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GEOG 151 Exam 2

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What climatic phenomenon brings heavy seasonal rainfall to the region?

a)

Jet streams

b)

Trade winds

c)

Monsoons

d)

La Niña

2.

Which country implemented a One-Child Policy to manage population growth?

a)

Japan

b)

Vietnam

c)

South Korea

d)

China

3.

The South China Sea is a source of tension primarily because of:

a)

Oil and gas reserves

b)

Fishing rights

c)

Strategic shipping routes

d)

All of the above

4.

What major religion originated in India but spread widely in Southeast Asia?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Confucianism

5.

Which Southeast Asian country was never colonized by a European power?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Thailand

c)

Malaysia

d)

Indonesia

6.

What type of government is found in North Korea?

a)

Constitutional monarchy

b)

Federal republic

c)

Authoritarian dictatorship

d)

Socialist democracy

7.

Which of the following is a significant environmental concern in East and Southeast Asia?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Glacier melting

c)

Desertification

d)

Deforestation

8.

Which country is most associated with a rapidly aging population and low birth rates?

a)

Cambodia

b)

Japan

c)

Malaysia

d)

Myanmar

9.

What is an alternative term for 'Middle East'?

a)

Northwest Asia

b)

Eastern Asia

c)

Southern Asia

d)

Southwest Asia

10.

Which year was the IMF set up?

a)

The American Civil War

b)

WWI

c)

WWII

d)

The Vietnam War

11.

Where is Mecca located?

a)

India

b)

Iraq

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Egypt

12.

Which of the following are Abrahamic Religions?

a)

Catholic, Christianity, Islamic

b)

Judaism, Catholicism, Islamic

c)

Mecca, Islamic, Christianity

d)

Judaism, Christianity, Islamic

13.

Which organization was founded during World War II and works to help developing countries craft economic policy?

a)

UN

b)

NATO

c)

IUCN

d)

IMF

14.

What separates North Africa from the rest of Africa?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

The Nile

c)

Atlas Mountains

15.

What does monotheistic mean?

a)

Multiple Gods are worshipped

b)

Only one God is worshipped

c)

There is only one version of that religion

d)

You can have multiple wives

16.

The spread of Islam is an example of:

a)

Diffusion

b)

Expansion

c)

Conversion

d)

Distribution

17.

Which empire was responsible for strong Muslim influence in the Balkans?

a)

Roman

b)

Byzantine

c)

Ottoman

d)

Persian

18.

The Islamic faith is:

a)

monotheistic

b)

polytheistic

c)

pantheistic

d)

none

19.

Which type of diffusion is a movement from a source to a distant, unconnected region?

a)

expansion

b)

relocation

20.

Maghreb means what in Arabic?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

Southwest

d)

West

21.

The Tuaregs are a subgroup of what people?

a)

Berbers

b)

Basque

c)

Islam

d)

Christian

22.

What two seas does the Suez Canal connect?

a)

Baltic Sea, North Sea

b)

Black Sea, Caspian Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea

23.

Which of these African countries is landlocked?

a)

Morocco

b)

Egypt

c)

Algeria

d)

Mali

24.

What part of Egypt is in Asia?

a)

Nile River Delta

b)

Cairo

c)

Aswan Dam

d)

Sinai Peninsula

25.

Mali was a part of which colonial power?

a)

German

b)

British

c)

French

d)

Spanish

26.

Who colonized large parts of West, Central, and Northwest Africa?

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

USA

d)

Germany

27.

Timbuktu is located in ____ Mali.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

West

d)

East

28.

Which North African country has very small but bountiful oil reserves?

a)

Algeria

b)

Egypt

c)

Libya

d)

Tunisia

29.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

White River

b)

Blue River

c)

Congo River

d)

Nile River

30.

What city is in Northern Mali along the Niger River?

a)

Taoudenni

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Tessalit

d)

Gao

31.

Which of the following is NOT part of the Levant?

a)

Syria

b)

Lebanon

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Jordan

32.

What percentage of the 85 million people in Egypt live within 20 km of the Nile?

a)

20%

b)

95%

c)

70%

d)

85%

33.

Which country is included in the Levant?

a)

Uzbekistan

b)

Israel

c)

Lebanon

d)

Egypt

34.

____ is the largest state ruled by Shia Islam.

a)

Egypt

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Iran

d)

Iraq

35.

The real population density in Egypt is relatively:

a)

Low

b)

High

c)

Stagnant

d)

Average

36.

Egypt is transcontinental.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?

a)

Democratic republic

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

38.

Which religion is dominant in Israel?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

39.

The capital of Turkey is Istanbul.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Kurds make up ____ of Turkey's population.

a)

22%

b)

18%

c)

10%

d)

5%

41.

Iran is heir to which empire?

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Persian Empire

d)

Islamic Empire

42.

What is the world's largest peninsula?

a)

Floridian

b)

Arabian

c)

Iberian

d)

Balkan

43.

Which bodies of water border the Arabian Peninsula? (Check all that apply)

a)

Red Sea

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Caspian Sea

e)

Mediterranean Sea

44.

What seas (2) do the Suez Canal connect to?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

Michigan

45.

What is one of the oldest cities in the world, located in Syria?

a)

Warsaw

b)

Chicago

c)

Damascus

d)

Denmark

46.

The Levant has a strong ____ influence.

a)

German

b)

French

c)

American

d)

Italian

47.

The Strait of Hormuz is a ____ choke point between the Persian Gulf and open sea.

a)

strait of Hormuz

b)

strait of Malacca

c)

strait of food

d)

none of the above

48.

What is a phenomenon of widespread public protest in the Arab world?

a)

Arab Spring

b)

Arab Fall

c)

name of the above

49.

Who is the current president of Syria?

a)

Bashar al-Assad

b)

Muammar al-Gaddafi

c)

Vladimir Putin

d)

none

50.

Which group controls the West Bank?

a)

Shia

b)

Sunni

c)

Fatah

d)

Hamas

51.

What is part of Ba'athism? (Check all that apply)

a)

anti-monarchy

b)

Arab nationalist ideology

c)

concerned with pan-Arab State

d)

secular

e)

authoritarian

52.

When did the Arab Spring begin?

a)

1997

b)

1975

c)

Late 2010

d)

Early 2005

53.

What Jewish state was created by the United Nations?

a)

Israel

b)

West Israel

c)

Syria

d)

Egypt

54.

What country did the Arab Spring begin in?

a)

Tunisia

b)

Egypt

c)

Iraq

d)

Algeria

55.

What were the two main factions of the Palestine? (Circle 2)

a)

Hummas

b)

Fatah

c)

Muslim Brotherhood

d)

Hamas

56.

What is the primary language spoken in most North African countries?

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

Arabic

d)

English