Unit 2 Combined Quizzes

The British imported large numbers of South Asians to work on South Africa's coastal plantations. True or False

True

The czar(ina) principally responsible for trying to modernize Russia and make it a European-style state was___.

Peter the Great

Russia has never been a colonial power. True or False

False

The African mainland country directly west of the island of Madagascar is ___.

Mocambique

The divided eastern Mediterranean island contested by both Greece and Turkey is __________________. A) Cyprus B) Crete C) Malta D) Sicily E) Gibraltar

A) Cyprus

The international community recognizes which government on Cyprus? A) Greek Cypriot B) Turkish Cypriot C) Islamic D) Maltese E) Ottoman

A) Greek Cypriot

The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy is known as ______________. A) devolution B) irredentism C) complementarity D) supranationalism E) transferability

A) devolution

Which three manufacturing regions form the anchors of the Russian core area? A. Central Industrial, Volga, Ural B. Amur, Volga, Siberia C. Danube, Central Industrial, Southern Periphery D. Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan E. Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

A. Central Industrial, Volga, Ural

Which of the following countries does not share a common border with Israel? A. Iran B. Egypt C. Jordan D. Lebanon E. Syria

A. Iran

The empire that ruled over much of Southwest Asia at the start of World War I was the _______ Empire. A. Ottoman B. Persian C. French D. British E. Arab-Islamic

A. Ottoman

Which of the following countries is not located on the Arabian Peninsula? A. Syria B. Kuwait C. Oman D. Qatar E. Bahrain

A. Syria

The vegetation that dominates a high-latitude treeless plain (mostly mosses, lichens, and sparse grasses) is known as _______________. A. tundra B. oligarctic biomass C. permafrost D. taiga E. steppe

A. tundra

Most of the population of Russia is found in the ______________. A. western part of the country B. Pacific coastal zone C. southern tier of the country D. zone of C climates E. area just south of the Ural Mountains

A. western part of the country

____________ is the current capital of Turkey.

Ankara

_____________ has been the capital of Kazakhstan since the end of the 20th century.

Astana

Europe's unofficial lingua franca (common language) today is ____________. A) French B) English C) German D) Spanish E) Euro

B) English

Which of the following nations did not unify until the late 19thcentury? A) Spain B) Germany C) France D) Belgium E) The Netherlands

B) Germany

Which of the countries in Northern Europe have benefited the most from North Sea oil? A) Denmark B) Norway C) Iceland D) Finland E) Sweden

B) Norway

According to Figure 4-15, residents of this city are the wealthiest in France: A) Lille B) Paris C) Bordeaux D) Strasbourg E) Marseille

B) Paris

As Figure 6-12 shows, Damascus is the capital of __________. A. Turkey B. Syria C. Lebanon D. The Golan Heights E. Iran

B. Syria

Dar-es-Salaam is the capital of _____________. A. Saudi Arabia B. Tanzania C. Kenya D. Somalia E. Ethiopia

B. Tanzania

The movement of the headquarters of the Russian Empire to St. Petersburg allowed that city to become a(n) __________________. A. interior capital B. forward capital C. primate city D. continental city E. Asian gateway

B. forward capital

The BRIC countries all have ___________ in common: A. a Eurasian location B. recent economic growth C. rapid population growth D. socialist governments E. predominantly rural populations

B. recent economic growth

According to Figure 5-4, the vast majority of Russia's population lives __________. A. along Russia's southern rim B. west of the Ural Mountains C. along the coastline of the Arctic Ocean D. in the river valleys east of the Ural Mountains E. near the Sea of Okhotsk

B. west of the Ural Mountains

The capital and primate city of Greece is ____________________. A) Sparta B) Malta C) Athens D) Cyprus E) Cyclades

C) Athens

__________ forces divide a nation. A) Situational B) Centripetal C) Centrifugal D) Charismatic E) Infrastructural

C) Centrifugal

What was the U.S.-sponsored economic program designed to rebuild Western Europe after World War II? A) The Common Market B) NATO C) The Marshall Plan D) The Warsaw Pact E) The Eurozone

C) The Marshall Plan

The modern state of Israel was created in __________. A. 1923 B. 1937 C. 1948 D. 1959 E. 1967

C. 1948

The United Arab Emirates includes the rapidly developing, oil-rich sheikhdom named ____________. A. Kuwait B. Oman C. Abu Dhabi D. Bahrain E. Qatar

