The World Today Concepts and Regions in Geography 7th Edition By Jan Nijman, Peter O. Muller, Harm

Package Title: Testbank Course Title: TWT 7e Chapter Number: 00

Question Type: Multiple Choice

1) A large-scale map shows _______________. a) a small area b) a large area c) no relationship between the scale on a map and the size of the area shown d) an unbalanced area e) the entire world Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective

2) The ratio of distance on a map to actual ground distance is known as the ____________. a) map legend b) map scale c) map revolution d) cartographic rule e) purpose of the map Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective

3) Which of the following statements concerning map scale is false?

a) The fractional scale 1:1,000,000 means one inch on the map represents one million inches on the ground. b) If the linear scale of a map is twice another, its areal representation is four times larger. c) To represent a large area on a small map, a small scale is used. d) Larger-scale maps allow for greater detail in depicting regions and subregions. e) A map with the fractional scale 1:103,000,000 has a larger scale than one of 1:1,000,000.

Answer: e Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective

4) In Figure G-2, which of the maps has the largest scale?

a) Map A b) Map B

c) Map C d) Map D e) They all have the same scale.

Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective

5) The area that surrounds and is served by a city is known as its _____________. a) periphery b) formal region c) hinterland d) core e) relative location Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms

6) In regional geography, relative location _______________. a) is more meaningful and practical than absolute location b) refers to the latitude of a place c) refers to the longitudinal position of a place d) can only be found using a GIS e) is a type of transition zone Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms

7) A functional region _______________. a) is defined on the basis of some variable, such as the area where wheat is grown b) is exemplified by a city and its hinterland c) is also known as a formal region d) has a transition zone at its center e) is the same as a uniform region Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms

8) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? a) Regions marked by internal homogeneity are classified as formal regions. b) Regions conceptualized as “spatial systems” are collectively identified as functional regions. c) A country likely constitutes a formal political region because within its boundaries certain conditions of nationality, law, and political tradition prevail. d) Functional regions are generally more static and internally immobile than formal regions. e) Functional regions have a core and a periphery.

Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms

9) The difference between formal and functional regions is _____________________. a) the nature of the unifying properties: static homogeneity versus functional cohesion b) the area involved: Formal areas are very large, while functional areas are smaller c) the formal region is urban in nature, whereas the functional region is rural d) the age of the regions: The functional region is normally much older than the formal region e) the formal region characterizes the non-Western world, whereas the functional region is typically European or North American

Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms

10) All regions possess all of the following EXCEPT ____________. a) absolute location b) area c) homogeneity d) boundaries e) relative location Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms 11) Wegener's supercontinent is known as ____________. a) Tectonica b) Atlantis c) Eurasia d) Pangaea e) Wegneria Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

12) Which of the following is the process whereby the sun's radiation is trapped in the Earth's atmosphere.

a) desertification b) continental drift c) interglaciation d) greenhouse effect e) There is no such effect.

Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

13) The hypothesis of ________ involves the breakup of a supercontinent that existed hundreds of millions of years ago. a) volcanic eruption b) earthquake formation c) continental drift d) tectonic ring firing e) natural hazardification Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

14) The current interglacial period is known as the _____________. a) Wisconsinan b) Wegnerian c) Pleistocene d) Little Ice Age e) Holocene Answer: e

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

15) Which water body is surrounded by the geologically active Ring of Fire? a) the North American Great Lakes b) the Arctic Ocean c) the Atlantic Ocean d) the Pacific Ocean e) the Gulf of Mexico Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

16) Which of the following statements is TRUE? a) Desertification occurs only on the Eurasian landmass. b) The climate type of the southwestern United States is similar to that of southwestern Africa. c) The term climate refers to the immediate state of the atmosphere. d) Alfred Wegener derived the theory of climatic regions. e) We are currently in the post-Holocene geologic epoch.

Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

17) Which of the following statements about the A climates is INCORRECT?

a) They are referred to as humid equatorial climates. b) They are characterized by heavy precipitation and high year-round temperatures. c) In the Af climate, precipitation rates increase suddenly due to the arrival of the wet monsoon. d) The Aw subtype is identified as savanna. e) They include monsoon climates.

Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

18) Savanna environments belong to the general climate type known as _____________. a) dry b) humid cold c) humid temperate d) humid equatorial e) polar Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

19) The prevailing mid-latitude climatic type in the southeastern United States, Western Europe, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and eastern China, is the _______________. a) humid cold b) semiarid moderate c) humid temperate d) dry winter tundra e) dry summer savanna

Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting 20) According to the figure below, which location has the least amount of volcanic activity?

a) the United States b) South America c) Subsaharan Africa d) East Asia e) Australia Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

21) According to Figure G-5, which U.S. city was NOT covered by glaciers during the Pleistocene?

a) Seattle b) Omaha c) Cincinnati d) Denver e) New York City Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

22) Friction between which two tectonic plates is likely to have caused the earthquake in Nepal in Spring, 2015?

A. African and Arabian B. Indian and Eurasian C. South American and Nazca

D. Pacific and Australian E. North American and Pacific Answer: B Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting.

23) Desertification in Subsaharan Africa would MOST likely be enhanced by winds blowing from the: A. East B. Southeast C. South D. Northeast E. Southwest Answer: D Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting.

24) Effects of glaciation would be LEAST prevalent upon A. The shape of landmasses B. Inland bodies of water C. The growth of cities D. Sea levels E. Human migration Answer: C Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting.

25) Which of the following major rivers is NOT associated with one of the world's great population clusters? a) Mississippi b) Huang (Yellow) c) Rhine d) Ganges e) Chang Jiang (Yangzi) Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

26) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? a) China now has more people living in cities than in rural areas. b) East Asia's population is projected to remain larger than South Asia's for the rest of this century. c) The eastern North American population cluster is only about one-fourth the size of Europe's. d) The world's three largest population clusters are all located on the Eurasian landmass. e) Europe's population is predominantly urban.

Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

27) The large cluster of population in South Asia is focused on the ______ River Basin. a) Yellow b) Amazon c) Nile d) Ganges

e) Yangzi Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

28) Which country is NOT located within one of the world's three largest population clusters: a) South Korea b) the United States c) Pakistan d) France e) China Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

29) Figure G-8 shows that the English language belongs to the

language family.

a) Indo-European b) Altaic c) Dravidian d) Amerindian e) Uralic Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

30) Figure G-10 shows that

is the most dominant religion in the northern part of Africa:

a) Shia Islam b) Sunni Islam c) Traditional and Shamanist faiths d) Roman Catholicism e) Hinduism Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

31) States first began to develop _____________________. a) in areas where cities could begin to command their hinterlands b) in open areas between empires c) in nineteenth-century Europe d) in areas where boundaries had already been drawn by royal decree e) They have always existed.

Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the global state boundary framework and the concept of economic geography.

Section Reference: A World of States

32) The European state model includes all of the following except ______________. a) a population governed from a capital city b) a clearly and legally defined territory c) a representative government d) a high level of urbanization e) a concept developed during the seventeenth century in Europe.

Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the global state boundary framework and the concept of economic geography.

Section Reference: A World of States

33) The World Bank ranks countries within four groups. Which of the following is NOT one of those groups? a) high-income countries b) upper-middle-income countries c) lower-middle-income countries d) middle-income countries e) low-income countries Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the global state boundary framework and the concept of economic geography.

Section Reference: Geographies of Development

34) Which of the following statements about the Global Core is INCORRECT? a) It was formed before the 20th century b) It is a good example of a functional region c) It now contains Canada, Germany, Japan, and China d) It is a component of an international spatial-economic system e) It is subservient to the Global Periphery Answer: e Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the global state boundary framework and the concept of economic geography.

Section Reference: Geographies of Development

35) An index of regional disparity would be useful for examining _________________. a) economic differences between different regions of a country b) political differences between functional and formal regions c) climatic differences between core and periphery d) similarities among African and Asian countries e) differences between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the global state boundary framework and the concept of economic geography.

