Geography Exam 3
Which of the following is not a reason for internal communication problems in The Congo? A. the Central African Mountains B. rapids on the rivers C. disintegrated infrastructure D. a huge forested basin E. all of the above are problems
A. the Central African Mountains
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. The Congo River basin mainly supports tropical rainforest type vegetation. B. A disease that spreads worldwide is known as pandemic. C. People of Dutch ancestry in South Africa are called Cape Boers. D. The great river of Southern Africa is the Zambezi. E. A unique aspect of Madagascar is that the population is of Malay-Polynesian origin.
C. People of Dutch ancestry in South Africa are called Cape Boers.
Which country has no dominant ethnic groups? A. Nigeria B. Ethiopia C. Zimbabwe D. The DRCongo E. Kenya
D. The DRCongo
Great African civilizations are noted in your textbook in all of the following places EXCEPT: A. Ghana. B. Congo. C. Zimbabwe. D. Mali. E. All of the above had great civilizations.
E. All of the above had great civilizations.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Johannesburg is in the core of the Witwatersrand conurbation. B. South Africa's relative location at the southern tip of the African continent assigns the republic considerable strategic importance. C. South Africa is a plural society with the greatest ethnic complexity of all African countries. D. The historical geography of South Africa involved the in-migration of populations from other parts of Africa, from Europe, and from Asia. E. South Africa contains a wide range of minerals including significant petroleum deposits.
E. South Africa contains a wide range of minerals including significant petroleum deposits.
All of the following country-capital city pairs are true EXCEPT: A. The three largest countries in population size in the North Africa/Southwest Asia region are Egypt, Iran, and Turkey. B. Hydraulic civilization theory holds that cities able to control irrigated farming over large hinterlands hold power over other cities. C. Wahhabism is the dominant form of Island in Saudi Arabia. D. The largest of all Nile River control projects is the Aswan high Dam. E. The Spanish North African exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla are located in Algeria
E. The Spanish North African exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla are located in Algeria
The West African country that collapsed into chaos in the 1990s with refugees pouring into neighboring countries is A. Liberia. B. South Africa. C. Somalia. D. Tanganyika. E. Kenya.
A. Liberia.
In the region of Africa called the Sahel, a.Drought has been a critical problem in recent years, causing the deaths of many thousands of animals and people b. there is considerable production of diamonds from the gravels along the Congo River c.There is production of high quality, low sulfur petroleum which commands a high price on the world market d.The natural vegetation is tropical rainforest
a.Drought has been a critical problem in recent years, causing the deaths of many thousands of animals and people
Select the incorrect statement from the following: a. A qanat is an underground channel which carries irrigation water from the mountains, where rainfall is relatively plentiful, to the drier areas below. b. Casablanca is the largest of the Maghreb's cities. c. Iran controls the entire corridor between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. d. France was the dominant colonial power in the Maghreb. e. The Ahaggar Mountains form the physiographic base of the settlements of the countries of the Maghreb.
e. The Ahaggar Mountains form the physiographic base of the settlements of the countries of the Maghreb.
A disease that spreads worldwide is known as a(n) A. vector. B. agent. C. pandemic. D. mortality. E. epidemic.
C. pandemic.
A country that ranked last on the world's list of nations' well-being, mostly as a result of a horrible civil war is A. Kenya. B. Liberia. C. Nigeria. D. Sierra Leone. E. Senegal.
D. Sierra Leone.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. The first Temple of the Jews was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C. B. The second Temple of the Jews was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. C. The Golan Heights flank the Jordan River and crucial Lake Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee), the water reservoir of Israel. D. The United Nations gave Jerusalem to the Israelis under the 1947 partition resolution. E. The Palestinians and the Israelis both desire Jerusalem as their capital.
D. The United Nations gave Jerusalem to the Israelis under the 1947 partition resolution.
All of the following associations are true EXCEPT: a. Mesopotamia--country between the Tigris and Euphrates. b. Jerusalem--Holy for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. c. Jiddah-Second largest city of Saudi Arabia in population. d. Constantinople--Headquarters of Iranian Empire. e. Alexandria--Major Egyptian port on the Mediterranean Sea
d. Constantinople--Headquarters of Iranian Empire.
All of the following country-capital city pairs are true EXCEPT: a. Eritrea--Asmara. b. Ethiopia--Addis Ababa. c. Somalia--Mogadishu. d. Saudi Arabia--Mecca. e. Yemen--San'a.
d. Saudi Arabia--Mecca.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Zimbabwe's core area is defined by the mineral rich Copperbelt that extends across the heart of the country, from Harare to Bulawayo. B. About 40 African languages are spoken by 1 million people or more. C. The Muslims in Africa account for about 30 percent of the population. D. The country of Liberia was founded in 1822 by freed American slaves. E. The site of Cape Town is dominated by Table Mountain and the city was founded by the Dutch as a waystation for empire building in the East Indies.