C. Abu Dhabi

Which modern-day state was least influenced by the diffusion of Islam? A. Yemen B. Bosnia C. China D. Northern Nigeria E. Turkestan

C. China

Which of the following oil producers does not border the Persian Gulf? A. Iran B. Kuwait C. Libya D. Saudi Arabia E. United Arab Emirates

C. Libya

The Rub al Khali (Empty Quarter) lies near the border between Saudi Arabia and ______________. A. Israel B. Iraq C. Yemen D. Dubai E. Kuwait

C. Yemen

Iran differs from most of the North Africa/Southwest Asian realm in that it ____________. A. is non-Islamic B. borders Russia C. is predominantly Shi'ite D. is ruled by a monarchy E. has no oil deposits

C. is predominantly Shi'ite

Persistently frozen ground is known as ________________. A. taiga B. an ice sheet C. permafrost D. tundra E. steppe

C. permafrost

The Russian Revolution of 1917 ________________. A. saw the czars defeat the communists B. ended a long-running civil war C. saw the overthrow of the last czar D. led to Moscow being renamed Leningrad E. made Russia itself a weak, territorially small presence in the new USSR

C. saw the overthrow of the last czar

_____________ is the general term for a large, megalopolis-like urban complex that is formed by the coalescence of two or more metropolitan areas.

Conurbation

According to Figure 4-20, after the breakup of Yugoslavia this state ended up with the longest coastline on the Adriatic Sea ____________.

Croatia

Turkey and Greece bitterly contest the control of the large eastern Mediterranean island of ___, part of which entered the European Union in 2004.

Cyprus

The only European country with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea is __________________. A) The Netherlands B) Germany C) Belgium D) France E) Austria

D) France

Which of the following is CORRECT regarding immigration trends in Europe? A) There are no immigrants in Europe. B) Immigrants in Europe come mostly from other countries in Europe. C) Immigrants are well integrated into European societies. D) Immigration in Europe is offsetting population decline. E) Most immigrants arriving in Europe are Christian.

D) Immigration in Europe is offsetting population decline.

Identify the country in Europe's Mainland Core that is NOT a member of the European Union. A) Austria B) Luxembourg C) the Netherlands D) Switzerland E) Belgium

D) Switzerland

The term balkanization refers to ______________________. A) A hybrid language spoken in Bulgaria and Romania B) The landmass located just to the west of the Adriatic Sea C) Serbian supranationalism D) The division and fragmentation of a subregion of Eastern Europe E) The imposition of the Slavic religion

D) The division and fragmentation of a subregion of Eastern Europe

When a state seeks to acquire the neighboring territory that is home to ethnically similar people and territory on the other side of its international border by appealing to a concentrated group, this action is termed _____________________. A) colonization B) devolution C) interference D) irredentism E) balkanization

D) irredentism

Which of the following is NOT currently an independent country that was once part of the Soviet Union? A. Moldova B. Georgia C. Latvia D. Chechnya E. Ukraine

D. Chechnya

Which of the following is true? A. Climate refers to current conditions at a given location. B. Weather refers to long-term average conditions. C. Russia's climate may be described as dominated by C climates. D. Climate refers to long-term average conditions. E. Russia has no E climates.

D. Climate refers to long-term average conditions.

The dominant religion in Chechnya is _______________. A. Chechen Orthodox B. Buddhism C. Roman Catholicism D. Islam E. None of the choices are correct

D. Islam

Israel considers its capital to be the city of ______. A. Tel Aviv B. Haifa C. Bethlehem D. Jerusalem E. Golan

D. Jerusalem

The largest oil reserves in the NASWA realm underlie _______________. A. Israel B. Libya C. Kuwait D. Saudi Arabia E. Egypt

D. Saudi Arabia

The Syrians lost which piece of territory to the Israelis in the 1967 war? A. Gaza B. Lebanon C. The West Bank D. The Golan Heights E. The Right Bank

D. The Golan Heights

The __________ form(s) the eastern limit of the Russian Core: A. Caucasus Mountains B. Ob River C. Volga River D. Ural Mountains E. The Trans-Siberian Railroad

D. Ural Mountains

Figure 5-14 shows that all of Russia's major manufacturing regions are located _____________. A. west of the Ural Mountains B. along coastlines C. east of 60˚ East longitude D. south of 60˚ North latitude E. along the Volga River

