Geography final
Which colonizing power forced the opium trade on China in the 19th Century? 1) British 2) Japanese 3) American 4) French 5) German
1) British
For the Russian people, the "near abroad" signifies: 1) Former components of the Soviet Union 2) Alaska 3) China and Korea 4) The Middle East
1) Former components of the Soviet Union
Pakistan was established as a: 1) Muslim country 2) Hindu country 3) Buddhist country 4) country with no predominant religion 5) none of the above
1) Muslim country
How can regions be defined? Pick 3 answers. 1) Regions are connections that emerge between and among places. 2) Regions are necessarily contiguous. 3) Regions can change over time. 4) Regions are interdependent.
1) Regions are connections that emerge between and among places. 3)Regions can change over time. 4) Regions are interdependent.
The program of loans and other economic assistance provided by the US government to European countries between 1947 and 1952 was called 1) The Marshall Plan 2) The Hampton Plan 3) The Euro-reconstruction Plan 4) The NATO
1) The Marshall Plan
This is believed to be one of the causes of global warming and climate change associated with it. 1) The burning of fossil fuels 2) The use of radioactive elements for energy and as weapons 3) Overuse of limited fresh water resources 4) The result of mass extinctions as human civilization spreads
1) The burning of fossil fuels
Climate is the average weather or typical conditions of temperature, precipitations and other weather variables at a location over the long term. 1) True 2) False
1) True
What was the purpose of the "Berlin Conference"? 1) divide Africa between the major European colonial powers 2) lay the groundwork for future independence of the African colonies 3) reassign German territories to the victors of WW I 4) create development plans for newly independent African countries 5) none of these
1) divide Africa between the major European colonial powers
The effects of the climate change will include (3 answers) 1)Food security issues 2)Forest fire intensity 3)A new ice age 4)Migration movements
1)Food security issues 2)Forest fire intensity 4)Migration movements
All of these countries are located in Central America except: 1) Paraguay 2) Guatemala 3) Panama 4) Nicaragua 5) Costa Rica
1)Paraguay
A federal state is a form of government in which power is partially allocated to: 1)local governments with the country 2)a county within a country 3)political parties who choose the national leadership 4)a central government within a country
1)local governments with the country
The idea of ujamaa, promoted by Julius Nyerere, meant: 1)adoption of Marxist principles 2) African socialism based on traditional values of communal ownership 3) passive resistance to British control of tribal lands 4) the end of apartheid
2) African socialism based on traditional values of communal ownership
The "Great Game" describes conflict over what disputed region? 1) British and Russian over Nepal 2) British and Russian over Afghanistan 3) India and Pakistan over Kashmir 4) Bangladesh 5) none of the above
2) British and Russian over Afghanistan
This is a form of social and economic organization characterized by the common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange. 1) Capitalism 2) Communism 3) Imperialism 4) Feudalism
2) Communism
All world regions are equally vulnerable facing climate change. 1) True 2) False
2) False
What was the name of the frontier zone between Eastern European satellite states and Western Europe? 1)The Velvet Curtain 2)The Iron Curtain 3)The Steel Curtain 4)the Silk Curtain
2) The iron curtain
What is Wallace's Line? 1) subduction zone by the Mariana Trench 2) ocean trench separating megafauna 3)Indonesian area of the Ring of Fire 4)corner of the Philippine and Pacific plates 5) none of the above
2) ocean trench separating megafauna
What is the system of social distinction in Indian reinforced by language, region and occupation? 1)dharma 2)jati 3) adivasi 4) dalit 5) none of the above
2)jati
The Himalayas were formed by geological uplift from the Indian Plate moving into the: 1) Australian Plate 2) Arabian Plate 3) Eurasian Plate 4) Pacific Plate 5) none of the above
3) Eurasian Plate