Section Reference: Geographies of Development

36) Which of these countries is NOT considered a high-income economy, as classified by the World Bank in Figure G-11?

a) the United States b) Canada c) China d) Japan e) Australia Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the global state boundary framework and the concept of economic geography.

Section Reference: Geographies of Development

37) Which of the following realms contains one of the top three population clusters but lies entirely outside of the Global Core according to Figure G-12:

a) Europe b) North America c) East Asia d) South Asia e) Austral Realm Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the global state boundary framework and the concept of economic geography.

Section Reference: Geographies of Development

38) Which of the following is NOT an example of globalization? a) McDonald's expansion into China b) FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) c) the worldwide dominance of English d) Japanese cars assembled in Thailand e) tariffs imposed on foreign automobiles Answer: e Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the various aspects of globalization and the concepts of regional and systematic geographies.

Section Reference: Globalization

39) The gradual reduction of regional contrasts resulting from increasing cultural, economic, political and other types of exchanges is known as ______________. a) regional disparity b) regional equalization c) world flattening d) the European trade model e) globalization Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the various aspects of globalization and the concepts of regional and systematic geographies.

Section Reference: Globalization

40) Which of the following is a systematic subfield of geography? a) regional geography b) cartography c) Geographic Information Science (GIS) d) cultural geography e) geology Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the various aspects of globalization and the concepts of regional and systematic geographies.

Section Reference: Regional and Systematic Geographies

Question Type: True/False 41) Geography is concerned with providing a spatial perspective on the world.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective

42) A world map is a small-scale map.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective 43) Map scale is the ratio of the distance between two places on a map and the actual distance between those two places on the Earth's surface.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective

44) A mental map shows an area committed to a person's memory.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: A World on Maps 45) Cartography is the new science of making maps with computers.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: A World on Maps

46) To find a city street, a small-scale map should be used.

Answer: False Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective.

47) In land area, Russia is the largest nation on earth.

Answer: True Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective.

48) Transition zones often mark the places where geographic realms meet.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: World Geographic Realms

49) A region marked by homogeneity is known as a functional region.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms

50) Besides location, a region must also possess areal extent.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms

51) A region need not possess the geographic property of relative location.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms

52) Relative location has far less relevance in human geography than absolute location.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms

53) A region organized around a central urban core is known as a functional region.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms

54) Wladimir Köppen developed the hypothesis of continental drift.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

55) Pangaea is the name of Wegener's supercontinent.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

56) The Holocene is the name of the most recent glaciation.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

57) The D climates are humid cold climates.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

58) In the Köppen-Geiger scheme, the world's drier climates are largely grouped under the letter A. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

59) Weather is a momentary phenomenon, whereas climate refers to atmospheric conditions over the entire period for which records are available.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

60) Population density refers to the number of persons per unit area.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

61) The world’s population is currently estimated to recently have passed 10 billion in total size.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

62) The Subsaharan African realm does not rank among the world's four largest population clusters.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

63) China now has more people living in cities than in rural areas.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

64) The world population growth rate has recently been slowing down.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

65) The rate of urbanization increase is the same in every geographic realm.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

66) Culture is predetermined by the natural environment.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

67) Carl Sauer developed a school of cultural geography centered on the concept of cultural landscape.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

68) A cultural landscape is created from a natural landscape by a cultural group.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

69) Africa is the most densely populated continent.

Answer: False Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture.

70) From Figure G-7 it appears that the eastern half of China is more densely populated than the western half.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

71) The modern state emerged during the height of Greek civilization.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the global state boundary framework and the concept of economic geography.

Section Reference: A World of States

72) Countries of large territorial size are usually more powerful than smaller countries.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the global state boundary framework and the concept of economic geography.

Section Reference: A World of States

73) Globalization impacts only those in the Global Periphery.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the various aspects of globalization and the concepts of regional and systematic geographies.

Section Reference: Globalization

74) The goal of the World Trade Organization is to lower all remaining trade barriers.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the various aspects of globalization and the concepts of regional and systematic geographies.

