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WorksheetsWorld Geography - Benchmark #3 (spring)
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 43mins
Which is not a landform in SE Asia?
peninsula
tropical rain forest
archipelago
serengeti plain
Which SE Asia city is also a country?
Malaysia
Indonesia
Laos
Singapore
What is the major crop in SE Asia?
corn
wheat
rice
peanuts
Which is not one of the religions in SE Asia?
buddhism
christianity
islam
judiasm
What major disaster in 2004 in SE Asia lead to a comprehensive warning system in the Indian Ocean region?
tsunami
volcano
tornado
hurricane
Which one of the following is not one of China's major rivers?
Huang He
Chang Jiang
Euphrates
Xi Jiang
What kind of land form is N/S Korea?
peninsula
plateau
archipelago
canyon
Which river is called "China's Sorrow" due to flooding?
Huang He
Chang Jiang
Tigris
Euphrates
Which is not one of the Economic Tigers of E. Asia?
South Korea
Singapore
Taiwan
India
Which is the most populated country in the world?
Brazil
Russia
China
Indonesia
What is the most widely practiced religion in SE Asia?
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
What is the most fertile area in India?
Indo-Gangetic Plain
Serengeti Plain
Great Plain
Taklamakan Plain
What is the major religion of Pakistan?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
What is the major religion of India?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
What is the largest mountain range in the world?
Rocky
Himalaya
Ghats
Hindu Kush
What European country controlled much of S. Asia?
French
British
Italian
German
Which religion did not originate in South Asia?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Communism
What country in S. Asia is almost entirely mountains?
Sri Lanka
India
Nepal
Saudi Arabia
What type of climate does Sri Lanka (island) have?
highland
tropical rain forest
tundra
humid continental
What is the holy river to the Hindu's in India?
Indus
Huang He
Tigris
Ganges
What is the name of India's social class system?
caste system
hinduism
buddhism
nirvana
The Niger, Congo, and Zambezi are all rivers in what continent?
Asia
Europe
South America
Africa
Which is a major desert in Africa?
Gobi
Kalahari
Arabian
Atacama
What term refers to a country that takes control of another countries politics, economy, and social structure?
imperialism
dynasty
mandate of heaven
capitalism
What century did most of the African countries gain independence?
1700's
1800's
1900's
2000's
Apartheid was the separation of the races in what country?
Congo
Sudan
South Africa
Ethiopia
What continent has the highest percentage of AIDS cases?
North America
South America
Europe
Africa
Which is not a religion practiced in Africa?
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Traditional religions
What is the systematic extermination of a race by another race?
genocide
mandate of heaven
apartheid
colonialism
What is a landform in Africa created by the separation of tectonic plates?
great rift valley
kalahari desert
mt. everest
grand canyon
What is the largest desert in the world?
gobi
death valley
sahara
kalahari
What canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
suez
panama
grande
hormuz
Which country do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers run through?
Iran
Iraq
Panama
Brazil
What is the largest country in the Arabian peninsula?
Turkey
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
What is the major resource in the middle east?
water
lumber
petroleum
coal
Which religion is not monotheistic?
Islam
Christianity
Judiasm
Hinduism
What organization sets and controls the price of oil?
NAFTA
EU
OPEC
ASEAN
What is the major mountain range in Australia?
great dividing range
rockies
himalayas
hindu kush
What is a ring shaped island group formed by coral?
archipelago
atoll
high island
tsunami
What country were the Maori the original settlers in?
Australia
New Zealand
Brazil
Thailand
What do Australians mine for?
diamonds
pearls
uranium
plutonium
The Outback is the interior region of what country?
Australia
New Zealand
Saudi Arabia
China
Which is not an island group in Oceania?
Melanisia
Micronesia
Polynesia
French Guiana
What British sailor claimed Australia and New Zealand?
Ferdinand Magellan
James Cook
Marco Polo
Amerigo Vespucci
What ocean is Fiji in?
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Indian
What country were the Aborigines from?
Papa New Guinea
Australia
Somoa
Fiji
What currency (money) is used in Europe today?
peso
euro
pound
lira
What European country have the Protestants and Catholics fought for control?
Ireland
Spain
France
Poland
What country did the Chernobyl nuclear plant explode in 1986?
Ukraine
Poland
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia?
Ural
Rocky
Himalaya
Appalachian
Fjords are glacial valleys filled with water in what continent?
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Muhammad is the prophet in which religion?
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
What people are considered a "stateless nation"?
kurds
maori
aborigines
mongols
Which country has not fought over Kashmir?
India
Pakistan
China
South Africa
Which is a middle eastern leader, similar to a king?
prime minister
shogun
sultan
president
What country did Zionism (movement for a Jewish homeland) take place?
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Turkey
Jordan
What country did the Khmer Empire rule in SE Asia?
Cambodia
Vietnam
Laos
Australia
What term means removal of salt from water to make it drinkable?
desalination
filtration
fossil water
hydration
What are seasonal winds that usually bring rain (S. Asia)?
typhoons
tornados
hurricanes
monsoons
What is a Pacific storm with high winds and damaging storm surge?
typhoon
hurricane
monsoon
tornado
What ocean is the ring of fire located in?
Indian
Pacific
Arctic
Atlantic
What is an island made up of coral in Oceania?
low island
high island
atoll
archipelago
What country are sherpas (mountain climbing guides) from?
India
Pakistan
Nepal
Vietnam
What term refers to the right to rule that is passed down through the family (E. Asia)?
dynasty
democracy
republic
communism
What country did the U.S. drop two atomic bombs on during World War II?
Japan
China
Mongolia
North Korea
What country did the people revolt against foreign rule (Boxer Rebellion)?
Japan
Mongolia
Vietnam
China
What is the lowest place on the earth's surface?
Grand Canyon
Coral Sea
Death Valley
Dead Sea
What country was the Feni River Dam constructed in (by hand)?
India
Bangladesh
China
Bhutan
What river was the Aswan High Dam constructed on?
Nile
Amazon
Mississippi
Ganges
What term refers to tectonic plates that collide together to form mountains?
divergent
convergant
tranforming
collusion
What region did guest workers come to fill the demand for jobs due to construction?
S. Asia
Middle East
East Asia
South Africa
What country was the Green Revolution a success in increasing agricultural production?
Mexico
China
Spain
India
Which of the following was the first person to successfully climb Mount Everest?
Edmund Hillary
James Cook
Thomas Jefferson
Gene Durden
What mountains does the Khyber Pass cut through?
Hindu Kush
Himalaya
Ural
Alps
What part of Africa did the slave trade take place in?
north
south
east
west
What part of Africa is known as the "horn of Africa"?
north
south
east
west
What country did Mao Zedong change to Communist in 1949?
Vietnam
Japan
China
Mongolia
Which of the following is a totally landlocked country?
United States
China
Indonesia
Mongolia
What body of water is a big producer of petroleum?
Persian Gulf
Dead Sea
Gulf of Thailand
Bering Sea
What animal was first brought to Australia to hunt, but later multiplied to millions, causing various problems in agriculture?
China
India
Australia
New Zealand
What country was Nelson Mandela the first black president of?
Nigeria
South Africa
Canada
Saudi Arabia
What country was Saddam Hussein the former ruler of?
North Korea
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Which religion started the "yin / yang" and wanted harmony with nature?
taoism
islam
hinduism
christianity
What dam (in China) is the largest dam in the world?
Aswan High
Hoover
Feni
Three Gorges
What is a government based on religious law?
democracy
communism
theocracy
dictatorship
