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GEOGRAPHY
1982
WORLD
REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
MID-TERM
EXAM #3
True or False: 2 points each.
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2. The slide
show on
3.
Many of
without regard to social boundaries
between ethnic groups (tribes).
4.
Apartheid in South Africa actually involved
the spatial relocation of millions of people.
5.
Ebola is a disease in Africa which has
recently been eradicated.
6.
The common presence of trypanosomiasis
(sleeping sickness) in the wetter areas of
resulted in a lack of large domestic
farm animals.
7.
Pastoralist societies in Africa have shifted away from animal
management
and today are almost exclusively agriculturalists.
8.
Microenterprise
credit programs in Africa are working, but charge high interest rates.
9.
Microenterprise
credit programs in
10. According to the Balfour
Declaration, neither Palestinians nor the Jewish people were entitled
to their
own land in the Middle East.
11. The majority of Muslems
in the world live in the Middle East.
12. The majority of people in the Middle East
speak
Arabic.
13. The Middle East is characterized by a
high
degree of urbanization.
14. While
Middle East oil is plentiful, it is costlier to produce per barrel than
American oil.
15. The majority of the oil superfields
in the world are in the
16. Both the Iran-Iraq and
the
17. A major factor of the
18.
19. Despite social progress in
20. During Mao’s Communist
era in
21. While
22. The Aone-child@ program in
23. OPEC is stilled controlled by seven major
oil
companies based in the
24. International trade has been a major
factor in
25. Geography is where its at! and more.
Multiple Choice: There is one and only one correct answer to
the following questions
(2 points each):
26.The majority of
a) relatively
well off economically
b) desperately
poor
c) Christian
27. In South Asia, the monsoon
a) comes
in mid-summer with almost daily rains, giving life to the agricultural
fields
b) is
like a hurricane and frequently devastates low lying areas with high
winds
c) is
a rodent-like animal that feeds on snakes
28.
The raj in
a) a fierce
religious
movement that killed Europeans
b) a small set of
local
leaders who were thought to have supernatural powers
c) British rule over
29
The caste system in
a) a system of
kinship
groupings and a locally-understood social hierarchy
b) an illegal way
to make
metal products
c) a social
system imposed
by the British to determine who gets priority in education
30.
Part of
a) a dramatic
shift to an
economy based on steel and chemical manufacturing
b) an expanding,
consumption-oriented middle class
c) a leveling out
of
regional inequality, so now all regions are about the same economically
31.
Considering poverty in
a) despite
low incomes, children in squatter settlements have high standards of
health and
nutrition
b) it is
primarily a rural
phenomenon, little poverty exists in the cities
c) in Kolkota
alone, there are an estimated 700000 homeless people
32.
The Mountain Rim region of
a) hill stations
and tea
plantations
b) great
petroleum wealth
c) several supertunnels that facilitate transportation
33.
Aridity is a dominant characteristic in
a)
b) the
c)
34.
The two main sects of Islam, Sunni and Shia
a) had their
roots in
Judaism and Christianity respectively
b) have recently
merged and
resolved their differences
c) disagree about
leadership based on the line of succession from the Prophet Muhammed
35.
After the fall of the
a) was dominated
by
b) featured
boundaries
drawn around a conference table in
c) happened after
World War
I and was based on a Amandate@ system
36.
When considering the gender situation in the
a) wealthier
women have
fewer constraints on their behavior than poorer women
b) there is a
general
ideological assumption that women are subordinate to men
c) OPEC has declared a Agender equality@ rule for the region
37. A good example of a
regional alliance that continues to exist in the
a) the Arab League
b) the in fattah
c) the
38.
a) a country that
has
recently seen its development grow because of oil profits
b) a
country that was once well off, but has had conflict and seen a
dramatic
decrease in the standard of living
c) a country that
wishes to
merge with
39.
The
a) named after
the source
of the
b) is the source
area of
the world=s
three major mono-theistic religions
c) in NW Africa
consisting
of
40.
Islam is an Arabic term that means
a) submission
b) denounce the
Bible
c) chosen people
41.
a) is the world=s
busiest port in terms of volume of goods shipped
b)
is significantly smaller
than it was in its prime
c) is one of the most
important cities in the Islamic world, and traces its roots back
through
extension to
42.
The ring of fire refers to
a) an area is
b) the
geologically active
outer arc of
are frequent
c) the zone of
deforestation
in the
43.
In the mid-nineteenth century
a) became
isolationist in
order to resist Western innovations
b) decided to
seek status
as a colony of
c) began a
modernization
campaign focused on industrialization and infrastructure
44.
In
a) brought a
sustained
attack on Chinese traditions and cultural practices
b) reintroduced
Christianity to the Chinese
c) brought back
into focus
traditional beliefs and practices
45.
The following is not perceived as a
problem of
a) there is a
generation of spoiled children
b) female fetuses
have been
aborted
c) average family
size has
not decreased
46.
In East Asia there is a
strong belief in geomancy, including feng shui, which claims that
a) powerful
people control
the best locations and can poison them
b) physical
attributes of a
place can be analyzed to improve the flow of
cosmic energy
c) sexual prowess
is
essentially based on directional orientation
47.
Hong Kong is
a) a city-state
that
reverted to Chinese rule after the expiration of its 99-year lease to
the
British
b) an independent
country,
and one of the major trading nation-states in the world
c) a shadow of
its former
self, largely relegated to trade in sex and drugs
48.
Taiwan is
a) the economic
capital of
formerly Communist China
b) an island
nation-state
that claims independence from mainland China and has achieved
a
fair level of economic
success
c) a perfect
example of
maintaining strict environmental standards during development
49.
The dynasties of both Imperial China and
Imperial Japan
a) continue to
explain how
culture and economies are dealt with in the region today
b) were copied by
European
nations to formulate new economic policies
c) eventually
succumbed to
a combination of internal and external problems
50.
The partition of India and Pakistan in 1947
a) was based on
religion
and language
b) was based on
communism
versus capitalism
c) was based on
the extent
of British influence
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