WC Second Semester Final

Question 1

Style of architecture, with curved tile roofs in a tower style, is most popular in China&Japan

Accepted Answer

Pagoda

Question 2

A major threat to the islands of Oceania is that as global warming increases

Accepted Answer

polar ice caps will melt, submerging islands

Question 3

What epidemic is primary reason for life expectancy in Namibia and Botswana

Accepted Answer

HIV/AIDS

Question 4

The movement of baseball popularity from America to Japan is an example of

Accepted Answer

Cultural Diffusion

Question 5

Some of the factors that change cultures are

Accepted Answer

trade, migration & war

Question 6

What has been one of the chief obstacles to industrialization in Africa South of the Sahara?

Accepted Answer

lack of properly trained workers

Question 7

An example of Urban Sprawl can be seen in

Accepted Answer

Megalopolis in America Northeast

Question 8

Religions of Southeast Asia include

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 9

In Indonesia and Malaysia, elevated houses for up to 100 people are called

Accepted Answer

longhouses

Question 10

Hindus believe that after death,

Accepted Answer

most people are reborn as another living thing

Question 11

In the cities of Vietnam, why are English, Chinese and French often spoken?

Accepted Answer

Vietnam was colonized or influenced by China, France & U.S.

Question 12

For what purpose did Great Britain first use Australia?

Accepted Answer

as a convict colony

Question 13

Terrace farming is practiced in the flat plains of India

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Early Aborigines in Australia, were mostly

Accepted Answer

nomadic

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an example of cultural diffusion?

Accepted Answer

racism

Question 16

Communication and transportation in Southeast Asia

Accepted Answer

vary in quality, depending on the local economy

Question 17

All of the following are examples of sustainable development EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

searching for offshore oil to meet growing energy demands

Question 18

In Rwanda, which group was being targeted for genocide?

Accepted Answer

Tutsis

Question 19

Which of the following are considered acts of genocide?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 20

Most Filipinos are Roman Catholic because

Accepted Answer

Spain colonized the Phillipines in the 1500s

Question 21

The first Chinese Dynasties emerged in which cultural hearth location?

Accepted Answer

Yellow River

Question 22

Africa's major mineral resources include diamonds and gold

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Where is most of Australia's population concentrated?

Accepted Answer

along the southeastern, eastern, southwestern coasts

Question 24

The system of Apartheid was practiced in which South African country?

Accepted Answer

South Africa

Question 25

Most major cities are located near or on

Accepted Answer

Waterways

Question 26

The tallest mountain range in the world is the

Accepted Answer

Himalayan Range

Question 27

Cities in developed countries, like the United States, consume most of their energy

Accepted Answer

heating and cooling buildings

Question 28

When ___, the African slave trade greatly increased

Accepted Answer

Europeans needed more workers in the Americas

Question 29

Africa south of the Sahara has the highest birthrate and death rate in the world

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

_________ make up the largest religious group in India

Accepted Answer

Hindus

Question 31

Major culture traits include language, religion,

Accepted Answer

social groups, government & economic activities

Question 32

The outcome of the British expedition to the South Pole in 1912 resulted in the following?

Accepted Answer

Captain Scott and his crew perished

Question 33

After which genocide did the United Nations create the Genocide Convention?

Accepted Answer

Holocaust

Question 34

This region of Asia is seen as the most culturally diverse due to years of colonialism

Accepted Answer

South East

Question 35

Where do most people in Africa, South of the Sahara live?

Accepted Answer

Along West African coast & east coast of Southern Africa

Question 36

The only permanent settlement in Antarctica are for the purposes of scientific research

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

10,000 people must be killed before something can be considered a genocide

Accepted Answer

False

Question 38

The Maori, Australia's indigenous people, were mostly farmers before the arrival of Europeans

Accepted Answer

False

Question 39

In 1994, South Africa held its first election

Accepted Answer

in which all people could vote

Question 40

Developed countries like U.S. and Japan

Accepted Answer

struggle to meet the basic needs of their people in cities

Question 41

Two most important factors that determine location of a city are

Accepted Answer

site and situation

Question 42

Africa today has the ______________________________rates in the world

Accepted Answer

highest infant mortality and lowest life expectancy

Question 43

The main cause for the conflict in Kashmir, India is

Accepted Answer

religion

WC Second Semester Final

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WC Second Semester Final

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