Section Reference: Globalization

75) Topical and systematic geography are synonymous.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the various aspects of globalization and the concepts of regional and systematic geographies.

Section Reference: Regional and Systematic Geographies

Question Type: Fill-in-the-blank

76) The ratio of distance on a map to actual ground distance is known as that map's ___.

Answer: scale Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective 77) A map of the entire world is a _______-scale map.

Answer: small Learning Objective: Explain the importance of maps and spatial patterns.

Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective.

78) The ___ region, also known as a spatial system, is marked not by an internal sameness, but by its dynamic internal structuring.

Answer: functional Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms

79) Uniform cultural regions characterized by internal homogeneity are classified as ___ regions.

Answer: formal Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the defining criteria for geographic realms and regions.

Section Reference: Regions within Realms

80) Desert and steppe climates belong to the Köppen-Geiger climate type identified by the letter ___.

Answer: B Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

81) Warm phases during an ice age, such as the ongoing Holocene, are known as ___.

Answer: Interglacials

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

82) The Southern Hemisphere contains no areas with ___ climates.

Answer: D Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

83) The most recent glaciation to affect North America is named after the U.S. State of ___.

Answer: Wisconsin Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: The Physical Setting

84) The world's population is approximately __ billion in size.

Answer: 7.1 Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture

85) The most widely spoken language family in the world is named the ___ language family.

Answer: Indo-European

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture 86) The most populous of the two divisions of Islam consists of

Muslims.

Answer: Sunni Learning Objective: Explain the concepts of population distribution, urbanization and cultural landscapes.

Section Reference: Realms of Population and Culture.

87) ___ geography entails the discipline's topical fields of study.

Answer: Systematic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major elements of the natural environment and their general geographic characteristics.

Section Reference: Regional and Systematic Geographies

Package Title: Testbank Course Title: The World Today 7e Chapter Number: Chapter 01

Question type: Multiple-Choice 1) The two leading languages spoken in Canada are: a) English and Spanish b) English and French c) English and Canadian d) Canadian and French e) French and Spanish Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the North American Realm and its population clusters.

Section Reference: Defining the North American Realm and Its Population Clusters 2) More than 80% of Canada's exports go to: a) The United States b) The United Kingdom c) China d) Japan e) Mexico Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the North American Realm and its population clusters.

Section Reference: Defining The North American Realm and Its Population Clusters Population Clusters

3) The physiographic region called the Canadian Shield: a) contains enormous mineral resources b) is an intermontane zone c) consists of extensive mountainous terrain d) is bordered on the west by the Appalachian Mountains e) is also known as the Arctic Coastal Plain

Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography

4) Which of the following States contains territory located in the Intermontane Basins and Plateaus physiographic province? a) Wisconsin b) Texas c) Pennsylvania d) Nevada e) New York Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography

5) The Great Lakes' main outlet to the sea is the: a) Mississippi River b) St. Lawrence River c) Erie Canal d) Columbia River e) There is no outlet to the sea.

Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography

6) A continental climate is most likely to be found in the State of: a) Maine b) Oregon c) Florida d) Hawai'i

e) Kansas Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography

7) The rain-shadow effect is felt most strongly in which physiographic province of North America? a) The Rocky Mountains b) The Gulf-Atlantic Plain c) The Interior Lowlands d) The Great Plains e) The Canadian Shield Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

Section Reference: North America's Physical Geography

8) According to Figure 1-4, the highest elevation in North America lies within this physiographic province:

a) Pacific Mountains and Valleys b) Intermontane Valleys and Plateaus c) Rocky Mountains d) Canadian Shield e) Appalachian Mountains Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography

9) The rain-shadow effect would be most evident in which direction relative to the Rocky Mountains? a) b) c) d) e)

east south southwest west northwest

Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography

10) The indigenous peoples called Native Americans in the U.S. are known as __________ in Canada. a) Native Canadians b) Indians c) Aboriginals d) Saskatchewans e) First Nations Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the basic historical geography of the settlement of the U.S. and Canada and the major languages and religions of North America.