Which non-Indigenous settlers dominated Canada into the 18th Century? 1) British 2) Dutch 3) French 4) Irish 5) American
3) French
What powers were responsible for the first wave of colonialism? 1) Dutch and Russia 2) French and British 3) Spanish and Portuguese 4) Ottoman empire
3) Spanish and Portuguese
Which of the following is not true about the Columbian Exchange? 1) rats and cats consumed ground-swelling birds 2) beans, cacao, vanilla were brought to the Americas 3) corn and cassava were brought to Africa 4) potatoes were brought to Ireland 5)Indigenous demographic collapse
3) corn and cassava were brought to Africa
What is the economic process of withdrawing investments from low profit sectors and reinvesting in new activities? 1)deindustrialization 2) staples economy 3) creative destruction 4) mass-market manufacturing 5) none of the above
3) creative destruction
Which non-Indigenous settlers dominated Canada into the 18th Century? 1)British 2)Dutch 3)French 4) Irish 5) American
3)French
What country is the fastest-growing emitter of greenhouse gases in the world? 1) North Korea 2) Japan 3) South Korea 4) China 5) Taiwan
4) China
In 1804, former slaves declared independence from what colonial country to form Haiti? 1) Spain 2)Portugal 3)Great Britain 4)France 5) the Netherlands
4) France
What is "balkanization"? 1) The combination of territories held together by an authoritarian government 2) The formation of federations of small political units 3) The division of a territory into smaller and often mutually dependent political units 4) The division of a territory into smaller and often mutually hostile political units
4) The division of a territory into smaller and often mutually hostile political units
Which of the following is true about the U.S. military intervention in Vietnam? 1) Agent Orange used as weapon 2) domino theory of communism 3) more than million Vietnamese killed 58,000 Americans killed 4) all of the above
4) all of the above
Which of the following was a French possession during the late 19th and early 20th centuries? 1) Vietnam 2) Laos 3) Cambodia 4) all of the above 5) none of the above
4) all of the above
What are examples of push factors that have driven people from rural areas to urban? 1) agricultural mechanization 2) environmental disasters 3) military repression 4) agricultural mechanization and environmental disasters 5) all of the above
5) all of the above
What are the results of China's current economic model? 1) big box retail stores 2) low wage skilled workforce 3) regional gaps intensified 4)big box retail stores and low wage skilled workforce 5)all of the above
5)all of the above
When did the Bolshevik Revolution occur? A) 1917 B) 1817 C) 1945 D) 1967 E) 1989
A) 1917
Who are the Stolen Generations? A) Aboriginal children removed from their families B) Pacific Kanak people kidnapped for labor C) British convicts sent to settle Australia D) Maori leaders who resisted European settlers E) none of the above
A) Aboriginal children removed from their families
What agreement led to a common European currency? A) Maastricht Treaty B) Treaty of Westphalia C) Common Agricultural Policy D) North Atlantic Treaty Organization E) none of the above
A) Maastricht Treaty Euro Common Agricultural Policy is a way for Europe to subsidize the agricultural activities in the European Union
From 1979 to 1989, what foreign power had troops on the ground in Afghanistan? A) Soviet Union B) China C) United States D) India E) Pakistan
A) Soviet Union
Which of the following is defined as a national economy in which all aspects of production are centrally controlled by government agencies? A) command economy B) common market C) capitalism D) welfare state E) swidden
A) command economy Gov't controls and plans production for certain amount of years EX: Soviet Union Welfare state is a state that provides many social services (retirement pension, health services, daycare, women's subsidies, etc.) → Not asking about state, but which economy is defined by the action of the state Common market: European Union
What do structural adjustment programs do? A) cut public spending on government services B) remove trade barriers C) reduce power of unions D) all of the above E) none of above
