World Geography Semester Review

North Korea has a communist government with a strong dictator. As a result it is one of the few economies in the world where the government -

• controls all major aspects of the economy

• allows individuals the right to property

• trades exclusively with South Korea

• Mixes elements from free-market and command economies

Beijing is one of China's largest industrial and population centers. Because of this _________is a major problem

• transportation

• discrimination

• migration

• pollution

Because of its location along the "Ring of Fire," Japan is particularly susceptible to which of the following hazards.

• monsoons and flooding

• flooding and droughts

• earthquakes and volcanoes

• earthquakes and tornadoes

Farming that provides the basic needs of a family with little surplus is known as

• local village farming

• profit-oriented farming

• subsistence farming

• commercial farming

Conflict diamonds have fueled brutal civil wars in all of the following countries except

• Sierra Leone

• Liberia

• Angola

• Egypt

When Europeans drew colonial boundaries for Africa at the Berlin Conference-

• the established Liberia as an independent state

• the most ignored existing African ethnic boundaries

• the established the Congo as an independent state

• they divided territory according to the dominant religious faith of the region

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all share a belief in,

• the old testament

• monotheism

• the Torah

• the Messiah

Why do women in many Southwest Asian countries have fewer political and social rights than men?

• The societies are trying to protect women from negative influences in the world.

• These Countries believe that women are less intelligent than men.

• The government believes women should have no rights.

• Religious and cultural beliefs are a part of the law in these countries.

During the Vietnam war, the U.S. -

• helped the Vietnamese fight against French colonial rule.

• fought against the south Vietnamese against the Communist North

• fought alongside guerrilla forces known as the Vietcong to keep communism out of Vietnam

• did not participate in any capacity

All of the following are environmental consequences of India's rapid population growth EXCEPT-

• polluted air

• deforestation

• unsanitary water

• monsoon flooding