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1
Which of the following was not used for navigation by Polynesian sailors?
Ocean Currents
Map and Compass
Wildlife
Stars
2
Where would you find the Great Rift System?
Southern Africa
Northern Africa
Central Africa
Eastern Africa
3
What is the name for the vast grasslands of Africa?
The Flats
The Mata
The Savanna
The Great Plains
4
Which mountain range divides Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
Caucasus Mountain
European Alps
Tien Shan
5
How were many of the Polynesian islands formed?
Sediment Build UP
Man Made
Broken from other continents
Volcanoes
6
Why did foreign powers begin to colonize Southeast Asian countries?
to enslave the people
to control the spice trade
to test new navigation technology
to squash local uprisings
7
What is happening to Lake Chad?
It is drying up
It is getting bigger
Nothing
It is getting overly polluted
8
Which warrior culture lived in large numbers in Southern Africa during the 1800s
Nomad
Swami
Zulu
Bantu
9
Which of the following is NOT true about the country of Lesotho?
It has two capitals
It is landlocked
It only boarders one coutnry
10
Where would you find Namib deset?
Northern Africa
Central Africa
Eastern Africa
Southern Africa
11
Which of the following is NOT a source of water in the Sahara Desert?
Oasis
Occasional Rains
Major Rivers
Wells
12
What are the native people of Australia called?
Maoris
Aborigines
Indians
Kiwis
13
What product invented during China's Hand dynasty is still in use around the world?
gunpowder
fireworkds
soap
paper
14
Where would you find the Sahara Desert?
Southern Africa
Northern Africa
Eastern Africa
Central Africa
15
Which country held Angola and Mozambique as colonies until the 1970s
Portugual
Brazil
England
Spain
16
Which is the longest river in Africa (and the world)?
The Congo
The Nile
The Niger River
The Zambezi River
17
If someone said they would send you to Timbuktu, what country would you end up in?
Mali
Sudan
Nigeria
Chad
18
What is the name given to the coast of the Namib Desert?
The Sunshine coast
The Ivory Coast
The Coast of Ghosts
The Skeleton Coast
19
Which country has the most active volcanoes in the world
Krakatoa
Vietnam
Thailand
Indonesia
20
40% of Southeast Asia's population live in . . .
Brunei
Manila
Malaysia
Indonesia
21
What was the system of extreme segregation called in South Africa?
Forced Separation
Apartheid
Social Division
Segregation
22
What geographic feature did captain Cook crash into just off the coast of Australia?
Lord Howe Island
Cook Strait
The Great Barrier Reef
Tasmania
23
What is the source of the Nile River?
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Chad
Lake Malawi
Lake Victoria
24
Which of the following is the strip of arid land between the Sahara and the more tropical section of Africa?
Sahel
The Great Rift Valley
The Congo
Namib
25
Which of the following is NOT used to fight poaching?
Legal Big Game Hunting
Removal of People from their lands
Education
Greater Law Enforcement Presence
26
Why do most Japanese people live near the coast?
The interior is mostly steep, heavily forested mountains
Huge corporate farms take up most of the interior
People like living near the beach
The weather is better
27
Which of the following is true about tattoos in Polynesian Culture
They could not put them on their hands or face
They had to go through a purification ritual before getting one
They were used mostly for decoration
They used them as maps for sailing
28
What is an escarpment?
Large Dams
Cliffs
Types of Waterfalls
Dormant Volcanoes
29
Which South Asian nation is expected to become the most heavily populated country on Earth?
India
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Pakistan
30
Which Mountain range is located furthest north in Africa?
Atlas
Viruga
Tibesti
Drakensberg
31
Natural resources found in Siberia and Central Asia include huge deposits of . . .
Oil and Natural Gas
Lead and Antimony
Copper and Tungsten
Bauxite and Iron
32
Some Polynesian islands are remnants of what continent?
Oceania
Zealandia
Atlantis
Australia
33
What region gives us the term generally used to describe people with a lighter skin color?
