World Geography Exam 2

1. Which of the following countries does not contain a portion of the Amazon Basin? a. Brazil b. Ecuador c. Peru d. Chile

2. The richest 20 percent of the South American population control what percentage of the realm's wealth? a. 2 percent b. 20 percent c. 50 percent d. 70 percent

3. Which of the following best defines an altiplano? a. a low area with small mountains b. a high-altitude valley of the Andes c. an agricultural area in Brazil d. a type of Brazilian aircraft

4. Which of the following was the core area of the Incan Empire? a. Cuzco b. Lima c. Brasilia d. Quito

5. The Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 stipulated that a north-south boundary was to be drawn separating what two territories? a. Spain and France b. France and Britain c. Spain and Portugal d. the Netherlands and France

6. Which South American country was most transformed by the forced immigration of Africans in bondage? a. Argentina b. Brazil c. Colombia d. Paraguay

7. Which of the following countries is an associate member of the Mercosur trading bloc? a. Colombia b. Argentina c. Uruguay d. Paraguay

8. In the Latin American city model, the elite residential sector contains the: a. commercial/industrial spine. b. disamenity sector. c. zone of maturity. d. zone of in situ accretion.

9. The largest country in terms of landmass in South America is: a. Venezuela. b. Colombia. c. Panama. d. Brazil.

10. What is a moderating influence on the colder climate of west-central Bolivia? a. Lake Titicaca b. the Atlantic Ocean c. the Pacific Ocean d. Rio de la Plata

11. Which of the following countries contains a population whose ethnicity is dominated by Amerindian ancestry? a. Argentina b. Brazil c. Paraguay d. Uruguay

12. Most of Argentina's population is clustered in the: a. Gran Chaco. b. Patagonian North. c. Pampas. d. Andean foothills.

13. Which of the following regions is not located in Argentina? a. Patagonia b. Pampa c. Altiplano d. Chaco

14. Rubber production has had the greatest impact on which Brazilian subregion? a. the South b. the Northeast c. the Southeast d. the North

15. Which of the following best describes a growth pole? a. an established manufacturing center that dominates a substantial hinterland b. any large city in a national core area c. a location where a set of activities emerge, setting off ripples of development in a surrounding area d. a location, now in decline, that served as a focal point for a developing region in the past

16. Africa is one of only two continents containing a cluster of: a. Great Prairies. b. Great Mountains. c. Great Rivers. d. Great Lakes.

17. Which of the following is associated with the concept of continental drift? a. separate development b. Pangaea c. land alienation d. continentality

18. A disease that spreads worldwide is known as a(n): a. vector. b. agent. c. pandemic. d. epidemic.

19. Which of the following best defines land tenure? a. the balance between population and land resources b. the sustainable development level of a tract of land c. the way people own, occupy, and use land d. a system not unlike tenure at a university, where once you gain land, you keep it forever

20. In West Africa, there was a high degree of regional complementarity between what two things? a. the peoples of the tropical forest and the people of the dry interior b. French and British colonies c. former West Africa and East Africa d. peoples in the east and peoples in the west

21. Before independence, the area of the Congo Basin was a colony of what European country? a. France b. Germany c. Britain d. Belgium

22. Which of the following states was not a colony of France prior to its independence? a. Ivory Coast b. Chad c. Ghana d. Burkina Faso

23. Which of the following countries was not a British colony prior to its independence? a. Zimbabwe b. Ethiopia c. Kenya d. Malawi

24. Which of the following countries is not located in Southern Africa? a. Botswana b. Cameroon c. Zimbabwe d. Mozambique

25. Which of the following dominates the natural environment of Botswana? a. mountains associated with the Great Escarpment b. the Kalahari Desert c. tropical rainforest d. the inland delta of the Niger River

26. Which of the following countries is the home of the Shona and Ndebele tribes, who joined together to end white-minority rule? a. Botswana b. Cameroon c. Zimbabwe d. Zambia

27. Which of the following countries is not located in East Africa? a. Nigeria b. Kenya c. Uganda d. Tanzania

28. Which of the following countries borders Lake Victoria? a. Sudan b. Uganda c. Malawi d. Ethiopia

29. What is the largest city in terms of population in Subsaharan Africa? a. Lagos b. Cape Town c. Abidjan d. Nairobi

30. Which two colonial powers dominated West Africa? a. Britain and France b. Portugal and Spain c. United States and France d. Belgium and the Netherlands

31. North Africa/Southwest Asia is also referred to as all of the following except: a. the Arab World. b. the Dry World. c. the Middle East. d. the Far East.

