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