Geography 535 – Geography World Affairs
Regions covered in Midterm II: Middle America, South America, Southwest Asia, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The in-class exam also will be in multiple choice format.
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Geography 213 (GEOG 213-UCAL) Midterm II
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Question 1 |
A | In the Madagascar |
B | Around Namib |
C | Around Cape Town |
D | Within the Congo Basin |
E | Within the transition between Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa |
Question 2 |
A | 1960 , Saudi Arabia |
B | 1950 , Iraq |
C | 1930 , Saudi Arabia |
D | 1930 , Iran |
E | 1960 , Iraq |
Question 3 |
Note: I have been informed by the Professor that there will be no questions on exact numbers. However, you can try this question for fun.
A | 10 |
B | 33 |
C | 15 |
D | 30 |
E | 24 |
Question 4 |
A | Brasilia |
B | Sao Paulo |
C | Rio de Janeiro |
D | Caracas |
E | Lima |
Question 5 |
A | Germany |
B | Britain |
C | Russia |
D | USA |
E | France |
Question 6 |
A | San Paulo |
B | Altiplano |
C | Lima |
D | Santiago |
E | Buenos Aires |
Question 7 |
A | Eastern Africa |
B | West Africa |
C | Equatorial (Central) Africa |
D | Mountain highlands |
E | North Africa |
Question 8 |
A | Cameroon |
B | Ghana |
C | Angola |
D | Ivory Coast |
E | Congo |
Question 9 |
A | Economic activities are mostly concentrated in the center of the country. |
B | Brazil's forward capital is Rio de Janeiro. |
C | Brazil was colonized by the Spanish. |
D | Current population growth of Brazil is negative (shrinking population). |
E | Brazil is the 8th largest economy in the world. |
Question 10 |
A | ...large equatorial rainforest. |
B | ...the Atlantic and Caribbean coast. |
C | ...large populations of decedents of American (USA). |
D | ...sugar plantation and historical black slavery. |
E | ...developing economy and strong Amerindian influence. |
Question 11 |
A | Arabian Peninsula |
B | Nile Delta |
C | Maghreb |
D | Middle East |
E | Egypt |
Question 12 |
A | A group of people who are mixed race between Africans and Europeans. |
B | Decedents of former Dutch settlers in South Africa. |
C | A separatist political party that caused the current instability in Somalia. |
D | An autonomous region within Nigeria. |
E | A geographical region in the sub-Saharan Africa that is dominated by White majority. |
Question 13 |
A | 1935 |
B | 1944 |
C | 1957 |
D | 1948 |
E | 1982 |
Question 14 |
A | Nile Delta |
B | Arabian Peninsula |
C | Egypt |
D | Middle East |
E | Maghreb |
Question 15 |
A | The Portuguese and Spanish colonial masters |
B | The British Empire |
C | The Arabic elitists |
D | The Roman Empire |
E | The Dutch colonial masters |
Question 16 |
A | Turkey's current political system (2015) is a theocracy. |
B | Brazil was predominantly colonized by the Spanish. |
C | The separatism is a growing problem within the native ("Indian") population of Amazon Basin. |
D | Iraq is a landlocked country. |
E | Iran shares a border with Afganistan and Turkmenistan. |
Question 17 |
A | Amerindian and black |
B | European and black |
C | Amerindian and European |
D | American and Amerindian |
E | Caribbean and black |
Question 18 |
A | European Powers such as Britain, Spain, Portugal and France |
B | USA |
C | Argentina |
D | Brazil |
E | Colombia |
Question 19 |
A | In the Patagonia (modern day Argentina and Chile). |
B | In the foothills of Andes. |
C | Near the mouth of the Amazon river basin. |
D | Within the Altiplano region. |
E | Within the Isthmus of Panama. |
Question 20 |
A | Dammam |
B | Yanbu |
C | Riyadh |
D | Jeddah |
E | Dhiba |
Question 21 |
A | UK |
B | Mexico |
C | Canada |
D | Russia |
E | USA |
Question 22 |
A | Bolivia |
B | Ecuador |
C | Brazil |
D | Paraguay |
E | Chile |
Question 23 |
A | Brazil and Ecuador |
B | Peru and Colombia |
C | Costa Rica and Colombia |
D | Ecuador and Peru |
E | Peru and Costa Rica |
Question 24 |
A | ...drawn based on major ethnic tribes. |