A. Zimbabwe's core area is defined by the mineral rich Copperbelt that extends across the heart of the country, from Harare to Bulawayo.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. The autonomous Palestinian region of Gaza has low population densities. b. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. c. Judaism, Christianity and Islam originated from the Middle East. d. The Fertile Crescent extended from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to the Persian Gulf. e. Western Sahara, a former Spanish dependency (Rio de Oro), is claimed by Morocco.
a. The autonomous Palestinian region of Gaza has low population densities.
Which of the following statements about Iran is not true? a. The heart of the country is dominated by the Zagros Mountains. b. Subtropical crops are grown along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea. c. Qanats furnish water for a large share of the country's irrigated acreage. d. Tehran is Iran's most important urban center. e. Iran is the world's largest Shiite country.
a. The heart of the country is dominated by the Zagros Mountains.
Copperbelt, Great Dyke, and Witwatersrand are: a. mineralized belts and mining centers for Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa respectively. b. agricultural regions in Botswana, Swaziland, and Lesotho. c. zones of exhausted mineral deposits, now remnants of former core areas. d. three urban areas in Southern African countries showing megalopolitan growth. e. three proposed sites for industrial development in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia.
a. mineralized belts and mining centers for Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa respectively.
Which of the following statements is false? a. Morocco became embroiled in a territorial dispute when it annexed Western Sahara. b. Algeria has been a nation into which many people have been migrating over the past 10 years. c. In Algeria, oil revenues have replaced farm produce as the major export. d. Jordan lost its West Bank territory in the 1967 war with Israel, including its sector of Jerusalem. e. Although Syria's population is about 75 percent Sunni Muslim, the ruling elite comes from the smaller Shiite Islamic sect, the Alawites, who account for only around 12 percent of the population.
b. Algeria has been a nation into which many people have been migrating over the past 10 years.
Suppose that you are biking from Israel westward along the coast until you reach the Atlantic Ocean. What is the order of the countries that you will cross? a. Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. b. Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. c. Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, and Morocco. d. Libya, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. e. Israel, Egypt, Algeria, and Tunisia.
b. Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. The southern periphery of the African Transition Zone is known as the Islamic Front. b. Eritrea is a region located in Sudan that has been fighting a war of independence since 1956. c. Nigeria's dominant export commodity, produced in large quantities is oil. d. The capital of the DRCongo, called Leopoldville in colonial times, is Kinshasa. e. The African mainland country directly west of island Madagascar is Moçambique.
b. Eritrea is a region located in Sudan that has been fighting a war of independence since 1956.
All of the following statements regarding Israel are true EXCEPT: a. Many families live in communal style in places called kibbutz. b. It is the least industrialized country of the North Africa and Southwest Asia region. c. It occupied the Sinai Peninsula for a time. d. The climate allows the cultivation of vegetables and tropical fruits. e. It was heavily involved in warfare against neighbors in recent years.
b. It is the least industrialized country of the North Africa and Southwest Asia region.
Select the incorrect statement from the following: a. Saudi Arabia has the world's largest oil reserves. b. Semitic languages are the most widely spoken of the three major languages in the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia. c. The desert lands have a low daily range of temperature. d. Water is the basis not only for life but for social organization in the village. e. The expression "ecological trilogy" describes the interrelatedness of people in urban centers, the peasants, and the nomads of the North Africa and Southwest Asia region.
c. The desert lands have a low daily range of temperature.
The region designated as North Africa and Southwest Asia is best characterized as having: a. a common language spoken by all of the people in the region. b. a common religion practiced by all of the people within the region. c. a predominance of dry climates within the region. d. a political unity through a federation of oil exporting countries known as OPEC. e. a limited strategic value.
c. a predominance of dry climates within the region.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. Post-1994 South Africa has nine provinces as compared to four prior to 1994. b. Johannesburg and Pretoria are part of the Province of Gauteng. c. The city of Durban has the largest concentration of Indians. d. Apartheid has been the government policy in South Africa since 1994. e. Cape Town is the core of the Colored population.
d. Apartheid has been the government policy in South Africa since 1994.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. The straits of Bab el Mandeb separate the Red Sea and the Gulf of Adan from Yemen. b. Ethiopia is a landlocked country with about one-third of its population being Muslim. c. Africa formed the core of Gondwana, the southern part of Pangaea. d. Because of its aridity, Africa has one of the smallest hydroelectric potentials in the world. e. Subsaharan Africa is rich in raw materials that are vital to industrialized countries.
d. Because of its aridity, Africa has one of the smallest hydroelectric potentials in the world.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. The majority of Africa's population is engaged in agriculture for their livelihoods. b. Most of Africa's political boundaries were drawn during the colonial period with little regard for the continent's patterns of human occupancy. c. The African continent is located at center of our planet's landmasses. d. Due to Africa's difficult agricultural environment, numerous environmental hazards, diseases and periodic food shortages, the continent's population growth rate is below the worldwide average. e. Timbuktu was an important West African city in trade between Europe and Africa.
d. Due to Africa's difficult agricultural environment, numerous environmental hazards, diseases and periodic food shortages, the continent's population growth rate is below the worldwide average.
