World Geography Semester 2 Exam Review

Both Hinduism and Buddhism were introduced to the regions of East and Southeast Asia by the 1200s from

• India.

• China.

• Japan.

• Tibet.

The Himalayan mountains create a natural border between--

• India and the Middle East

• India and Russia

• India and Europe

• India and the rest of Asia

South and Southeast Asian countries experience extreme weather which causes great damage and loss of life. Which ar the most common forms of extreme weather in these regions?

• all of these

• tsunamis

• Monsoons

• Earthquakes

According to the map above, MOST of the early settlements in Mesopotamia were located -

• Near the Persian Gulf

• Along the major rivers

• along the Caspian Sea

• near the inland mountains

In sub Saharan Africa, many people still satisfy their basic needs through --

• Service industries

• Commercial agriculture

• subsistence agriculture

• manufacturing goods

Ancient Egyptian cities flourished because they were located in -

• Vast deserts

• River valleys

• Dense forests

• Rolling plains

Which rivers led to the settlement of the region called Mesopotamia?

• Yenisei and Volga

• Amazon and Parana

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Chang Jiang and Huang He

What is one MAJOR difference between northern Africa and sub-Saharan Africa?

• Sub-Saharan Africans speak mostly same language

• Most people in North Africa are Arabs who practice Islam

• The countries in sub-Saharan Africa have industrial economies

• The countries in North Africa avoided colonization by Europeans

Which geographic feature of South Asia contributes most to the religion and culture of the people in the region?

• Deserts

• Coastlines

• Rift valleys

• River systems

The Himalayan Mountains formed as a result of what type of plate boundary between the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate?

• a zone boundary

• a divergent boundary

• a transform boundary

• a convergent boundary