Geography 535 – Geography World Affairs
Regions covered in Midterm I: Europe, Former USSR and Middle America. The in-class exam also will be in multiple choice format.
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Geography 213 (GEOG 213-UCAL) Midterm I
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Question 1 |
A | The Far East close to the international date line |
B | East closer to the border with China |
C | Near St. Petersburg |
D | Northwestern European Russia (Kola Peninsula) |
E | Northern Siberia |
Question 2 |
A | Poland and Germany |
B | Spain, Italy and Croatia |
C | Greece, Bulgaria and Spain |
D | Greece, Denmark and Spain |
E | France, Spain and Italy |
Question 3 |
A | After World War I during the 1920s |
B | During the 1970s |
C | Shortly after World War II |
D | After the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe |
E | During the Great Depression |
Question 4 |
A | East |
B | West |
C | North |
D | South |
E | It is impossible to deduce from the given information. |
Question 5 |
A | A-Type |
B | B-Type |
C | D-Type |
D | E-Type |
E | C-Type |
Question 6 |
A | Region that has been geographically divided by Caucasus Mountains. |
B | Countries that lies along the North Africa and South Africa division. |
C | Kazakhstan - Russia border region. |
D | Mexico - United States border region. |
E | Canada - United States border region. |
Question 7 |
A | Political divisions between major players such as Germany and Russia |
B | Britain blocked access to waterways |
C | Napoleonic Wars |
D | World War I and II |
E | Lack of natural resources in continental Europe |
Question 8 |
A | San Marino |
B | Liechtenstein |
C | Luxembourg |
D | Vatican |
E | Andorra |
Question 9 |
A | About 30% |
B | About 10% |
C | About 99% |
D | About 50% |
E | About 80% |
Question 10 |
A | Increased mechanization |
B | Britain’s technological innovations |
C | Britain’s global influence |
D | Availability of gold and iron ore |
E | Increased in agricultural production |
Question 11 |
A | Nicholas II |
B | Peter the Great |
C | Adolf Hitler |
D | Catherine the Great |
E | Ivan III |
Question 12 |
A | Cordillera |
B | Rocky |
C | Rundle |
D | Andes |
E | Alpine |
Question 13 |
A | Three |
B | Six |
C | Two |
D | Four |
E | Five |
Question 14 |
A | Type E |
B | Type D |
C | Type C |
D | Type B |
E | Type A |
B - Dry (Arid) climates
C - Subtropical; Mid-latitude humid; Mediterranean
D - Mid-latitude continental; Subarctic
E - Polar
H - Highland climates
Question 15 |
A | Czech Republic |
B | Romania |
C | Ukraine |
D | North Pole |
E | Lithuania |
Question 16 |
A | Southeastern |
B | Northern |
C | Western |
D | Northwestern |
E | Eastern |
Question 17 |
A | Balkans |
B | Carpathians |
C | Caucasus |
D | Pamirs |
E | Urals |
Question 18 |
A | Eastern highland regions |
B | Siberian arctic regions |
C | Lowland regions |
D | Arctic regions |
E | Mountain ranges |
Question 19 |
A | Collapse of the class and caste system after fall of several monarchies. |
B | Economic integration facilitated by greater cooperation between nations. |
C | Agricultural advancement due to industrial revolution. |
D | Rapid increased in inequalities resulting large population growths in poor regions. |
E | Very high social stability of the region. |
Question 20 |
A | Kazakhstan |
B | Singapore |
C | Sri Lanka |
D | India |
E | Pakistan |
Question 21 |
A | It is the term given to describe the first three nations to join the European Union (EU). |
B | It is a economic union between Bulgaria, Norway and Lithuania. |
C | It is a military union between Bulgaria, Norway and Lithuania. |
D | It is an economic union between Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. |
E | It is a military union between Belgium, Norway and Luxembourg. |
Question 22 |
Modified from: http://commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:Europe_biogeography_countries.svg
A | Type E |
B | Type B |
C | Type A |
D | Type D |
E | Type C |
B - Dry (Arid) climates
C - Subtropical; Mid-latitude humid; Mediterranean
D - Mid-latitude continental; Subarctic
E - Polar
H - Highland climates
Question 23 |
A | Favorable climate for the population growth. |
B | Abundance of natural resources. |
C | Volatile political and economic climate. |
D | Waterways and ocean shipping routes. |
E | Extremely low population growth. |
Question 24 |
A | Eastern Europe |
B | Northern Europe |
C | Central Europe |