D. south of 60˚ North latitude

An unusual aspect of Albania is its ______________. A) location on both the Black and Adriatic seas B) majority Eastern Orthodox population C) unexpected recent admission to the EU D) population growth rate, which is the slowest in all of Europe E) dominantly Muslim population

E) dominantly Muslim population

Each of the following is considered one of the BRICS except __________. A. Brazil B. Russia C. India D. China E. Canada

E. Canada

Since 1948, Jordan has absorbed large numbers of _____________ people. A. Lebanese B. Jewish C. Kurdish D. South Syrian E. Palestinian

E. Palestinian

About 85 percent of Muslims consider themselves to be _____________. A. Caliphs B. Shi'ites C. Asian Orthodox adherents D. Sharias E. Sunnis

E. Sunnis

Due largely to its peripheral location, Northern Europe remains largely underdeveloped. True or False

False

Moscow has continually served as the Russian/Soviet/Russian capital city since the rule of Peter the Great. True or False

False

Most countries in Europe exhibit significant population growth. True or False

False

Russia is the world's largest state in population size. True or False

False

Russia's level of urbanization today is greater than that of Europe. True or False

False

Russia's mineral wealth has been fully realized in a modern industrial economy that is highly diversified. True or False

False

Since the fall of the communist regime, Moscow and the central government based there have become more and more respected by people throughout the country. True or False

False

Stockholm is Norway's capital city. True or False

False

The ancient capital of Turkey was Ankara. True or False

False

The balkanization of a region implies its strong political unification. True or False

False

The great majority of Russia's inhabitants are concentrated to the east of the Ural Mountains. True or False

False

The number of adherents to Christianity is growing in Europe. True or False

False

The post-communist era in Russia is typified by both free-market capitalism and increasingly democratic governance. True or False

False

The wealth from oil income has been distributed evenly among the different subregions of the Middle East. True or False

False

South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Ajaria are all located in the Transcaucasian country of ___.

Georgia

The Tigris-Euphrates lowland, once the source of great civilizations, is located within the modern-day country of ___.

Iraq

The religion that is most widely observed in the NASWA realm is ___.

Islam

The country located to the north of Israel, which in recent years has experienced catastrophic war and much destruction in its historic capital of Beirut, is ___.

Lebanon

Islam's holiest city, to which a Muslim must make at least one pilgrimage, is ___.

Mecca

The Iberian Peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe by a high range named the ____________ Mountains.

Pyrenees

The northernmost territorial component of the United Kingdom, which is today prone to devolution, is ___________.

Scotland

The Muslim sect that dominates life in Iran today is the ___.

Shiah

The region lying south of the Russian border between the Black and the Caspian seas is known as ___.

Transcaucasia

A lack of writing cultures resulted in a largely inaccurate record of pre-colonial African history. True or False

True

Although reunified since 1990, former East Germany still lags economically behind former West Germany. True or False

True

An entrepôt, such as Copenhagen, is a place where goods are collected, stored, and transshipped. True or False

True

At one time, the Ottoman Empire controlled large parts of southeastern Europe. True or False

True

Ethnically speaking, Turks are not Arabs. True or False

True

Global warming will increase Russia's maritime access to the world. True or False

True

In the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai have most of the oil reserves. True or False

True

Iran today is the most important Shi'ite state. True or False

True

Iraq fought against Iran in the 1980s and Kuwait in the 1990s. True or False

True

Jordan lost its West Bank in the 1967 war with Israel. True or False

True

Kurdistan is an example of a stateless nation. True or False

True

Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. True or False

True

Regionally, Iceland is a part of Northern Europe. True or False

True

Switzerland is neither a NATO nor an EU member. True or False

True

The ancient name of Iran was Persia. True or False

True

The north-south mountain range in west-central Russia that is falsely regarded as the "boundary" between Europe and Asia is called the Ural Mountains. True or False

True

Transferability is a spatial interaction concept related to the costs of overcoming the distance between two places. True or False

True

Under the Soviet economic system, assignment by Moscow, rather than market forces, controlled the development of local areas. True or False

True

The so-called "Mississippi of Russia," and its most important navigable river, is the ___________.

Volga

The OPEC cartel is concerned with setting the policies and prices for the sale of ___.

oil

A country's leading urban center, disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national feelings, is known as its _________ city.

primate

The western North African countries of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco constitute the region known as ___.

the Maghreb