Identify the incorrect statement. a. Sunni: the Muslims of the branch of Islam that adheres to the orthodox tradition and acknowledges the first four caliphs as rightful successors of Muhammad. b. Shiites: Muslims of the branch of Islam comprising sects believing in Ali and the Imams as the only rightful successors of Muhammad. c. Ashkenazi: a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the Eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews. d. Jihad: a codification of the rules and principles in the Koran. e. Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca.
d. Jihad: a codification of the rules and principles in the Koran.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. Kemal Atatürk is most closely identified with the city of Ankara. b. Egypt has a Coptic Christian minority, about 5.5 million strong. c. Afghanistan has about 35,500,000 people and served as a buffer state. d. Kabul, Kandahar, and Islamabad are the largest cities of Afghanistan in population. e. Pashtun, Tajik, and Hazara are the largest ethnic groups of Afghanistan.
d. Kabul, Kandahar, and Islamabad are the largest cities of Afghanistan in population.
Identify the incorrect statement from the following: a. The countries of northwest Africa are collectively called the Maghreb. b. The Sahara Desert continues to move southward into Africa at a rate of about 8 km (5 miles) per year. c. Bidonvilles are poverty-stricken shanty towns that surround the Maghreb's cities. d. Morocco is the major natural gas producing country of the Maghreb. e. Morocco and Tunisia are among the world's leading producers of phosphate rock.
d. Morocco is the major natural gas producing country of the Maghreb.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. Mesopotamia and the Nile Valley are two culture hearths in North Africa/Southwest Asia. b. Medina, Damascus, and Baghdad served as the headquarters of the Arab Empire. c. Seville was a Muslim capital of Iberia. d. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Libya are the world's top five countries with the largest oil reserves.
d. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Libya are the world's top five countries with the largest oil reserves.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Brazzaville stands directly across from Kinshasa on the opposite banks of the Congo River. B. In Subsaharan Africa, the dominant language family is Niger-Kordofanian. C. Madagascar is the world's second largest island in area. D. Hausa is a common language across the West African savanna. E. Subsaharan Africa has 51 nation-states.
C. Madagascar is the world's second largest island in area.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. The city of Cape Town was founded by the Dutch as a waystation for empire building in South East Asia's East Indies. B. The city of Johannesburg is South Africa's largest urban agglomeration. C. Namibia occupies the heart of the Kalahari Desert. D. The megacity of Lagos is sometimes called the Calcutta of Africa. E. Zambia is a landlocked country that shares its mineral riches of the Copperbelt with its northern neighbor, DRCongo's Katanga Province.
C. Namibia occupies the heart of the Kalahari Desert.
Which of the following statements is false? A. In most places in Africa, Europeans settled only along the coast. B. Many blacks brought to the Americas originated in West Africa and were from interior tribes sold by coastal tribes to European slave traders. C. The purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884 was to involve Africans in the future of their continent. D. Ethiopia and Liberia were independent states through the colonial period. E. The last African colony achieved independence in 1990.
C. The purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884 was to involve Africans in the future of their continent.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Kazakhstan is the world's second largest producer of chromite. B. Istanbul was formerly known as Constantinople and served as the headquarters of the Byzantine Empire (312-1453 A.D.). C. Turkey became the 12th member of the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986. D. Turkey's Anatolian Plateau occupies the interior part of the country and has a mid-latitude steppe climate.
C. Turkey became the 12th member of the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986.
In Rwanda and Burundi A. the Tutsis, while dominant politically and economically, are in the minority. B. the Hutus make up 85-90% of the population. C. the basis for the conflict is not ethnicity, but status in society. D. in 1994, Hutu militias went on an organized campaign against the Tutsis and collaborationist Hutus. E. all of the above are true
C. the basis for the conflict is not ethnicity, but status in society.
The country in Equatorial Africa with significant oil supplies and an upper middle income economy is A. Congo. B. Cameroon. C. Central African Republic. D. Gabon. E. Equatorial Guinea
D. Gabon.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Tripoli is an important port west of the Gulf of Sidra and the capital of Libya. B. The ancient city of Carthage was located on the North African coast near presentday Tunis. C. Alexandria was home to a great library and was named for its victorious founder in 332 B.C. D. Istanbul and Baghdad are the largest cities in population in North Africa and Southwest Asia. E. Casablanca is the chief port on the Atlantic coast of the North African country of Morocco.