D | Western Europe |
E | Mediterranean Europe |
Question 25 |
A | To rebuild Japan after the World War II |
B | To rebuild Western European economies |
C | To increase the funding for manufacturing of weapons during World War I to support troops |
D | To increase the funding for non-military goods during World War II to families at home |
E | To take the United States out of the Great Depression |
Question 26 |
A | The unequal distribution of wealth and power among the population. |
B | The long history of African slave trade. |
C | The annihilation of the Middle American Native population. |
D | The horrific conditions of the sugar plantation industry. |
E | The tectonic activities that resulted in high frequency of volcanoes. |
Question 27 |
A | Along the Baltic coast |
B | Southern Russia |
C | Around far NE region |
D | Southwestern Siberia |
E | Around the SE coast of the Black Sea |
Question 28 |
A | French, British |
B | Spanish, British |
C | Spanish, German |
D | Spanish, Americans |
E | French, Spanish |
Question 29 |
A | Belarus |
B | Slovakia |
C | Serbia |
D | Czech Republic |
E | Romania |
Question 30 |
A | Haiti and the Dominican Republic |
B | Trinidad and Tobago |
C | Cuba and the Dominican Republic |
D | Cuba and Puerto Rico |
E | Antigua and Barbuda |
Question 31 |
A | Cuba |
B | Costa Rica |
C | Mexico |
D | Haiti |
E | Puerto Rico |
Question 32 |
A | 15th century Spain |
B | 16th century Britain |
C | 15th century France |
D | 12th century Russia |
E | 14th century Italy |
Question 33 |
A | 1999 |
B | 1960 |
C | 1945 |
D | 1950 |
E | 1993 |
Question 34 |
A | Ethnic diversity |
B | Energy consumption per capita |
C | Distribution of wealth and equality |
D | Gross National Product (GNP) per capita |
E | Education and literacy levels |
Question 35 |
A | United States |
B | Canada |
C | Africa |
D | Australia |
E | India |
Question 36 |
Modified from: http://commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:Europe_biogeography_countries.svg
A | Type A |
B | Type C |
C | Type E |
D | Type D |
E | Type B |
B - Dry (Arid) climates
C - Subtropical; Mid-latitude humid; Mediterranean
D - Mid-latitude continental; Subarctic
E - Polar
H - Highland climates
Question 37 |
A | ...topographical features. |
B | ...the Brandt Line. |
C | ...political systems. |
D | ...geographical features. |
E | ...the equator. |
Question 38 |
A | Unification in the war against the Mongol invaders |
B | Large urban populations |
C | Organization under the Roman Empire |
D | Proximity to sea routes and the lands of the New World |
E | Modern industries |
Question 39 |
A | Both countries located above the 50-degree North latitude. |
B | Both countries has been a colony of the British Empire at some point of the history. |
C | Both countries share a border with Alaska. |
D | Both countries composed of similar (if not same) ethnic groups. |
E | Both countries have Germanic language such as English, French and Russian as official languages. |
Question 40 |
A | Type B |
B | Type D |
C | Type C |
D | Type E |
E | Type A |
B - Dry (Arid) climates
C - Subtropical; Mid-latitude humid; Mediterranean
D - Mid-latitude continental; Subarctic
E - Polar
H - Highland climates
Question 41 |
A | Ukrainian |
B | Romanian |
C | Russian |
D | Czech |
E | Polish |
Question 42 |
A | Western Europeans |
B | Low class and low caste Romans |
C | Slave of Roman Empire |
D | Alliance of several Roman sub-regions |
E | Barbarians |
Question 43 |
A | Expansion of the Ottoman Empire |
B | World War I |
C | Fall of the French kingdom |
D | World War II |
E | Fall of Roman Empire |
Question 44 |
A | Political unity can be used as a method to separate one section from another. |
B | The geographic location is irrelevant in this approach. |
C | The specific socio-ethnic background is irrelevant in this approach. |
D | North and South America is considered as one section under this approach. |
E | The type of economy can be used to separate one section from another. |
Question 45 |
A | Denmark |
B | Belgium |
C | France |
D | Italy |
E | Germany |
Question 46 |
A | Polish |
B | English |
C | Irish |
D | Spanish |
E | Ukrainian |
Question 47 |
A | Specific sociological or economical phenomena. |
B | Type of associations to organizations such as NATO. |
C | Geographic location. |
D | Cultural and religious aspects of the population. |
E | Political system of the population. |
Question 48 |
