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