A) cut public spending on government services Cut public spending, huge impact on social services (health, education, family policies, services against inequalities) IMF Not B) remove trade barriers bc EU did this and they are not an adjustment programs
What was the purpose of the "Berlin Conference"? A) divide Africa between the major European colonial powers B) lay the groundwork for future independence of the African colonies C) reassign German territories to the victors of WW I D) create development plans for newly independent African countries E) none of these
A) divide Africa between the major European colonial powers 1885 Still relevant today bc a lot of conflicts are still border related bc the conference did not respect ethnics
How did the BRICS challenge the International Monetary Fund? A) established a development bank B) accelerated secondary sector production C) encouraged offshoring businesses D) all of the above E) none of the above
A) established a development bank Not establishing a developmental bank, not accelerating secondary sector production, noy encouraging offshoring businesses IMF → Latin America, SE Asian, African countries Policies encourage: neoliberal policies Privatization, state does not heavily regulate/ small intervention from the state; not strong welfare policies Loan: Restriction of the action of the state Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
Which of the following is the estimate of the total value of everything produced by a country in a particular year? A) gross domestic product B) gross national income C) purchasing power parity D) trade deficit E) human development index
A) gross domestic product
Which of the following was not one of the effects of the U.S. occupation of Iraq? A) stable governance B) global jihadist support C) civilian casualties D) infrastructure destruction E) local cooperation
A) stable governance Stable kihadist support: yes Civilian casualties: yes Infrastructure destruction: yes Local cooperation: yes
During the colonial period, Spain and other European countries relied on gold and silver from: A) the Americas B) Sub-Saharan Africa C) Northern Africa D) Southeast Asia E) Antarctica
A) the Americas
When was the beginning of the Anthropocene epoch? A) 1550 B) 1750 C) 1650 D) 1850 E) none of the above
B) 1750 Anthropocene → Environmental crisis, global change Main causes: Greenhouse gases & INDUSTRIALIZATION! First wave: mid-18th century (1750)
In what era was industrialization in the coalfield areas of northern France, Belgium, and Germany? A) 1790-1850 B) 1850-1870 C) 1870-1900 D) 1900-1920 E) 1940-1950
B) 1850-1870 - Late 17th century- mid 18th century - Coal = 2nd wave industrialization
What was blackbirding? A) exotic birds decimated by European species B) Kanaka people kidnapped and enslaved C) colonial policies against Aboriginal people in Australia D) missionary influence on local leaders and law E) none of the above
B) Kanaka people kidnapped and enslaved
OPEC is: A) a Muslim group B) a group of oil-exporting nations C) an Arabic group D) all of these E) none of these
B) a group of oil-exporting nations Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Arab Emirates Venezuela
When was the Marshall Plan instituted? A) after World War I B) after World War II C) at the end of Communism D) during the Gulf War E) none of these
B) after World War II Beginning of reconstruction of europe after WWII Beginning of the construction of EU Same time as when Europe was divided Who financed? The US
What is an "emerging world region"? A) system of political-economic, sociocultural and environmental elements B) connected locations with shared and distinct characteristics C) areas with similar climate and physical conditions D) political and economic system dominant by another society E) none of the above
B) connected locations with shared and distinct characteristics Same social, political, economic issues
Why are the wild orangutans of Borneo endangered? A) tin mines B) palm oil plantations C) oil and gas extraction D) gold, silver and nickel mining E) none of the above
B) palm oil plantations
The ________ have been called Latin America's "lost decade" because of the slowdown in growth and deterioration in living standards that occurred during that decade. A) 1870s B) 1950s C) 1980s D) 1930s E) None of these is the "lost decade" of Latin America.