D. Istanbul and Baghdad are the largest cities in population in North Africa and Southwest Asia.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. The European presence on West Africa initiated the decline of the interior savanna states and strengthened the coastal states. B. The slave trade in Africa involved as many as 30,000,000 persons. C. In all of Subsaharan Africa, European penetration was early and substantial at the Cape of Good Hope. D. Madagascar, Mali, and Angola were French colonies. E. Dahomey (now Benin) and Benin (now part of neighboring Nigeria) were states built on the slave trade.
D. Madagascar, Mali, and Angola were French colonies.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Ethiopia is the most populous East African country. B. Nairobi is at the heart of Kenya's core. C. Uganda faces the north shore of Lake Victoria. D. Rwanda and Burundi were colonial possessions of the United Kingdom. E. Ethiopia is the source of the Blue Nile, Lake Tana, and home of the Coptic Christians.
D. Rwanda and Burundi were colonial possessions of the United Kingdom.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Abuja is an example of a froward capital city. B. Arabs carried out much of the slave trade of East Africa. C. Nigeria.is Africa's most populous nation-state. D. Sierra Leone is located on the Horn of Africa. E. The Caprivi Strip is a remnant of colonialism and links Namibia to the Zambezi River.
D. Sierra Leone is located on the Horn of Africa.
All of the following country-capital city pairs are true EXCEPT: A. The countries of northwest Africa (Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia) are collectively called the Maghreb. B. Dubai is increasingly called the Hong Kong of the Arabian Peninsula. C. Six of the nine leading oil countries of the world are located in North Africa/Southwest Asia: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, and Libya. D. Yemen occupies a strategic location at the Straits of Hormuz between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. E. Morocco and Tunisia are among the world's leading producers of phosphate rock
D. Yemen occupies a strategic location at the Straits of Hormuz between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Swahili is widely used in East Africa. B. Christianity first touched Africa in Nubia and Axum. C. Subsaharan Africa is nominally, though not exclusively, Christian. D. Subsaharan Africa as a geographic realm is the weakest link in the international economy. E. Botswana's prosperity is based on oil and forest exploitation, Namibia's on metals, and Gabon's on diamonds.
E. Botswana's prosperity is based on oil and forest exploitation, Namibia's on metals, and Gabon's on diamonds.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Africa is only one of two continents containing a cluster of Great Lakes. B. West Africa showed a high degree of regional complementarity between the peoples of the tropical forest and the people of the dry interior. C. Before independence, Chad, Senegal, and Burkina Faso were colonies of France. D. South Africa contains significant untapped petroleum reserves. E. People of Dutch ancestry in south Africa are called Cape Boers.
E. People of Dutch ancestry in south Africa are called Cape Boers.
Which of the following associations is incorrect? A. Great Britain and indirect rule B. Portugal and exploitation C. Belgium and The Congo D. France and assimilation E. Spain and paternalism.
E. Spain and paternalism.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Egypt, Iran, and Turkey are the three largest countries in population size in the North Africa/Southwest Asia region. B. Hydraulic civilization theory holds that cities able to control irrigated farming over large hinterlands hold power over other cities. C. The Kurds and the Palestinians are examples of stateless nations. D. The Aswan High Dam is the largest of all control projects of the Nile River. E. The North African exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla are located in the country of Algeria
E. The North African exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla are located in the country of Algeria
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. The short life expectancies for tropical Africa in part reflect infant and child mortality from malarial infection. B. Among Africa's endemic diseases is schistosomiasis. C. Trypanosomiasis, the disease known as sleeping sickness and vectored by the tse tse fly, appears to have originated in a West African source in the fifteenth century. D. Wind direction or variations in river flow can affect the distribution and effectiveness of disease carriers. E. West Africa encompasses nine former British and four former French dependencies.
E. West Africa encompasses nine former British and four former French dependencies.
Which of the following is not one of the legacies of European colonization in Africa? A. positioning of national boundaries B. the development of transport patterns C. the location of capitals D. the development of the urban system E. the development of democracies in most African states
E. the development of democracies in most African states
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. Coal supplies most of Africa's energy needs today. b. Mozambique has a 2,400 km (1,500 mile) long coastline on the Indian Ocean. c. Algeria is the largest country of Africa in area. d. South Sudan is the newest country of Africa. e. The ministate of Djibouti was a former French colony and it is ethnically divided between the Afars and Issas.
a. Coal supplies most of Africa's energy needs today.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. Colony--Canada. b. Protectorate--Uganda. c. Mandate--Palestine. d. Condominium--Sudan. e. Dominion--Australia.
a. Colony--Canada.
