World Geography Final!!!

The Hindu Kush, Persian for "Hindu Death" is a mountain barrier extending southwest from the Pamirs and across central

Afghanistan

where does the khyber pass allow easy access through?

Afghanistan

What is the greatest river system in the world.

Amazon River

The majority of the land of Russia is in the continent of

Asia

The majority of the land of Russia is in what continent?

Asia

Iran (formerly Perisa) has had the greatest influence over ____.

Azerbaijan

Nomads of the Arabian Desert are called?

Bedouins

What is China's capital

Beijing

What is China's largest city

Beijing

What is the capital of Colombia

Bogota

A majority of the people here live in poverty.

Bolivia

What country had two capitals

Bolivia

What country is named after Bolivar.

Bolivia

What tiny country is located on Bordeo's northwest side between the two Malaysian states?

Brunei

What tiny country is located on Borneo's northwest side between the two Malaysian states?

Brunei

Central Asia is wide-ranging term that includes all of the arid plains between the _____ Sea and the Western China

Caspian

The _____ lie at the crossroads between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Caucasus Mountains

What does the Incas name mean?

Children of the sun

The capital is Santiago and it has been one of the most successful nations in South America.

Chile

______ has a recorded history of over four thousand years, longer than that of any other nation.

China

The country of ________, whose capital is Bogota, is one of the world largest coffee-producing countries

Colombia

The country of ________, whose capital is Bogota, is one of the world's greatest coffee producing countries.

Colombia

China has a _____ government and only one political party.

Communist

The sacred Inca capital is __________

Couscous

4 geographic features found in the Great Rift Valley:

Dead Sea, Red Sea, Sea of Galilee, and the Jordan river.

Who declared independence for Brazil and became its king?

Dom Pedro

Because of its size and population, China has dominated the far ____.

East

Which country, appropriately named, has the equator cutting across it?

Ecuador

Russia has borrowed what countries' culture to their own?

Europe and Asia

True or False? Baghdad is Iran's Capital.

False

True/ False The Khyber Pass allows easy passage through the Kara-Kum

False

T/F The majority of the people live in the continent of Asia.

False, Europe instead of Asia

T/F The largest city in Russia is St. Petersburg.

False, Moscow

True/False Yemen has the lowest literacy rate and the highest per capita GDP in the middle east-

False-qatar

Yemen has the lowest literacy rate and the highest per capita GDP in the Middle East:

False/lowest both

True or False? A war was caused in Iraq when Kuwait claimed iraq exceeded its oil production limit:

False; Iraq claimed Kuwait

Iraq is the only country of the Persian Gulf that has an official language other Arabic. What is it. :

Farsi

Who captured and killed the great Inca leader?

Francisco Pizzaro

Only Caucasian country with ocean ports

Georgia

______ is the only Caucasian country with ocean ports.

Georgia

What occupied territory once belonged to Syria?

Golan Heights

The Westernmost colony of the Guiana Highlands, ________, was British.

Guyana

Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?

Hiroshima

The majority of the people of Russia live on what continent?

In Europe

Ganges River holds great significance in Hinduism, the largest religion of _____

India

____ is often called the world's largest democracy.

India

____ is seventh-largest country in area in the world and the second-largest in population

India

_____ often called the world's largest democracy

India

______ is the seventh largest country in area in the world and the second largest in population.

India

What is the mainland portion of Southeast Asia is called

Indochina

What is the largest country (in both area and population) in Southeast Asia?

Indonesia

What is the largest country( in both area and population) in Southeast Asia?

Indonesia

Which is the largest islamic country in the world

Indonesia

______ was/were a Spanish country until the Spanish Empire was defeated in the Spanish- American by the U.S.

Indonesia

The United States dropped its second atomic bomb on _____.

Japan

Who was the most famous caudillo ("strongman") in Argentina?

Juan Peron

_____ is dominated by the Tien Shan, or the Celestial Mountains

Kazakhstan

______ is the "giant" of Central Asia and is the only Central Asian Nation that borders Russia.

Kazakhstan

What culture Group dominates the population of Northern Iraq and make up 20 percent of turkeys population-

Kurds

What was Japan's capital for more than 1000 years in ancient times?

Kyoto

_____ was Japan's capital for more than one thousand years in ancient times.

Kyoto

____ is dominated by the Tien Shan, or the "Celestial Mountains".

Kyrgyzstan

_________ is dominated by Tien Shan, or the "Celestial Mountains"

Kyrgyzstan

Which country still has a communist government that allows no opposition party?

Laos

Which is the only landlocked country in Southeast asia?

Laos

Which is the only landlocked country in southeast Asia?

Laos

Who was the soviet premier who instituted the reforms known as "restructuring" or "openness"?

Makhall Gorbachev

____ is the smallest nation in Asia.

Maldives

What are the 2 most holy cities of Islam:

Mecca and Medina

What are the two most Holy Cites of Islam-

Mecca and Medina

What is the fertile region between the two major rivers that flow through Iraq rivers called-

Mesopotamia

What is the fertile region between the two major rivers that flow through Iraq rivers called?

Mesopotamia

The term ___ can refer to the region beyond the Wall of China.

Mongolia

What is the capital of Russia?

Moscow

What is the largest city in Russia

Moscow

What mountain(s) interrupts the north coastal plain?

Mt. Carmel

Which country in this region has a modern history characterized by military dictatorship?

Myanmar

Which is the largest country in Indochina and the second largest in Southeast Asia? (Hint: its capital is Yangon.)

Myanmar

The Mekong River not only forms much of the border between ______ and ______ but also flows through Cambodia and Vietnam.

Myanmar and Laos

What city was the second atomic bomb dropped on?

Nagasaki

Is there a vice president position in Russia

No, there is only a president position

The Gobi Desert is the world's coldest and most _______ desert.

