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