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