Northerly

Inca Language,________, is the most widely spoken language in South America

Quechua

The Silk Road linked what two great ancient empires

Rome and China

China's largest city is _____. It is also the center of world trade and banking.

Shanghai

What is the smallest of Japan's four main islands.

Shikoku

_____ is the smallest of Japan's four main islands.

Shikoku

The native religion of Japan, _____, promotes the worship of many gods called kami.

Shinto

The active religion of Japan is ______

Shintoism

Who is the greatest hero of Latin America known as "the Liberator"?

Simon Bolivar

WHich country is the Malaysian archipelago is one of the busiest seaports by volume in the world?

Singapore

______ has been a major trade and shipping location since the time of Christ, and it remains the focal point in the region today.

Singapore

What is the second largest city in Russia that also serves as a main port area?

St. Petersburg

East of Guyana is a country formerly named Dutch Guiana but today called ________.

Suriname

What desert forms the interior of the Levant?

Syrian Desert

_____ is a country and island in the South China Sea about one hundred miles off the coast of China. Taipei is their capital.

Taiwan

Huge, block-shaped mountains, called _____, rise above the highlands in the interior of Guyana.

Tepuis

Until 1939 this country was known as Siam and it was never controlled by a European colonial power.

Thailand

What is the second largest river in Europe? The basin that surrounds it consists of grassland called steppes

The Don River

What is the desert that covers 80% of Turkmenistan?

The Kara Kum

Who were the first Europeans to discover the continent of South America?

The Spanish and Portuguese

What connects the volga river with the baltic sea?

The Volga-Baltic Waterway

What two major rivers flow through Iraq and intIran is the only country of the Persian Gulf into the persian gulf?

Tigris and Euphrates

Which country had four centuries of portuguese rule?

Timor Leste

T/F: Russia is the largest country on earth.

True

The Andes form the longest mountain range in the world. True or False

True

The entire region of Central Asia is sometimes referred to as Turkistan. T/F

True

True or False? Muhammad is the man that founded Islam.

True

True or False? There is a region in Turkey that lies in both Europe and two parts of Turkey that lies in Asia.

True

True or False? Wadis provide national boundaries on the Transjordarian plateau in Palestine

True

True/ False A growing number of Armenians are embracing the truth of the gospel.

True

True/ False The Andes form the longest mountain range in the world.

True

True/ False The most important resource of the Caspian Sea has been oil and natural gas reserves.

True

True/ False Within the Caucasus Mountains, Mt. Elbrus is the highest peak.

True

True/ false there is a region of Turkey that lies in Europe and two parts of Turkey that lie in Asia-

True

True/False A dynasty is a series of rulers that come from the same family.

True

True/False All the countries of South Asia (except North Korea) are vibrant economic giants that compete with the biggest western nations.

True

True/False Muhammad was the man who found Islam

True

True/False The Malay Archipelago is the largest group of islands in the world

True

True/False The Malay archipelago is the largest group of islands in the world.

True

True/false All of Asian Russia EAST of the Urals is broadly named Siberia.

True

The Kara-Kum desert that covers 80% of what country

Turkmenistan

What does the USSR stand for?

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

The Kyzl-Kum is a vast desert that covers 80% of ______.

Uzbekistan

The capital of ____, Tashkent, is the largest city in the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Uzbekistan

The capital of __________, Tashkent, is the largest city in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Uzbekistan

Which became the first Spanish colony to declare independence?(Hint: Caracas is nation's capital)

Venezuela

The Hong River flows through the capital, Hanoi, and empties through a low, flat delta into the Gulf of Tonkin in which country?

Vietnam

_____ broke free of french control when ____ rebels led by communist Ho Chi Minh defeated the French forces at dien Bien Phu (hint: Ho Chi Minh is also the name of a very large city in the southern portion of the country)

Vietnam

Who led the Russian Revolution in 1917, executed the last czar and his family, and created the USSR?

Vladimir Lenin

What is the longest river in Europe and makes up a majority of Russia's shipping system?

Volga River

What connects the Volga River with the Baltic Sea?

Volga-Baltic Waterway

What city is the connecting point between the Volga and Don River.

Volgograd

What city is the connecting point between the volga and don river?

Volgograd

What is the largest plain in the world that covers over one million square miles?

West Central Siberian Plain

What is a large group of islands called?

archipelago

Why is the mainland portion of Southeast Asia is called indochina

because of the dominant neighbors on either side of the region: India and China

Russia's culture has borrowed elements from...

both Asia and Europe

After World War II, North Korea was made a ________ state by the Soviet Union

communist

China's has a _____ form of government and only one political government

communist

True/False the largest city in the middle east was once called constanitinople-

false,angora

True/False bahdad is Iranś capital-

false-tehran

What is the largest city in the Middle East was once called Constantinople :

istanbol

South Korea has a _____ form of government.

republic

The ____ road linked the two great ancient empires: Rome and China.

silk

The largest city in Japan is ______.

tokyo

True or False: All of Asian Russia east of the Urals is broadly named Siberia

true

True or False: Russia is the largest country in the world?

true

True or false The russian Supreme court functions much like the supreme court in the united states

true

True/ False The Andes for the highest mountain range in the Weastern Hemisphere.

true

True/ False The East Siberian Upland borders China and North Korea.

true

True/False The Japanese refer to their country as Nippon, which means "source of the sun."

true

True/False Wadis provide nation boundaries on the transjordanian plateau in palestine-

true

True/false 70% of the population in Bolivia live in poverty

true

true/false A dynasty is a series of rulers who come from the same family.

true

Chapter 13- Russia

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Chapter 15-Southeast Asia

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Chapter 10-South America

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Chapter 14

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