32. Which of the following is the name for the land between the rivers? a. Levant b. Mesopotamia c. Maghreb d. The Fertile Crescent

33. Which area was influenced the least by the spread of Islam? a. Yemen b. Bosnia c. China d. Turkestan

34. Shi'ite Muslims constitute the majority of the population of: a. Egypt. b. Israel. c. Turkey. d. Iran.

35. More than 80 percent of Muslims consider themselves: a. Imams. b. Shi'ite. c. Asian Orthodox. d. Sunni.

36. The Aswan High Dam is located on the: a. Shatt-al-Arab. b. Nile River. c. Jordan River. d. Tigris River.

37. Which upstream country could control the flow of the Nile River into Egypt? a. Iraq b. Sudan c. Libya d. Chad

38. Which of the following oil producers does not border the Persian Gulf? a. Iran b. Kuwait c. Libya d. Saudi Arabia

39. What is the major mountain range in North Africa? a. Sahara Uplands b. Atlas Mountains c. Sandes d. Golan Heights

40. This country is the smallest in North Africa, but has a higher urbanization level than surrounding countries. a. Chad b. Israel c. Tunisia d. Libya

41. Which of the following rivers flows through Iraq? a. Euphrates b. Jordan c. Blue Nile d. Indus

42. The Syrians have lost which piece of territory to the Israelis? a. Gaza b. Lebanon c. the West Bank d. the Golan Heights

43. Which group constitutes the majority in Jordan? a. Lebanese b. Israelis c. Kurds d. Palestinians

44. Which of the following is the most populous city in North Africa/Southwest Asia? a. Cairo b. Istanbul c. Tehran d. Bagdad

45. In what year was the modern state of Israel created? a. 1923 b. 1937 c. 1948 d. 1967

46. Which of the following is largely responsible for the modern-day political boundaries in the South Asian realm? a. mountain ranges b. British rule c. oceans and seas d. monsoon rains

47. Why is Pakistan considered part of the South Asian realm? a. Ethnic continuity links it with India. b. English is the lingua franca, as it is in India. c. It evolved as part of the British Empire. d. All choices are correct.

48. What is the name of the disputed territory between Pakistan and India? a. Punjab b. Ceylon c. Kashmir d. Bengal

49. What two tectonic plates collided to create the Himalaya Mountains? a. Indian and European b. Eurasian and Asian c. Indian and Asian d. Eurasian and Indian

50. Which climate type does the high-elevation Himalaya mountain range resemble? a. arid b. temperate c. polar d. tropical

51. Which of the following is the best description of a monsoon? a. seasonal rains b. large ocean wave c. intense tropical downpours d. a hurricane in the Indian Ocean

52. Which of the following is the first atmospheric condition that leads to the Asian monsoon? a. Moisture builds up in the air over the subcontinent. b. A high-pressure system develops over the subcontinent. c. Moisture is squeezed out over the subcontinent. d. A low-pressure system develops over the subcontinent.

53. Where does the moist air that forms a monsoon over the North Indian Plain originate? a. Arabian Sea b. Bay of Bengal c. Ganges River d. Caspian Sea

54. Which mountain in South Asia is the world's tallest peak? a. K2 b. Ismoili Somoni c. Everest d. Jongsong

55. What is the name of the largest plateau region in South Asia? a. Deccan Plateau b. Central Indian Plateau c. Chota Nagpur Plateau d. Ghats Plateau

56. When did Buddhism emerge in South Asia? a. 100 BC b. 500 BC c. 1500 BC d. 5100 BC

57. When did Islam begin its spread overland into South Asia? a. 10th century b. 13th century c. 16th century d. 18th century

58. The East India Company controlled trade between South Asia and what other world realm? a. East Asia b. Southwest Asia c. West Asia d. Southeast Asia

59. What is the modern-day name of Bombay? a. Mumbai b. Madras c. Chennai d. Kolkata

60. What group in South Asia was already promoting the idea of a separate state as early as the 1930s? a. Hindus b. Buddhists c. Sikhs d. Muslims