Which of the following associations is correct regarding African environments? a. Seasonal, dry summers--Savanna b. Hot and wet throughout the year--Mediterranean c. Alternating hot/wet and cool/dry--Savanna d. Precipitation rate greater than evaporation--Deserts e. Namibia, Kalahari--Rainforests
a. Seasonal, dry summers--Savanna
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. Turkey produces about 13% of the world's chrome. b. Istanbul was formerly known as Constantinople. c. Turkey became the 12th member of the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986. d. Turkey's Anatolian Plateau occupies the interior part of the country and has a mid-latitude steppe climate.
c. Turkey became the 12th member of the European Economic Community on January 1, 1986.
Which province of Nigeria attempted to secede in the 1960s? A. Ibo B. Biafra C. Lagos D. Abuja E. Togo
B. Biafra
Which religion has taken hold most strongly in Africa in recent years? A. Christianity B. Islam C. Buddhism D. Africanism E. Coptic
B. Islam
Much of the slave trade out of East Africa was carried on by the A. British. B. French. C. Arabs. D. Greeks. E. Slavs.
C. Arabs.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. The term "endemic disease" describes a disease that spreads regionally and affects a large percentage of the population. B. Shifting agriculture forms the mainstay for millions in Africa's tropical forest zones. C. Present day Angola and Mozambique supplied the bulk of slaves for Brazil. D. The Sahel is a dry zone extending between the Sahara Desert to the north and the topical savanna to the south. E. "Highveld" is a Dutch term that describes the high plateau of the South African interior.
A. The term "endemic disease" describes a disease that spreads regionally and affects a large percentage of the population.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Britain was the colonial ruler of Ghana. B. The Sudd area of the recently formed country of South Sudan is traversed by the Blue Nile. C. Oman was an Arab nation that colonized the eastern coast of Africa. D. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, which is also a member of OPEC. E. The recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is an example of an epidemic.
B. The Sudd area of the recently formed country of South Sudan is traversed by the Blue Nile.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Dahomey (now called Benin) and Benin (now part of neighboring Nigeria) as well as Mauritania were states built on slave trade. B. Shifting agriculture forms the mainstay for millions in Africa's tropical forest zones. C. The megacity of Lagos in Nigeria is sometimes called the Calcutta of Africa. D. The Sahel is a dry zone extending between the Sahara Desert to the north and the topical savanna to the south. E. "Highveld" is a Dutch term that describes the high plateau of the South African interior.
A. Dahomey (now called Benin) and Benin (now part of neighboring Nigeria) as well as Mauritania were states built on slave trade.
All of the following associations are true EXCEPT: A. Maasai--Mozambique. B. Cape Town--South Africa's "mother city." C. Kano--Nigeria's Muslim city. D. Nairobi--East Africa's largest city. E. Lesotho--enclave of South Africa.
A. Maasai--Mozambique.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Most of Nigeria's trade is with other West African countries. B. West Africa was colonized, for the most part, by the French and the British. C. In West Africa, the ecological belts run east-west. D. West Africa is Africa's most populous region. E. Nigeria is the most populous nation-state of West Africa.
A. Most of Nigeria's trade is with other West African countries.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. The major colonial contestants in Africa were the British, the French, the Portuguese, and the Spanish. B. Much of Africa lies far from maritime moisture sources. C. Most Africans make their living by farming, and many grow crops in marginal areas where rainfall variability can have catastrophic consequences. D. The three population clusters in Africa are the following: Nigeria, in West Africa; the Great Lakes region in East Africa; and the Ethiopian Highlands.
A. The major colonial contestants in Africa were the British, the French, the Portuguese, and the Spanish.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Africa is a continental landmass without a Pacific Ocean coastline. B. Africa accounts for one-third of the Earth's entire surface. C. Africa has no elongated parallel mountain ranges, no altiplanos, and no continental mountain chain. D. The elongated lakes on the African continent, such as Lake Malawi and Lake Turkana, lie in rift valleys. E. Africa lies at the center of the Land Hemisphere.
B. Africa accounts for one-third of the Earth's entire surface.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. The majority of Africa's population is engaged in agriculture for its livelihood. B. Most of Africa's political boundaries were drawn at the Conference of Berlin in 1920. C. The African continent contains about half of the world's refugee population. D. Nigeria is dominantly Muslim in the north and Christian-animist in the south. E. After the impact of the slave trade, King Leopold's reign of terror was Africa's most severe demographic disaster.
B. Most of Africa's political boundaries were drawn at the Conference of Berlin in 1920.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. The ancient city of Babylon on the Euphrates River was an example of a great hydraulic city. B. Spatial diffusion theory holds that cities that could control irrigated farming over large hinterlands held power over others, used food as a weapon, and prospered. C. The Arab-Berber alliance is called the Moors. D. Tahrir Square has become Cairo's most famous public space in this decade.
