Geography 535 – Geography World Affairs
Regions covered in Midterm II: Middle America, South America, Southwest Asia, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The in-class exam also will be in multiple choice format.
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Geography 213 (GEOG 213-UCAL) Midterm II
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Question 1 |
A | UK |
B | Canada |
C | Mexico |
D | Russia |
E | USA |
Question 2 |
A | Colombia |
B | Chile |
C | Argentina |
D | Brazil |
E | Peru |
Question 3 |
A | Maghreb |
B | Egypt |
C | Nile Delta |
D | Arabian Peninsula |
E | Middle East |
Question 4 |
A | Jordan River |
B | Indus River |
C | Nile River |
D | Euphrates River |
E | Tigris River |
Question 5 |
A | USA |
B | France |
C | Russia |
D | Britain |
E | Germany |
Question 6 |
A | Buenos Aires |
B | Rio de Janeiro |
C | Bogota |
D | Lima |
Question 7 |
A | 5% |
B | 80% |
C | 30% |
D | 50% |
E | 60% |
Question 8 |
A | Mali |
B | Angola |
C | Nigeria |
D | Sudan |
E | Chad |
Question 9 |
A | Colombia |
B | Brazil |
C | European Powers such as Britain, Spain, Portugal and France |
D | USA |
E | Argentina |
Question 10 |
A | Turkey - Former USSR |
B | Iraq - Roman Catholicism |
C | Saudi Arabia - Kurds |
D | Iran - Theocracy |
E | Turkey - Shiite |
Question 11 |
A | Egypt is a "cultural transitional zone" between Europe and Islamic World |
B | Large population concentrations situated along the Nile River |
C | Capital of Egypt, Cairo is located within the Neil delta |
D | The dominant population is that of non-Arabic descent |
E | Over 95% of the country is covered with desert regions |
Question 12 |
A | Medina |
B | Jeddah |
C | Al-Ahsa |
D | Riyadh |
E | Mecca |
Question 13 |
A | Roman Catholicism |
B | Islam |
C | Eastern Orthodox |
D | Anglican Christianity |
E | Protestant Reformation |
Question 14 |
A | European and black |
B | Amerindian and black |
C | Caribbean and black |
D | American and Amerindian |
E | Amerindian and European |
Question 15 |
A | Type C |
B | Type H |
C | Type D |
D | Type B |
E | Type A |
Question 16 |
A | Unlike in the past, most countries in this region have large manufacturing industries. |
B | Majority of the population is concentrated in urban areas. |
C | Most of the countries in this region favors a capitalistic society than a socialistic one. |
D | Subsistence agriculture industry is dominated by female farmers. |
E | Overwhelming number of countries in this region depends on multiple diversified commodities to maintain their economy. |
Question 17 |
A | Rio de Janeiro |
B | Lima |
C | Sao Paulo |
D | Brasilia |
E | Caracas |
Question 18 |
A | It is a politically unstable geographical region located in the Eastern part of African continent |
B | It is the most developed region in central African continent |
C | It is a term use for describing the region |
D | It is the economically developed region of South Africa |
E | It is the term given by Americans to describe a large region with most politically stable pro-American governments |
Question 19 |
A | A geographical region in the sub-Saharan Africa that is dominated by White majority. |
B | A separatist political party that caused the current instability in Somalia. |
C | Decedents of former Dutch settlers in South Africa. |
D | An autonomous region within Nigeria. |
E | A group of people who are mixed race between Africans and Europeans. |
Question 20 |
A | 1935 |
B | 1948 |
C | 1982 |
D | 1957 |
E | 1944 |
Question 21 |
A | North Africa |
B | West Africa |
C | Equatorial (Central) Africa |
D | Eastern Africa |
E | The "Horn of Africa" |
Question 22 |
A | Land reforms where the poor were given rights and opportunity to land ownership. |
B | Reestablishment of the Amerindian culture in Mexico. |
C | Transition to democracy where an elected official have the final authority in political, economic and social processes. |
D | Abolition of slavery in Mexico, which allowed the blacks to vote and hold office. |
