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