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World Geography - Benchmark #3 (spring)

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a landform in SE Asia?

a)

peninsula

b)

tropical rain forest

c)

archipelago

d)

serengeti plain

2.

Which SE Asia city is also a country?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Indonesia

c)

Laos

d)

Singapore

3.

What is the major crop in SE Asia?

a)

corn

b)

wheat

c)

rice

d)

peanuts

4.

Which is not one of the religions in SE Asia?

a)

buddhism

b)

christianity

c)

islam

d)

judiasm

5.

What major disaster in 2004 in SE Asia lead to a comprehensive warning system in the Indian Ocean region?

a)

tsunami

b)

volcano

c)

tornado

d)

hurricane

6.

Which one of the following is not one of China's major rivers?

a)

Huang He

b)

Chang Jiang

c)

Euphrates

d)

Xi Jiang

7.

What kind of land form is N/S Korea?

a)

peninsula

b)

plateau

c)

archipelago

d)

canyon

8.

Which river is called "China's Sorrow" due to flooding?

a)

Huang He

b)

Chang Jiang

c)

Tigris

d)

Euphrates

9.

Which is not one of the Economic Tigers of E. Asia?

a)

South Korea

b)

Singapore

c)

Taiwan

d)

India

10.

Which is the most populated country in the world?

a)

Brazil

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

Indonesia

11.

What is the most widely practiced religion in SE Asia?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

12.

What is the most fertile area in India?

a)

Indo-Gangetic Plain

b)

Serengeti Plain

c)

Great Plain

d)

Taklamakan Plain

13.

What is the major religion of Pakistan?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

14.

What is the major religion of India?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

15.

What is the largest mountain range in the world?

a)

Rocky

b)

Himalaya

c)

Ghats

d)

Hindu Kush

16.

What European country controlled much of S. Asia?

a)

French

b)

British

c)

Italian

d)

German

17.

Which religion did not originate in South Asia?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Communism

18.

What country in S. Asia is almost entirely mountains?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

India

c)

Nepal

d)

Saudi Arabia

19.

What type of climate does Sri Lanka (island) have?

a)

highland

b)

tropical rain forest

c)

tundra

d)

humid continental

20.

What is the holy river to the Hindu's in India?

a)

Indus

b)

Huang He

c)

Tigris

d)

Ganges

21.

What is the name of India's social class system?

a)

caste system

b)

hinduism

c)

buddhism

d)

nirvana

22.

The Niger, Congo, and Zambezi are all rivers in what continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

Africa

23.

Which is a major desert in Africa?

a)

Gobi

b)

Kalahari

c)

Arabian

d)

Atacama

24.

What term refers to a country that takes control of another countries politics, economy, and social structure?

a)

imperialism

b)

dynasty

c)

mandate of heaven

d)

capitalism

25.

What century did most of the African countries gain independence?

a)

1700's

b)

1800's

c)

1900's

d)

2000's

26.

Apartheid was the separation of the races in what country?

a)

Congo

b)

Sudan

c)

South Africa

d)

Ethiopia

27.

What continent has the highest percentage of AIDS cases?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

28.

Which is not a religion practiced in Africa?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Traditional religions

29.

What is the systematic extermination of a race by another race?

a)

genocide

b)

mandate of heaven

c)

apartheid

d)

colonialism

30.

What is a landform in Africa created by the separation of tectonic plates?

a)

great rift valley

b)

kalahari desert

c)

mt. everest

d)

grand canyon

31.

What is the largest desert in the world?

a)

gobi

b)

death valley

c)

sahara

d)

kalahari

32.

What canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?

a)

suez

b)

panama

c)

grande

d)

hormuz

33.

Which country do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers run through?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Panama

d)

Brazil

34.

What is the largest country in the Arabian peninsula?

a)

Turkey

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Saudi Arabia

35.

What is the major resource in the middle east?

a)

water

b)

lumber

c)

petroleum

d)

coal

36.

Which religion is not monotheistic?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judiasm

d)

Hinduism

37.

What organization sets and controls the price of oil?

a)

NAFTA

b)

EU

c)

OPEC

d)

ASEAN

38.

What is the major mountain range in Australia?

a)

great dividing range

b)

rockies

c)

himalayas

d)

hindu kush

39.

What is a ring shaped island group formed by coral?

a)

archipelago

b)

atoll

c)

high island

d)

tsunami

40.

What country were the Maori the original settlers in?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Brazil

d)

Thailand

41.

What do Australians mine for?

a)

diamonds

b)

pearls

c)

uranium

d)

plutonium

42.

The Outback is the interior region of what country?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

China

43.

Which is not an island group in Oceania?

a)

Melanisia

b)

Micronesia

c)

Polynesia

d)

French Guiana

44.