C) 1980s US intervention supported dictatorship movements in the 60s and the 70s In the 80s in most of the countries there was restoration of democracy, democratic regime Shifting from authoritarian to decomcratic regime, there was difficulty in the economy
After World War II, this German city was divided between two countries, one under democratic rule, the other under Communist rule. A) Bonn B) Dortmund C) Berlin D) Amsterdam E) Munich
C) Berlin Berlin Wall, part of Iron Curtain
Which region hosts more than half of the world's biodiversity? A) Africa B) North America C) Latin America and Caribbean D) South Asia E) Oceania
C) Latin America and Caribbean
What mountain range is sometimes used to mark the boundary between Europe and Asia? A) Alps B) Carpathians C) Urals D) Pyrenees E) Apennines
C) Urals - Alps → Switzerland, France, Italy - Eastern Europe
The acceleration of industrialization in Russia between 1860 and 1900 was in large part due to what? A) introduction of democracy B) end of czar rule C) abolition of feudal serfdom D) communist revolution E) none of the above
C) abolition of feudal serfdom Linked to agriculture
When did the British set about withdrawing from South Asia altogether? A) after the Seven Years War B) after World War I C) after World War II D) during the Vietnam War E) none of the above
C) after World War II (1947) Great Partition of India India
One of the results of the Post-Soviet economy was the rise of: A) effective banking B) border control C) business elites D) state assets E) streamlined bureaucracy
C) business elites Privatization, former state asset small class of businesses (oligarchs) Soviet union economy collapses, was a common economy → controlled & owned by the state COllapse = shift to marker economy, state sells industry and resources, and few rich families/ business elites seize opportunity and buy everything Shift soviet common economy to post soviet market economy controlled by oligarchs
What is the economic process of withdrawing investments from low profit sectors and reinvesting in new activities? A) deindustrialization B) staples economy C) creative destruction D) mass-market manufacturing E) none of the above
C) creative destruction
What is an atoll? A) polar desert B) high island C) low, coral island D) glacier island E) bushfire
C) low, coral island
What is a large informal group focused on political or social issues? A) failed state B) supranational organizations C) social movement D) nation-state E) none of the above
C) social movement
The provision of services constitutes this form of employment. A) primary B) secondary C) tertiary D) quaternary E) none of the above
C) tertiary - Information and communication
Which one of the tectonic plates is among those that comprise of the "Ring of Fire"? A) African B) Eurasian C) South American D) Pacific E) none of the above
D) Pacific
What is a result of European colonialism? A) political and regional boundaries around the world B) forced movement of millions of Africans C) wealth derived from resource exploitation in Asia and Africa D) all of the above E) none of the above
D) all of the above Berlin conference (political and regional boundaries around the world) Slave trade/ triangular trade (forced movement of Africans) Unfair economy worldwide; some produce raw materials - COMMODITIES, Western will industrialize (Wealth derived from resource exploitation in Asia and Africa)
Which of the following is an example of a supranational organization? A) World Trade Organization B) North American Free Trade Agreement C) European Union D) all of these E) none of these
D) all of these
Who were the Soviets who coordinated strikes in 1905? A) peasants B) majority faction of the Russian Social Democrats C) state bureaucrats D) grassroots councils of workers E) the Tsar and royal family
D) grassroots councils of workers Can't be peasants Majority faction of russian social democrats → doesn't make sense if go on strike State bureaucrats, doesn't make sense bc they didn't come before 1917 Tsar and royal family and definitely not striking
According to the human development index devised by the United Nations, a country with a perfect score would have an index of: A) .001 B) 10 C) 100 D) 0.0 E) 1.0
E) 1.0 - Between 0 and 1 - GDP, human development index, indicators used to study a region
Which European nation colonized Thailand? A) British B) French C) Dutch D) Portuguese E) Thailand remained independent in the colonial era.
E) Thailand remained independent in the colonial era.
Which of the following are effects of the Green Revolution in East Asia? A) excess nitrogen in waterways B) illness caused by herbicides C) adoption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) D) illness caused by herbicides and adoption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) E) all of the above
E) all of the above
Which of the following was formerly a British colony? A) Australia B) New Zealand C) Papua New Guinea D) Australia and New Zealand E) all of the above
E) all of the above
All of the following are true about African wildlife, except: A) Large quantities of ivory went to England and Asia. B) Protected areas displace local people. C) Poaching leads to extinction. D) Conservation drones monitor rhino herds. E) all of the above
E) all of the above Large quantities of ivory went to england and asia Protected areas displace local people Poaching leads to extinction Conservation drones monitor rhino herds
What are the results of China's current economic model? A) big box retail stores B) low wage skilled workforce C) regional gaps intensified D) big box retail stores and low wage skilled workforce E) all of the above
E) all of the above Regional gaps intensified → Big cities concentrate most of activity, remote agricultural areas are way less benefitting off the money
This is the region where air flows together and rises vertically as a result of intense solar heating at the equator, often with heavy rainfall. A) Hadley Cell B) easterlies C) westerlies D) trade winds E) the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)
E) the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)
What is the capital of Portugal
Lisbon
What is the capital of Kenya
Nairobi
What is the capital of Niger
Niamey
What is the capital of Mauritania
Nouakchott
What is the capital of Norway
Oslo
What is the capital of Croatia
Zagreb
