GEOG Final Exam

Czarina Catherine the Great's territorial acquisition thrust was aimed at ______ . A. the warm-water Black Sea B. establishing a Russian base in interior Canada C. conquest of Western Europe in retaliation for Napoleon's 1812 invasion D. four islands near Japan

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Iraq's oil cities of Kirkuk and Mosul are located within the area of _____ population. A. Kurdish B. Iranian C. Shi'ite D. Kuwaiti

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Most of the population of Russia is found in the ______ . A. western part of the country B. Pacific coastal zone C. southern tier of the country D. zone of C climates

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The city of _____ is located at the confluence of the White Nile and Blue Nile, and serves as the capital of _____. A. Khartoum/Sudan B. Timbuktu/Ethiopia C. Cairo/Egypt D. Kabol/Afghanistan

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The coniferous forest on the equatorward side of the tundra is known as ______ . A. taiga B. Mediterranean C. permafrost D. tundra E. steppe

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The most important ethnic group in Afghanistan is the _____ . A. Pashtuns (Pathans) B. Turkmen C. Taliban D. Kurds

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The most populous Arab country is _________. A. Egypt B. Iraq C. Saudi Arabia D. Turkey

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The most populous city in North Africa/Southwest Asia is ______ . A. Cairo B. Istanbul C. Tehran D. Bagdad

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The mountain range between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea is the ______ . A. Caucasus B. Povolozhye C. Urals D. Caspian Alps

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The term ________ is used to describe an inland climate that is remote from the moderating influences of large water bodies. A. continentiality B. maritime C. taiga D. tundra

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The western North African countries of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco are collectively called ______. A. the Maghreb B. the Near East C. the Tell D. the Levant

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This former Union of Soviet Socialist Republic contains the oil city of Baki (Baku) and its people have ethnic affinities with Iran. A. Azerbaijan B. Moldova C. Georgia D. Armenia

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Uzbekistan is located near the ______ of Turkestan. A. east B. south C. center D. west E. north

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What's left of the Aral Sea is located to the _____ of the Caspian Sea. A. east B. south C. west D. north

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Which of the following is true? A. Climate refers to current conditions at a given location. B. Weather refers to long term average conditions. C. Russia's climate may be described as dominated by C climates. D. Climate refers to long term average conditions. E. Russia has no E climates.

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Which three manufacturing regions form the anchors of the Russian Core Area? A. Central Industrial, Volga, Ural B. Amur, Volga, Siberia C. Danube, Central Industrial, Southern Periphery D. Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan

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____ is associated with the concept of continental drift. A. Pangaea B. land alienation C. continentality D. apartheid

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_____ River flows through Iraq. A. Euphrates B. Jordan C. White Nile D. Blue Nile

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_____ does not share a common border with Israel. A. Iran B. Egypt C. Jordan D. Lebanon

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_____ empire that ruled over much of Southwest Asia prior to World War I. A. Ottoman B. Persian C. Byzantine D. British

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_____ is not included in the North Africa/Southwest Asia region. A. Pakistan B. Iran C. Iraq D. Tunisia

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_____ is the great river of Southern Africa. A. Zambezi B. Zimbabwe C. Niger D. Congo

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______ is not located on the Arabian Peninsula. A. Syria B. Kuwait C. Oman D. Qatar

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Darfur Province, the recent scene of a massive ethnic cleansing, is located in the central-west of _______ . A. Egypt B. Sudan C. Libya D. Chad

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Hydraulic civilization theory holds that _____ . A. water is the key to survival in the desert B. cities able to control irrigated farming over large hinterlands hold power over other cities C. irrigation is the key to the advancement of agriculture D. cities on islands will always dominate those on the nearby mainland

B

Japanese investment in Russia's Far East has been held up by a longstanding dispute over ______ . A. the Amur River B. four tiny Kurile Islands C. Sakhalin Island D. Vladivostok

B

Russia's railroad network radiates outward from Moscow, thereby providing the city with a high degree of _______ . A. inaccessibility B. centrality C. diversity D. continentality

B

The Aswan High Dam is located on the_______ . A. Shatt-al-Arab B. Nile River C. Jordan River D. The Tigris River

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The Soviet planners called their system a ____________. A. Concentration B. Federation C. Functionalist D. Country

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The capital of Iran, located in the foothills of the Elburz Mountains is ____ . A. Khomeini City B. Tehran C. Ahmadinejad D. Baghdad

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The major mountain range in North Africa is the ______ . A. Sahara Uplands B. Atlas Mountains C. Libyan Alps D. Sandes

B

The majority population in the north of Kazakhstan is _____ . A. Kazakh B. Russian C. Uzbek D. Turkmen

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The mountain chain in west-central Russia that is sometimes regarded as the "boundary" between Europe and Asia is known as the ______ . A. Western Uplands B. Urals C. Caucasus D. Central Asiatic Ranges

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The mountains of Northwest Africa that stretch from Morocco to Tunisia are the ____. A. Ahagyar B. Atlas C. Caucasus D. Zagros

