Geography 213 – Geography World Affairs
Regions covered in Midterm I: South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean.
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Question 1 |
A | Highlands H-Type environment. |
B | Low precipitation monsoon environment. |
C | High precipitation monsoon environment. |
D | Desert and semi-deserts environments. |
E | The A-Type tropical environment. |
Question 2 |
A | Qinghi-Xizang Plateau |
B | North Planes |
C | Southeastern China |
D | Tibetan Plateau |
E | Xinjiang right below Mongolia |
Question 3 |
A | Establishment of the British Raj. |
B | Breaking up of India into India and Pakistan (West and East). |
C | Indian social elitists took control over most of the major cities across India. |
D | Gradual removal of the colonial economic pattern. |
E | Cooperation between the British rulers and the Indian political leaders. |
Question 4 |
A | Indo-Aryan Empire |
B | Mauryan Empire |
C | Gupta Empire |
D | Hindustan Empire |
E | Mogul Empire |
Question 5 |
A | Type B |
B | Type C |
C | Type H |
D | Type A |
E | Type E |
Question 6 |
A | Mount Cook , South Island |
B | Mount Sefton , South Island |
C | Mount Cook , North Island |
D | Mount Malte Brun, North Island |
E | Mount Sefton , North Island |
Question 7 |
A | Nepal |
B | Australia |
C | Sri Lanka |
D | Indonesia |
E | India |
Question 8 |
A | Karachi |
B | Jaffna |
C | Kalutara |
D | Chennai |
E | Colombo |
Question 9 |
A | Automobile industry |
B | Specialized skilled labor services such as geotechnical engineering, architecture, medicine, etc. |
C | Textile industry |
D | Agriculture industry |
E | Rubber and coconut plantation industry |
Question 10 |
A | Thai |
B | Vietnamese |
C | Europeans |
D | Chinese |
E | Indian |
Question 11 |
A | a constitutional monarchy. |
B | a theocratic state. |
C | a one party Communist state. |
D | a blend of Communist and Socialist state. |
E | a federal state. |
Question 12 |
A | Laos |
B | Thailand |
C | Burma |
D | Bangladesh |
E | Cambodia |
Question 13 |
A | Malaysians |
B | Chinese |
C | Thais |
D | Sri Lankans |
E | Burmese |
Question 14 |
A | Yuan Dynasty |
B | Han Dynasty |
C | Qing Dynasty |
D | Ming Dynasty |
E | Shang Dynasty |
Question 15 |
A | Dramatic reduction in population through control of family units. |
B | New economic policies to allow industrial growth. |
C | Recognition of non-Hun Chinese minorities. |
D | Opening the Chinese political system to a Western style democratic system. |
E | Dramatic increase in military spending. |
Question 16 |
A | Dutch |
B | Spanish |
C | Portuguese |
D | British |
E | French |
Question 17 |
A | Sri Lanka |
B | Australia |
C | Philippines |
D | Eastern China |
E | Bhutan |
Question 18 |
A | Hinduism |
B | Buddhism |
C | Islam |
D | Christianity |
E | Sikhism |
Question 19 |
A | Singapore |
B | Sri Lanka |
C | Japan |
D | Malaysia |
E | North Korea |
Question 20 |
A | humid sub-tropical wetlands. |
B | mountainous highlands. |
C | tropical monsoon regions. |
D | tropical wetlands. |
E | dry interior outback. |
Question 21 |
A | ~ 55,000 years ago |
B | ~ 10,000 years ago |
C | ~ 20,000 years ago |
D | ~ 2000 years ago |
E | ~ 4,000 years ago |
Question 22 |
A | Hinduism |
B | Islam |
C | Buddhism |
D | Roman Catholicism |
E | Chinese traditional religions |
Question 23 |
A | a colonial state. |
B | a one party Communist state. |
C | a blend of Communist and Socialist state. |
D | a republic. |
E | a federal system. |
Question 24 |
A | Restrictions on number of sexual partners. |
B | Intense education on family planing and birth control. |
C | Restrictions on number of children per family unit. |
D | Opening the Chinese borders for mass emigration. |
E | Restrictions on marriages. |
Question 25 |
A | Eurasian Plate |
B | Pacific Plate |
C | Indian Plate |
D | Northern Plate |
E | Philippine Plate |
Question 26 |
A | Cook - British |
B | New Zealand - North and South islands |
C | Tasman - Portuguese |
D | Australia - Coastal population concentrations |
E | Perousse - French |
Question 27 |
A | having the lowest population growth in the South Asian region. |
