Europe Moodle Quiz, South Asia Moodle Quiz, East Asia Moodle Quiz Review, South East Asia Moodle Quiz
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Which of the following pairing of climate type and regions in Europe is correct?
Atlantic Coast: maritime climate
Which country was East Pakistan until its independence in 1971?
Bangladesh
Why do some of the poorest regions of India have relatively high literacy rates despite their
Because of the education efforts of Christian Missionaries
Given the prevailing wind pattern over Europe, which European country's production of are pollutants has the most impact on the air quality of the Czech Republic?
Belgium
East Malaysia is part of which island
Bornea
"Keiretsu" means
Businesses that buy/invest in each other's stock and give preference to each other's services
What country is the newest country in Southeast Asia?
East Timor
T or F the panda is native to south korea
False
The adoption of cultural nationalism policies in parts of Europe is strongest in the country of
France
What European power established its colony in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam?
France
Which country of Europe has the region's largest percentage of Muslims?
France
The 26-year war in Sri Lanka was between
Hindus and Buddhists
What two countries in South Asia have nuclear weapons?
India and Pakistan
East Timor was formerly part of what country in Southeast Asia?
Indonesia
What religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh?
Islam
What role does the Grameen Bank play in Bangladesh?
It provides low-interest credit to fund women's small-scale enterprise
The Shinto religion is most closely associated with which country of East Asia?
Japan
To which of the following countries would a Korean be LEAST likely to emigrate today?
Japan
To which of the following countries would a Korean be LEAST likely to immigrate today?
Japan
What country in East Asia is facing a major population decline?
Japan
Which country in East Asia is facing a major population decline?
Japan
which country has confucian philosophy had the LEAST influence?
Japan
What two islands contain 90% of Indonesia's population?
Jawa/ Sumatra
Tokyo is found on which plain
Kanto
The territory disputed by India and Pakistan is?
Kashmir
The Southeast Asian city of ___ and _____ are remarkably clean and modern.
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?
Luzon
Who is the father-figure of Indian independence?
Mahatma Ghandi
What is the major reason for animosity toward Chinese immigrants to the countries of Southeast Asia?
Many of Chinese immigrants are rather prosperous compared to the locals.
From Norway to the France, the North Atlantic Current moderates coastal temperatures a:
Marine West Coast Climate
What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?
Mekong River
During the partition of 1947
Millions of people moved into more ethnically homogeneous areas throughout South
What group of people brought Islam to Southeast Asia?
Muslim Merchants
Which country of East Asia is the most rigidly Marxist?
North Korea
What countries of Europe are known to comprise the region of Scandinavia?
Norway, Sweden, Finland
Which industrial heartland is found in northern Italy?
Po Valley
Which of the following is NOT a correct match of country to predominate religion?
Poland- Eastern Orthodox
Which region of India is considered to be its breadbasket (an area of wheat production and greatest agricultural productivity)?
Punjab
What European Mountie range is home to the Basque people?
Pyrenees
The high-yielding varieties of Green Revolution seeds require more of the following, Expect:
Salinization
Which SEZ is in Guangdong Province?
Shenzhen
The majority of Indians are from which Caste?
Shudras
Where fo most of China's migrant workers come from?
Sichuan
Which religion is a mix of Islam and Hinduism?
Sikhism
What country in Southeast Asia is a city-state?
Singapore
What country of Southeast Asia has the region's lowest birth rate - a rate so low (below replacement level) that its population may soon begin to decline?
Singapore
Which of the following countries is not one that emerged from the former Yugoslavia?
Slovakia
Where do most people in South Asia live?
Small rural villages
The Basque language is identified most strongly with which country in Europe?
Spain
What country of South Asia is an island
Sri Lanka
What range of mountains lies between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and through which the Khyber Pass runs?
Sulaiman Range
Which country is NOT part of the ASEAN?
Taiwan
The only country in Southeast Asia to have never been under European colonial rule is:
Thailand
Which of the following is a cultural practice in India?
none of the options
High demand for this product in East Asia drives large-scale international logging in Southeast Asia.
plywood and paper pulp
What is China's main reason for constructing the massive Three Gorges Dam?
reduce dependence on coal as a power source
The Vietnam War
resulted in a reunited vitenam
Japanese citizens and their government believe it is important for their country to be self-self- sufficient in which product?
rice
Japan's economy
slowed substantially in 1990s
What are bustees?
sprawling squatter settlements in south asia
Problems associated with the construction of the Three Gorges Dame includes all the following EXCEPT
the diversion of two other major rivers to fill the Three Gorges reservoir
Confucianism stresses all of the following ideals, except
the need religious leaders to serve in the bureaucracy
The term "China proper" refers to
the populous eastern half of the country
The benefits of China's rapid economic growth during recent years have not been distributed evenly throughout the country. Which of the following regions have benefited least?
the southern interior
The birth rate in Europe is lower than the death rate
true
Under the terms of China's "Great Leap Forward" Policy, peasants were forced to contribute a large percentage of their crops to the state
true
What are hurricanes called in Southeast Asia?
typhoons
What geological feature is associated with the islands of Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands?
volcanic islands
Life expectancy is lower for women than men in which Indian state?
Uttar Pradesh
The Three Gorges Dam is being constructed on which river in China?
Yangtze
What is loess?
a fine, glacially generated silt that is deposited by wind
Burka
a long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn in public by many Muslim women.
Where is Pakistan's population concentrated?
along the indus river
According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to fall to communism would be
laos and cambodia
What is the name for India's secluded or untouchable class?
Dalits
Swidden agriculture
depletes soil nutrients within a few years.
What is the mission of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)?
ASEAN fosters regional cooperation in order to control (rather than be controlled by)
What is a reason for endemic poverty in South Asia?
Caste system, demographic pressure, gender relations
What country has Vietnam emulated as it works to improve its economy?
China
What country near the region of Southeast Asia has sent a very large number of immigrants to Southeast Asia?
China
With which country of East Asia is Islam associated?
China
Who are the Han?
China's largest ethnic group
Which movement mobilized young to stamp out China's remaining vestiges of capitalism?
Cultural Revolution
What country of South Asia has the greatest reason to be concerned about global warming?
The Maldives
Why have many European countries encouraged immigration of foreign populations into their borders?
They are experiencing low or negative growth, and need immigrants to fill gaps in their labor force.
Among European countries, Spain would be most likely to experience drought.
True
Germany's population includes a large number of guest workers from which country of southwest Asia and North Africa?
Turkey
The Western Ghats
are a range of mountains that separate the narrow western coast of India from the rest
South Asia's monsoons
bring flooding in the summer
How were the Himalayas formed?
by the collision of peninsular India with the Asian landmass
With what Southeast Asian country were the Khmer Rouge guerrillas associated?
cambodia
What is the most serious natural hazard in Bangladesh?
flooding
The mediterranean climate
has a dry summer and a wet winter.
What is the chief product of the "Golden Triangle" of Southeast Asia?
heroin
What country of Southeast Asia is the world's most populous Muslim country?
indonesia
With a bursting population crammed into a narrow percentage of arable land, which country actively began to redistribute its population, via transmigration?
indonesia
the "Great Leap Forward"
instituted massive collectivization of the Chinese population
What activity has placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia?
international commercial logging
irian jaya
is the sparsely settled Indonesian half of New Guinea.