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