B | predominately urbanized population. |
C | predominately Hindu population. |
D | predominantly Muslim population. |
E | having a stable sustainable population growth. |
Question 28 |
A | Solar and wind |
B | Hydroelectric |
C | Petroleum (oil and gas) |
D | Nuclear |
E | Coal |
Question 29 |
A | British Raj political control extended all the way from India to Australia. |
B | British Raj was established at the request of the Indian elites. |
C | The subsequent demise of the British Raj resulted in the formation of Western and Eastern Pakistan. |
D | At the time of the independence of India, British controllers created the modern day Pakistan, India and Bangladesh as three separate countries. Hint: No, Bangladeshis was not part of the British plan. In fact, Bangladesh was formed as a result of discrimination by East Pakistan government AFTER the British left the area. |
E | Modern day India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were part of the British Raj. |
Question 30 |
A | Vietnam |
B | Mongolia |
C | Thailand |
D | China |
E | Singapore |
Question 31 |
A | dominated by flat low lands. |
B | dominated by thick tropical rainforest. |
C | dominated by volcanic and igneous soils. |
D | tectonically highly active. |
E | dominated by high mountain ranges. |
Question 32 |
A | Mekong River plain |
B | Red River plain |
C | Chao Phraya lowland |
D | Java island |
E | Irrawady River plain |
Question 33 |
A | Type C |
B | Type D |
C | Type A |
D | Type B |
E | Type H |
Question 34 |
A | Philippines |
B | Indonesia |
C | Malaysia |
D | Singapore |
E | Brunei |
Question 35 |
A | Four |
B | Five |
C | Three |
D | Seven |
E | Six |
Question 36 |
A | Mongolia region |
B | China Proper region |
C | Xinjiang region |
D | Tibet (Xizang) region |
E | Jakota triangle region |
Question 37 |
A | Textile industry |
B | Agricultural industry |
C | Natural resources exportation industry (eg. mining) |
D | Electronics and computer industry |
E | Tourism industry |
Question 38 |
A | Majority of the population in this region is that of European descent. |
B | The term "Melanesia" has the Greek meaning "tiny islands". |
C | Melanesia area is much larger in terms of physical size than the other two island regions in the Pacific Ocean combined. |
D | Melanesia is the most furthest region from Australia out of the three island regions in the Pacific Ocean. |
E | Papua New Guinea, the largest Pacific island country located in this region. |
Question 39 |
A | Processed foods and agriculture industry |
B | Military technology |
C | Ship building industry |
D | Aircraft industry |
E | Service industry |
Question 40 |
A | Vietnam |
B | Malaysia |
C | Indonesia |
D | Thailand |
E | Singapore |
Question 41 |
A | Mauryan Empire |
B | Mogul Empire |
C | Qing Dynasty |
D | Gupta Empire |
E | Han Dynasty |
Question 42 |
A | Koryak Range |
B | Hindu Kush Range |
C | Kunlun Range |
D | Himalayas Range |
E | Pamirs Range |
Question 43 |
A | Borneo |
B | Java |
C | Papua |
D | Sumatra |
E | Dova |
Question 44 |
A | Electronics and computer industry |
B | Petroleum industry |
C | Agricultural industry |
D | Textile industry |
E | Mining and gem industry |
Question 45 |
A | Māori |
B | Polynesians |
C | Indians |
D | Melanesians |
E | Aboriginals |
Question 46 |
A | Western interior region |
B | Within the highlands |
C | Near the capital city |
D | North Chinese Plain |
E | Southeast |
Question 47 |
A | West Pakistan , Ceylon |
B | Ceylon , West Pakistan |
C | East Pakistan , Ceylon |
D | Dhaka , Ceylon |
E | Ceylon , East Pakistan |
Question 48 |
A | Electronics industry |
B | Automobile industry |
C | Agricultural industry |
D | Robotics and computer industry |
E | Textile industry |
Question 49 |
A | James Cook |
B | Arthur Philip |
C | Marco Polo |
D | Able Tasman |
E | Charles Darwin |
Question 50 |
A | New Industrial Policy |
B | Great Leap Forward |
C | introduction of Special Economic Zones |
D | Long March |
E | Cultural Revolution |
Question 51 |
A | A highly developed economic zone in the Pacific region East of China that includes Taiwan. |
B | Largest economic cooperation zone in central China. |
