GEO: 2nd Semester Exam Review

In a country with a command economy, who owns all businesses and makes all economic decisions?

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have the same holy book.

Splitting a country into two or more states, like India and Pakistan, is known as:

Most of the wealth is in the __________ part of China, because most trade and industry happens there.

The religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha), uses the Tripitaka as its holy book, and has 500 million followers.

What is the best description of how communism works?

Southeast Asia consists of both a ________ area and a(n) ________ area.

A gov't not based on religion, like those in India, Taiwan, Mongolia, and the U.S. is called a:

A follower of Islam is known as a:

Taiwan, Mongolia, and China all have the same type of government.

The vital resource that is scarce on the Arabian Peninsula.

___________ were powerful military leaders in Japan for much of its history.

What is the weather effect that causes dry weather on the backside of a mountain that is next to the sea?

Which of the following is NOT an issue being faced by countries in South Asia?

North Korea has a _________ gov't, and South Korea has a __________ gov't.

Japan, North Korea, and South Korea all have the same type of government.

The two main divisions of Islam.

Very valuable natural resource found abundantly in Southwest Asian countries like Saudi Arabia.

Which religion is followed by many people in Israel, but not practiced much anywhere else in Asia?

What resource is the Israel/Palestine conflict over?

The Great Wall of China was built to protect the big cities in China from flooding.

Microsoft sending computer-related jobs to places like India is known as:

How did the U.S. get Japan to surrender during World War II?