Arab oil exporting countries imposed an oil export ban 1973-1974 to countriesfriendly to Israel

OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

Ancient Rome was a Republic...this meant:

Elected representatives ruled in citizens' name.

This is a large, reddish brown rock that towers out of the flatlands of central Australia.

Ayers Rock (also known as Uluru)

This became the major military and political problem in the Middle East after WWII:

The Arab-Israeli/Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

1994 agreemt b/t US, Canada, &Mexico allowed free trade b/t these 3 countries. Has bn replaced

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

Why is Eastern Europe so culturally diverse?

Many cultures and ethnic groups have settled there.

Japan's indigenous religion, Shinto, is based on:

Ancient nature-centered mythology

studbud

World Geography Final Review

95 termsStudBud Administration3,923 plays

World Geography Review

Flashcards95 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 95

Answers

1
Arab oil exporting countries imposed an oil export ban 1973-1974 to countriesfriendly to Israel
AOEC (Arab Oil Exporting Countries)
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
OCME (Oil Conglomerate of the Middle East)
WLO (We Love Oil)
2
Ancient Rome was a Republic...this meant:
Oligarchs headed the senate in a rotation of four.
Elected representatives ruled in citizens' name.
Rulers appointed representatives of citizens.
Hereditary rulers ruled as all-powerful monarchs.
3
What country, found in Sub-Saharan Africa, has the continent's highest population?
Senegal
Cote d'Ivoire
Nigeria
Democratic Republic of Congo
4
Vast tropical grassland plains situated at the east of the Andes in Colombia & Venezuela.
Pampas
Atacama
Altiplano
Llanos
5
These are Australia's native people who have lived here for over 40,000 years:
Melanesians
Maori
Polynesians
Aborigines
6
The best known South Asian River, is referred to as holy and mother, and is highly polluted
The Ganges River
The Indus River
The Brahmaputra River
The Kolkata River
7
Most Latin American nations speak Spanish. The notable exception is ( ) which speaks ( ).
Brazil/Portuguese
Paraguay/English
Costa Rica/English
Argentina/Portuguese
8
This is a large, reddish brown rock that towers out of the flatlands of central Australia.
Mt. Bogong
Ayers Rock (also known as Uluru)
Mt. Kosciuszko
Bimberi Peak
9
The lowest dry point on earth is the ( ) and is located on the continent of ( ).
Shore of the Dead Sea/Asia
Portofino/Europe
Huntington Beach/North America
Seven Mile Beach/Australia
10
This is the world's largest unbroken lowland. The ground here is almost permanently frozen.
The Moscow Plain
Tundra
Taiga
West Siberian Plain
11
Most of Africa is above sea level by:
1000 ft
1500 ft
4500 ft
2000 ft
12
This river, also known as the Yangtze, runs for 3900 miles and empties into the East China Sea
Mekong
Boso
Chang Jiang
Huai
13
( ) run east to west and meaure distance north and south of the ( ):
Longitudes/Equator
Latitudes/Equator
Longitudes/Prime Meridian
Latitudes/Prime Meridian
14
This became the major military and political problem in the Middle East after WWII:
The Battle of Suez
The Greek and Persian Wars
The Arab-Israeli/Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
The Holocaust
15
This country is historically known as "The Land of the Rising Sun" due to its location.
Japan
China
Korea (both North and South before the division)
Mongolia
16
Australia is the only continent that is also a
Dual political entity
Province
State
Country
17
These 2,000 mile long (N to S) mountains form the border between European and Asian Russia
Caucasus Mountains
The Alps
Ural Moutnains
The Pyrenees
18
This religion was brought to Sub-Saharan Africa by Mansa Musa:
Zoroastrianism
Voodoo
Christianity
Islam
19
China's population is about:
1.5 billion
335 million
127 million
2 billion
20
Highest commercially navigable lake in the world at 12,536 feet-S America's lgst freshwter lake
Lake Nicaragua
Lake Valencia
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Titicaca
21
1994 agreemt b/t US, Canada, &Mexico allowed free trade b/t these 3 countries. Has bn replaced
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
MCUACT (Mex-Can-US Act)
NATA (North America Trade Agreement)
TACUSA (Tax Act of Canda and the USA)
22
Australian Aborigines don't know heritage due to being taken away to live with white people
The missing ones
The lost generation
The taken
Absent Aboriginals
23
These are fertile plains in Argentina, Uruguay, & Brazil.
Llanos
Altiplano
Pampas
Atacama
24
The Caucasus Republics have similar republics. Each has an elected ( ) and an appointed ( ).
President/Prime Minister
Monarch/Prime Minister
Prime Minister/President
President/Monarch
25
Separates waters flowing west toward the Pacific or east toward Miss. River and Atlantic Ocean:
The Continental Shelf
The Continental Divide
The McKinley Divide
The Cascade Divide
26
Mvt based on teachings- stressed importance of education respect of elders in ordered society
Shintoism
Jainism
Taoism
Confucianism
27
( ) run north to south and measure distance east and west of the ( ):
Latitudes/Prime Meridian
Latitudes/Equator
Longitudes/Prime Meridian
Longitudes/Equator
28
This river links Europe to the Black Sea and touches 9 separate countries:
Danube
Rhine
Seine
Thames
29
Migrated to the Indus River Valley & played a key role in the dvelopment of Indian civilization
Nepali
Burmese
Aryans
Bhutanese
30
The king of which country worked to obtain tribal land in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Belgium
Netherlands
France
England
31
This river flows from the interior of Europe to the North Sea:
Thames
Danube
Rhine
Arno
32
This man defeated the Chinese Nationalists and implemented communist rule in China:
Chiang Kai Shek
Hu Jintao
Xi Jinping
Mao Zedong
33
In what year was Israel founded as a Jewish state?
1963
1991
1918
1948
34
Longest river in the W Hemisphere. Carries more water than Nile, Yangtze, & MS Rivers combined:
Orinoco
Yukon
Missouri
Amazon
35
These are the native people of New Zealand:
Ainu
Melanesians
Maori
Aborigines
36
This is the highest point in Africa:
Mt. Pinatubo
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Vicotoria Falls
Angel Falls
37
The original British settlers of Australia were ( ) and were first settled in the year ( ).
Prisoners/1770
Missionaries/1788
Prisoners/1788
Missionaries/1770
38
The highest point of the earth is ( ) and is located on the continent of ( ).
Mt. Etna/Europe
Mt. McKinley/North America
Mt. Everest/Asia
Mt. Shasta/North America
39
This is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent:
Supercontinent
Subcontinent
Island continent
Megacontinent
40
Why is Eastern Europe so culturally diverse?
War has driven many people into the area.
Many cultures and ethnic groups have settled there.
Many left traditional homelands in search of a better life
Topography has allowed for the integration of culture.
41
South Asian River flows w then s through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. Hearth of Indian civ
The Ganges River
The Brahmaputra River
The Kolkata River
The Indus River
42
Japan's indigenous religion, Shinto, is based on:
Chinese Taoism
The teachings of Lao-Tzu
The teachings of Usagi Tsukino
Ancient nature-centered mythology
43
Southeast Asia is prone to this type of weather pattern that brings both wet and dry seasons:
Monsoon
El Nino
Hurricane
La Nina
44
Europe is known as:
"the land of white people"
"a coast of coasts"
"the land of the setting sun"
"a peninsula of peninsulas"
45
This is the transition zone between the Sahara and the rest of Africa:
Niger Basin
Kigali Steppe
Sahel
Congo Basin
46
Theory that caused Europeans to believe that they had a duty to bring civilization to others
The Ego
Social Darwinism
Attachment Theory
Freudian Perspective
47
This 1500 mile long mountain range contains the world's highest peak, Mt. Everest.
The Himalayas
The Karakorum Mountains
The Hindu Kush
The Khyber Mountains
48
Earliest known river valley civilizations were found in an area of the Middle East known as the
Fertile Crescent
Nile River Valley
Horn of Africa
Yellow River Valley
49
This is the source of the Nile River:
Lake Malawi
Victoria Falls
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Victoria
50
Stretches in curve across France-Belgium-Denmark-Germany-Poland & is useful agricultural land
Northern European Plain
Jutland Plain
Pomeranian Plain
Nordic Plain
51
The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are connected by this canal:
Honduran Canal
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Erie Canal
52
Geog takes into account current trends regarding physical & human environ in order to plan for
Future needs.
Rural to urban migration.
Improved human habitation.
Changes in the environment.
53
Mohandas Ghandi used this type of protest to help India gain independence from Britain:
Violent
Nonviolent
Intermittent
Flash
54
Technical term for BoWash, the continual, 500 mile long city between Boston and Washington, DC
Mega-municipality
Mega-metropolis
Megalopolis
Gigopolis
55
This is the world's oldest, continuous civilization:
China
Mongolia
Japan
Taiwan
56
This is the area south of Russia, between the Caspian and Black Seas:
The Moscow Plain
Siberia
Central Asia
The Caucasus Region
57
Muslims once conquered much of what's now India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh. This was their empire
The Mahal Empire
The Mughal Empire
The Taj Empire
The Jahan Empire
58
These were the first Europeans to 'discover' Australia:
Belgian
British
Dutch
French
59
At 1349 ft below sea level, this is the lowest place on the exposed crust of the earth:
The Caspian Sea
The Dead Sea
The Great Salt Lake
The Sea of Galilee
60
The are rules of behavior, or forced ideas of what is right and wrong.
Traditions and language skills
Traditions and economic practices
Customs and traditions
Customs and language skills
61
The ( ) were nomadic herders until ( ) united them in 1206.
Mongols/Genghis Khan
Kazakhs/Genghis Khan
Kazakhs/Confucius
Mongols/Lao-Tzu
62
This is a torpical storm found in the western Pacific:
Depression
Hurricane
Cyclone
Typhoon
63
These are the treeless plains along Russia's Arctic coast:
Tundra
Boreal
Taiga
Steppe
64
The Syr Darya & Amu Darya rivers flow thru this valley, 1 primary growing area of CentAsia.
Tashkent Valley
Fergana Valley
Samarqand Valley
Bishkek Valley
65
This is the world's oldest monotheistic faith:
Christianity
Yazidi
Islam
Judaism
66
India's primary religion is:
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
Jainism
67
This was the original main purpose of the 'White Australia' policy?
It only allowed British people to own land.
It only allowed for Christians to practice in Australia.
It only allowed Europeans to hold office in Australia.
It only allowed caucasians to immigrate to Australia.
68
This country is known as The Land of Fire and Ice as volcanoes and glaciers exist side by side.
Norway
Iceland
Greenland
Denmark
69
This desert covers most of the Arabian Peninsula:
Gobi
Sahel
Rub-al-Khali
Zargos
70
How many nations were formed as a result of the initial decolonization of Africa?
12
27
8
14
71
Australia is still connected to this country as its sovereign is also sovereign of Australia
France
Great Britain/UK
Germany
United States
72
This was the first trade route between Europe and China:
The Central Asian Way
The Silk Road
The Spice Route
The Great Caravan Road
73
This is the primary religion practiced in Pakistan and Bangladesh:
Islam
Hinduism
Jainism
Buddhism
74
( ) are the conditions of the atmosphere, while ( ) is the long-term average of weather.
Weather, Fronts
Climate, Weather
Fronts, Climate
Weather, Climate
75
This is the longest mountain range in the world and stretches about ( ) miles from N to S.
Rocky Mountains, 1,800
Sierra Madre, 1,950
Himilayas, 4,500
Andes, 4,500
76
Greece is known as the birthplace of:
Oligarchies
Socialism
Democracy
Monarchies
77
What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by water?
70%
30%
3%
40%
78
This Central Asia lake is freshwater at one in and saltwater at the other.
Lake Balkhash
The Euxine Sea
The Aral Sea
Lake Baikal
79
This is the reason for the drastic reduction of the Aral Sea:
Rivers flowing into Aral Sea are diverted for irrigation
Frequent earthquakes have caused the seabed to rise
Rivers flowing into Aral Sea are used for hydroelectricty
Rainfall in the area has been reduced due to climate change
80
This covers 1.2 billion acres of South America and over 1/5 has been destroyed.
The Orinoco Delta
The Amazon
Patagonia
The Atacama Desert
81
Econ where production is owned&controlled by state-entral planning of structure&output prevails
Market Economy
Command Economy
Traditional Economy
Mixed Economy
82
Distortion, where map-making is concerned, is the result of:
Transfer of info from 3 dimensionglobe to a 2 dimension map
The change in scale.
Use of math formulas converting 2 dimension items to to 3
The concept of true direction.
83
What specific event caused Jews to begin to settle in Palestine in large numbers?
World War I
The Holocaust
The Battle of Normandy
World War II
84
This is a major part of Europe's economy (quite possibly THE major part of Europe's economy):
Technology
Finance
Manufacturing
Tourism
85
Area experiences extremes in weather conditions due to its distance from large bodies of water:
California's Central Valley
The Applachian Mountains
The Great Plains
The Deep South
86
Separation ofE&W Europe-Ceased to exist in 1989 when Communist regimes bgan to fall in E Europe
The Iron Curtain
Chernobyl
The Iron Divider
The Warsaw Pact
87
These were the first Europeans to settle in South Africa:
The English/Grangers
The Dutch/Boers
The English/Boers
The Dutch/Grangers
88
With the exception of mountainous areas, New Zealand only has this climate:
Humid Sub Tropical
Mediterranean
Tundra
Marine West Coast
89
Creole planter, called the George Washington of S America, & liberated much of S America
Jose Morelos
Jose de San Martin
Miguel Hidalgo
Simon Bolivar
90
Central America forms this (a land bridge) between N and S America.
Esker
Isthmus
Plateau
Basin
91
What % of the US population is considered to be urban (they live in cities or suburbs)?
90%
80%
75%
65%
92
Islam can be broken into two primary sects. They are:
Sunni and Druze
Sunni and Yazidi
Sunni and Shi'ite
Shi'ite and Druze
93
The primary technology used in gathering information about the earth's surface is/are:
Cartography
Airplanes
Boats/Ships
Satellites
94
The Aral Sea is experiencing an environmental catastrophe. It is currently:
Becoming more and more acidic due to acid rain.
Overflowing its banks.
The most polluted body of water in the world.
Drying up. It has become 2 bodies of water, soon to be 3.
95
This is the world's longest river that flows more than 4000 miles:
Mississippi
Nile
Orinoco
Amazon

World Geography Final Review Flashcards | StudBud