Geography final

India's IT (Information Technology) sector accounts for one-quarter of all exports but employs barely 2 percent of the national workforce. First, explain some of the reasons why India has had such success in providing "outsourced" IT labor. Second, explain why diversifying the economy is important to India's future.

Businesses from different countries employ Indian IT laborers because it is cheaper to do so. Diversifying the economy can create more jobs therefore extending India's middle class.

Japan's largest and main island, containing the Japanese capital and almost all of its core area, is _______________.

Honshu

The nation ranking 4th in world population is ________________.

Indonesia

Israel considers its capital to be the city of ?

Jerusalem

According to Figure 10-7, which country does not have a significant Chinese immigrant population?

Laos

Former American slaves established which of the following countries?

Liberia

The western North African countries of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco are collectively called the ______________.

Maghreb

Which of the following cities is located nearest the Australian capital of Canberra?

Melbourne

The two main islands in the Philippines are _____________________.

Mindanao and Luzon

According to Figure 11-6, Tasmania contains all of the following minerals EXCEPT ____________.

Uranium

What Australian landmark is closest to the geographic center of Australia?

ayers rock

A widening regional economic disparity in India since 2000 has opened between ____________.

east and west

The majority of India's languages belong to the language family known as __________.

indo-european

Which of the following countries does not share a common border with Israel?

iran

The city located closest to the Ganges Delta is _________________.

kolkata

The deadliest disease in Subsaharan Africa is _____.

malaria

The animals found in Australia who carry their young in pouches are collectively known as _______________.

marsupials

The empire that ruled over much of Southwest Asia at the start of World War I was the _______ Empire.

ottoman

Which of the following is associated with the concept of continental drift?

pangaea

According to Figure 6-14, the city of Baghdad lies within a zone dominated by a _____________ population.

predominately Sunni

Which of the following is not an Old World culture hearth?

the western Arabian Peninsula centered on Mecca

The highest-ranking, priestly caste in India is known as the ______________.

Brahmins

Regionally, the Hawaiian Islands are part of ________________.

Polynesia

According to Figure 12-5, all of Antarctica lies south of _________________.

60° south latitude

People of Dutch ancestry in South Africa are called ______________.

Afrikaners

Figure 9-6 shows that the most widely spoken languages in the northernmost parts of East Asia belong to this language family:

Altaic

During the twentieth century, a majority of the 10 costliest natural disasters in the world struck ___________.

Bangladesh

Which of the following countries does NOT share a common border with Pakistan?

Bangladesh

According to Figure 7-19, which country does NOT contain oil reserves?

Central African Republic

Figure 8-7 shows that the territory called Aksai Chin is currently under this country's political control:

China

The country of the "people of Han" is_____.

China

Widening social inequalities resulting from China's rapid economic growth are becoming ever more difficult for China's self-proclaimed communist government to justify. Give examples of how China's government remains communist as well as examples of how it has become less communist. What social and economic reforms might be necessary in the next decade and how might that affect the classification of China's government?

China is politically and administratively more communist but economically it is not. Its economy is more of a free market. The communist party remains in control politically. More or less of a a communist society with an open door policy reform might help. This may change china's classification from communist to maybe more capitalist. I think the balance between communism and capitalism would help.

The ethnic group that accounts for over 75 percent of Singapore's population is the ___________.

Chinese

Which of the following countries is located in the Horn of Africa?

Ethopia

Which of the following associations is INCORRECT?

Myanmar—Hinduism

Which of the following countries is not located in East Africa?

Nigeria

Which of the following is NOT considered an Asian Tiger?

North Korea

Which of the following regions has been known as and is sometimes still called "Manchuria"?

Northeast China

Figure 6-17 shows that these two countries occupy strategic positions on the Hormuz Strait:

Oman and Iran

The Buddhist-majority population of Sri Lanka is known as the ____________.

Sinhalese

Figure 12-6 shows that this country does not have territory bordering the Arctic Ocean.

Sweden

According to Figure 6-18, Turkey's Kurdish population is heavily concentrated in the oil-rich southeastern part of the country.

TRUE

According to Figure 9-21, the straight-line distance between China and Taiwan, from Quanzhou to Hsinchu, is about 150 miles.

TRUE

Figure 11-4 indicates that species found in New Guinea are similar to those of Australia.

TRUE

Figure 11-6 shows that the Great Barrier Reef is located in the Coral Sea.

TRUE

Which country does NOT border Vietnam?

Thailand

The great river of Southern Africa is the ______________.

Zambezi

An archipelago is ________________.

a chain of islands

Indigenous Australians are known as ______________.

aboriginals

The dominant economic activity associated with high-island cultures is ______________.

agriculture

After 70-plus years of dictatorship, North Koreans at the age of 21 are an average 6 centimeters (2.4 inches) shorter than their South Korean counterparts. Speculate about the reasons for this disparity. What political changes might be required to narrow this gap in future?

an obvious political change that would help is to get rid of the dictatorship (i can't stress this enough: easier said than done) because it is causing famine and malnutrition so the overall health of North Korea's population is at risk.