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ASU Spring Final Exam
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1
What is the leading natural resource in Nigeria?
oil
zinc
iron
coal
2
Which of the following European countries is mostly covered in ice?
Poland
Greenland
Iceland
France
3
According to the illustration, at what point was India located south of the equator?
71 million years ago
5 years ago
10 million years ago
38 million years ago
4
The structure featured in this image is associated with which country?
Austria
France
Italy
Switzerland
5
how is India home to one of the world's largest Muslim populations despite it being only 12% of the national total?
Most of India's Muslims live outside the country's borders.
Muslims in India have low birthrates compared to other Indians.
India has an especially high overall population.
Many Indian Muslims have abandoned their faith.
6
Which river is Africa's second longest river?
Congo River
Gold River
Niger River
Nile River
7
In the mid-13th century, which group destroyed Baghdad?
Phoenicians
Greeks
Persians
Mongols
8
Most of Australia has what type of climate?
arid
tropical humid
humid continental
marine west coast
9
Which of the following statements about Australia is NOT true?
Australia is the world's flattest continent.
A dry plateau is located west of the Great Dividing Range.
Dozens of powerful rivers cross the continent.
The area southeast of the Great Dividing Range has a moist climate.
10
Which of the following areas in Austraila provides pressurized water that is commonly given to livestock?
Great Artesian Basin
Great Australian Bight
Murray and Darling Rivers
Great Dividing Range
11
What would have most likely driven members of the Bantu migration from West Africa to the east & south of the continent?
opportunities for employment
orders from a central government
need for more fertile land
better access to healthcare
12
Which of the following pictures features an atoll?
B
D
C
A
13
What type of alphabet do most Russians use?
Roman
Phoenician
Cyrillic
Indo-European
14
Which of the following countries has about 20 active volcanoes?
Timor-Leste
Singapore
Philippines
Malaysia
15
Which East Asian country has the second lowest population but the highest population density in the region?
North Korea
Mongolia
Taiwan
Japan
16
Mahatma Gandhi was a key figure in which country's struggle for independence?
Turkmenistan
Sri Lanka
Nepal
India
17
The Fiji Hindi language is a direct result of which occurrence?
industrialization
cultural diffusion
coups
slavery
18
Where did the Bantu of East and southern Africa migrate from?
Spain
West Africa
Arabian Peninsula
North Africa
19
Which religion is practiced most in Laos?
Christianity
Islam
Taoism
Buddhism
20
Map shows the vulnerability of areas to desertification, which country consists entirely of the highest risk soil?
U.A.E.
Algeria
Egypt
Turkey
21
What country was Mongolia part of in 1900?
China
Japan
North Korea
Soviet Union
22
Which of the following African lakes was created by human intervention?
Lake Chad
Lake Volta
Lake Malawi
Lake Victoria
23
According to the population pyramid, in 2000 China had about 120 million people in which age-group?
5-9
35-39
30-34
45-49
24
Central Asian countries that have large amounts of proven oil reserves might expect which happen as a result?
a higher unemployment rate among those who work in the petroleum industry
countries Central Asia to consolidate their governance under a single ruler
greater interest in diplomatic relations from other industrialized nations,
increased political conflict with neighbors and return to rule under Russia
25
Which of the following phrases best describes Oceania’s physical geography?
extremely cold and dry
easily accessible by automobile
too dangerous to be inhabited
isolated from the rest of the world
26
Without the North Atlantic Drift, which of the following statements about Scandinavia’s climate would be true?
It would have much lower temperatures and less rain.
It would have much warmer temperatures and more rain.
It would have much lower temperatures and more rain.
It would have much warmer temperatures and less rain.
27
Each year, more than 2 million Muslims make a pilgrimage to which holy city?
Cairo
Mecca
Jerusalem
Medina
28
Which of the following areas is most suited to farming?
Ukraine
Moscow
Kamchatka Peninsula
Siberia
29
Which of these are found in Southeast Asia's tropical rainforests?
teak trees
rice paddies
pearls
coral reefs
30
New Zealand's history in the past few centuries is most similar to the history of which country?
