Geography Mid Term Short Answer

What plan was announced to address the Maldives's environmental concerns?

"Concerns of the future of the islands gave reason for the president of the country to announce a plan in 2008 to purchase land in other countries in case sea levels rise to a point where the Maldives are no longer habitable."

How does the Alpine region contribute to the economies of the countries of Europe?

Allows for the cultivation of food products such as olives, citrus fruits, figs, apricots, and grapes.

Identify and locate the four main physical landforms of Europe. What are the main features of each?

Alpine region, Central Uplands, Northern Lowlands, and the Western Highlands. Alpine region-The high alps Central Uplands- includes a large portion of southern Germany extending eastward. The foothills are an excellent source of raw materials: forest products, coal Northern Lowlands- Excellent Farmlands. Major agricultural operations here provide for a large European population. Western Highlands- Iberian Peninsula. Scottish Highlands, wool production and highland cattle. Flora

How does Australia compare with the Asian economic tigers? How do they support each other?

Australia has more raw materials than the Asian economic tigers. Japan has become Australia's biggest trading partner.

What are some of Australia's main physical features? How are they developed for tourism?

Australia is relatively flat, with low elevation highlands, including the Great Dividing range along its eastern coast. The interior outback lacks precipitation and has numerous deserts. The largest river in Australia is the Darling-Murray River. Australia has three large deserts, these include; the Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, and Great Sandy Desert. Australia is also home to the Great Barrier Reef. The two largest monoliths in the world are here in Australia, these are, Mt.Augustus, and Uluru. People have travelled from all over the world to visit the reef, beaches, and the sacred sites and petroglyphs that can be found on Uluru.

For what purpose was Australia first colonized? What European country colonized Australia and New Zealand?

Australia was first colonized because England wanted to relieve prison overcrowding so they sent prisoners to Australia. Great Britain colonized Australia and New Zealand.

What are Australia's main exports? Who is their main trading partner?

Australias main exports are food and raw materials. Their main trading partner is Japan.

Why is Bhutan so selective about admitting tourists?

Bhutan is so selective about admitting tourists because, they want to ensure that the environmental health of the country remains intact and that there is minimal cultural impact from outsiders.

Why is there a higher concentration of acid rain in Northern Europe? How is acid rain affecting the environment?

DON'T QUITE KNOW THE WHY. Acid rain from industrialization has caused extensive damage to forests and fish populations in norther Europe.

What happed to East Pakistan? Why did its name change?

East Pakistan's name changed to East Bengal. East Pakistan was hit with a cyclone in 1970 in which West Pakistan responded weakly. The Bengali populations were angered over the government's lack of consideration. Therefore, the Indo-Pakistan war started and changed the situation. East Pakistan challenged the west and declared independence so that they could become Bangladesh in 1972. West Pakistan is now just Pakistan.

How is Bangladesh affected by the summer monsoon? How much rain can it receive annually?

Monsoons in Bangladesh can be great for growing crops and for farming, but they are extremely dangerous, killing many people and taking out numerous homes. It can rain up to 18 feet per year.

Outline the core-periphery relationship in Australia. What distinguishes the core areas?

Most of Australia's population lives in the two economic core regions, so Australia exhibits a distinct core-periphery spatial pattern. The core areas hold power, wealth, and influence while the periphery region supplies all the food, raw materials, and goods needed in the core.

Explain how the colonial development of Australia was similar to the colonial development of the United States.

NEED TO ANSWER THIS ONE

What stage is the country in with regard to the index of economic development?

NEED TO ANSWER THIS ONE

Why is Nepal experiencing environmental degradation?

Nepal is experiencing environmental degradation because, high population growth has been stripping the land of trees, causing serious deforestation issues and soil erosion.

What are Australia's main political divisions? What is the vast interior called?

Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia, Tasmania, South Australia, Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales. The vast interior is known as the outback.

Why does Pakistan have a forward capital? Where is it? Where did the capital used to be?

Pakistan has a forward capital to establish presence in the north near Kashmir, the capital was to Islamabad in 1960. When under British control, the Pakistan capital used to be Karachi.

What three countries control parts of the Kingdom of Kashmir?

Pakistan, India, and China

How is the Austral realm isolated from the rest of the world?

Th Austral realm is isolated from the rest of the world because of it not having any sort of land bridge connecting it to the Asian side.

What two rivers act to naturally divide Europe? Which rivers flow through Paris and London?

The Danube and The Rhine. DON'T KNOW THE SECOND PART

Track the flow of each of the two main rivers and identify the major cities that each flows through?

