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Final Exam Review

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the major religion in India?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

2.

What was the Partition of India?

a)

When India was divided into mostly Muslim India and a mostly Hindu Pakistan.

b)

When India was divided into mostly Hindu India and mostly Buddhist Pakistan.

c)

When India was divided into mostly Hindu India and mostly Muslim Pakistan.

d)

When Pakistan was divided into Afghanistan and Iraq.

3.

Who controlled India until 1947?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

United States

d)

Great Britain

4.

Who fought for India's independence using non-violence and civil disobedience?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Mandela

c)

Gandhi

d)

Che Guevara

5.

This is the division of people based on their birth. Their level determines their occupation, who they marry, and their standing in society.

a)

Social Class

b)

Economic Caste

c)

Caste System

d)

Social Standing

6.

Which of the following best describes China's ECONOMIC and GOVERNMENT?

a)

Capitalist economy; communist government

b)

Communist economy; democratic government

c)

Planned economy; monarchy

d)

Capitalist economy; oligarchy government

7.

North and South Korea are divided along what line?

a)

38th Parallel

b)

17th Parallel

c)

The No Fight Line

d)

Deconstructed Zone

8.

Why did the United States enter into the Korean War?

a)

To stop the spread of democracy

b)

To stop the spread of nationalism

c)

To stop the spread of liberalism

d)

To stop the spread of communism

9.

Who was the North Korean leader during the Korean War, still viewed as god like

a)

Kim Jong Un

b)

Kim Il Sung

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Kim Un Sung

10.

Current leader of North Korea.

a)

Kim Il Sung

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Kim Jong Un

d)

Kim Un Jong

11.

This country is democratic and has a prosperous economy.

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

12.

What would happen if someone was caught filming daily life inside North Korea?

a)

They would be imprisoned and placed in a work camp

b)

They would be sent to China

c)

They would become a famous

13.
The Indian Subcontinent has developed in isolation from the rest of Eastern Asia because of
a)
Himalaya Mountains
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
Indian Plateau
d)
It is an island
14.
Both Indonesia and the Philippines are examples of
a)
Subcontinents
b)
Archipelagos
c)
Peninsulas
d)
Tsunamis
15.
Q4:In general Asia can be considered ______.
a)
To be unpopulated
b)
To be densly populated
c)
To have a small population
d)
To be flat
16.
Q5:What natural disasters occur in and because of the ring of fire?
a)
Earthquakes, tsunamis, and tornados
b)
Earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes
c)
Monsoons, tsunamis, and volcanoes
d)
Earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes
17.
Q6:When two tectonic plates collide it can form
a)
Mountains
b)
Volacano
c)
Earthquake
d)
All of the above
18.
Q11:North and South Korea are a/an______________.
a)
Archipelago
b)
Peninsula
c)
Subcontinent
d)
Monsoon
19.
Q16:What is the highest Mountain in the world?
a)
Mt. McKinley
b)
K2
c)
Mt Everest
d)
Himalayas
20.

What is the capitol of India?

a)

New Delhi

b)

Mumbai

c)

Jaipur

d)

Kolkata

21.

What is the name of the Buddhist country isolated in the Himalayan Mountains?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bangledesh

c)

Bhutan

d)

Taiwan

22.

Which country is a capital, and island, and a country all in one?

a)

Taiwan

b)

Mongolia

c)

Indonesia

d)

Singapore

23.

Which area in the world is currently experiencing a volcanic eruption?

a)

Japan

b)

Hawaii

c)

Iceland

d)

Vietnam

24.

What is the Great Firewall of China?

a)

The Wall to protect China from invaders

b)

The Wall to keep out the Mongols

c)

The internet censorship program in China

d)

The safety features for homes

25.