Siberia
Caucasus Mountains
Ural Mountains
Tian Shan mountains
34
What technological development opened up Siberia for settlement and aided economic expansion?
the railroad
the automobile
the telephone
the Airliner
35
Southeast Asia is mostly . . .
Plateaus and Plains
High Mountains
Peninsulas and Islands
Vast Deserts
36
What East Asian country is not recognized as an independent country by some of the world?
Taiwan
North Korea
Japan
Thailand
37
South Asia's weather is largely impact by regular wind patterns called?
doldrums
notherlies
cyclones
monsoons
38
China's major river systems
are not navigable by large boats
are were some of the first civilizations started
flow through Beijing
Empty into the South China Sea
39
Which of these countries got its independence most recently?
Mozambiqeu
Angola
South Sudan
Gambia
40
What is the term for a group of people who travel from place to place to make a living?
Arab
Seditary
Nomads
Zulu
41
Which of the following is NOT true about the Congo River?
It helps feed the second largest rainforest
It is located in central Africa
It is an important trade route for African Countries
It stays navigable for almost its entire length
42
Southwest Asia's geography can be described as one of
sandy deserts
high mountains
extremes
little variety
43
What do we call the vegetation that makes up most of Siberia
Arboreal Forest
Coniferous forest
Tundra
Savanna
44
Which of the following is the English meaning for Maori?
Ordinary People
People of the homeland
Strong People
House of the Chief
45
Which of these countries is an Island country?
Madagascar
Lesotho
Ivory Coast
Gambia
46
Which two East Asian countries have the largest economies?
China and North Korea
South Korea and Japan
Japan and Taiwan
China and Japan
47
Which land form is an important connection between South Asia and Central Asia
The Persian Gulf
Mount Everest
Kyber Pass
Bay of Bengal
48
What is the capital of Australia?
Sydney
Canberra
Wellington
Perth
49
What are the native people of New Zealand called?
Maoris
Indians
Kiwis
Aborigines
50
When did India obtain its independence from Great Britain?
1918
1885
1947
1960
51
What is the name of the dance the Maori used to do before going into battle?
Didgeridoo
Kiwi
Haka
Ruapehu
52
What best describes the Kurds?
The people who founded ISIS
The people of Iraq
A people without a country
The people who defeated Sodom Hussein
53
During the Korean War, which country sent troops to help North Korea?
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
China
54
Which is true about Victoria Falls?
It is the tallest waterfall in the world
It is a relatively small waterfall
It is over one mile long
It is on the Nile river
55
What scarce resource has shaped Southwest Asia's history and settlement the most?
Water
Oil
Forests
Natural Gas
56
What three major religions started in Southwest Asia?
Sikhism, Hinduism, Judaism
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism
Islam, Hinduism, Taoism
57
Which of these countries does not have part of it in the Sahara Desert?
Mozambique
Chad
Tunisia
Egypt
58
What benefits did the Caucasus countries gain from the time they were part of the Soviet Union?
Roads and airports were built
Soviet military power reduces tension between ethnic groups
They profited from the Cold War
Soviets encouraged the development of the are's resources
59
Which is the tallest mountain in Africa?
Gebel Katherina
Mount Kenya
Kilimanjaro
Mount Elba
60
In which country would we find the most people of Persian heritage?
Iraq
Kuwait
Syria
Iran
61
Which ancient Indian civilization established the caste system?
Aryans
Mauryans
Guptas
Mughals
62
What type of natural disaster has become a bigger concern for Southeast Asia in recent years?
Flooding
Volcanoes
Forest Fires
Tsunamis
63
What is one of the biggest problems that Southeast Asian countries face?
loss of cottage industries
environmental damage
loss of trade
devaluation of their monetary systems
64
South Asia is separated from the rest of Asia by the . . .
Ganges River
Bay of Bengal
Thar Desert
Northern Mountain Ranges
65
What 20th century discovery brought great wealth to some countries in the middle east?
Cell Phones
Vast oil deposits
Extensive Gold vanes
Precious Gem Stones