B. Spatial diffusion theory holds that cities that could control irrigated farming over large hinterlands held power over others, used food as a weapon, and prospered.
In which of the following countries did the Communist Chinese build the Tamzam Railway? A. Sudan B. Tanzania C. Malawi D. The Congo E. Ethiopia
B. Tanzania
Select the incorrect statement from the following: A. The vast majority of African families still depend upon subsistence farming. B. Tanzania and Angola were Portuguese colonies. C. Kano is a major Muslim city in northern Nigeria. D. Ghana was formerly called Gold Coast. E. Periodic markets form a network of exchange places that serves rural areas where there are few or no roads.
B. Tanzania and Angola were Portuguese colonies.
Which of the following is true? A. The Bulge of Africa is in the south, the Horn is in the north. B. The Bulge of Africa is in the west, the Horn is in the east. C. The Bulge of Africa is in the north, the Horn is in the south. D. The Bulge of Africa is a desert area and the Horn is tropical. E. None of the above
B. The Bulge of Africa is in the west, the Horn is in the east.
Identify the incorrect statement. A. Islam has about 1.7 billion adherents. B. Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim country. C. Algeria is the largest country in population in North Africa Southwest Asia. D. Turkey is the home of about 20,000,000 Kurds. E. The Kurds constitute a stateless nation of more than 35,000,000 people.
C. Algeria is the largest country in population in North Africa Southwest Asia.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. Periodic Market: Village market that opens at a certain interval of time. Part of a regional network of similar markets in a preindustrial, rural setting where goods are brought to market on foot and barter remains a major mode of exchange. B. Endemic: Referring to a disease in a host population that affects many people in a kind of equilibrium without causing rapid and widespread deaths. C. Folded Valley: The trough or trench that forms when a thinning strip of the Earth's crust sinks between two parallel faults (surface fractures). D. Epidemic: A local or regional outbreak of a disease. E. Colonialism: Rule by an autonomous power over a subordinate and an alien people and place.
C. Folded Valley: The trough or trench that forms when a thinning strip of the Earth's crust sinks between two parallel faults (surface fractures).
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. The Berlin Conference (1884) settled the partitioning of Africa. B. Ethiopia is Africa's second largest country in population. C. Iron and steel production in Africa is concentrated in Nigeria. D. The Horn of Africa contains the countries of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia. E. Djibouti overlooks the narrow entry to the Red Sea, the Bab el Mandeb Strait.
C. Iron and steel production in Africa is concentrated in Nigeria.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. The British colonial policy can be described as indirect rule. b. The French colonial policy can be described as assimilation. c. The Portuguese colonial policy can be described as dominion. d. The Belgian colonial policy can be described as paternalism. e. a and b.
c. The Portuguese colonial policy can be described as dominion.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. Madagascar is the world's second largest island in area. b. Brazzaville stands directly across from Kinshasa on the opposite banks of the Congo River. c. In Subsaharan Africa, the dominant language family is Niger-Kordofanian. d. Hausa is a common language across the West African savanna. e. Subsaharan Africa has 50 nation-states.
a. Madagascar is the world's second largest island in area.
In Africa a. Many of the political boundaries still represent arbitrary lines drawn by Europeans which crossed directly through tribal areas b. Since the Europeans have been expelled from most of the continent, the political boundaries have reverted to the old boundaries between tribal units c. Countries like Nigeria and Ghana have boundaries which include only one tribe, with one language and culture d. Political; boundaries have remained much the same since pre-colonial times
a. Many of the political boundaries still represent arbitrary lines drawn by Europeans
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. The Treaty of Sèvres settled the political partitioning of Africa. b. Chad, Senegal, and Mauritania were French colonies. c. Cabinda is an exclave of Angola. d. Lesotho is an enclave of South Africa. e. An area of monsoon climate is found in the Bulge of Africa.
a. The Treaty of Sèvres settled the political partitioning of Africa.
All of the following statements are true regarding the North Africa and Southwest Asia region EXCEPT: a. Toshkent, the capital of Uzbekistan lies in the Farghona (Fergana) Valley in the eastern part of the country. b. Kazakhstan is the homeland of the Kazaks as well as a significant minority of about 1,000,000 ethnic Russians who are clustered in the borderlands with China. c. The regional term Turkestan refers to the countries of Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan. d. Although Astana (formerly Aqmola), the new capital of Kazakhstan is located in the northern part of the country, Almaty, the former capital, is located in the better-watered eastern part of the country. e. Kazakhstan has major oil fields in the Tengiz Basin in the northeastern area of the Caspian Sea.
b. Kazakhstan is the homeland of the Kazaks as well as a significant minority of about 1,000,000 ethnic Russians who are clustered in the borderlands with China.