Japan
Australia
Papua New Guinea
United States
31
Which group is the native population of Australia?
Bantu
Maori
Boer
Aborigine
32
At the height of its power, the Mali Empire controlled the trade of which items?
rubber and chocolate
gold and diamonds
millet and sorghum
gold and salt
33
Between which of the following geographic areas is the European continent located?
Atlantic Ocean and Ural Mountains
Pacific Ocean and Himalayan Mountains
Ural Mountains and Pyrenees Mountains
Pyrenees Mountains and Pacific Ocean
34
Which of the following factors drove many European nations to occupy and colonize nations in Southeast Asia?
the desire to expose the people of Southeast Asia to other cultures
the region's warm tropical climates and sweeping beaches
the region's existing export-oriented industries
the region's abundance of natural resources
35
What formations containing large lakes in northern Europe did glaciers produce?
rivers
peninsulas
plateaus
fjords
36
What was Istanbul called before the Ottomans conquered the city in the 15th century?
Constantinople
Baghdad
Cairo
Jerusalem
37
Which of the following countries did Great Britain control during the colonial period?
Lesotho and Namibia
Zambia and Mozambique
Zimbabwe and Angola
Botswana and Swaziland
38
Which of these descriptions best describes Southeast Asia's economy?
dependent on imports from foreign nations
only trades with China and Japan
dependent on exports to foreign countries
having little trade with the rest of the world
39
Most of the goods produced in Japan are sent elsewhere to be sold elsewhere. This makes Japan what type of economy?
traditional
command
import
export
40
Which nation is the most densely populated in the Arab world?
Iran
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
41
Which region has experienced an ongoing struggle with Russia for its independence?
Georgia
Chechnya
Belarus
Ukraine
42
The northernmost areas of Russia experience which type of climate?
tundra
arid
steppe
subarctic
43
Which action would most likely spark a conflict among neighboring countries over control of water resources?
Arab countries launch public service campaigns urging conservation
Turkey builds a dam, restricting the flow of the Euphrates in Syria.
Israel and Jordan work together to develop desalination plants
Iran develops technology to capture runoff of snow
44
Which of these weather events are NOT likely to occur in Southeast Asia?
ice storms
typhoons
torrential rains
monsoons
45
From which language did the Romance languages evolve?
French
Cyrillic
Latin
Italian
46
What devastating historic event compelled many European countries to work together in order to prevent future conflicts?
Industrial Revolution
Roman Empire
World War II
Renaissance
47
Which two countries have most greatly influenced the culture of present-day Oceania?
Italy and the United States
Great Britain and France
France and Italy
Soviet Union and Great Britain
48
Which country has a constitutional monarchy as its government?
Indonesia
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam
49
Which life-form is the base of the food chain in the waters around Antarctica?
krill
lichen
phytoplankton
mosses
50
Which of the following U.S. states was part of Russia before being sold to the United States?
Hawaii
Alaska
Washington
California
51
In which direction is New Zealand located about 1,000 miles from Australia?
northeast
southwest
southeast
northwest
52
What has shaped much of the landscape along the North European Plain?
glaciers
floods
tornados
hurricanes
53
Buddhism came into Japan by way of which country?
Russia
Taiwan
North Korea
China
54
Which country's empire encompassed one-fifth of Earth's landmass by the early 20th century?
Spain
Germany
Britain
France
55
What is a central belief of animism?
One should give to the poor.
History should be passed down using oral traditions.
Ancestors should be respected.
All natural things have spirits.
56
The spread of Islam to Central Asia and parts of South Asia illustrates which of the following concepts?
Ideas can easily spread from civilization to civilization.
South Asian preferred religions traveling from West more than from the East
Trade has little to do with cultural diffusion.
Countries that share the same religion also speak the same language.
57
it experiences significant seasonal rains from monsoon systems South Asia has large expanses of which type of landscape?
deserts
mountains
rainforests
grasslands
58
Which of the following countries has a communist government that applies strict controls to keep the country isolated?
