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S2 Final exam Review
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1
Which two regions have the same culture?
North America and Asia
North Africa and Middle East
North Africa and Asia
Europe and the Middle East
2
What is the government in which a ruler's powers are limited by a constitution?
Communism
Constitutional Monarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
3
A piece of land with water surrounding three of its four sides is called a-
Fjord
Strait
Peninsula
Mountain
4
Who created the philosophy of Communism?
Karl Marx
Albert Einstein
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
5
Why is it so hard to get natural resources from Siberia/Russia?
Reduced number of laborers
Limited access to supplies
Severe Drought
The Harsh Climate
6
Which South Asian island nation is severely threatened by global warming and rising sea levels?
The Maldives
Sri Lanka
Kolkata
Taiwan
7
What word describes when a company in China doesn't pay tariffs or taxes on goods?
command economy
Commercial Agriculture
vertical trade
Free Trade
8
The Middle East is considered a single cultural region by most geographers because—
Its people share a common history and heritage
They all have cool names
Fertile Water valleys
Sounds better than Lower Europe
9
Where do Monsoons take Place?
South America
North America
Europe
South Asia
10
Which of the following is the best definition of arable land?
Land in the Air
Land that can be mined
Land that can be farmed
Land that is underground
11
Why did China have a One Child policy?
to reduce lower economic inequality
to decrease infant mortality
to increase life expectancy
To have slow and lower population growth
12
The religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share a common belief in
Reincarnation
Monotheism
Polytheism
animism
13
Based on the chart, which economic system is associated with a large GDP Per Capita?
Traditional
Command
Free Enterprise/Market
Dictatorship
14
Which country had built a global colonial empire by the 1800’s?
Spain
United Kingdom
France
Italy
15
The Korean War resulted in?
Japanese controlling the area
The Soviet Union controlling the whole area
The creation/division of North and South Korea
The separation into Communist South and Free North
16
What causes major earthquakes in East Asia and around the world?
The gravity pull of the moon
The tides
The sun's rays
Plate Tectonic movement
17
Japan has small capsule hotels because of what
Increase in Wetlands
Decrease of large families
Increased bullet trains
Scarcity of Land
18
India's population is now
Over one billion
Smaller than Pakistan
The same as the U.S
One Million
19
Which term best describes hiring someone outside a company to do work for cheaper?
smart growth
Outsourcing
In sourcing
Division of Labor
20
Mao Zedong is best remembered as
Leader of Taiwan
Asian Baseball Player
Communist Leader of China
President of Japan
21
Which economy is controlled by the Government?
Democratic
Market
Traditional
Command
22
Which of these best states the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
Showing off knife skills
To divide Africa among European Nations
Sharing cheesecake amongst the countries
To Stop Civil War
23
What can be used to describe the use of Subsistence Agriculture?
Using Slave labor
Growing Crops for stores
Working on large state run farms
Growing crops for personal/family use
24
Which of the following products is mainly being used to fund bloody civil wars across Africa?
diamonds
Salt
Gold
Oil
25
The Three Gorges Dam is expected to provide all of these benefits except
Clean energy
More steel production
flood control
continue river shipping
26
The Industrial Revolution changed England by:
Growth of Urban Areas
Increase commercial agriculture usage
The amount of manufactured products decreased
Decrease the use of natural resources
27
What is the Euro?
The greatest rock band ever
The monetary currency of the European Union
A Mexican soccer team
An English toy
28
The Bantu Migration spread language and new technologies around Africa. This is an example of…
Diffusion
Brain Drain
Desertification
Colonization
29
What are the two main religions that developed from China?It also shaped China's poltical state
Marxism and Christianity
Islam and Judaism
Buddhism and Hinduism
Daoism and Confucianism
30
The largest desert in the World is:
Death Valley
The Gobi
The Sahara
Kalahari
31
The Himalayas were created by
Tectonic plate subduction
Faulting
The collision of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.
Monsoon Winds
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What is the main purpose of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
Stores water
Offers Military assistance
It controls the distribution and price of a natural resource
Provides loan assistance to countries
33
Which of the following describes the mass killing of a single ethnic group?
Murder
Homicide
Pandemic
Genocide
34
The conflict between the U.S and Russia that never officially had fighting was called
Us vs Them War
Hot War
The Cold War
Silent War
35
What is called when you have a strong belief in your country?
Humanism
Nationalism
Colonization
Imperialism
36
Why did the U.S get Involved in the Vietnam War?
To get free food
To stop the communist North from taking over the free south
To increase jobs in America
To stop nuclear weapons
37
Which of these describes the process known as the "brain drain"?
When educated people get Aids
the departure of African professionals to Western countries
Females increase their education
Destruction of Schools
38
What is the danger of constructing a nuclear plant?
Limited number of Renewable resources
The use of fossil fuels
The demand for electric power is very high
The risk of radiation exposure
