World Geography
Which of the following statements regarding Russia's geography is most accurate?
Despite an extensive eastern coastline, eastern Russia has relatively few ice-free ports.
Why is it difficult to determine where Europe stops and Asia begins?
Europe and Asia share the Eurasian landmass.
Which of the following statements regarding Africa's Great Rift Valley is most accurate?
It is gradually breaking away from the African plate forming some of the deepest lakes in the world.
Which of the following statements regarding the Three Gorges Dam is correct?
It is the world's largest hydroelectric power station.
Which of the following historical events is most connected to the Meiji Restoration?
Japanese modernization and colonization.
Which of the following geographic features best explains the location of the manufacturing core in the United States?
rivers
Which of the following environmental issues is the most serious concern for the North Pacific Gyre?
plastic waste
Which of the following examples would be best characterized as "dharma"?
a student studying for an exam
Which of the following activities was most strongly promoted by the Khmer Rouge?
agriculture
Which of the following religious movements has provided the foundation for modern Saudi Arabia?`
Wahhabism
Which of the following is the best example of globalization?
An American-made film becoming the top film in China
Which of the following statements regarding Buddhism is most accurate?
Buddhists believe that suffering is universal and inevitable.
Which of the following outcomes resulted from the 1884 Berlin Conference?
Colonial powers established the procedure for a Western country to formally control African territory.
What is the best explanation for why rail lines in Africa are often not connected and simply link a coastal port with an interior area?
Colonizers were focused on exporting commodities.
Which of the following statements regarding the patterns of globalization found in the region of Middle and South America is most accurate?
Countries in this region typically export resources to the rest of the world which has limited economic diversification.
Which of the following statements regarding Jammu and Kashmir at the time of the partition is most accurate?
It had a majority Muslim population.
Which of the following organizations granted mandates for European states to control territories in North Africa and Southwest Asia?
League of Nations
Which of the following statements best characterizes the current demographic patterns found in Europe?
Native-born Europeans have a lower total fertility rate than that of migrant groups.
Which of the following statements best describes Russia's current population changes?
Russia's birth rates have increased and its population is expected to grow.
Which of the following statements regarding Islam is most accurate?
Sunni is the largest branch of Islam.
Which of these statements best describes the European Union?
The European Union's primary focus is economic cooperation between member states.
Which of the following statements regarding South Asia's physical geography is most accurate?
The Himalaya Mountain range was formed by the collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate.
Which of the following statements regarding the partition of the former British territory in South Asia is most accurate?
The Islamic state of Pakistan was formed and divided into a Western and an Eastern territory.
A farmer in a small, Middle American country has land on the side of a mountain and is able to grow bananas in lower elevations and potatoes in higher elevations. Which of the following geographic concepts best characterizes this example?
altitudinal zonation
Which of the following examples would be best characterized as "genocide"?
conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis in Rwanda
Mountains are most commonly formed by which of the following types of tectonic plate boundaries?
convergent
The idea that resources flow from the periphery to the core is known as:
dependency theory
Which of the following activities would be most likely to contribute to desertification in Sub-Saharan Africa?
overgrazing by livestock
Which of the following statements best characterizes a lasting effect of the Soviet Union on modern-day Russia?
presence of a wealthy Russian oligarchy
Which of the following best characterizes the North American landscape after deindustrialization?
presence of edge cities
Which of the following statements best describes the Sahel?
primarily grassland
A woman and her children are fleeing their homeland as a result of religious persecution. Which of the following concepts most closely fits this example?
push factor
Which two historical events changed the African cultural landscape most significantly?
spread of Islam and the transatlantic slave trade
Which of the following biomes dominates the northernmost portion of Russia?
tundra
Which of the following geographic features best describes the entire region of Oceania?
isolated
Which of the following statements best describes pre-colonial Sub-Saharan Africa?
Women were the primary agriculturalists who understood the seasonality of crops.
The fictional country of Genovia used to be mostly agricultural but now has a focus on tourism. Family sizes are generally small, with only around 2 or 3 children per couple, and the country has an impressive national healthcare system. Which of the following stages of the Demographic Transition Model is this country most likely in currently?
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Which of the following examples would be best described as "land alienation"?
A farmer in Middle America is forced to give up his fields and work for Spanish settlers on a hacienda.
Which of the following examples of maps best describes formal regions?
A map of where particular languages are spoken across Europe
Which of the following examples would be best characterized as secularism?
A national government prohibits displays of religion in public buildings.
Which of the following examples best describes a unitary state?
A national government wishes to consolidate power and limit local decision-making
Which of the following strategies is most characteristic of the Russian Empire's response to non-Russian communities?
Banning minority languages in public places
Which of the following statements best describes changes in global climate experienced in the Arctic?
Melting sea ice in the Arctic leads to a cycle of accelerated warming.
Which of the following statements regarding Ukraine is most accurate?
Most people in Eastern Ukraine support closer ties with Russia.
Which of the following examples would be best characterized as neocolonialism?
a European water company purchasing water rights in an African country
In the concentric zone model, which of these would be most likely to locate closest to the city center?
a bread factory
Which of the following examples is best characterized as a "theocracy"?
a country ruled by the Pope, the highest leader in the Roman Catholic Church
Which of the following statements regarding haciendas is most accurate?
Haciendas were less economically efficient, but also less vulnerable, than plantations.
Which of the following statements regarding East and Southeast Asia's historical human geography is most accurate?
