa & Asia were deeply affected by colonialism in the past.
False
True
7
True or False: A polytheistic religion worships more than 1 god.
True
False
8
What is an issue that still plagues parts of the African region today?
Diseases from unclean water
Poverty
all of the above
Tribal or Civil Wars
9
What African country is highlighted in red?
Mali
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Egypt
10
Which of the following is an example of a formal region?
Taylorsville, KY
Australia
India
All of the above
11
"Middle East" or the American "South" are examples of perceptual regions
False
True
12
What African country has the highest overall population?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
Ghana
South Africa
13
An important person to the Muslim faith (Islam) is...
Muhammad
Siddhārtha Gautama (the Buddha)
Jesus
The Apostle Paul
14
Most major world religions began in a sub-region of...
Africa
Asia
North America
Europe
15
This is founder of Hinduism:
Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)
Jesus Christ
The founder isn't known
The Prophet Muhammad
16
If people in a town mapped it into sub-regions based on only their experiences & knowledge, the sub-regions would be...
political
perceptual
formal
functional
17
Why do geographers separate the globe into regions?
It helps geographers organize the globe
All of the above
Studying one region can help geographers understand other regions
It makes geography easier to study
18
Which of the following is NOT 1 of the 5 Themes of Geography?
Region
Location
Movement
Climate
19
Language, religion, ethnicity, & technology make up a _____ region.
Formal
Perceptual
Physical
Cultural
20
True or False: Omaha, Nebraska is an example of a perceptual region.
True
False
21
The Rocky Mountain region is an example of a _________ region
Perceptual
Physical
Formal
None of the above
22
Formal regions are based on defined boundaries that can clearly be proven
True
False
23
True or False: Judaism & Christianity both observe the 10 Commandments
True
False
24
These two countries have the highest populations of all the Asian countries.
Japan & Thailand
N. Korea & S. Korea
China & India
Malaysia & Indonesia
25
What is unique about language in Africa?
Swahili is the only language spoken
more than 1,000 languages are spoken across the continent
almost the entire continent speaks English
There are 2 official languages: English & French
26
If someone asked you to describe the physical region in which you live, you could talk to them about…
The language you speak
The city you live in
The music you enjoy
The landscape-rivers, lakes, mountains, etc.
27
What Asian country is highlighted in white?
Russia
China
Japan
Vietnam
28
Which of the following is an example of a functional region?
Washington, D.C.
Egypt
A car or truck
a pizza delivery route
29
Buddhism isn't mono OR polytheistic because...
Buddhists are not technically considered a real religion
Buddhists worship the "Father, Son, & Holy Spirit"
None of the above
Buddhists focus on personal enlightenment, not a specific god
30
Monotheistic means a religion has ________that it worships.
multiple gods
Exactly 4 gods
no gods
1 god
31
The biggest population of Hindus live in...
The United Kingdom
India
Tunisia
Australia