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The movement of the headquarters of the Russian Empire to St. Petersburg allowed that city to become a(n) ______ . A. interior capital B. forward capital C. primate city D. continental city

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The state of Israel _____ . A. was settled by people fleeing the Zionist policies of Nazi Germany B. was created from territory that was formerly administered by the British C. was a part of the Ottoman Empire that was ceded to the Israelis in 1923 D. was created out of the country of Palestine that previously had no Jewish population

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The term _________ refers to a huge state farm and literally means "a grain and meat factory" in which agricultural efficiency through mechanization and minimum labor requirements should be at its peak. A. kuzbas B. sovkhoz C. okrug D. taiga E. oblast

B

The upstream country that could control the flow of the Nile River into Egypt is ___ . A. Iraq B. Sudan C. Israel D. Libya

B

Which of the following statements about Russia and North America is false? A. Next to Canada and Mexico, Russia is the third closest neighbor of the United States. B. The Russia established forts and villages along the entire California coast. C. Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867. D. The Bering Strait separates the United States from Russia.

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_____ is not located in Southern Africa. A. Botswana B. Cameroon C. Zimbabwe D. Zambia

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_____ is not located in the vicinity of the Nile Delta. A. Alexandria B. Aswan High Dam C. Cairo D. Suez Canal

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_____ is the name for the land between the rivers. A. Levant B. Mesopotamia C. Choke Point D. Maghreb

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______ people look across border to Iran because they share a common Shi'ite faith. A. Armenia B. Azeris C. Chechens D. Turks

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__________ was responsible for consolidating Russia's gains in the early 1700s and in making a European-style state out of the loosely knit country. A. Catherine the Great B. Peter the Great C. Ivan the Terrible D. Vladimir Lenin

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In Iraq, the Shi'ite population is concentrated in ______ . A. the northwest B. the capital C. the southeast D. the center

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Iran differs from most of the North Africa/Southwest Asian realm in that ____ . A. it is non-Islamic B. it borders Russia C. it is predominantly Shi'ite D. it is ruled by a monarchy

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Land tenure refers to _____ . A. the balance between population and land resources B. the sustainable development level of a tract of land C. the way people own, occupy, and use land D. a form of subsistence farming

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Oil country _____ does not border the Persian Gulf. A. Iran B. Kuwait C. Libya D. Saudi Arabia

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Persistently frozen ground is known as ______ . A. taiga B. whitesoil C. permafrost D. tundra

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Russia's core area ______ . A. includes the great cities of the Far East B. centers on St. Petersburg and includes such urban places as Novgorod and Kiev C. incorporates the Central Industrial Region with the city of Moscow D. has now shifted eastward into Siberia beyond the Urals

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Saudi Arabia, the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula, contains about ______ million people. A. 5 B. 10 C. 25 D. 50

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St. Petersburg ______ . A. lies on the doorstep of Siberia B. did not become the capital of Russia until the1917 Revolution C. was named Leningrad during Soviet times D. has always been the country's most important Black Sea port

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The North African exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla are associated with _____ . A. Egypt B. Tunisia C. Morocco D. Algeria

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The Rub al Khali lies near the border between Saudi Arabia and _____ . A. Israel B. Iraq C. Yemen D. Dubai

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The Soviet Union consisted of _____________ Soviet Socialist Republics. A. 4 B. 12 C. 15 D. 43 E. 89

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The United Arab Emirates includes the oil-rich sheikhdom known as _____ . A. Kuwait B. Oman C. Abu Dhabi D. Bahrain

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The Wakhan Corridor is found within the country of ______ . A. Lebanon B. Saudi Arabia C. Afghanistan D. Pakistan

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The breakaway territory of Georgia, originally supported by the Russia is _____ . A. Nagorno-Karabakh B. Ingushetiya C. Abkhazia D. Ossetian Republic

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The choke point known as the _____ lies between Yemen and Djibouti. A. Hormuz Strait B. Shatt-al-Arab C. Bab el Mandeb Strait D. Gulf of Suez

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The industrial area just to the east of the Kuzbas is centered near ______ . A. the Urals B. Uzbekistan C. Lake Baykal D. Baki (Baku)

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Which of the following cities is the leading oil center in Azerbaijan? A. Sakhalin B. Novorossiysk C. Baki (Baku) D. Groznyy

C

Which of the following is not found in Russia west of the Urals? A. the realm's core area B. Moscow C. the Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbas) D. the Volga-Don Canal

C

Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. Russia's core area centers on Moscow. B. Moscow lies at the heart of what is commonly called the Central Industrial Region. C. Moscow is located on an arm of the Baltic Sea. D. The Bolsheviks restored Moscow as the capital after the 1917 Revolution.