Section Reference: Native Americans and European Settlement; Cultural Foundations

11) The two European powers that fought over control of the territory that became Canada were the: a) French and Russians b) British and Russians c) French and British d) Dutch and Spanish e) Spanish and Portuguese Answer: c Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the historical geography of the settlement of the U.S. and Canada and the major languages and religions of North America.

Section Reference: Native Americans and European Settlement; Cultural Foundations

12) Mormonism is most widespread in which of the following regions: a) Northern Frontier b) Continental Interior c) Maritime Northeast d) Southwest e) Western Frontier Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the historical geography of the settlement of the U.S. and Canada and the major languages and religions of North America.

Section Reference: Native Americans and European Settlement; Cultural Foundations 13) Washington D.C. is to the United States as _________ is to Canada. a) Winnipeg b) Ottawa c) Toronto d) Vancouver e) Montreal Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the interrelatedness between political boundaries of U.S. States and Canadian Provinces and the location of major natural resources.

Section Reference: The Federal Map of North America; The Distribution of Natural Resources

14) According to Figure 1-7, which of the following is a major natural-gas producing State?

a) Wisconsin b) New York c) Florida d) Texas e) Arizona Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the interrelatedness between political boundaries of U.S. States and Canadian Provinces and the location of major natural resources.

Section Reference: The Federal Map of North America; The Distribution of Natural Resources

15) According to Figure 1-7, which province in Canada has significant coal deposits?

a) Ontario b) Yukon Territory c) Manitoba d) Alberta e) Quebec Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the interrelatedness between political boundaries of U.S. States and Canadian Provinces and the location of major natural resources.

Section Reference: The Federal Map of North America; The Distribution of Natural Resources

16) The North Slope of Alaska contains large quantities of: a) tar sands

b) diamonds c) coal d) oil e) marine life Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the interrelatedness between political boundaries of U.S. States and Canadian Provinces and the location of major natural resources.

Section Reference: The Federal Map of North America; The Distribution of Natural Resources

17) According to Figure 1-7, what mineral deposit in addition to oil and gas is located along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico?

a) Lead

b) Nickel c) Silver d) Sulphur e) Gold Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the interrelatedness between political boundaries of U.S. States and Canadian Provinces and the location of major natural resources.

Section Reference: The Federal Map of North America; The Distribution of Natural Resources

18) According to Figure 1-7, which of the following States does not contain oil reserves?

a) California b) Wyoming

c) Oklahoma d) Illinois e) Florida Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the interrelatedness between political boundaries of U.S. States and Canadian Provinces and the location of major natural resources.

Section Reference: The Federal Map of North America; The Distribution of Natural Resources

19) Which is the only one of the Great Lakes situated entirely within the borders of the United States? a) b) c) d) e)

Superior Michigan Huron Erie Ontario

Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the interrelatedness between political boundaries of U.S. States and Canadian Provinces and the location of major natural resources.

Section Reference: The Federal Map of North America; The Distribution of Natural Resources 20) Which city is not located in the American Manufacturing Belt? a) Chicago b) Pittsburgh c) Kansas City d) Toronto e) New York Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of the economic and parallel urban geography of North America.

Section Reference: Urbanization and The Spatial Economy 21) The development of America’s multinodal pattern of urban development began ________ .

a) early in the 21stcentury b) during the Industrial Revolution c) in the post-World War II era d) around 1900 e) during the 1980s Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of the economic and parallel urban geography of North America.

Section Reference: Urbanization and The Spatial Economy

22) The information economy mostly embodies the ____________ sector of a nation’s economy. a) primary b) secondary c) tertiary d) quaternary e) quinary Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of the economic and parallel urban geography of North America.

Section Reference: Urbanization and The Spatial Economy

23) According to Figure 1-10, in which urban realm of metropolitan Los Angeles would gentrification most likely occur?

a) West/Pacific Foothills b) Northwest/San Fernando c) East/San Gabriel Valley d) Southeast/Orange County e) Central Los Angeles Answer: e Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of the economic and parallel urban geography of North America.

