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WHMS geography for life final review part 2
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1
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the smallest reef in the world.
False
True
2
A large sea wave that crashes into land causing destruction
Monsoon
Typhoon
Tsunami
Hurricane
3
What is another name for the verbal passing of history through stories?
oral history
journals
religion
books
4
The growth or spreading of the desert
Deforrestation
Drought
Desalination
Desertification
5
What gulf is famous for exporting petroleum?
Iraqi Gulf
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Oman
6
Twenty eight countries countries are currently members of the European Union
True
False
7
What is the saltiest water body on earth?
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Aral Sea
8
The Celtic language family is widespread and well established in Europe
False
True
9
The Aborigines are the native people to New Zealand
False
True
10
What river is holy to Hinduism?
Tigris
Bramaputra
Indus
Ganges
11
The Seine River flows through the middle of Paris, France
False
True
12
Who was an advocate for Peace and Non-Violence?
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
Sarojini Naidu
Mohandas Ghandi
13
The goal of communism is that everyone is wealthy
False
True
14
Balkanization is the unification of smaller countries into one super-nation
True
False
15
The Alps mountain range separates Europe from Asia
True
False
16
A trust territory is an independent island country
False
True
17
What is the longest river in the world?
Chang Jiang
Nile
Amazon
Mississippi
18
Who founded Buddhism?
Confucius
Siddhartha Gautama
Mohandas Gandhi
Dalai Lama
19
What is the holy book for Judaism?
Torah
Vedas
Bible
Koran
20
An atoll is a ring-shaped island formed by volcano
False
True
21
Which of the following religions did NOT begin in the Middle East?
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
22
Common name for large waterfalls
Victoria
Cataracts
Cascades
Niagra
23
Idea that there is an equal and opposite reaction for every action
Brahmin
Dharma
Karma
Veda
24
A 17 syllable poem about nature that originated in Japan
Calligraphy
Origami
Haiku
Tae Kwon Do
25
Israel and Palestine are fighting over what?
Power
Land
Money
Religion
26
In what year did Israel become an Independent country?
1973
1948
1967
1982
27
What are the highest mountains in the world?
Alps
Andes
Himalayas
Rockies
28
The most populated country in the world is...
Indonesia
USA
China
India
29
What is the tallest mountain peak in the world?
Everest
Aconcagua
Fuji
Pikes
30
Who colonized most of Africa?
native tribes
Europeans
Americans
Asians
31
Who was considered the father of communism in China?
Mao Zedong
Confucius
Chaing Kai Shek
Dalai Lama
32
A moral code of conduct
Karma
Dharma
Veda
Sudra
33
What is one of the three major reasons for the high death rate in Africa?
poverty
desertification
malaria
AIDS
34
Antarctica is the driest, coldest, and highest continent in the world.
False
True
35
Adolf Hitler was the oppressive communist dictator of the U.S.S.R. during the mid 1900s.
True
False
36
What are monsoons?
Torrential Floods
Seasonal dust storms
Seasonal Winds
Giant Ocean Waves
37
OPEC controls the ___________ of petroleum
price
importance
discovery
usage
38
Which region of China has developed Special Economic Zones
Southeast
Southwest
Northwest
Northeast
39
Segregation of blacks and whites in South Africa
apartheid
segregation
separation
apathy
40
Where the continental plates collide with the pacific plate causing volcanoes and earthquakes
Atoll
Ring of Fire
Typhoon
Tsunami
41
Communism began with the philosophies of Karl Marx
False
True
42
What does a population pyramid predict?
Distribution
Growth Rate
Density
Death Rate
43
The Rhine River is known as the "Main street of Europe"
False
True
44
What is the largest desert in the world?
Sahara
Rub 'al Kali
Sierra
Gobi
45
What causes monsoons to change directions ?
ocean currents
Moons gravitational pull
heat from the sun
air pressure
46
What cultural religion originated in Japan?
Shintoism
Confucianism
Taoism
Buddhism
47
Major religion of Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka
Taoism
Shintoism
Islam
Buddhism
48
Who is the spiritual leader of Tibet
Dalai Lama
Mao Zedong
Buddha
Gandhi
49
Major religion of India
Confucianism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Daoism
50
What is one of the rivers that forms the Fertile Crescent in Iraq?
Yangtze
Tigris
Rhine
Jordan