What British sailor claimed Australia and New Zealand?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

James Cook

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

45.

What ocean is Fiji in?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

46.

What country were the Aborigines from?

a)

Papa New Guinea

b)

Australia

c)

Somoa

d)

Fiji

47.

What currency (money) is used in Europe today?

a)

peso

b)

euro

c)

pound

d)

lira

48.

What European country have the Protestants and Catholics fought for control?

a)

Ireland

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Poland

49.

What country did the Chernobyl nuclear plant explode in 1986?

a)

Ukraine

b)

Poland

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

Serbia

50.

Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia?

a)

Ural

b)

Rocky

c)

Himalaya

d)

Appalachian

51.

Fjords are glacial valleys filled with water in what continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

52.

Muhammad is the prophet in which religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

53.

What people are considered a "stateless nation"?

a)

kurds

b)

maori

c)

aborigines

d)

mongols

54.

Which country has not fought over Kashmir?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

China

d)

South Africa

55.

Which is a middle eastern leader, similar to a king?

a)

prime minister

b)

shogun

c)

sultan

d)

president

56.

What country did Zionism (movement for a Jewish homeland) take place?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Israel

c)

Turkey

d)

Jordan

57.

What country did the Khmer Empire rule in SE Asia?

a)

Cambodia

b)

Vietnam

c)

Laos

d)

Australia

58.

What term means removal of salt from water to make it drinkable?

a)

desalination

b)

filtration

c)

fossil water

d)

hydration

59.

What are seasonal winds that usually bring rain (S. Asia)?

a)

typhoons

b)

tornados

c)

hurricanes

d)

monsoons

60.

What is a Pacific storm with high winds and damaging storm surge?

a)

typhoon

b)

hurricane

c)

monsoon

d)

tornado

61.

What ocean is the ring of fire located in?

a)

Indian

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Atlantic

62.

What is an island made up of coral in Oceania?

a)

low island

b)

high island

c)

atoll

d)

archipelago

63.

What country are sherpas (mountain climbing guides) from?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Nepal

d)

Vietnam

64.

What term refers to the right to rule that is passed down through the family (E. Asia)?

a)

dynasty

b)

democracy

c)

republic

d)

communism

65.

What country did the U.S. drop two atomic bombs on during World War II?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Mongolia

d)

North Korea

66.

What country did the people revolt against foreign rule (Boxer Rebellion)?

a)

Japan

b)

Mongolia

c)

Vietnam

d)

China

67.

What is the lowest place on the earth's surface?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Coral Sea

c)

Death Valley

d)

Dead Sea

68.

What country was the Feni River Dam constructed in (by hand)?

a)

India

b)

Bangladesh

c)

China

d)

Bhutan

69.

What river was the Aswan High Dam constructed on?

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Mississippi

d)

Ganges

70.

What term refers to tectonic plates that collide together to form mountains?

a)

divergent

b)

convergant

c)

tranforming

d)

collusion

71.

What region did guest workers come to fill the demand for jobs due to construction?

a)

S. Asia

b)

Middle East

c)

East Asia

d)

South Africa

72.

What country was the Green Revolution a success in increasing agricultural production?

a)

Mexico

b)

China

c)

Spain

d)

India

73.

Which of the following was the first person to successfully climb Mount Everest?

a)

Edmund Hillary

b)

James Cook

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Gene Durden

74.

What mountains does the Khyber Pass cut through?

a)

Hindu Kush

b)

Himalaya

c)

Ural

d)

Alps

75.

What part of Africa did the slave trade take place in?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

76.

What part of Africa is known as the "horn of Africa"?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

77.

What country did Mao Zedong change to Communist in 1949?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Mongolia

78.

Which of the following is a totally landlocked country?

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

Indonesia

d)

Mongolia

79.

What body of water is a big producer of petroleum?

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Dead Sea

c)

Gulf of Thailand

d)

Bering Sea

80.

What animal was first brought to Australia to hunt, but later multiplied to millions, causing various problems in agriculture?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Australia

d)

New Zealand

81.

What country was Nelson Mandela the first black president of?

a)

Nigeria

b)

South Africa

c)

Canada

d)

Saudi Arabia

82.

What country was Saddam Hussein the former ruler of?

a)

North Korea

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Israel

83.

Which religion started the "yin / yang" and wanted harmony with nature?

a)

taoism

b)

islam

c)

hinduism

d)

christianity

84.

What dam (in China) is the largest dam in the world?

a)

Aswan High

b)

Hoover

c)

Feni

d)

Three Gorges

85.

What is a government based on religious law?

a)

democracy

b)

communism

c)

theocracy

d)

dictatorship