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World Geography Spring Final (2024)
World Geography Spring Final (2024)
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1
For MOST people in the world globalization has made their lives worse.
True
False
2
A person's ethnicity is defined as
their citizenship in a state
their race
a group's religious and moral beliefs
the social & cultural characteristics shared by a group of people
3
The Strait of Malacca is located in what region of the world?
Southeast Asia
Russia
Africa
Europe
4
One solution to gerrymandering is to allow AI to draw voting districts, what is another possible solution?
hire a for-profit company specializing in data to draw the voting districts
Allow whatever political party in control to draw the voting districts
Allow the Mayor of each city to draw the voting districts
Bring together a bipartisan group of citizens to draw the voting districts
5
Which of the following is NOT a branch of Christianity?
Eastern Orthodox
Shia
Catholicism
Protestantism
6
What has been an ongoing problem between Palestine & Israel?
Child Soldiers
Water Rights
Blood Diamonds
Deforestation
7
When women have more access to education and economic opportunities they typically______________
get married younger
leave school early
have more children
have more economic opportunities outside the home
8
The Suez Canal is located in South America
False
True
9
In Yemen's civil war Saudi Arabia supported the government while Iran supported the Rebels. This is an example of ______
A proxy war
An international war
A nuclear war
A regional war
10
Which of the following is an example of a Theocracy (rule by religion)?
Spain
Mexico
Saudi Arabia
Morocco
11
Which of the following is an example of a Constitutional Monarchy?
Brazil
United States
Uganda
United Kingdom
12
According to this map Europe is divided into what?
Provinces
States
Nations
Territories
13
In Hinduism the distinct classification of people by class is known as:
the class system
the social system
the socioeconomic status
The caste system
14
To liberalize trade means to:
make trade more progressive
eliminate trade
increase barriers to trade
reduce barriers to trade
15
An overwhelming majority of people who live in the Western Hemisphere follow what religion?
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
16
In a Constitutional Monarchy the monarch has absolute power.
True
False
17
Cultural Diffusion is defined as:
when cultural values, ideas or concepts are adopted by other cultures
when two cultures combine to form a new culture
when one culture disappears
when one culture appropriates another culture
18
The desire for cultural/ethnic purity can often lead to massacres or genocide
True
False
19
The two largest language families are
Sino-Tibetan & Indo-European
Balto-Slavic & Sino-Tibetan
Afro-Asiatic & Indo-European
Afro-Asiatic & Balto-Slavic
20
A person's culture includes the following elements:
beliefs, food, entertainment, government, housing, and language
language, religion, social groups, buildings, and music
religion, dates, buildings, and social groups
government, religion, language, roads, and schools
21
The Kurds represent a nation because they have their own country
False
True
22
In a Representative Democracy the people have all the power and have a say in all the decisions.
True
False
23
Palestine and Israel have been fighting over
oil
women's rights
religion
land and resources
24
Cultural regions are grouped together by similarities in
government, language, religion, & level of development
history, landforms, climate, & government
language, geographic features, & climate
government, education, climate, physical features
25
Belief in one god is called Monotheism
False
True
26
Throughout history the most important unit of African society has been
the tribe
the nation
the Kingdom
the state
27
The UN Security Council uses travel bans, economic sanctions, and weapons embargos to push countries to resolve conflict
False
True
28
A language family is a group languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history.
False
True
29
The most common branch of Islam is Sunni
True
False
30
How is the history of colonialism related to challenges Africa still faces today?
Colonial governance style was based on local cultures
Colonialism used up all of Africa's natural resources
Colonial powers drew borders without any care for local customs or cultures
Colonial powers tried to help African develop.
31
What line of latitude or longitude creates the majority of the border between Canada and the USA?
49o N Latitude
49o N Longitude
38o N Latitude
38o N Longitude
32
Muslims are mostly concentrated in what regions?
North Africa, North America, & Asia
Europe, North America, and Africa
Southwestern Asia, North Africa, & parts of South Asia & Southeastern Asia.
Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia
