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World Geography Semester 2 Regions
World Geography Semester 2 Regions
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Learn some of the proper landforms on the planet. #worldgeography #world #maps
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1
What is the longest river in Africa?
the Congo river
the Nile river
the Niger river
the Zambezi river
2
Which of these features are
not
included in the AEC?
a common currency for ASEAN
a shared transportation network within ASEAN
free movement of investment within ASEAN
movement of workers within ASEAN
3
Which of these
Middle Eastern countries is the least developed?
Israel
Qatar
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
4
What is the capital of Pakistan?
Dhaka
New Delhi
Islamabad
Male
5
The man who convinced Britain to partition India because of his call for Muslim self rule was..
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Mohandas Gandhi
Louis Mountbatten
Jawaharlal Nehru
6
Which of these countries was not the object of US neocolonialism?
Canada
Nicaragua
Columbia
Cuba
7
The ASEAN countries with the highest and lowest
%
of urban population respectively are...
Philippines and Laos
Singapore and Cambodia
Indonesia and Myanmar
Malaysia and Vietnam
8
Economic and political control of a country without taking direct governmental control is ...
partisanism
neocolonialism
colonialism
imperialism
9
Which one of the following is a landlocked country?
Botswana
South Africa
Angola
Madagascar
10
The mixture of European and Indian peoples in Latin America is referred to as...
mullatto
metis
mestizo
creole
11
Sunni and Shia refer to the...
types of Islamic law
cities in the U.A.E.
two main Muslim Holy books
two main sects of Islam
12
The man who convinced Britain to grant India independence through non-violent resistance was...
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Louis Mountbatten
Mohandas Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
13
The capital of Brazil is...
Manaus
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilia
14
The Panama canal...
was an engineering marvel
was built in the 1910s
all of these
cost hundreds of lives to build.
15
The majority religion in Bangladesh is...
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
16
What peninsula is this?
Indian Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
Baja California Peninsula
South American Peninsula
17
The only SE Asian country
not
colonized at one time by a European empire is...
Thailand
Malaysia
Brunei
Indonesia
18
The British rule of India was called the ...
British Khanate
British Raj
British Burden
British Tyranny
19
The most powerful group in colonial Latin America were the...
Meztizo
Peninsulares
Mullato
Creoles
20
For the US, the largest acquisition of land was...
the Gadsden purchase from Mexico
the original 13 states after the American Revolution
the Louisiana purchase from France
the purchase of Alaska from Russia
21
Who established the country borders that we see on the map of Africa today?
Africa's borders are based on tribal land holdings.
African borders are based on physical features.
Africa's borders are based on European colonial needs.
Africa is a unified country.
22
What is the desert in Northern Africa?
Gobi Desert
Atacama Desert
Sahara Desert
Kalahari Desert
23
The Rwandan Genocide began...
when the Rwandan president's plane was shot down by Hutus
when a load of machetes was mistakenly delivered to Rwanda
when UN peacekeepers fired on a Hutu protest march
when the Tutsi rebels attacked Kigale.
24
The climatic feature that is important for agriculture in India is the...
cyclone season
cool season
monsoons
sirocco winds
25
The main purpose of OPEC is to...
offer military support for regional allies
control the global price/ supply of a natural resource
provide economic help through loans
store reserves of a natural resource
26
The landlocked countries in South Asia are...
Maldives and Pakistan
Nepal, Afghanistan and Bhutan
India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Bhutan and Sri Lanka
27
Which of the following is
not
true of Africa?
Africa has a tradition of stable democratic government
Africa has an abundance of mineral and natural resources
Africa has many tribal and cultural groups
Africa has a great diversity of landforms and climate zones
28
The Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Suez canal are...
at the center of the world's drug trade
regional trade routes for oil exports and naval routes
causes of friction between Israel and its Arab neighbors
controlled by Communists
29
What mountain range boasts the tallest mountain on Earth?
the Appalachians
the Rockies
the Andes
the Himalayas
30
Where is the Kalahari Desert?
South America
the Southwestern US
Iraq
Southern Africa
31
The conflict between India and Pakistan is dangerous because...
all of the above.
the India and Pakistan border has many hostile incidents
it could lead to an exchange of nuclear weapons
it involves extremist religious groups on both sides
32
The European power that was infamous for their brutality in places like the Congo was...
Great Britain
Germany
Belgium
France
33
The SE Asian countries with Communist command economies are...
Laos and Vietnam
Indonesia and Myanmar
Philippines and Malaysia
Singapore and Cambodia
34
What is the main country that the Atacama desert lies in?
Columbia
Argentina
Peru
Chile
