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GEOG120 Final Exam: NASWA & South Asia
GEOG120 Final Exam: NASWA & South Asia
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Ch. 1, Ch. 6, and Ch. 8 of "World Regional Geography: Global Patterns, Local Lives"
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1
___ was the establishment of Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India after independence from Britain.
Jati
Civil disobedience
Partition
Purdah
2
Which economic sector employs the most people in South Asia?
information technology
construction
agriculture
manufacturing
3
The relationship between distances shown on a map and actual real world distance is called...
scale
projection
spatial analysis
cartography
4
All countries in NASWA are wealthy because of their oil resources.
False
True
5
Which of the following is NOT true of the microcredit system in South Asia?
It helps people start small businesses.
It has a high repayment rate.
It helps people change their caste.
It is usually in amounts less than $100.
6
Hinduism and Sikhism are both examples of polytheistic religions.
False
True
7
Shi'a (Shi'ite) Muslims are the majority in...
Iran
Turkey
Egypt
Yemen
8
A ___ is a part of Earth's surface that contains distinct human and/or physical characteristics.
plate
map
region
location
9
This religion began in India in the 6th century B.C.E. as a reinterpretation of Hinduism.
Islam
Sikhism
Buddhism
Jainism
10
A series of protests against oppressive governments in NASWA was called...
diaspora
intifada
the Arab Spring
hajj
11
Which two questions are central to the study of geography?
Where and why?
Where and what?
Who and what?
Who and where?
12
South Asia receives a steady amount of rainfall all year round.
False
True
13
This river is sacred (holy) to Hindus, but is also the most polluted in South Asia.
Brahmaputra
Narmada
Indus
Ganges
14
The three major rivers of NASWA are the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates.
True
False
15
Seasons occur on Earth because of...
plate tectonics
the distance between Earth and the Sun
Earth's tilted axis
erosion
16
Which of the following is NOT a way to indicate location?
relative location
absolute location
verbal scale
toponyms (place names)
17
Saudi Arabia gets most of its drinking water from...
saltwater desalination
salinization
the Euphrates River
the Arabian Aquifer
18
Islamic fundamentalists embrace traditional values and reject...
the Quran
Western influence
theocracy
female seclusion
19
On December 22 the ___ receives no sunlight.
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
20
This country is more vulnerable to sea level rise than most others in South Asia.
Afghanistan
Nepal
India
Bangladesh
21
Which mountain range is NOT found in NASWA?
Zagros
Atlas
Drakensburg
Elburz
22
The dominant climate type across NASWA is...
temperate
continental
tropical
arid and semi-arid
23
All map projections are distorted (wrong) in some way.
False
True
24
Death rates remained high through most of human history for the following reasons EXCEPT:
unsanitary living conditions
unstable access to food
diseases
natural disasters
25
Which of the following is a result of female infanticide in South Asia?
Men must pay money to the bride's family when they marry.
Women are treated equally to men.
The population of men is much higher than women.
Women earn much more money than men.
26
Zero degrees longitude is also called the equator.
False
True
27
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all consider the city of ___ to be holy (sacred).
Jerusalem
Mecca
Medina
Damascus
28
Which of the following is NOT a reason why NASWA is vulnerable to climate change?
water scarcity
political instability
oil drilling
desertification
29
A small scale map shows a small area on Earth's surface.
True
False
30
The Deccan plateau in India is flanked on both sides by the...
Himalayas
Karakoram
Western & Eastern Ghats
Hindu Kush
