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