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