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World Geography Spring Semester Exam Review
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A country with an export economy is one where international trade makes up a large percentage of its economy
True
False
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If a population pyramid is wide at the base, that represents slow growth
False
True
3
Most common climate type in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Humid Continental
Tropical Wet
Mediterranean
Desert
4
A paradoxical situation in which a country underperforms economically, despite being home to valuable natural resources
Underdevelopment
Conflict Mineral
Double Edged Sword
Resource Curse
5
Non-renewable resource responsible for MENA wealth
Cobalt
Diamonds
Oil
All of these
6
Which term is NOT correctly paired with its definition?
zonal climate: rain and temperature patterns demonstrate latitude influence
famine: not enough food; people starving
apartheid: violent policy of racial segregation
Mineral wealth: deep cuts in the land caused when tectonic plates split
7
Cyclones are seasonal winds that bring heavy rains in summer
True
False
8
Which country is NOT correctly paired with its description?
Botswana: success story, using diamond wealth effectively
DRC: ongoing violence caused by Hutu from Rwanda and mineral wealth
South Africa: founded for freed US slaves; first female African president
Sudan: Torn by decades of war along religious lines, then Darfur genocide
9
A chokepoint / strategic waterway is a strait or canal that is of strategic importance (ex: for trade)
False
True
10
Which correctly lists countries from poorest to richest?
UAE, New Zealand, Cambodia, South Sudan, Japan, India
Japan, UAE, Cambodia, New Zealand, South Sudan, India
Cambodia, South Sudan, UAE, New Zealand, India, Japan
South Sudan, Cambodia, New Zealand, UAE, India, Japan
11
Landlocked country with a history of nomadic herding that has now increased mining
Iran
China
Pakistan
Mongolia
12
The "Stans" of Central Asia were once part of the USSR
False
True
13
Which country does this population pyramid represent?
Afghanistan
Singapore
Zimbabwe
The UAE
14
Shinto is an example of animism
False
True
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If it weren't for social media, the Arab Spring would not have happened
False
True
16
Hindus and Buddhists agree on reincarnation
False
True
17
All of the following are caused by the Ring of Fire EXCEPT
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Sea Level Rise
18
The correct order of the official founding of the monotheistic religions in SW Asia is Christianity, Islam, Judaism
False
True
19
China claims to control this island, they disagree
Maldives
Mongolia
Taiwan
Japan
20
Which country is NOT correctly paired with its description?
Iraq: unstable democracy; invaded by U.S.
Egypt: Devastating civil war since Arab Spring; invaded by ISIS
Turkey: Secular democracy sliding toward dictatorship
Afghanistan: controlled by Taliban
21
What city is this climograph from?
Dubai, UAE
Cape Town, South Africa
Delhi, India
Sydney, Australia
22
In which of these countries did genocide occur?
Rwanda
Myanmar
All of these
Cambodia
23
A theocracy is a secular government
False
True
24
What country does this population pyramid represent?
Singapore
the UAE
Zimbabwe
Afghanistan
25
China's economy is changing faster than their government
True
False
26
Which term is NOT correctly matched with its definition?
Shinto: native Japanese religion based on belief in spirits in all things
Three Gorges Dam: world's largest hydroelectric system
Communism: averages fewer than 2 kids per family
Urbanization: growth of cities; in China shift from farm to eastern cities
27
Monopoly controlling most of the world's oil
EU
ASEAN
NAFTA
OPEC
28
North Africa borders the Mediterranean Sea
True
False
29
The political borders in Africa are mainly drawn according to the ethnic and religious groups
True
False
30
What climate type is represented on this map?
Mediterranean
Desert
Tropical wet
Humid continental
31
The Maldives, Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan are all
plateaus
archipelagos
straits
mountains
32
Which country / region is NOT correctly matched to its description?
Maldives: lowest lying archipelago threatened by sea level rise
Kashmir: culturally rich island nation once torn by civil war
Nepal: constitutional monarchy with tourism for Mt. Everest
Bangladesh: low elevation means devastating floods; formerly Pakistan
33
What climate type is represented on this map?
Tropical wet
Humid continental
Desert
Mediterranean
34
Which term is NOT correctly paired with its definition?
Outsourcing: using protests, boycotts, hunger strikes to force change
Gandhi: developed non-violent civil disobedience to remove British
Nuclear Weapons: India and Pakistan have these devastating bombs
Partition: country divided by foreign power in attempt to avoid war
35
Anti-government protests that began in Tunisia and spread through the Middle East and North Africa in the early 2010s
Arab Spring
Anti-Apartheid Movement
Iranian Revolution
Syrian Civil War
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World's largest stateless nation; U.S. allies
Syrians
Kurds
Palestinians
None of these
37
Which correctly lists countries from most communist to most capitalist/free enterprise?
Australia, North Korea, India, Vietnam
North Korea, India, Vietnam, Australia
Vietnam, India, North Korea, Australia
North Korea, Vietnam, India, Australia
38
What climate type is represented on this map?
Tropical wet
Humid continental
Desert
Mediterranean
39
This disease has had the biggest impact on sub-Saharan Africa
Smallpox
HIV / AIDS
Malaria
Typhoid
40
Which term is NOT correctly paired with its definition?
Sikhism: ancient religion; karma, reincarnation, non-violence
Cottage industry: goods produced in the home for sale
Reincarnation: soul reborn into new body to continue life cycle
Microcredit: small loans to rempower poor women and fight poverty
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This sea is shrinking due to attempts to farm in the desert
Mediterranean
Caspian
Dead
Aral
42
Antarctica is the highest, driest, windiest, emptiest melting continent
False
True
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What country is this climograph from?
Sydney, Australia
Delhi, India
Cape Town, South Africa
Dubai, UAE
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Which country is NOT correctly paired with its description?
Thailand: proudly never colonized; major tourism spot; instability issues
Cambodia: largest population; combines communism and capitalism
Japan: showed power of export economy, struggles with negative pop growth
North Korea: isolated communist dictatorship clashes with world over nukes