South Korea
Vietnam
North Korea
China
59
why people who live in mountainous areas are more likely to speak languages that are not spoken elsewhere?
People in mountainous areas develop languages that are harder to speak
People in lowland areas avoid integrating other language into their culture
People in mountainous areas tend to be more isolated from other populations
People in mountainous areas do not have any economic incentive to mix
60
Other than India, what countries or territories were created when India gained independence from the British in 1948?
Uzbekistan and Russia
East Pakistan and Pakistan
Nepal and Bangladesh
Sri Lanka and Kashmir
61
Which of the following jobs is an example of an agricultural activity in the informal sector?
working in a factory for a multinational company
working as a diamond or gold miner in South Africa
working as a police officer for a local government
working as a vendor at a market for homegrown produce
62
Liberia, in West Africa, is not associated with a European power on this map. What is the reason for this?
Liberia remained free of colonial rule.
Liberia was colonized by an Asian country, not a European power.
The European power that colonized Liberia was a small less powerful country
Britain and France were having a dispute over Liberia in 1913.
63
What is one reason why democracies in sub-Saharan Africa tend to be fragile?
People in sub-Saharan Africa do not have any democratic institutions.
The population in many countries is too low to support national elections.
believe that democratic institutions are being pushed on them by the West.
Ethnic conflicts due to bad borders destabilize many attempts at government
64
Since 1980, which three countries have either attacked or been attacked by Iraq?
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt
Iran, Kuwait, United States
Iran, Turkey, United States
Iran, Israel, Jordan
65
By definition, Antarctica is considered what type of landscape?
iceberg
desert
bay
ice shelf
66
why is there tends to be a greater number of large cities in southern Africa than in East Africa?
E Africa tend to work as merchants while S Africans tend to farm
E African are less traditional and less likely to westernize than S African
Southern African cities are more expensive to live in than E African cities
Southern Africa has better climate and more industry than does East Africa
67
Which nation came under the influence of the Soviet Union after winning independence?
Angola
Ethiopia
South Africa
Zimbabwe
68
Due to Australia's location in the Southern Hemisphere, which of these months is part of its winter?
January
July
November
March
69
By 2050, India is projected to overtake China as the world's most populated country. Why?
Policies in China offer birth control options to women of childbearing age.
Policies in China limit the number of children a family can have.
Policies in India encourage women to stay at home and have more children.
Cultural differences exist between the 2 countries regarding family planing
70
Where is the Sahel located?
just off the coast of West Africa
in the western reaches of Sudan
just south of the Sahara Desert
near South Africa
71
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia all have some legal affiliation with?
Australia
Great Britain
United States
Japan
72
Why are there more Muslims in the island nations of southern Africa than the mainland countries?
Muslims have higher birthrates than Christians and animists.
Island dwellers across the world prefer Islam to other religions.
Europeans did not colonize any of the island nations.
Arab traders brought Islam to the islands hundreds of years ago.
73
Why is Siberia much colder than western Russia?
Ocean winds cannot reach Siberia.
Mountains cover all of Siberia.
Western Russia is much closer to the equator.
Ocean winds pound most of Siberia.
74
Today, which of the following ethnic groups has the biggest impact on Australia’s culture?
European
Asian
African
Hispanic
75
Which East Asian country has the lowest percentage of arable land?
China
Mongolia
North Korea
South Korea
76
By the late 19th century, Fiji had been ceded to which country?
France
Netherlands
Great Britain
United States
77
Europeans would have called Iran by which of the following names in 1500 CE?
the Holy Land
Iran
Persia
Iraq
78
Which of the following groups ruled over much of Central Asia for more than two centuries?
Russians
Greeks
Manchu
Mongols
79
Why is millet grown in the Sahel?
It requires less water to grow than other grains.
It is cheaper to grow than wheat or barley.
It tastes better than wheat or barley.
It has a longer cultivation cycle than other grains.
80
This temple is associated with which common religion in Fiji?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
81
Some invertebrates in Antarctica have which compound in their blood to help protect against the cold?
lichen
phytoplankton
water
glycerol