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____ was least influenced by the spread of Islam. A. Yemen B. Albania C. China D. Northern Nigeria

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_____ controls the Musandam Peninsula that protrudes into the Persian Gulf. A. Yemen B. Dubai C. Oman D. Kuwait

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_____ is a disease that spreads worldwide. A. vector B. agent C. pandemic D. epidemic

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_____ is the smallest in North Africa; but has the highest GNI per capita. A. Chad B. Israel C. Tunisia D. Morocco

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______ was not a colony of France prior to its independence. A. Ivory Coast B. Chad C. Ghana D. Senegal

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_______ fought a bitter war of liberation against the French. A. Egypt B. Libya C. Algeria D. Tunisia

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_______ is not located within the Maghreb region. A. the Atlas Mountains B. Casablanca C. the Mecca area of the Arabian Peninsula D. the area known as The Tell

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A country's core area ______ . A. often contains a state's capital city B. incorporates the nation's largest population cluster C. contains the region with the country's most efficient communications networks D. displays all of the characteristics listed above

D

About 85 percent of Muslims consider themselves ____ . A. Imams B. Shi'ite C. Sharia D. Sunni

D

Africa is one of only two continents containing a cluster of great _____ . A. Prairies B. Mountains C. Rivers D. Lakes

D

Before independence, the modern state of The Congo was a colony of ____ . A. France B. Germany C. Britain D. Belgium

D

Israel regards _______ as its capital. A. Tel Aviv B. Haifa C. Beirut D. Jerusalem

D

Jordan has absorbed large numbers of _____ . A. Lebanese B. Israelis C. Kurds D. Palestinians

D

Kemal Atatürk is most closely identified with the city of ______ . A. Constantinople B. Mecca C. Tehran D. Ankara

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Shi'ite Muslims constitute the great majority of the population of _____ . A. Egypt B. Israel C. Saudi Arabia D. Iran

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The Kuzbas ______ . A. contains the city of Novosibirsk B. is also called the Kuznetsk Basin C. contains both iron and coal deposits D. all of the above

D

The Povolzhye has been helped by all of the following except the ______ . A. Volga-Don Canal B. large petroleum reserves C. Volga River D. Virgin Lands Scheme

D

The Syrians have lost ______ to the Israelis. A. Gaza B. Lebanon C. the West Bank D. the Golan Heights

D

The __________ form(s) the eastern limit of the Russian Core. A. Caucasus B. Ob River C. Volga River D. Ural Mountains

D

The city of _______ was known as the Soviet Detroit for its automobile production. A. Tula B. St. Petersburg C. Vladivostok D. Nizhniy Novgorod

D

The largest oil reserves in SW Asia are located in _____. A. Israel B. Libya C. Kuwait D. Saudi Arabia

D

The majority of Russia falls within the humid cold climate region. In the Köppen classification scheme, this is signified by the letter ______ . A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E

D

The territory in dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia is ______ . A. Kurdistan B. Abkhazia C. Ajaria D. Nagorno-Karabakh

D

The vegetation on a higher-latitude treeless plain (mostly mosses, lichens, and sparse grasses) is known as ______ . A. taiga B. oligarctic biomass C. steppe D. tundra

D

This Caspian Sea-facing Russian Republic contains 30 distinct nationalities, is located next to the Chechen Republic, and is dominated by agriculture and oil. A. Ingush B. Mari C. North Ossetian D. Dagestan

D

This exclave of Armenia, located within Muslim Azerbaijan, is 75 percent Armenian. A. Georgia B. Chechnya C. Dagestan D. Nagorno-Karabakh

D

West Africa showed a high degree of regional complementarity between ____ . A. Islamic and African languages B. French and British colonies C. former West Africa and East Africa D. the peoples of the tropical forest and the people of the dry interior

D

Which of the following Soviet programs was the most successful? A. Virgin and Idle Lands Program B. Sovkhoz farming C. Settling the Arctic coastal zone D. Industrialization

D

Which of the following is not an important Russian manufacturing region? A. Volga Region B. Urals Region C. Kuzbas Region D. Donbas Region

D

Which of the following statements is false? A. The Soviet system bound the economic geography of the republics to the center. B. The absence of competition in the Soviet Union made managers complacent. C. The USSR often ignoring basic principles of economic geography. D. The Soviet economy was a great success story in human history.

D

Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. The overwhelming majority of Egypt's people live within a dozen miles of the Nile. B. The Blue Nile originates in Ethiopia. C. The largest of all Nile River control projects is the Aswan High Dam. D. Egypt's largest city, Cairo, is located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.

D

____ is not a major oil producer. A. Kuwait B. Azerbaijan C. Iran D. Turkey

D

_____ is not one of the republics of Turkestan. A. Kazakhstan B. Uzbekistan C. Turkmenistan D. Pakistan

D

_____ is the last country to give up its African colonies. A. the United States B. Germany C. France D. South Africa

D

_____ republic of Turkestan contains an ethnic majority of Persian origin. A. Kazakhstan B. Uzbekistan C. Turkmenistan D. Tajikistan

D

_____ was not a British colony prior to its independence. A. Zimbabwe B. Zambia C. Kenya D. Ethiopia

D

______ can be identified as a classic buffer state. A. the West Bank B. Iraq C. Lebanon D. Afghanistan

D