Humans migrated to Southeast Asia during the Ice Age.
If I were to describe where I live using relative location, which of the following ways would be most accurate?
I live near where Route 3 and I-95 meet.
Which of the following statements regarding immigration in the United States is correct?
Immigrants to the United States have generally been expected to assimilate, creating a more homogenous national culture known as a "melting pot."
Which of the following statements about global inequality is correct?
In general, there is more poverty in the southern hemisphere than in the northern hemisphere.
Which of these statements best describes Europe's relative location?
In the center of the land hemisphere
Which of the following statements describing inequality in North America is most accurate?
Income inequality in North America is closely tied to ethnicity and race.
What is Sharia?
Islamic religious law
Which of the following statements regarding healthcare and illnesses in Sub-Saharan Africa is most accurate?
Most people living with HIV/AIDS live in Sub-Saharan Africa and the fatality rate is also higher in this region.
Which of the following statements best describes the early human settlement of Oceania?
New Zealand was one of the last areas of Oceania to be settled by humans.
In 1992, the Australian government ruled that the previous land policy regarding Australia's indigenous population was invalid. Which of the following challenges remains most significant for Australia's indigenous peoples still today?
Private enterprise is prohibited on indigenous land.
Which of the following statements regarding threats to biodiversity in New Zealand is most accurate?
Rabbits were introduced to New Zealand and threaten native plants and agriculture.
Which of the following reasons best explains why the caste system has persisted in India?
The belief in karma limits the emphasis on social justice.
The fictional country of "Florin" has several different, often warring ethnicities, each occupying a distinct territory. Gradually, these ethnic groups have broken away from Florin and have created their own, independent countries. Which of the following concepts would most apply to this country?
Balkanization
Why does distortion occur when making a map?
Because the earth is a sphere
Which of the following statements best describes Judaism?
The central Jewish text is the Torah.
Which of the following statements regarding North Korea is most accurate?
The Soviet Union partnered with North Korea after World War II.
Which of these statements best describes the effect of the Soviet Union's policies on the modern-day ethnic landscape of the region?
The former Soviet republics have large populations of Russians.
Which of the following statements regarding the Four Asian Tigers is most accurate?
The growth in these countries has resulted from exports, low taxes, and free trade
Which of these statements regarding the Soviet government is most accurate?
The main objectives of the Soviet government were to rapidly industrialize and to collectivize farming.
Which of the following statements regarding Israel and Palestine is most accurate?
The modern state of Israel was created by a United Nations plan to partition British-controlled Palestine.
Which of these statements regarding the population pyramid pictured below is most accurate?
This country's population is increasing rapidly.
Which of the following definitions of "primate city" is most accurate?
a country's most populous city if it is disproportionately large and representative of the national culture
Which of the following locations is most likely to oppose increased immigration to Europe?
a rural, formerly industrial area
Which of the following biomes dominates most of Canada's land area?
boreal forests
Which of the following economic activities would be most likely to be outsourced to South Asia?
call center for a credit card company
Which of the following factors most influences industrial development in Russia?
climate
Which of these actions would be most characteristic of European colonial development in the urban areas of South America?
destroying an indigenous village and building a new town
Which of the following physical processes is the most common cause of tsunamis?
earthquakes
The fictional country of Eriador is situated on the coast of a large ocean. What would best describe the waters 50 miles off the shore of Eriador?
exclusive economic zone
Which of the following characteristics best describes the Middle American rimland?
historical presence of slave labor
In Oceania, anything that is not made locally must be shipped in. Which of the following outcomes has resulted from this "tyranny of distance"?
import-substitution industries
Where are most of China's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) located?
in coastal areas
Which of the following outcomes is most likely to result from gentrification?
increase in property values
Which of these statements best describes how industrial development impacted the human settlement of North America?
increase in urbanization
Which of the following would the Soviet government be most likely to invest in?
industrial machinery
Which of the following ideologies does the Great Wall of China most represent?
isolationism
Which of the following statements regarding the Outback is most accurate?
it is mostly dry grassland
Which of the following photos is the best representation of a hinterland?
its the one with Aerial photograph of farmland with dotted trees
Which of the following physiographic features best characterizes North Africa and Southwest Asia?
limited rainfall
Which of the following physical geographic qualities best characterizes Southeast Asia?
mountainous
Which of the following natural features results from the intersection of tectonic plates in Middle America?
mountains
Which of the following countries in South Asia would be best characterized as a "buffer state"?
nepal
Which of the following economic activities has contributed most significantly to the economic development of North Africa and Southwest Asia?
oil production
Which of the following physical processes results in the monsoon season?
orographic precipitation
How would you best describe the physical geography of the United States?
strong north-south alignment
Which of the following historical events most directly contributed to the creation of ISIS (also known as IS or ISIL)?
the invasion of Iraq by the United States
According to the model of the Latin American city displayed above, which of the following groups of people is most likely to live in the area marked with the star?
the very poor
Belarus is a country in Eastern Europe that borders Russia. The country has two official languages, Belarusian and Russian, and the country has close ties with Russia as well as a sizeable Russian minority. Which of the following terms most accurately described Belarus?
transition zone
Which of the following examples would be best described as a "megalopolis"?
two large cities growing so large that they overlap
Which of the following outcomes was primarily a result of the Agrarian and Industrial revolutions?
urbanization
Which of the following physiographic features is most characteristic of the high islands of the Pacific?
volcanic soil
Which of the following factors most influences the climate of Europe?
water