Section Reference: Urbanization and The Spatial Economy

24) Look at the figures below. Which State within the American Manufacturing Belt had the highest percentage of homes with mortgage equity problems in 2011?

a) Illinois b) Michigan c) Florida d) New York e) Pennsylvania Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of the economic and parallel urban geography of North America.

Section Reference: Urbanization and The Spatial Economy

25) Which of the following political units was created in the late 1990s in response to a major aboriginal land claim? a) Newfoundland and Labrador b) the Northeast Territory c) Alaska d) Nunavut e) Quebec Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Canada’s provinces and territories, English-French cultural division, and the Indigenous People’s movement.

Section Reference: Regionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces

26) Montreal and the lower course of the St. Lawrence Seaway are located in the Canadian province of ________. a) British Columbia b) Alberta c) Nova Scotia d) Quebec e) Ontario Answer: d Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss Canada’s provinces and territories, English-French cultural division, and the Indigenous People’s movement.

Section Reference: Regionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces

27) Canada’s largest city on its Pacific coast is: a) Montreal b) Toronto c) Anchorage d) Vancouver e) Calgary Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Canada’s provinces and territories, English-French cultural division, and the Indigenous People’s movement.

Section Reference: Regionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces

28) Which of the following is one of Canada's Atlantic Provinces? a) New Brunswick b) British Columbia c) Nunavut d) Quebec e) Alberta Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Canada’s provinces and territories, English-French cultural division, and the Indigenous People’s movement.

Section Reference: Regionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces

29) Which of the following is one of Canada's Prairie Provinces? a) Nova Scotia b) British Columbia c) Manitoba d) Newfoundland and Labrador e) Prince Edward Island

Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Canada’s provinces and territories, English-French cultural division, and the Indigenous People’s movement.

Section Reference: Regionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces

30) The majority of Canadians live ____________________. a) close to the U.S. border b) in the western provinces c) in the Atlantic provinces d) in rural area e) on the shores of Lake Michigan and Superior Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Canada’s provinces and territories, English-French cultural division, and the Indigenous People’s movement.

Section Reference: Regionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces

31) Over the past half-century, devolutionary forces in Canada have been strongest in _______. a) Nunavut b) Nova Scotia c) Newfoundland and Labrador d) British Columbia e) Quebec Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Canada’s provinces and territories, English-French cultural division, and the Indigenous People’s movement.

Section Reference: Regionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces

32) Quebec's cross-border linkages to the U.S. are most strongly developed with the State of: a) Ohio

b) Maine c) New York d) Michigan e) Massachusetts Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Canada’s provinces and territories, English-French cultural division, and the Indigenous People’s movement.

Section Reference: Regionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces

33) The Southwest Region of North America has the largest cluster of _________ in the United States. a) Hispanic Americans b) African Americans c) Asian Americans d) Native Americans e) European Americans Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic geography of race and ethnicity in the United States.

Section Reference: Regionalism and Ethnicity in the United States

34) Which U.S. State contains the largest number of Asian Americans? a) Texas b) New York c) Illinois d) Alaska e) California Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic geography of race and ethnicity in the United States.

Section Reference: Regionalism and Ethnicity in the United States

35) The most numerous among Americans who would identify themselves as Asian are:

a) b) c) d) e)

Japanese Filipino Korean Chinese Vietnamese

Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic geography of race and ethnicity in the United States.

Section Reference: Regionalism and Ethnicity in the United States

36) According to Figure 1-14, which North American region is located only in the United States?

a) The Continental Interior b) The Maritime Northeast c) The Southeast d) The Pacific Hinge e) The Northern Frontier Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

37) Which region of North America contains the most important agricultural area of this realm? a) The Continental Interior b) The Western Frontier c) The Southwest d) The Northern Frontier e) North American’s Historic Core Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

38) Northern New England's strongest cultural and economic links to Canada are with: a) Quebec b) the Atlantic provinces c) British Columbia d) the St. Lawrence Valley e) metropolitan Montreal Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

39) Which of the following is not part of North America's primary Francophone area?

a) southern Quebec b) northern New Brunswick c) northernmost New Hampshire d) southern Louisiana e) metropolitan Montreal Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

