Multiple choice Geography test 2

Which of the following is TRUE of Cuba?

- Ally of the Soviet Union - Fidel Castro lead the revolutionary Effort - US embargos with Cuba have existed for 50 years - Soviet Missiles were found on Cuban soil during the Cold War - December 2014 Obama and Castro (Raul) has agreed to restore full diplomatic relations btwn the two countries

Which statement is TRUE about Islam in Central Asia?

- Islam predominated the west and center - Post soviet period Islam continues to revive as people seek their cultural roots - Afghanistan has strict Islamic ideals (veil to cover a woman's face) - Nomadic groups are more relaxed about beliefs and practices - Most of the regions Muslims are Sunnis, Shiism is dominant in parts of Afghanistan and Azerbaijan

European colonization was effective throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of one country. What was that exception?

Ethiopia

The Vietnam War started when which European country tried to retain control of its Southeast Asian colonies?

France

Which European country had lost all of its African colonies by the end of WWI?

Germany

What is the official language of Israel?

Hebrew

What is the most widely spoken language in South Asia?

Hindi

Sikhism is a blend of what two religions?

Hindu and Islam

The earliest recorded languages of Central Asia belong to what linguistic family?

Indo-European linguistic family

You would be most likely to see a Shi'a Muslim in which country?

Iran

Shiite Islam dominates what country?

Iran, Southern Iraq

From 1945 until 1990, Europe was divided into two geopolitical and economic blocs, east and west, separated by the infamous

Iron Curtain

With which religion was the Mughal Empire of South Asia identified?

Islam

Which of the following religions arose in North Africa/Southwest Asia?

Islam, Christianity, Judaism

What is the Hajj?

Islamic religious pilgrimage to Muhammad's birthplace, Mekkah (Mecca)

What goal did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?

It divided the land west of the Azores and Cape Verde islands. Spain got the west land and Portugal got the east land.

How is East Asian writing system unique to other world writing systems?

It is Ideographic writing—where each symbol (character) represents an idea rather than a sound

The doctrine of communism was based on the writings of

Karl Marx

Which ethnic group of Southwest Asia and North Africa is an example of a nation without a state?

Kurdistan

What element of plantation life was missing from the Caribbean when Europeans established the plantation economy there?

Labor/Indentured Labor (slavery)

What is both "the common language" and the national language of China?

Mandarin Chinese "putonghua"

Which of the following European countries was a member of the now-defunct Warsaw Pact alliance?

Members of Warsaw Pact: Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic (East Germany), Hungary, Poland, Romania, Soviet Union

When did most countries of Sub-Saharan Africa gain independence?

Mid 1960s

Who is the father-figure of Indian independence?

Mohandas Ghandi

What was the name of the official United States policy that held that the United States would not tolerate European military involvement in the Western Hemisphere?

Monroe Doctrine

What group of people brought Islam to Southeast Asia?

Muslim merchants from South and Southwest Asia

What behavior does the South Asian religion of Jainism emphasize over all others?

Non violence (no killing of any living creatures)

Which country of East Asia has a diaspora with hundreds of thousands of people in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere?

North Korea

How was the Ho Chi Minh Trail primarily used during the Vietnam War?

North Vietnam sending supplies to troops in the South, accidentally brought Laos and Cambodia into the war

Which nation (or ethnic group) of people was displaced by the creation of Israel?

Palestine

Of the following countries in Southeast Asia, which one has been most receptive to western influences?

Philippines

The first European colonists came from

Portugal

Who were the first Europeans to arrive in Southeast Asia to colonize the region?

Portuguese

What is the most common language in the Caribbean?

Spanish

Of the following languages, which is the least used in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Spanish?? Berber, Arabic Spoken a lot: Swahili, Hausa

The Vietnam War

Started with France trying to regain control of Southeast Asian colonies. Divided Vietnam into communist North and capitalist South (US ties). Communists guerrillas fought to overthrow South govt and join it with the North

What is the current status of Lamaist Buddhism with respect to China?

The Chinese have allowed many Buddhist monasteries to open, but their activities remain limited.

By the early twentieth century, which foreign country was dominant in the Caribbean?

U.S.

Which of the following is a major player seeking to expand influence in Oceania?

U.S. (biggest one) and China - superpowers Pacific Rim - Japan, South Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Indonesia France - former colonial master Australia and New Zealand - most powerful locals

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement?

United States, Mexico, Canada

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Central American Free Trade Agreement?

Who are: Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic

What is "indentured labor"?

Workers contracted to labor on estates for a certain period of time

Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia were part of the former

Yugoslavia

When did most countries of Sub-Saharan Africa gain independence?

mid 1960s

What are the sources of ethnic violence in Sri Lanka?

religious and linguistic differences

Which of the following is TRUE of Russia?

200 million residents Political and economic instability since 2013 Illegally annexed Crimea in 2014 Slavic Russia dominates Largest state on Earth - 6.6 million square miles autonomous areas within republics gave recognition to smaller ethnic groups Joseph Stalin did everything he could to centralize power and assert Russian authorityRussia considered WWII a success because of the land they took when Soviet Union took over countries Britain and USA and democratic nations considered the Soviet Union and its allies as enemies President Mikhail Gorbachev initiated Glasnost (greater openness) allowed greater openness to the Baltic states Boris Yeltsin became the head of the Russian Republic, then the Soviet Union collapsed

Who were the Bolsheviks?

A faction of Russian communists representing industrial workers

When Central Asia has been under the communist rule of China, the Soviet Union, and Mongolia, what has happened to religion?

All forms of religion were discouraged Tried to suppress it (Xinjiang) but now Islam has basic freedoms Closely monitors religious practices

What was the Cold War?

An ideological struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union that was conducted between 1946 and 1991 - tensions after WWII - Nuclear weapons

What agreement set up a free trade zone in Latin America and helped ease the movement of goods among the member countries?

CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement)

A thousand years ago, what was the major unifying force in South Asia?

Caste system: a class structure that is determined by birth. (If your parents are poor, you will be poor too)

With which country of East Asia is Taoism associated?

China (Daoism)

Maroon societies were composed of which group of people?

Communities of runaway slaves

The mix of European and African cultures is called

Creolization

What major event led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia?

The dissolution of the Ottoman Empire in WW1

Which of the following is NOT one of the major external cultural influences on Southeast Asia?

These include European colonialists, migrants from China, Muslim merchants from South Asia,and immigrants from India -so not those. Cultural influence from South Asia, China, The middle east, Europe, and north america.