What is the costliest natural disaster in human history?

a)

Hurricane Katrina (New Orleans)

b)

Sichuan Earthquake (China)

c)

Japanese Tsunami and Earthquake

d)

Mount Ontake Volcano (Japan)

26.
What basic belief made Christianity different than Judaism?
a)
Christians believed Jesus was the Messiah, or savior of man.
b)
Only Judaism accepted and believed in the Ten Commandments.
c)
Jews never had problems with Roman authorities, while Christians did.
d)
Christians allowed the worship of many gods, while Judaism did not.
27.
What issue lead to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?
a)
They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after the death of Muhammad.
b)
The Shia wanted to change the direction of prayer to Jerusalem rather than Mecca.
c)
Arguments began over what should be included in the Five Pillars.
d)
The Shia believed only Arabs could be Muslims.
28.
Which is the holy writing of Judaism?
a)
Torah
b)
Qu'ran
c)
Constitution
d)
New Testament
29.
Which religious group has the largest number of followers in the world?
a)
Judaism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
30.
Which religion am I?
_______________________
My sacred text is the Qu'ran
Muhammad is my founder
My place of origin is Mecca
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
31.
Which religion am I?
_______________________
My sacred text is Torah
Abraham is my founder
My place of origin is modern Israel
a)
All religions
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Judaism
32.
Which religion am I?
_______________________
My sacred text is the Bible
Jesus is my founder
My place of origin is Jerusalem
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Every Religion
33.
Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?
a)
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
b)
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
c)
They preserved bodies as mummies.
d)
They were buried in the river.
34.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
35.
The Nile River runs (flows) in what direction?
a)
east to west
b)
west to east
c)
south to north
d)
north to south
36.
The pyramids in Egypt were made for the purpose of _____
a)
tombs for the pharaohs
b)
tombs for only wealthy people
c)
to turn people into mummy's
d)
keeping Europeans out
37.

What regulates the Nile's flooding and provides hydroelectric potential?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Aswan High Dam

c)

Lake Nasser

d)

Nile Delta

38.

What important natural resource can be found throughout the Persian Gulf area?

a)

water

b)

oil/petroleum

c)

diamonds

d)

arable cropland

39.

What is the name of the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

Yemen

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Oman

d)

United Arab Emirates

40.

Which Middle Eastern country is in both Asia and Europe?

a)

Turkey

b)

Romania

c)

Somalia

d)

Israel

41.

These Palestinian territories are inside the borders of Israel.

a)

Gaza Strip

b)

Bethlehem

c)

West Bank

d)

Golan Heights

42.
Which country is not in the Middle East?
a)
Kenya
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Kuwait
d)
United Arab Emirates
43.
What country was formed around Judaism?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Jordan
c)
Lebanon
d)
Israel
44.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
45.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
46.
Which of the following could be considered a negative effect of colonization in Africa?
a)
Tribal leaders gained money by selling their land to Europeans.
b)
European diseases killed off thousands of Africans.
c)
People were forced onto ships to the Americas.
d)
The boundaries drawn by Europeans led to tribalism, or conflict among Africans.
47.
What happened during the Rwanda Genocide of 1994?
a)
The Tutsi government murdered 1 million Hutu Rwandans.
b)
The Hutu army and local militias killed over 1 million Tutsi Rwandans.
c)
The Hutu and Tutsi tribes invade South Africa and freed Nelson Mandela.
d)
Somalia militias entered Rwanda, murdering some 1 million Hutu.
48.

Were the Hutu killing the Tutsi or were the Tutsi killing the Hutu?

a)

The Hutu were killing the Tutsi

b)

The Tutsi were killing the Hutu

c)

Neither answer choices are correct

49.
a)
South Africa
b)
Botswana
c)
Angola
d)
Mozambique
50.
What was "apartheid" ?    
a)
Nelson Mandela's middle name
b)
An african country
c)
a fatal disease
d)
Racial segregation
51.
What was the significance of Nelson Mandela's election to office in South Africa? 
a)
he became the first black president
b)
he released political prisoners
c)
he united the Zulu and Ashanti people to win the election
d)
he won the election with the support of the British
52.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
53.
Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?
a)
They wanted Africa's natural resources
b)
They wanted land to develop new types of ships
c)
They wanted to create a perfect society
d)
They wanted to learn new languages
54.
The _____ Desert is the largest in the world. 
a)
Namib 
b)
Sahara 
c)
Nile 
d)
Mediterranean 
55.
___ the practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting its resources for economic gain. 
a)
White Man's Burden 
b)
Divide and Conquer 
c)
Autocracy 
d)
Colonialism 
56.
Hammurabi's code is a famous system of laws because it ...
a)
is thought to be one of the earliest written set of laws
b)
led directly to the development of democracy
c)
had such lenient punishments
d)
was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's first insurrection
57.