40) Canada's Francophone population in New Brunswick are known as the: a) Cajuns b) First Nations c) Acadians d) Old Brunswickers e) Prince Edward Islanders Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

41) The North American region that has undergone the most change over the past 50 years is: a) the South b) North America’s Historic Core c) the Pacific Hinge d) The Western Frontier e) French Canada Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

42) The North American region with the greatest disparity in income between rich and poor is: a) the South b) the Maritime Northeast c) the Southwest d) New England/Atlantic Provinces e) the Western Frontier Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

43) The Southwest is a tricultural region comprised of: a) blacks, whites, and Native Americans b) Mexicans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians c) Native Americans, Hispanics, and Anglos d) Mexicans, Native Americans, and First Nations e) none of the above Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

44) Which of the following cities is not a component of the Southwest's booming growth triangle? a) Dallas b) San Antonio c) Fort Worth d) Phoenix e) Houston Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

45) Which of the following conurbations is one of the realm's most productive post-industrial complexes? a) Phoenix-Tucson b) Dallas/Fort Worth-Houston-San Antonio c) Boston-Washington d) Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach e) Atlanta-Charlotte-Greensboro Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

46) The fastest-growing large metropolitan area in the U.S. is: a) Detroit b) Las Vegas c) Atlanta d) Boston e) St. Louis Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

47) Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and western Colorado are all located in the: a) Western Frontier b) Continental Interior c) Northern Frontier d) Southwest e) Pacific Hinge Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

48) Which of the following cities is not located in the Western Frontier region? a) Las Vegas, Nevada b) Phoenix, Arizona c) Denver, Colorado d) Salt Lake City, Utah e) Boise, Idaho Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

49) The North American region that is the largest but the least densely settled is the: a) Northern Frontier b) Continental Interior c) Maritime Northeast d) Southwest e) Western Frontier Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

50) The North American region in which First Nations are a leading cultural force is: a) Northern Frontier b) Continental Interior c) Maritime Northeast d) Southwest e) Western Interior Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

51) The major mountain range of the Pacific Northwest region is the: a) Rockies b) Sierra Nevada c) Black Hills d) Cascades e) Wasatch Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

52) _________ is the most Asianized metropolis in North America. a) Denver b) Vancouver c) Seattle d) New York e) Chicago Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

53) According to the figure below, this farm region contains the largest farms and the smallest populations:

a) The Fruitful Rim b) The Heartland c) The Northern Great Plains d) Prairie Gateway e) Southern Seaboard Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

54) According to the figure below, Canada's Boreal forest lies predominantly in the

a) Northern Frontier b) Western Frontier c) French Canada d) Continental Interior (North) e) Maritime Northeast Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

Question Type: True/False

55) Canada’s population is growing as rapidly as that in the US. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the North American Realm and its population clusters.

Section Reference: Defining The North American Realm and Its Population Clusters

56) Both Canada and the U.S. exhibit a high degree of cultural pluralism.

region:

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the North American Realm and its population clusters.

Section Reference: Defining The North American Realm and Its Population Clusters

57) African Americans constitute about 25 percent of the U.S. population.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the North American Realm and its population clusters.

Section Reference: Defining The North American Realm and Its Population Clusters

58) Physically homogeneous regions are called physiographic provinces.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography

59) The intermontane region of North America is found in eastern Canada.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography

60) Yearly temperature ranges are much larger in the interior of continents.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography 61) The rain shadow effect has its greatest influence on the climate of Los Angeles and other Pacificbordering cities.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography

62) The predominant religion in the South is Roman Catholicism.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the historical geography of the settlement of the U.S. and Canada and the major languages and religions of North America.

Section Reference: Native Americans and European Settlement; Cultural Foundations

63) Americans are more religious than the rest of the Western world.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the historical geography of the settlement of the U.S. and Canada and the major languages and religions of North America.

Section Reference: Native Americans and European Settlement; Cultural Foundations

65) Like the U.S., Canada is a federal state.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the interrelatedness between political boundaries of U.S. States and Canadian Provinces and the location of major natural resources.