Which of the following pairs country-capital city is not correct? a. Tunisia-Tunis. b. Moroco-Casablanca. c. Iran-Tehran. d. Oman-Muscat. e. Saudi Arabia-Riyadh.
b. Moroco-Casablanca.
The area around the Persian Gulf a. Has been the number one oil producing region of the world since about 1932 b. Possesses over 50 percent of the world's total proven petroleum reserves c. Is of major importance in production of iron ore, lead, zinc, copper, and other metals as well as in production of petroleum d. Has become united economically under the OPEC organization just as Europe has been united economically through the Common Market
b. Possesses over 50 percent of the world's total proven petroleum reserves
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. The vast majority of African families still depend upon subsistence farming. b. Tanzania and Angola were Portuguese colonies. c. Kano is a major Muslim city in northern Nigeria. d. Ghana was formerly called Gold Coast. e. Periodic markets form a network of exchange places that serves rural areas where there are few or no roads.
b. Tanzania and Angola were Portuguese colonies.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. Sudan lies centered on the confluence of the White Nile and the Blue Nile. b. The Kurdish sector of the population of Iraq is smaller than the Sunnis but larger than the Shiites. c. The city of Diyarbakir in eastern Turkey is the dominant Kurdish city. d. The Kurdish Domain in Iraq occupies a zone that extends north of the Sunni Domain to the borders with Turkey and Iran. e. Western Sahara was a former dependency of Spain..
b. The Kurdish sector of the population of Iraq is smaller than the Sunnis but larger than the Shiites.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. The locals call Dubai the "Hong Kong of Arabia." b. Turkey and Egypt are two major states with imperial histories in North Africa/Southwest Asia. c. Iran, Egypt, and Turkey are the three most populous countries in North Africa/Southwest Asia. d. Istanbul, Cairo, and Tehran are the three largest cities of North Africa/Southwest Asia in population. e. Turkestan includes the following six states: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan.
b. Turkey and Egypt are two major states with imperial histories in North Africa/Southwest Asia.
In a geostrategic sense, the importance of North Africa and Southwest Asia today lies in its a. holding of one-quarter of the world's potentially farmable land. b. control of more than 50 percent of the world's petroleum reserves. c. control of about two-thirds of the world's iron ore reserves. d. production of dates, rice, cotton, and oranges.
b. control of more than 50 percent of the world's petroleum reserves.
The difference between an epidemic and a pandemic disease lies in a. the speed of diffusion of the disease, much more rapid in the pandemic. b. the scale of the outbreak: epidemics are regional, pandemics are worldwide. c. the endemic character of the transmitted disease. d. the nature of the transmitted disease. e. the differences in the vectors that carry them and the areas where they occur.
b. the scale of the outbreak: epidemics are regional, pandemics are worldwide.
Select the incorrect statement from the following: a.Africa is positioned astride the equator. b.Africa has a 4,827 km (3,000 mile) long Pacific coastline. c.Africa is located at the heart of the land hemisphere. d.Africa contains the Tropic of Cancer as well as the Tropic of Capricorn. e.Africa has an area of about 30,000,000 square kilometers (12,000,000 square miles).
b.Africa has a 4,827 km (3,000 mile) long Pacific coastline.
Precipitation in Africa can be characterized as a. Ample and distributed fairly evenly b. Insufficient in all areas c. Ample but poorly distributed d. Ample in the mountains but insufficient in all lowlands
c. Ample but poorly distributed
Which of the following best describes commercial development in Africa in regards to exports? a. Basically a producer of manufactured goods b. Basically a producer of cheap textiles and boots and shoes c. Basically a producer of raw materials and food for sale outside of the region d. Has little or no export relationship with the outside
c. Basically a producer of raw materials and food for sale outside of the region
Which of the following associations is incorrect? a. Botswana--Kalahari Desert. b. Ethiopia--Ogaden Region. c. Congo (Zaire)--Lake Victoria. d. Sudan--Nubian Desert. e. South Africa--veld.
c. Congo (Zaire)--Lake Victoria.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. The Moors were an Arab-Berber alliance that invaded Spain and controlled all but northern Castille and Catalonia.. b. The Alcazar Palace and the Giralda are two major Muslim landmarks in Seville, Spain. c. Egypt controlled the West Bank of the Jordan River between 1948 and 1967. d. During its expansion, Islam reached as far as the Chinese city of Xian. e. North Africa/Southwest Asia realm is the source of three world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
c. Egypt controlled the West Bank of the Jordan River between 1948 and 1967.
All of the following associations are true EXCEPT: a. Cairo--City of the Dead. b. Egypt--Home of the fellaheen. c. Ethiopia--White Nile. d. Iran--Zagros Mountains. e. Saudi Arabia--Mecca.
c. Ethiopia--White Nile.