The Danube flows east through Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade before emptying into the Black Sea. The Rhine flows north and empties into the North Sea in Rotterdam, Holland, one of the world's busiest ports.

Why do the countries of Western Europe have more moderate type C climates even though they are in the Northern latitudes?

The Gulf Stream because of its currents that produce a more temperature type c climate.

Where are the major mountain ranges of the Alpine region?

The High Alps which range from east France to Slovenia. Alpine range are the Pyrenees, located on the boarder between France and Spain Apennines, running the length of Italy Carpathians, looping around Romania from Slovakia Dynamic Alps, in former Yugoslavia

Who were the inhabitants of New Zealand before the colonial era? Where did they come from?

The Maori who came from Polynesia.

Who are the main indigenous people of New Zealand and where did they originally come from?

The Polynesian group called he Maori.

How did the colonial activity impact the indigenous people?

The arrival of the europeans had caused a serious demise in the Aboriginal population. Aborigines were completely decimated in Tasmania.

What type of government does Australia have? What is the capital city? Who is head of state?

The capital city of Australia is Canberra. NEED TO FINISH ANSWERING THIS QUESTION

What was the civil war about in Sri Lanka? What did each side want?

The conflict between majority and minority ethnic groups fueled a low-level civil war on the island for decades. (answer what each side wanted)

What are the four main provinces of Pakistan? How are they different from each other?

The four main provinces of Pakistan are the Punjab, Baluchistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkwa. Each of these regions represent a different aspect of the country. Punjab- core area of Pakistan. Baluchistan- largest Political unit. Sindh- home to Pakistans largest city (Karachi) and port. Khyber Pakhtunkwa- dominated by remote mountain ranges and fertile valleys.

how has the physical geography been helpful in the economic development of New Zealand?

The land and climate prove to be favorable for agriculture in New Zealand allowing major exports of products such as wool, meat, and butter that is important to the economy.

Where are the main cities of New Zealand? What are the capital and largest cities on each island?

The main cities of New Zealand are

What are the main climate types in Australia? How does climate relate to population?

The main climate types in Australia are Type B: approximately 40% of Australia's interior desert, Type A: the norther coastal region, and Type C: Tasmania, Victoria, and the core region of the southeast have this moderate climate. The main cities, such as Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide are within the type C climate range as they are more temperate and attract a higher population.

What are the main environmental problems in Pakistan? In Bangladesh?

The main environmental problems in Pakistan include, the fault zone that runs directly through the region causing several major earthquakes in the region. Another issues is water pollution, raw sewage discharges into the rivers and streams and contaminate the drinking water. Urban areas lack public water works and proper sewage. As well, deforestation proves to be another problem in Pakistan, the demand for wood to use for cooking and building is growing. The removal of forests cause soil erosion and decrease habitats for the animal living there. Bangladesh faces the environmental problem of flooding as a result of summer monsoons. As well, much of Bangladesh is fewer than forty feet above sea level, putting them at an even higher risk of flooding. Bangladesh also suffers from deforestation, the increase in population has also increased the demand of wood. Naturally occurring arsenic pollutes water sources in Bangladesh adding to the list of environmental issues in the state.

What are the main methods that New Zealand has used to gain national wealth?

The main methods that New Zealand has used to gain national wealth is the export of agricultural goods but has also implementing and diversifying into industrial process and tourism. (check this one)

What are the main physical features of the South Island and North Island of New Zealand?

They are the second and third largest island respectively. They are separated by a body of water called the Cook Straight. They are together about the size of Colorado. (May need to add more to this one) North island- rugged coastline, with numerous harbors, bays, and inlets. lower relief, highest peak is Mt. Ruapehu and active cone volcano. South Island- somewhat more regular. the southern alps divides length wise. highest peak is mount cook. the two main islands are accompanied by numerous smaller islands.

What issues do these inhabitants of New Zealand have with the current government?

They are treated unfairly, and have lost land and rights in the process.

How are the dynamics with the Maori similar to those with the aborigines in Australia?

They both have suffered from major decline as a result of colonization of other nations. Many of the groups traditions and practices are dying out.

How are Europeans addressing the decline in the North Atlantic fishing industry?

They have drafted strict and extensive rules guidelines for fishing through the common fisheries policy.

What has been one political goal of the Sikhs living in the Punjab?

To have their own nation-state, free from Muslim or Hindu domination, and would like to see the Punjab region become the new homeland for this nation-state called Khalistan.

How does Australia maintain a high standard of living when it exports few manufactured products?

To maintain their high standard of living, Australia exports an immense amount of raw materials and have a relatively small population to share the wealth with.