A | Mainland and Central America |
B | Rimland |
C | Central America and Rimland |
D | Caribbean and Rimland |
E | Caribbean |
Question 49 |
A | Type D |
B | Type B |
C | Type E |
D | Type C |
E | Type A |
B - Dry (Arid) climates
C - Subtropical; Mid-latitude humid; Mediterranean
D - Mid-latitude continental; Subarctic
E - Polar
H - Highland climates
Question 50 |
A | It is similar to Canada with a Federal System in place. |
B | It is similar to USA with a State System in place. |
C | It is a Socialist System where the authority is completely controlled by a central government. |
D | It is a democratic system very similar to that of the Germany. |
E | It is a Communist System where the authority is completely controlled by a central government. |
Question 51 |
A | The term "Second World" no longer applicable because in modern day, either a country is well developed or not at all. There is no in-between. |
B | The term "Second World" has never been officially used by Geographers. |
C | The term "Second World" has never been used by North American educators, but it is often a term given to developing nations in other parts of the world. |
D | The term "Second World" was used to describe Communist regions. |
E | The term is only used during the World War I and World War II to describe countries that supported Germany. |
Question 52 |
A | North Sea |
B | Baltic Sea |
C | Caspian Sea |
D | Black Sea |
E | Mediterranean Sea |
Question 53 |
A | Physical regions |
B | Religious regions |
C | Economic regions |
D | Political regions |
E | Cultural regions |
Question 54 |
A | D-type |
B | E-type |
C | C-type |
D | A-type |
E | B-type |
Question 55 |
A | in the middle of the 1800s. |
B | during the reign of Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century. |
C | during the early 1700s with Peter the Great |
D | during the early 1900s. |
E | after the Bolshevik Revolution. |
Question 56 |
A | A-Type |
B | D-Type |
C | E-Type |
D | None of the listed answers are correct. |
E | C-Type |
Question 57 |
A | France |
B | Germany |
C | Spain |
D | Austria |
E | Bosnia |
Question 58 |
A | 1850 |
B | 1910 |
C | 1913 |
D | 1950 |
E | 1867 |
Question 59 |
A | Costa Rica |
B | Jamaica |
C | El Salvador |
D | Guatemala |
E | Cuba |
Question 60 |
A | Switzerland |
B | Austria |
C | Czech Republic |
D | Belgium |
E | Norway |
Question 61 |
A | All other parts were covered with mountains. |
B | Low population density and relatively flat land mass on the East side. |
C | British Empire was in full control of the Western border. |
D | Ottoman Empire was controlling the other parts of the Russian borders. |
E | Russia was fighting wars in several other fronts. |
Question 62 |
A | Catherine the Great |
B | Peter the Great |
C | Ivan I the Great |
D | Ivan III the Great |
E | Ivan IV the Great |
Question 63 |
A | United Kingdom |
B | West Germany |
C | Japan |
D | France |
E | United States itself |
Question 64 |
A | Norway |
B | Belgium |
C | Switzerland |
D | Hungary |
E | Slovenia |
Question 65 |
A | Estonia |
B | Germany |
C | France |
D | Austria |
E | Greece |
Question 66 |
A | Central Highlands |
B | Central Uplands |
C | The North European Lowland |
D | Western Uplands |
E | The Alpine system |
Question 67 |
A | 5th millennium B.C. |
B | 6th millennium B.C. |
C | 3rd millennium B.C. |
D | 4th millennium B.C. |
E | 1st millennium B.C. |
Question 68 |
A | Gulf Stream |
B | War bodies of seas around Europe |
C | Large land mass |
D | Subtropical to tropical latitude |
E | Northwestern winds and low altitude |
Question 69 |
A | France |
B | Britain |
C | Germany |
D | Italy |
E | Spain |
Question 70 |
A | Central Europe |
B | Eastern Europe |
C | Northern Europe |
D | British Isles |
E | Western Europe |
Question 71 |
A | Type D |
B | Type B |
C | Type C |
D | Type A |
B - Dry (Arid) climates
C - Subtropical; Mid-latitude humid; Mediterranean
D - Mid-latitude continental; Subarctic
E - Polar
H - Highland climates
Question 72 |
A | right after the industrial revolution in Britain. |
B | after the First World War |
C | after the industrial revolution spread across the Western Europe into Eastern Europe. |
D | during the Renaissance |
E | right after the French revolution. |
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Credits: Based on the excellent class notes provided by, Dr. Peter Slezak during Winter 2015.
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