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Which of the following pairing of climate type and regions in Europe is correct?

Atlantic Coast: maritime climate

Which country was East Pakistan until its independence in 1971?

Bangladesh

Why do some of the poorest regions of India have relatively high literacy rates despite their

Because of the education efforts of Christian Missionaries

Given the prevailing wind pattern over Europe, which European country's production of are pollutants has the most impact on the air quality of the Czech Republic?

Belgium

East Malaysia is part of which island

Bornea

"Keiretsu" means

Businesses that buy/invest in each other's stock and give preference to each other's services

What country is the newest country in Southeast Asia?

East Timor

T or F the panda is native to south korea

False

The adoption of cultural nationalism policies in parts of Europe is strongest in the country of

France

What European power established its colony in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam?

France

Which country of Europe has the region's largest percentage of Muslims?

France

The 26-year war in Sri Lanka was between

Hindus and Buddhists

What two countries in South Asia have nuclear weapons?

India and Pakistan

East Timor was formerly part of what country in Southeast Asia?

Indonesia

What religion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh?

Islam

What role does the Grameen Bank play in Bangladesh?

It provides low-interest credit to fund women's small-scale enterprise

The Shinto religion is most closely associated with which country of East Asia?

Japan

To which of the following countries would a Korean be LEAST likely to emigrate today?

Japan

To which of the following countries would a Korean be LEAST likely to immigrate today?

Japan

What country in East Asia is facing a major population decline?

Japan

Which country in East Asia is facing a major population decline?

Japan

which country has confucian philosophy had the LEAST influence?

Japan

What two islands contain 90% of Indonesia's population?

Jawa/ Sumatra

Tokyo is found on which plain

Kanto

The territory disputed by India and Pakistan is?

Kashmir

The Southeast Asian city of ___ and _____ are remarkably clean and modern.

Kuala Lumpur, Singapore

What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?

Luzon

Who is the father-figure of Indian independence?

Mahatma Ghandi

What is the major reason for animosity toward Chinese immigrants to the countries of Southeast Asia?

Many of Chinese immigrants are rather prosperous compared to the locals.

From Norway to the France, the North Atlantic Current moderates coastal temperatures a:

Marine West Coast Climate

What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?

Mekong River

During the partition of 1947

Millions of people moved into more ethnically homogeneous areas throughout South

What group of people brought Islam to Southeast Asia?

Muslim Merchants

Which country of East Asia is the most rigidly Marxist?

North Korea

What countries of Europe are known to comprise the region of Scandinavia?

Norway, Sweden, Finland

Which industrial heartland is found in northern Italy?

Po Valley

Which of the following is NOT a correct match of country to predominate religion?

Poland- Eastern Orthodox

Which region of India is considered to be its breadbasket (an area of wheat production and greatest agricultural productivity)?

Punjab

What European Mountie range is home to the Basque people?

Pyrenees

The high-yielding varieties of Green Revolution seeds require more of the following, Expect:

Salinization

Which SEZ is in Guangdong Province?

Shenzhen

The majority of Indians are from which Caste?

Shudras

Where fo most of China's migrant workers come from?

Sichuan

Which religion is a mix of Islam and Hinduism?

Sikhism

What country in Southeast Asia is a city-state?

Singapore

What country of Southeast Asia has the region's lowest birth rate - a rate so low (below replacement level) that its population may soon begin to decline?

Singapore

Which of the following countries is not one that emerged from the former Yugoslavia?

Slovakia

Where do most people in South Asia live?

Small rural villages

The Basque language is identified most strongly with which country in Europe?

Spain

What country of South Asia is an island

Sri Lanka

What range of mountains lies between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and through which the Khyber Pass runs?

Sulaiman Range

Which country is NOT part of the ASEAN?

Taiwan

The only country in Southeast Asia to have never been under European colonial rule is:

Thailand

Which of the following is a cultural practice in India?

none of the options

High demand for this product in East Asia drives large-scale international logging in Southeast Asia.

plywood and paper pulp

What is China's main reason for constructing the massive Three Gorges Dam?

reduce dependence on coal as a power source

The Vietnam War

resulted in a reunited vitenam

Japanese citizens and their government believe it is important for their country to be self-self- sufficient in which product?

rice

Japan's economy

slowed substantially in 1990s

What are bustees?

sprawling squatter settlements in south asia

Problems associated with the construction of the Three Gorges Dame includes all the following EXCEPT

the diversion of two other major rivers to fill the Three Gorges reservoir

Confucianism stresses all of the following ideals, except

the need religious leaders to serve in the bureaucracy

The term "China proper" refers to

the populous eastern half of the country

The benefits of China's rapid economic growth during recent years have not been distributed evenly throughout the country. Which of the following regions have benefited least?

the southern interior

The birth rate in Europe is lower than the death rate

true

Under the terms of China's "Great Leap Forward" Policy, peasants were forced to contribute a large percentage of their crops to the state

true

What are hurricanes called in Southeast Asia?

typhoons

What geological feature is associated with the islands of Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands?

volcanic islands

Life expectancy is lower for women than men in which Indian state?

Uttar Pradesh

The Three Gorges Dam is being constructed on which river in China?

Yangtze

What is loess?

a fine, glacially generated silt that is deposited by wind

Burka

a long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn in public by many Muslim women.

Where is Pakistan's population concentrated?

along the indus river

According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to fall to communism would be

laos and cambodia

What is the name for India's secluded or untouchable class?

Dalits

Swidden agriculture

depletes soil nutrients within a few years.

What is the mission of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)?

ASEAN fosters regional cooperation in order to control (rather than be controlled by)

What is a reason for endemic poverty in South Asia?

Caste system, demographic pressure, gender relations

What country has Vietnam emulated as it works to improve its economy?

China

What country near the region of Southeast Asia has sent a very large number of immigrants to Southeast Asia?

China

With which country of East Asia is Islam associated?

China

Who are the Han?

China's largest ethnic group

Which movement mobilized young to stamp out China's remaining vestiges of capitalism?

Cultural Revolution

What country of South Asia has the greatest reason to be concerned about global warming?

The Maldives

Why have many European countries encouraged immigration of foreign populations into their borders?

They are experiencing low or negative growth, and need immigrants to fill gaps in their labor force.

Among European countries, Spain would be most likely to experience drought.

True

Germany's population includes a large number of guest workers from which country of southwest Asia and North Africa?

Turkey

The Western Ghats

are a range of mountains that separate the narrow western coast of India from the rest

South Asia's monsoons

bring flooding in the summer

How were the Himalayas formed?

by the collision of peninsular India with the Asian landmass

With what Southeast Asian country were the Khmer Rouge guerrillas associated?

cambodia

What is the most serious natural hazard in Bangladesh?

flooding

The mediterranean climate

has a dry summer and a wet winter.

What is the chief product of the "Golden Triangle" of Southeast Asia?

heroin

What country of Southeast Asia is the world's most populous Muslim country?

indonesia

With a bursting population crammed into a narrow percentage of arable land, which country actively began to redistribute its population, via transmigration?

indonesia

the "Great Leap Forward"

instituted massive collectivization of the Chinese population

What activity has placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia?

international commercial logging

irian jaya

is the sparsely settled Indonesian half of New Guinea.