Select the incorrect pair from the following: a. desert pavement--rocky desert. b. monotheistic religion--belief in one God. c. Fellaheen--pilgrimage to Jerusalem. d. Levant Coast--eastern region of the Mediterranean Basin. e. Aswan High Dam--Egypt.
c. Fellaheen--pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
In South Africa a. The completely black complexioned people are known as the "coloreds" b. The British settlers who came in search of underground gold and diamonds were called Boers, a shortened slang variation of borers, or miners c. Is located the largest production of iron and steel of any country in Africa d. New petroleum discoveries have allowed the beginning of petroleum exports within the past two years
c. Is located the largest production of iron and steel of any country in Africa
Identify the pair, country-capital city, which is not located south of the Equator. a. Congo (Zaire)-Kinshasa. b. Zambia-Lusaka. c. Nigeria-Abuja. d. Mozambique-Maputo. e. Angola-Luanda.
c. Nigeria-Abuja.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. The Congo River basin mainly supports tropical rainforest type of vegetation. b. A disease that spreads worldwide is known as pandemic. c. People of Dutch ancestry in South Africa are called Great Trekkers. d. Before independence, the modern state of the DRCongo was a colony of Belgium. e. A unique aspect of Madagascar is that the population is of Malay-Polynesian origin.
c. People of Dutch ancestry in South Africa are called Great Trekkers.
The mountains of the Middle East area are most important for a. Protection from the cold arctic masses moving south from Siberia b. Providing a rainshadow which makes the climate cooler c. Providing the sources of water which make agriculture possible in this dry region d. Providing protection from the hot desert winds from the deserts to the south
c. Providing the sources of water which make agriculture possible in this dry region
Select the incorrect statement from the following: a. Alexandria is Egypt's second largest city in population. b. Ankara is an example of a forward capital city. c. Saudi Arabia controls the strategic Straits of Hormuz. d. Following the breakup of the Sudan in 2011, Algeria is the largest country of Africa in area. e. Turkey controls the Straits of Bosphorus.
c. Saudi Arabia controls the strategic Straits of Hormuz.
Select the incorrect statement from the following: a. The Straits of Hormuz connect the Persian Gulf with the Indian Ocean. b. The Straits of Bosporus connect the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara. c. The Dardanelles Straits (Hellespont) connect the Sea of Marmara with the Adriatic Sea. d. The Straits of Bab el Mandeb connect the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean. e. The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
c. The Dardanelles Straits (Hellespont) connect the Sea of Marmara with the Adriatic Sea.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. The concepts of Islam, in many ways, constitute a revision and embellishment of Judaic and Christian beliefs and traditions. b. Muslims believe that there is only one God. c. The Islamic faith holds that Jesus was a "false" prophet. d. The primary prophet in Islam is Muhammad. e. Muslims are expected to make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
c. The Islamic faith holds that Jesus was a "false" prophet.
All of the following statements are true regarding Egypt EXCEPT: a. Herodotus described the country as "the gift of the Nile." b. Egypt has very high physiologic population densities (1,840 persons/sq km or 4,764 persons/sq mi). c. With 89,100,000 people in 2015, Egypt is one of the three largest countries in population in North Africa and Southwest Asia. d. About 95 percent of the Egyptian population lives within a dozen miles from the Nile River. e. Cairo and Suez are the country's largest cities.
e. Cairo and Suez are the country's largest cities.
Select the incorrect statement from the following: a. About 90 percent of Muslims today are Sunnis. b. The Shiites constitute over 90 percent of the population of Iran. c. Israel was established as a homeland for the Jews. d. Arabs of the North Africa and Southwest Asia region constitute only one fifth of the total Islamic population of the world. e. Farsi (Persian) is the largest linguistic group of the North Africa and Southwest Asia region.
e. Farsi (Persian) is the largest linguistic group of the North Africa and Southwest Asia region.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. Egypt, Iran, and Turkey are the three largest countries in population size in the North Africa/Southwest Asia realm. b. Mesopotamia is the name for the land between the rivers. c. Hydraulic civilization theory holds that cities able to control irrigated farming over large hinterlands hold power over other cities. d. Mesopotamia and the lower Nile Valley were Old World culture hearths. e. Shi'ite Muslims constitute the great majority of the population of Turkey.
e. Shi'ite Muslims constitute the great majority of the population of Turkey.
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: a. Indonesia and Pakistan have the world's largest numbers of followers of Islam. b. Egypt, Turkey, and Iran are the largest Islamic countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia. c. Muslims in Hindu-dominated India form the world's largest religious minority. d. The term Islam means submission to the will of God (Allah). e. The term sharia means consultation.
e. The term sharia means consultation.
