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