The _____ is the world's tallest mountain range.

a)

Andes

b)

Himalayas

c)

Fuji

d)

Gobi

58.

China will eventually become the world's second most populated country after

a)

Russia

b)

Indonesia

c)

India

d)

France

59.

The two child policy in China is enforced to

a)

slow the population growth

b)

equal out male/female ratio

c)

make fewer possible leaders of China

d)

give China an edge in the Olympics

60.

China's capital is

a)

Shanghai

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Beijing

d)

Taipei

61.

The Great Wall of China was built to keep out

a)

illegal drugs

b)

Mongol invaders

c)

North Koreans

d)

Russians

62.

The Great firewall is an example of China's

a)

No Religion

b)

No freedom of Media

c)

One Child Policy

d)

Industry Giant

63.

Feature #6

a)

Cape of Good Hope

b)

Horn of Africa

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Madagascar

64.
When Mulan asks if Shang "wants to stay for dinner," what does her grandmother yell?
a)
Would you like to marry my granddaughter?
b)
Would you like to propose?
c)
Would you like to stay forever?
d)
Would you like to move in?
65.

Earthquakes under the Ocean cause this natural disaster.

a)

Hurricane

b)

Flood

c)

Tsunami

d)

Thunderstorm

66.

Major river of Africa. It is the "lifeblood" of Egypt.

a)

Limpopo

b)

Congo

c)

Niger

d)

Nile

67.
What is Desertification 
a)
An unusually long period in which little or no rain falls  
b)
Land that is not well suited for growing crops
c)
Groups of herders who move with their animals from place to place in search of pasture and water
d)
The process by which land becomes more and more dry until it turns into desert.This may be caused by climate change,human activities, or both
68.
What is the word that means the cutting down of most trees and vegetation for farmland, firewood, or lumber?
a)
overgrazing
b)
deforestation
c)
desertification
d)
drought
69.
Kashmir is best known as which of the following...
a)
A disputed area in the northern region between Pakistan and India.
b)
A region in East Pakistan that refused to join with Bangladesh after the war between East and West Pakistan.
c)
A war-torn region near Delhi, India.
d)
A region that saw much violence on the migration trains.
70.

In the movie Captain Phillips we learned about ________________ around the Horn of Africa.

a)

Piracy

b)

Farming

c)

Apartied

d)

Social classes

71.

The most crowded mega city in the world is ... .

a)

Mumbai, India

b)

Tokyo, Japan

c)

Manila, Philippines

d)

Jakarta, Indonesia

72.
_______ is the main crop of Southeast Asia.
a)
Corn
b)
Beans
c)
Wheat
d)
Rice
73.

Water feature in between the Middle East and Africa.

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Gulf of Aden

c)

Strait of Hormuz

d)

Red Sea

74.

Tallest point in Africa

a)

Kilimanjaro

b)

Kalahari

c)

Sahara

d)

Namib

75.
Connects Mediterranean & Red Seas
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Gulf of Aden
76.
In Japan, residents have to worry about...
a)
active volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
tsunamis
d)
all of these
77.
a)
Malaysia
b)
Thailand
c)
Myanmar
d)
Laos
78.
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Indonesia
d)
Asia
79.
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Indonesia
d)
Asia
80.

Click the answer which properly arranges the countries by size from largest to smallest

a)

Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore

b)

Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia

c)

Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore

d)

Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore

81.
Why does the organization of OPEC play a powerful role in the world economy today?
a)
OPEC is a part of the United Nattions
b)
OPEC controls the oil in the world market
c)
OPEC builds dams along rivers shared by several countries
d)
OPEC membership includes many oil companies owned by firms in the United States