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