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