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