E | Independence for Mexico where the European powers handover the control of the country to the native population. |
Question 23 |
A | Economic policies based on American style capitalism |
B | Common European ancestor |
C | Spanish culture |
D | Roman Catholicism |
E | African culture |
Question 24 |
A | San Juan |
B | Entre Ríos |
C | Buenos Aires |
D | Río Negro |
E | Mendoza |
Question 25 |
A | The British Empire |
B | The Arabic elitists |
C | The Dutch colonial masters |
D | The Roman Empire |
E | The Portuguese and Spanish colonial masters |
Question 26 |
A | The area is also known as the "Bulge of Africa". |
B | Petroleum (oil) industry plays a vital role in West African economies. |
C | About 40% of Sub-Saharan Africa's population lives in West Africa. |
D | Majority of the West African nations were used to be British colonies. |
E | Christianity is the dominant religion in the South part of West Africa. |
Question 27 |
A | Northern Egypt near the Nile delta |
B | Northern Algeria |
C | Between Euphrates and Tigris Rivers |
D | Northern Libya |
E | Southern Arabian Peninsula where modern day Yemen and Oman |
Question 28 |
A | Angola |
B | South Africa |
C | Kenya |
D | Sudan |
E | Nigeria |
Question 29 |
A | three |
B | one |
C | two |
D | four |
E | five |
Question 30 |
A | North of Sahara Desert |
B | In the highlands of Africa |
C | Within the "Bulge of Africa" |
D | South of Congo Basin |
E | Eastern part of the "Horn of Africa" |
Question 31 |
A | It was arranged by Germany to help promote democracy and prevent dictatorships in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
B | Resulted in new form of European colonization and trade in Africa. |
C | An economic conference that eventually resulted in African Union. |
D | It introduced an intervention program by the European powers to help promote economic development and education in the 21st Century Africa. |
E | It was organized by South Africa to promote their mineral (specifically diamond) trade. |
Question 32 |
A | The separatism is a growing problem within the native ("Indian") population of Amazon Basin. |
B | Brazil was predominantly colonized by the Spanish. |
C | Iran shares a border with Afganistan and Turkmenistan. |
D | Turkey's current political system (2015) is a theocracy. |
E | Iraq is a landlocked country. |
Question 33 |
A | 1994 |
B | 1978 |
C | 1982 |
D | 1996 |
E | 1975 |
Question 34 |
A | Riyadh |
B | Yanbu |
C | Dhiba |
D | Dammam |
E | Jeddah |
Question 35 |
A | Type C |
B | Type A |
C | Type B |
D | Type D |
E | Type H |
Question 36 |
A | Brazil |
B | Bolivia |
C | Ecuador |
D | Chile |
E | Paraguay |
Question 37 |
A | Brazil was colonized by the Spanish. |
B | Brazil is the 8th largest economy in the world. |
C | Current population growth of Brazil is negative (shrinking population). |
D | Economic activities are mostly concentrated in the center of the country. |
E | Brazil's forward capital is Rio de Janeiro. |
Question 38 |
A | Arabian Peninsula |
B | Nile Delta |
C | Maghreb |
D | Middle East |
E | Egypt |
Question 39 |
A | 1950 , Iraq |
B | 1960 , Iraq |
C | 1960 , Saudi Arabia |
D | 1930 , Iran |
E | 1930 , Saudi Arabia |
Question 40 |
A | Jerusalem |
B | Tel Aviv |
C | Ashdod |
D | Netanya |
E | Haifa |
Question 41 |
A | Agriculture Industry |
B | Manufacturing Industry |
C | Tourism Industry |
D | Mining Industry |
E | Military Service |
Question 42 |
A | Persians |
B | Alexander the Great |
C | Muslims |
D | Arabs |
E | Romans |
Question 43 |
A | Tunisia |
B | Israel |
C | Bahrain |
D | Iran |
E | Somalia |
Question 44 |
A | Tanzania |
B | Zimbabwe |
C | Madagascar |
D | Mozambique |
E | Angola |
Question 45 |
A | Paraguay |
B | Venezuela |
C | Peru |
D | Colombia |
E | Argentina |
Question 46 |
A | Angola |
B | Congo |
C | Cameroon |
D | Ghana |
E | Ivory Coast |
Question 47 |
A | Santiago |
B | San Paulo |
C | Buenos Aires |
D | Lima |
E | Altiplano |
Question 48 |
Note: I have been informed by the Professor that there will be no questions on exact numbers. However, you can try this question for fun.
