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WorksheetsGEOG 151 Exam 2
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
What climatic phenomenon brings heavy seasonal rainfall to the region?
Jet streams
Trade winds
Monsoons
La Niña
Which country implemented a One-Child Policy to manage population growth?
Japan
Vietnam
South Korea
China
The South China Sea is a source of tension primarily because of:
Oil and gas reserves
Fishing rights
Strategic shipping routes
All of the above
What major religion originated in India but spread widely in Southeast Asia?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Confucianism
Which Southeast Asian country was never colonized by a European power?
Vietnam
Thailand
Malaysia
Indonesia
What type of government is found in North Korea?
Constitutional monarchy
Federal republic
Authoritarian dictatorship
Socialist democracy
Which of the following is a significant environmental concern in East and Southeast Asia?
Acid rain
Glacier melting
Desertification
Deforestation
Which country is most associated with a rapidly aging population and low birth rates?
Cambodia
Japan
Malaysia
Myanmar
What is an alternative term for 'Middle East'?
Northwest Asia
Eastern Asia
Southern Asia
Southwest Asia
Which year was the IMF set up?
The American Civil War
WWI
WWII
The Vietnam War
Where is Mecca located?
India
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Which of the following are Abrahamic Religions?
Catholic, Christianity, Islamic
Judaism, Catholicism, Islamic
Mecca, Islamic, Christianity
Judaism, Christianity, Islamic
Which organization was founded during World War II and works to help developing countries craft economic policy?
UN
NATO
IUCN
IMF
What separates North Africa from the rest of Africa?
Sahara Desert
The Nile
Atlas Mountains
What does monotheistic mean?
Multiple Gods are worshipped
Only one God is worshipped
There is only one version of that religion
You can have multiple wives
The spread of Islam is an example of:
Diffusion
Expansion
Conversion
Distribution
Which empire was responsible for strong Muslim influence in the Balkans?
Roman
Byzantine
Ottoman
Persian
The Islamic faith is:
monotheistic
polytheistic
pantheistic
none
Which type of diffusion is a movement from a source to a distant, unconnected region?
expansion
relocation
Maghreb means what in Arabic?
North
East
Southwest
West
The Tuaregs are a subgroup of what people?
Berbers
Basque
Islam
Christian
What two seas does the Suez Canal connect?
Baltic Sea, North Sea
Black Sea, Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea
Which of these African countries is landlocked?
Morocco
Egypt
Algeria
Mali
What part of Egypt is in Asia?
Nile River Delta
Cairo
Aswan Dam
Sinai Peninsula
Mali was a part of which colonial power?
German
British
French
Spanish
Who colonized large parts of West, Central, and Northwest Africa?
Russia
France
USA
Germany
Timbuktu is located in ____ Mali.
Northern
Southern
West
East
Which North African country has very small but bountiful oil reserves?
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Tunisia
What is the longest river in the world?
White River
Blue River
Congo River
Nile River
What city is in Northern Mali along the Niger River?
Taoudenni
Timbuktu
Tessalit
Gao
Which of the following is NOT part of the Levant?
Syria
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
What percentage of the 85 million people in Egypt live within 20 km of the Nile?
20%
95%
70%
85%
Which country is included in the Levant?
Uzbekistan
Israel
Lebanon
Egypt
____ is the largest state ruled by Shia Islam.
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
The real population density in Egypt is relatively:
Low
High
Stagnant
Average
Egypt is transcontinental.
True
False
What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?
Democratic republic
Constitutional Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Dictatorship
Which religion is dominant in Israel?
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
The capital of Turkey is Istanbul.
True
False
Kurds make up ____ of Turkey's population.
22%
18%
10%
5%
Iran is heir to which empire?
Roman Empire
Ottoman Empire
Persian Empire
Islamic Empire
What is the world's largest peninsula?
Floridian
Arabian
Iberian
Balkan
Which bodies of water border the Arabian Peninsula? (Check all that apply)
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
What seas (2) do the Suez Canal connect to?
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Baltic Sea
Michigan
What is one of the oldest cities in the world, located in Syria?
Warsaw
Chicago
Damascus
Denmark
The Levant has a strong ____ influence.
German
French
American
Italian
The Strait of Hormuz is a ____ choke point between the Persian Gulf and open sea.
strait of Hormuz
strait of Malacca
strait of food
none of the above
What is a phenomenon of widespread public protest in the Arab world?
Arab Spring
Arab Fall
name of the above
Who is the current president of Syria?
Bashar al-Assad
Muammar al-Gaddafi
Vladimir Putin
none
Which group controls the West Bank?
Shia
Sunni
Fatah
Hamas
What is part of Ba'athism? (Check all that apply)
anti-monarchy
Arab nationalist ideology
concerned with pan-Arab State
secular
authoritarian
When did the Arab Spring begin?
1997
1975
Late 2010
Early 2005
What Jewish state was created by the United Nations?
Israel
West Israel
Syria
Egypt
What country did the Arab Spring begin in?
Tunisia
Egypt
Iraq
Algeria
What were the two main factions of the Palestine? (Circle 2)
Hummas
Fatah
Muslim Brotherhood
Hamas
What is the primary language spoken in most North African countries?
Spanish
French
Arabic
English