C | An area near Beijing with several special economic zones (SEZs). |
D | A military partnership among Japan, South Korea and Taiwan backed by USA. |
E | A demilitarized zone between China, North Korea and Mongolia. |
Question 52 |
A | Polynesia island group is relatively small compared to Melanesia and Micronesia. |
B | People in Micronesia island group have darker skin colour than that of Melanesia. |
C | The recent economic growth can be attributed to textile and electronics industries. |
D | Majority of the islands are highly populated due to European colonization. |
E | The most dominant industry almost every country is the exportation of natural resources and indigenous products. |
Question 53 |
A | Assam |
B | Siam |
C | Asian Raj |
D | Ceylon |
E | Burma |
Question 54 |
A | Dutch |
B | French |
C | Spanish |
D | Portuguese |
E | British |
Question 55 |
A | Type D |
B | Type A |
C | Type H |
D | Type B |
E | Type C |
Question 56 |
A | 1960s |
B | 1950s |
C | 1940s |
D | 1990s |
E | 1970s |
Question 57 |
A | Han Dynasty |
B | Shang Dynasty |
C | Ming Dynasty |
D | Qing Dynasty |
E | Yuan Dynasty |
Question 58 |
A | ethnically Chinese (or "Asians"). |
B | ethnically Aboriginals. |
C | ethnically Europeans. |
D | ethnically South Asians. |
E | mixed race between Europeans and Aboriginals. |
Question 59 |
A | 1990 |
B | 1999 |
C | 1994 |
D | 1953 |
E | 1945 |
Question 60 |
A | Cambodia |
B | Laos |
C | Pakistan |
D | Vietnam |
E | Bangladesh |
Question 61 |
A | Bangladesh |
B | Bhutan |
C | Sri Lanka |
D | Pakistan |
E | Nepal |
Question 62 |
A | Singapore |
B | Nepal |
C | Philippines |
D | Thailand |
E | Brunei |
Question 63 |
A | Irrawady River |
B | Chao Phraya River |
C | Dunhinda River |
D | Red River |
E | Mekong River |
Question 64 |
A | 25 - 30% |
B | 60 - 70% |
C | 40 - 50% |
D | 80 - 90% |
E | 0 - 10% |
Question 65 |
A | Vietnam |
B | South Korea |
C | India |
D | USA |
E | China |
Question 66 |
A | India |
B | Bhutan |
C | Nepal |
D | Bangladesh |
E | Pakistan |
Question 67 |
A | Auckland |
B | Christchurch |
C | Dunedin |
D | Wellington |
E | Hamilton |
Question 68 |
I. Mauryan Empire played a major role in expansion of Buddhism beyond India.
II. Nepal is currently ruled by an absolute monarchy.
III. New Zealand and Australia have very similar urbanization rates.
IV. Bhutan is an island nation.
V. Majority of the islands in Melanesia is extremely small.
A | V and IV only |
B | I and II only |
C | III and IV only |
D | I only |
E | II and V only |
F | II and III only |
G | All of the above statements are incorrect. |
H | I, II and V only |
I | I and III only |
J | I and IV only |
Question 69 |
A | large Islamic family units. |
B | high urbanization of Muslim populations across South Asia. |
C | migration of people from neighboring Afghanistan. |
D | rapid decline of interest in the Hinduism. |
E | large conversion of Hindus and Buddhists. |
Question 70 |
A | Punjab |
B | Balochistan |
C | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
D | Karachi |
E | Sindh |
Question 71 |
A | Bhutan |
B | India |
C | Bangladesh |
D | Nepal |
E | Sri Lanka |
Question 72 |
A | Great Britain (GB) |
B | United States of America (USA) |
C | French |
D | Vietnam |
E | Spanish |
Question 73 |
A | Lahore |
B | Hyderabad |
C | Kashmir |
D | Assam |
E | Karachi |
Question 74 |
A | Spanish |
B | French |
C | Portuguese |
D | Dutch |
E | British |
Question 75 |
A | Ming Dynasty |
B | Shang Dynasty |
C | Han Dynasty |
D | Qing Dynasty |
E | Yuan Dynasty |
Question 76 |
A | Polynesia |
B | Melanesia |
C | Micronesia |
D | South Asia |
E | Southeast Asia |
Question 77 |
A | Hinduism (includes all denominations) |
B | Christianity (includes all denominations) |
C | Buddhism (includes all denominations) |
D | Islam (includes all denominations) |
E | Traditional South Asian and Chinese religions |
Question 78 |
A | Automobile industry |
B | Agricultural industry |
C | Electronics industry |
D | Robotics and computer industry |
E | Textile industry |
Question 79 |
A | Japan |
B | Nepal |
C | Australia |
D | New Zealand |
E | China |
Question 80 |
