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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