B | ...decided by the African Union after the World War II. |
C | ...decided by the former colonial powers, who occupied the region. |
D | ...drawn around the ancient African civilizations. |
E | ...drawn based on the distribution of natural resources and fertile agricultural land. |
Question 25 |
A | Reestablishment of the Amerindian culture in Mexico. |
B | Abolition of slavery in Mexico, which allowed the blacks to vote and hold office. |
C | Transition to democracy where an elected official have the final authority in political, economic and social processes. |
D | Independence for Mexico where the European powers handover the control of the country to the native population. |
E | Land reforms where the poor were given rights and opportunity to land ownership. |
Question 26 |
A | Southern Arabian Peninsula where modern day Yemen and Oman |
B | Northern Libya |
C | Northern Egypt near the Nile delta |
D | Between Euphrates and Tigris Rivers |
E | Northern Algeria |
Question 27 |
A | Chimborazo |
B | Ojos del Salado |
C | Pico da Neblina |
D | Nevado Sajama |
E | Aconcagua |
Question 28 |
A | 5th Century |
B | 10th Century |
C | 1st Century |
D | 3rd Century |
E | 7th Century |
Question 29 |
A | Brazil |
B | Peru |
C | Colombia |
D | Argentina |
E | Chile |
Question 30 |
A | Buenos Aires |
B | Río Negro |
C | San Juan |
D | Mendoza |
E | Entre Ríos |
Question 31 |
A | Large population concentrations situated along the Nile River |
B | Egypt is a "cultural transitional zone" between Europe and Islamic World |
C | The dominant population is that of non-Arabic descent |
D | Over 95% of the country is covered with desert regions |
E | Capital of Egypt, Cairo is located within the Neil delta |
Question 32 |
A | Nile and Tigris rivers |
B | Jordan and Nile rivers |
C | Blue and White Nile rivers |
D | Nile and Euphrates rivers |
E | Tigris and Euphrates rivers |
Question 33 |
A | Northern regions |
B | None of the answers are correct |
C | Amazon agricultural region |
D | Central regions |
E | "Southern Cone" region |
Question 34 |
A | Chile |
B | Uruguay |
C | Brazil |
D | Bolivia |
E | Paraguay |
Question 35 |
A | North of Sahara Desert |
B | Within the "Bulge of Africa" |
C | Eastern part of the "Horn of Africa" |
D | In the highlands of Africa |
E | South of Congo Basin |
Question 36 |
A | Type H |
B | Type C |
C | Type B |
D | Type D |
E | Type A |
Question 37 |
A | Iraq - Roman Catholicism |
B | Saudi Arabia - Kurds |
C | Turkey - Shiite |
D | Iran - Theocracy |
E | Turkey - Former USSR |
Question 38 |
A | 30% |
B | 5% |
C | 50% |
D | 80% |
E | 60% |
Question 39 |
A | five |
B | two |
C | four |
D | three |
E | one |
Question 40 |
A | It is a politically unstable geographical region located in the Eastern part of African continent |
B | It is the economically developed region of South Africa |
C | It is the term given by Americans to describe a large region with most politically stable pro-American governments |
D | It is the most developed region in central African continent |
E | It is a term use for describing the region |
Question 41 |
A | Brazil – Amazon Basin |
B | Bolivia – Altiplano |
C | Peru – Incas |
D | Chile – tropical plantations |
E | Uruguay – predominantly European |
Question 42 |
A | Mecca |
B | Riyadh |
C | Jeddah |
D | Medina |
E | Al-Ahsa |
Question 43 |
A | Lima |
B | Rio de Janeiro |
C | Bogota |
D | Sao Paulo |
E | Cali |
Question 44 |
A | West Africa |
B | Eastern Africa |
C | Equatorial (Central) Africa |
D | North Africa |
E | The "Horn of Africa" |
Question 45 |
A | Petroleum (oil) industry plays a vital role in West African economies. |
B | The area is also known as the "Bulge of Africa". |
C | About 40% of Sub-Saharan Africa's population lives in West Africa. |
D | Majority of the West African nations were used to be British colonies. |
E | Christianity is the dominant religion in the South part of West Africa. |
Question 46 |
A | Anglican Christianity |
B | Eastern Orthodox |
C | Islam |
D | Roman Catholicism |