A | The period of Han dynasty is regraded as the "Golden Age" by many Chinese and historians. |
B | Modern Chinese political and economic system is identical to that of USSR. |
C | Chinese political leaders had no interest in expanding the empire outside of China (no colonial interests). |
D | Taiwan and Tibet are regions of People's Republic of China. |
E | Communists and Nationalists fought together to defeat the Japanese occupation of China during Word War II. |
Question 81 |
A | Tibet and India |
B | Bhutan and Tibet |
C | Pakistan and India |
D | Bangladesh and India |
E | Laos and India |
Question 82 |
A | Plantation industry |
B | Steel industry |
C | Technological industry |
D | Subsistence agriculture |
E | Service industry |
Question 83 |
A | Exportation of high quality black tea. |
B | High tech industry (Silicon Valley of South Asia). |
C | Absolute monarchy that ruled for the last 500 years. |
D | Frequent military dictatorships and undemocratic government overthrows. |
E | Earthquakes near the capital city caused by subduction of the Asian plate. |
Question 84 |
A | Northeastern |
B | Central |
C | Northern |
D | Eastern |
E | Western |
Question 85 |
A | Loss of revenue due to lower global demand for electronics and automobiles in the mid 1980s to early 1990s. |
B | New restrictions imposed on Japan by the US and European economic partners. |
C | Collapse of the baking and financial system. |
D | Rapid development of heavy industries. |
E | Speculative growth in stocks and real estate prices. |
Question 86 |
A | British |
B | Dutch |
C | French |
D | Spanish |
E | Portuguese |
Question 87 |
A | Jainism and Islam |
B | Christianity and Islam |
C | Hinduism and Sikhism |
D | Hinduism and Judaism |
E | Judaism and Buddhism |
Question 88 |
A | New Zealand |
B | Australia |
C | Micronesia |
D | Polynesia |
E | Melanesia |
Question 89 |
A | a constitutional monarchy. |
B | an absolute monarchy. |
C | a one party Communist state. |
D | a republic. |
E | a federal system. |
Question 90 |
A | Sri Lanka |
B | Thailand |
C | India |
D | Myanmar |
E | Bhutan |
Question 91 |
A | Koreans |
B | Dutch |
C | British |
D | Russians |
E | Japanese |
Question 92 |
A | Southern India |
B | Central India |
C | Northern India close to Nepal |
D | Northern India close to Pakistan |
E | Northeastern India close to Bhutan |
Question 93 |
A | Anglican Christianity |
B | Islam |
C | Roman Catholicism |
D | Hinduism |
E | Buddhism |
Question 94 |
A | Modern day China is still controlled by a Communist political system but with an open capitalistic economy. |
B | All ethnic Chinese in Mainland China speaks virtually identical language (one language with no dialects), while other parts of China have much more complexity in languages. |
C | Majority of Chinese manufactured goods are sold to South Asian consumers. |
D | China is one of the world's largest petroleum producing and exporting countries. |
E | Central parts of the China is ruled by democratically elected regional officials (just like a provincial system in Canada). |
Question 95 |
A | It is largely based on agriculture with tea as the predominant crop. |
B | It is largely based on agriculture with coconut as the predominant crop. |
C | Economic growth in Philippines during 2000 -2015 is much higher that that of China. |
D | It is largely based on agriculture with rubber as the predominant crop. |
E | Economy is mostly based on natural resources exportation. |
F | It is largely based on agriculture with rice as the predominant crop. |
Question 96 |
A | Manipur |
B | Gujarat |
C | Andhra Pradesh |
D | Goa |
E | Tamil Nadu |
Question 97 |
A | Mekong River |
B | Dunhinda River |
C | Irrawady River |
D | Chao Phraya River |
E | Red River |
Question 98 |
A | Western Australia |
B | Northern Territories |
C | Victoria |
D | South Australia |
E | New South Wales |
Question 99 |
A | Lahore |
B | Islamabad |
C | Karachi |
D | Kashmir |
E | Hyderabad |
Question 100 |
A | British South Asia |
B | British East India Company |
C | Indochina |
D | East English Division |
E | British Raj |
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