A | 24 |
B | 30 |
C | 10 |
D | 33 |
E | 15 |
Question 49 |
A | Type A |
B | Type B |
C | Type D |
D | Type H |
E | Type C |
Question 50 |
A | Chimborazo |
B | Ojos del Salado |
C | Aconcagua |
D | Pico da Neblina |
E | Nevado Sajama |
Question 51 |
A | Rio de Janeiro |
B | Bogota |
C | Sao Paulo |
D | Lima |
E | Cali |
Question 52 |
A | Liberia |
B | Algeria |
C | Saudi Arabia |
D | Iran |
E | Syria |
Question 53 |
A | ...decided by the former colonial powers, who occupied the region. |
B | ...drawn based on major ethnic tribes. |
C | ...decided by the African Union after the World War II. |
D | ...drawn around the ancient African civilizations. |
E | ...drawn based on the distribution of natural resources and fertile agricultural land. |
Question 54 |
A | Brazil and Ecuador |
B | Peru and Colombia |
C | Peru and Costa Rica |
D | Ecuador and Peru |
E | Costa Rica and Colombia |
Question 55 |
A | France |
B | Spain |
C | Germany |
D | USA |
E | UK |
Question 56 |
A | In the Patagonia (modern day Argentina and Chile). |
B | Near the mouth of the Amazon river basin. |
C | Within the Isthmus of Panama. |
D | Within the Altiplano region. |
E | In the foothills of Andes. |
Question 57 |
A | South Africa |
B | Libya |
C | Somalia |
D | Iran |
E | Saudi Arabia |
Question 58 |
A | Agriculture/Farming |
B | Manufacturing |
C | Military |
D | Export industry |
E | Research industry |
Question 59 |
A | 5th Century |
B | 10th Century |
C | 3rd Century |
D | 1st Century |
E | 7th Century |
Question 60 |
A | Brazil |
B | Bolivia |
C | Uruguay |
D | Paraguay |
E | Chile |
Question 61 |
A | A form of English spoken in southern Africa |
B | A derivative of Dutch |
C | The “lingua franca” of East Africa |
D | The language of all white South Africans |
E | The language of one of South Africa’s major black tribes |
Question 62 |
A | Nile and Euphrates rivers |
B | Tigris and Euphrates rivers |
C | Blue and White Nile rivers |
D | Jordan and Nile rivers |
E | Nile and Tigris rivers |
Question 63 |
A | In the Madagascar |
B | Around Cape Town |
C | Around Namib |
D | Within the Congo Basin |
E | Within the transition between Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa |
Question 64 |
A | Bolivia |
B | Argentina |
C | Colombia |
D | Peru |
E | Chile |
Question 65 |
A | "Southern Cone" region |
B | Central regions |
C | Amazon agricultural region |
D | Northern regions |
E | None of the answers are correct |
Question 66 |
A | It has the best currently functioning democracy in this region |
B | It was colonized by the French and Italians |
C | It was used to be a part of USSR |
D | It was dominated by a large Christian population |
E | It is located within a North African desert oasis. |
Question 67 |
A | Peru – Incas |
B | Bolivia – Altiplano |
C | Brazil – Amazon Basin |
D | Chile – tropical plantations |
E | Uruguay – predominantly European |
Question 68 |
A | In this region, Roman domination was widespread in the last three centuries of AD, |
B | The oldest known civilizations with literacy is the Egyptian civilization around 3000 B.C. |
C | Water is the most important natural resource in this region. |
D | North African coastal line has the highest population density within this region. |
E | Conventional oil is the most important factor that provided the necessities for expansion of civilizations within this region. |
Question 69 |
A | ...large populations of decedents of American (USA). |
B | ...developing economy and strong Amerindian influence. |
C | ...large equatorial rainforest. |
D | ...the Atlantic and Caribbean coast. |
E | ...sugar plantation and historical black slavery. |
Question 70 |
A | Mountain highlands |
B | North Africa |
C | West Africa |
D | Eastern Africa |
E | Equatorial (Central) Africa |
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Credits: Based on the excellent lectures provided by, Dr. Peter Slezak during Winter 2015.
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