Geography Multiple Choice Test 4
Most of Brazil's sugarcane is used to produce __________, a biofuel.
ethanol
All of the following locations are where the poor live in Latin American cities EXCEPT
haciendas
Which ethnic group is most common in Latin America and is a mix of Native American and Spanish heritage?
mestizos
. What are small farms that focus on subsistence agriculture called?
minifundia
Which type of climatic event is most concerning to residents of South and East Asia?
monsoon
What is ancestor veneration?
practice of creating small shrines with photographs and other memorabilia of deceased relatives
South American country that is home to the world's driest desert, the Atacama
Chile
Associated with wet rice cultivation are all the following concepts EXCEPT;
swidden
Religions that were formed in South Asia include ALL but which of the following:
Daoism
Match the language with the language family. Which is not correct?
Austronesian: Japanese
Languages spoken in Latin America include ALL BUT WHICH of the following
Bantu
Most Latin American countries are in the second or early third stages of the demographic transition. What does this imply about their birth and death rates?
Birth rates are high but declining, and death rates are low.
Which of the following is true about Brazil and biofuel?
Brazil has the world's first sustainable biofuel economy Brazil grows sugarcane primarily for ethanol production Brazil (along with the US) produces 80% of all the world's ethanol Brazil burns the cane waste in steam boilers to produce electricity to produce ethanol all of the above
China's economy has surged, and in 2014, overtook the United States as having the largest economy in the world. However, China's economic success has been tempered by concerns. Weaknesses of the economy include:
Capital, labor, energy, and land are becoming pricier The labor force is shrinking. The country is too dependent on exports. Inflation and unemployment are growing. all of the above
Who is the spiritual and political leader of Tibetan Buddhism and a symbol of the nonviolent quest for a free Tibet?
Dalai Lama
Sometimes the political situation in a country does not meet the requirements for various types of foreign aid, so the country institutes just enough changes to meet the requirements, without producing real reform for human rights or democracy. What is this phenomenon is called?
Donor Democracy
The PRC's richest provinces per capita income include all but which of the following:
Gansu
The ____________refers to the region of Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, where opium production flourishes.
Golden Triangle
The five autonomous regions/zones of the PRC include
Guangxi Xizang (Tibet) Xinjiang Inner Mongolia all of the above
Which is not a facet of Hinduism?
Guru Nanak
___________is the world's second most important megadiversity country due to its abundance of plant, mammal, and bird species within its borders.
Indonesia
Which country is an example of an archipelago (clusters of islands)?
Japan
Economic and political organizations in Latin America incude
NAFTA Mercosur FTAA OAS all of the above
All are tributaries of the "River Sea" EXCEPT
Orinoco
Which strongly nationalistic religion that blends a reverence of nature with Japanese folklore and Chinese ritual is practiced along with Buddhism in Japan?
Shintoism
Reasons why Mexico is a pivotal country include ALL BUT WHICH
Significant global military power
ALBA counters the American vision for Latin America. Members include all of the following countries EXCEPT
WRONG. Not Bolivia
What dynasty gave its name to the Chinese people?
WRONG. Not Qin
Of the altitude zonation levels, the one that maxes out at 6000 feet is
WRONG. Not tierra fria
El Niño events can be described as :
When the winds reverse direction, suppressing the upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water from the depths to the surface of the tropical eastern Pacific And thus raising the surface temperature of the water by as much as 20°F (11°C).
Languages that developed among the black slaves and indentured servants that worked plantations across Latin America and included vocabulary from the European colonizers language are known as __________ languages.
creole
What is the Wallace Line?
divides Southeast Asia into two distinct biogeographic zones
What is the practice of arranging villages and homes to be in maximum harmony with natural and spiritual environments?
geomancy
Haciendas or plantations that are owned by families or corporations to produce crops commercially are also known as __________.
latifundia
Commercial logging and land-clearing to plant _____________trees are the main forces behind deforestation in Southeast Asia
palm oil
What is the name for a country whose collapse would cause international migration, war, pollution, disease epidemics, or other international security problems?
pivotal countries
Many of the dry, arid climates of South America result from __________, where mountains block the formation of precipitation in certain areas.
rain shadow effects
Earned savings, called __________, are sent home by people working abroad and are among the largest sources of income for Latin American economies.
remittances
Which agricultural practice makes it impossible for tropical rainforest to regrow in disturbed areas ?
shifting ranching
___________ was the only country of the eleven countries in Southeast Asia that was never colonized by European powers.
thailand