E | Protestant Reformation |
Question 47 |
A | It was colonized by the French and Italians |
B | It was used to be a part of USSR |
C | It is located within a North African desert oasis. |
D | It was dominated by a large Christian population |
E | It has the best currently functioning democracy in this region |
Question 48 |
A | Tigris River |
B | Nile River |
C | Indus River |
D | Jordan River |
E | Euphrates River |
Question 49 |
A | Research industry |
B | Military |
C | Export industry |
D | Manufacturing |
E | Agriculture/Farming |
Question 50 |
A | Zimbabwe |
B | Madagascar |
C | Tanzania |
D | Mozambique |
E | Angola |
Question 51 |
A | Economic policies based on American style capitalism |
B | Common European ancestor |
C | African culture |
D | Spanish culture |
E | Roman Catholicism |
Question 52 |
A | Algeria |
B | Syria |
C | Saudi Arabia |
D | Iran |
E | Liberia |
Question 53 |
A | Germany |
B | USA |
C | France |
D | UK |
E | Spain |
Question 54 |
A | Tunisia |
B | Iran |
C | Somalia |
D | Israel |
E | Bahrain |
Question 55 |
A | Paraguay |
B | Colombia |
C | Argentina |
D | Venezuela |
E | Peru |
Question 56 |
A | Alexander the Great |
B | Muslims |
C | Persians |
D | Romans |
E | Arabs |
Question 57 |
A | 1982 |
B | 1978 |
C | 1975 |
D | 1996 |
E | 1994 |
Question 58 |
A | Haifa |
B | Jerusalem |
C | Tel Aviv |
D | Netanya |
E | Ashdod |
Question 59 |
A | Peru |
B | Colombia |
C | Argentina |
D | Chile |
E | Bolivia |
Question 60 |
A | Somalia |
B | Libya |
C | Saudi Arabia |
D | Iran |
E | South Africa |
Question 61 |
A | Rio de Janeiro |
B | Bogota |
C | Buenos Aires |
D | Lima |
Question 62 |
A | Type A |
B | Type B |
C | Type D |
D | Type C |
E | Type H |
Question 63 |
A | It introduced an intervention program by the European powers to help promote economic development and education in the 21st Century Africa. |
B | An economic conference that eventually resulted in African Union. |
C | It was organized by South Africa to promote their mineral (specifically diamond) trade. |
D | It was arranged by Germany to help promote democracy and prevent dictatorships in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
E | Resulted in new form of European colonization and trade in Africa. |
Question 64 |
A | Chad |
B | Angola |
C | Nigeria |
D | Sudan |
E | Mali |
Question 65 |
A | Kenya |
B | Sudan |
C | South Africa |
D | Nigeria |
E | Angola |
Question 66 |
A | Military Service |
B | Mining Industry |
C | Tourism Industry |
D | Manufacturing Industry |
E | Agriculture Industry |
Question 67 |
A | Subsistence agriculture industry is dominated by female farmers. |
B | Most of the countries in this region favors a capitalistic society than a socialistic one. |
C | Majority of the population is concentrated in urban areas. |
D | Unlike in the past, most countries in this region have large manufacturing industries. |
E | Overwhelming number of countries in this region depends on multiple diversified commodities to maintain their economy. |
Question 68 |
A | The language of all white South Africans |
B | A derivative of Dutch |
C | A form of English spoken in southern Africa |
D | The “lingua franca” of East Africa |
E | The language of one of South Africa’s major black tribes |
Question 69 |
A | Water is the most important natural resource in this region. |
B | In this region, Roman domination was widespread in the last three centuries of AD, |
C | The oldest known civilizations with literacy is the Egyptian civilization around 3000 B.C. |
D | North African coastal line has the highest population density within this region. |
E | Conventional oil is the most important factor that provided the necessities for expansion of civilizations within this region. |
Question 70 |
A | Type B |
B | Type H |
C | Type D |
D | Type C |
E | Type A |
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Credits: Based on the excellent lectures provided by, Dr. Peter Slezak during Winter 2015.
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