GEOG 308

What language is spoken by the Dutch settlers of South Africa?

Afrikaans

Which country was settled by convicts for England?

Australia

The largest tropical rainforest in Sub-Saharan Africa is in the:

Congo River Basin

Which mountain ranges geologically separates North America from Central America?

Cordillera Neovolcanica

Which country has no army?

Costa Rica

The mixing of two languages that becomes the dominant language, and is spoken by people at home, is called a

Creole language

The city in Brazil known for its environmentally sustainable planning is:

Curitiba

The original inhabitants of Australia were the:

Aboriginals

The ruler of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, is a member of which Muslim minority ethnic group?

Alawite

Which country did not have colonies in the Caribbean?

All had colonies

The United States has free trade agreements with all of the following except:

All of these

Which of the following rivers has its origin in the Tibetan Plateau behind the Himalayas?

All of these do

The majority of large cities in South America are located:

Along the coastline

Some of the world's largest iron-ore mines are located in:

Amazon Basin

Which of the following is located in Turkey?

Anatolian Plateau

Which of the following was a Portuguese colony?

Angola

Which continent has the most spoken languages?

Asia

The driest region of South America is:

Atacama Desert

Which of the following is a member of the European Union?

Cyprus

The largest river system in Australia is the:

Darling-Murray River

Which of the following minerals are not mined in the Andes mountains?

Diamonds

The majority of the Chinese population lives in the:

East

The newest independent country in Southeast Asia is:

East Timor

The land owning system in Mexico whereby the community owns the land and share resources is

Ejidos

Which country has nuclear weapons?

Pakistan

Which country is most severely impacted by earthquakes, with several examples of catastrophic events and one killing over 80,000 people alone in the past decade?

Pakistan

Parts of Kashmir are claimed by:

Pakistan, India, and China

The breadbasket (major agriculture region) of South America is:

Pampas

Which country is predominately Christian?

Philippines

People from which island are United States citizens?

Puerto Rico

The Atlas Mountains are found in:

The Maghreb

Under the original United Nations plan for Palestine, Jerusalem would be

an international city run by the U.N.

According to our readings, North Korea turns off the electricity sometimes to:

catch people with smuggled VHS tapes since they can't be ejected with power off

The population growth rate in Mexico is

decreasing

he Amazon River, without a doubt, is(has):

greatest discharge of the world

The majority of Australia's population lives:

on the coastlines

Which region of South America has the greatest percentage of their population from Europe?

Southern Cone

The largest indigenous civilization in South America was the:

Inca

The country with the third highest population of Muslims in the world is:

India

The Dutch were the colonial masters of which country?

Indonesia

The most populous country in Southeast Asia is:

Indonesia

Which part of Southeast Asia is noted for volcanoes and earthquakes?

Insular Realm

How much does a slave captured in the south of Sudan and sold in the north cost?

$50

How many degrees does the Earth rotate each hour?

15

The House of Sa'ud, which rules Saudi Arabia, controls how much of the world's oil supply?

20%

How many languages are spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa?

2000

When do demographers believe that the world's population will stop growing?

2100

The earth is titled ______ degrees off of a vertical axis.

23.5

The demographic transition has how many stages?

5 • Stage 1: High birth and death rates; rural preindustrial society • Stage 2: Declining death rate; developing country • Stage 3: Declining birth rate; high urbanization rate • Stage 4: Low birth and death rates; stabilized population • Stage 5: Declining population; urban postindustrial society

About what percent of the Chinese population lives in the rural countryside?

50%

About how many languages are spoken around the world today?

6000

Currently the world's population is about?

7 billion

The Greater Antilles in the Caribbean include all of the following islands except:

Bahamas

U.S. has a mutual defense agreement with which country, where the U.S. 5th Fleet naval operations are based?

Bahrain

Archery is the national sport of which country?

Bhutan

Which country is predominately Muslim?

Both Pakistan and Bangladesh

The majority of slaves brought to the Americas went to:

Brazil

Offshore banking is most prominent in:

Caribbean

The largest family sizes occur in:

Central America

Of the six basic climate types, which one do humans seem to prefer with highest population densities?

Climate C

Urban slums in Brazil are called:

Favelas

Tools that geographers use to analyze geographic data are called?

Geospatial techniques

A population pyramid that looks just like a pyramid represents a population that is:

Growing rapidly

Amerindians make up the highest percentage of the population in:

Guatemala

Which of these was not settled by the Spanish?

Guyana

What country was the first to be ruled by former slaves?

Haiti

he majority of Chinese people belong to which ethnic majority (out of 290 ethnicities!).

Han

Agriculture in the Altiplano is possible because:

Lake Titicaca moderates temperature

What geographical location lines run parallel to each other and assign locations north or south of the equator?

Latitude

Which country has natural ski resorts (not human-made ones in malls)?

Lebanon

The eastern coast of the Mediterranean, which includes Israel, is referred to as the:

Levant

Which country was never a European colony?

Liberia

A fine yellowish colored wind-born soil that is very fertile, and located in north central china, is called:

Loess

The most spoken language in the world (first and second speakers) is:

Mandarin Chinese

Which country has Arabic as its official language?

Mauritania

In regards to time, A.M. and P.M. refer to before (ante) and after (post) __________. These lines determine location east and west.

Meridiam

Most of Central America has which type of landforms?

Mountains

The highest mountain in Sub-Saharan Africa is:

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Meaning "land of 5 rivers", which densely settled fertile agricultural region straddles the border of India and Pakistan?

Punjab

Irrigation systems in Iran that take water from the mountains to lowlands are called:

Qanats

Which of the following is not a river in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Red River

What two rivers exit out to the ocean in Vietnam?

Red and Mekong

The poorest region of South America is:

Rural Amerindian region

The majority of people in Africa live in:

Rural areas

The majority of Iraqis are:

Shia (Shiite)

The highest rates of HIV/AIDS is in:

South Africa

The wealthiest region of Sub-Saharan Africa is:

Southern Africa

The Southern Cone of South America includes all of the following countries

Southern Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile

Which of the following agricultural food crops did not originate in the Americas?

Sugarcane

Which of the following is not a desert in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Taklamakan

The nomadic ethnic group of the Sahara known for their indigo-colored clothing and use of camels is the:

Taureg

Mesopotamia was/is bordered by which rivers?

Tigris and Euphrates

The Arab Spring began in:

Tunisia

What African beer is popular and sold throughout the world?

Tusker

The size (area of land) of China is pretty close to the size of:

United States

The majority of Mexicans live:

Urban Areas

China has a large Muslim population in the _____ of the country.

West

The two major rivers in China are the:

Yellow and Yangtze

The highest mountains on the Arabian Peninsula are in:

Yemen

Which empire existed in what is now the country of South Africa?

Zulu