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