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.