Section Reference: The Federal Map of North America; The Distribution of Natural Resources

66) The Canadian Shield is a high-elevation geological feature that has almost no natural resources.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the interrelatedness between political boundaries of U.S. States and Canadian Provinces and the location of major natural resources.

Section Reference: The Federal Map of North America; The Distribution of Natural Resources

67) California is the most populous State in the U.S. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the interrelatedness between political boundaries of U.S. States and Canadian Provinces and the location of major natural resources.

Section Reference: The Federal Map of North America; The Distribution of Natural Resources

68) Most Americans today are employed in the primary sector of the economy.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Urbanization and The Spatial Economy Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of the economic and parallel urban geography of North America.

69) The Great Recession has had a more negative impact in Canada than in the United States.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Urbanization and The Spatial Economy Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of the economic and parallel urban geography of North America.

70) Since the 1970s the population center of gravity in the United States has not changed.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: The Making of a Multicultural Realm Learning Objective: Discuss the geography of multiculturalism and the immigration issues that now face the U.S. and Canada.

71) Nunavut is a new aboriginal province in northern Quebec.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Regionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces Learning Objective: Discuss Canada’s provinces and territories, English-French cultural division, and the Indigenous People’s movement.

72) Quebec successfully seceded from Canada in 2007.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regionalism in Canada: Divisive Forces Learning Objective: Discuss Canada’s provinces and territories, English-French cultural division, and the Indigenous People’s movement.

73) New England has a strong cultural and economic affinity with the Atlantic provinces of Canada.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

74) Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada's easternmost province.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

75) Wheat farming is, in general, located to the west of corn farming in the U.S. Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

76) The population of the Continental Interior region is in decline.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

77) The growth of the Hispanic population is occurring throughout the Southeast and Southwest Regions.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

78) Miami is the 'Gateway to Latin America.'

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

79) Alaska is located in the Western Frontier region.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

80) The Western Frontier includes the States of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, and western Colorado.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

81) The Las Vegas area is the fastest growing part of the Northern Frontier.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

82) The Northern Frontier is the largest region in North America.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

83) The Canadian Shield is mostly located in the Northern Frontier region.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

84) The Northern Frontier has significant quantities of raw materials, including oil.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

85) Unlike most of the rest of the western half of the U.S., most of the Pacific Hinge region has adequate rainfall.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America

Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

86) Vancouver is the most Asianized metropolis in North America.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Question type: Text-entry 87) The westernmost and largest of the five Great Lakes is Lake___.

Answer: Superior Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

88) The northward extension of the Sierra Nevada Mountains through the states of Oregon and Washington is called the __________ Mountains.

Answer: Cascade Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

89) The outlet to the sea for the Great Lakes is the __________ River.

Answer: St. Lawrence Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: North America’s Physical Geography Learning Objective: Identify the landform regions, climates, and major lakes and rivers of North America.

90) The three leading fossil fuels are petroleum (oil), natural gas, and___.

Answer: coal

Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: The Federal Map of North America; The Distribution of Natural Resources Learning Objective: Discuss the interrelatedness between political boundaries of U.S. States and Canadian Provinces and the location of major natural resources.

91) Secondary economic activities involve jobs in the __________ sector, which is engaged in the transformation of raw materials into finished products.

Answer: manufacturing; industrial Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Urbanization and The Spatial Economy Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of the economic and parallel urban geography of North America.

92) Since the 1960s, the advent of widespread ___ __________ helped speed the population boom of the Sunbelt States of the U.S. southern tier.

Answer: air-conditioning Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Urbanization and the Spatial Economy Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of the economic and parallel urban geography of North America.

93) Montreal and the lower course of the St. Lawrence River are located in the Canadian province of___.

Answer: Quebec Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

94) The four ‘corner’ cities of the American Manufacturing Belt are: Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Milwaukee, and _____________.

Answer: Boston Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

95) The only U.S. State that lies within the Northern Frontier region is __________.

Answer: Alaska Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Regions: Regions of North America Learning Objective: Discuss North America’s nine regions.

Package Title: Testbank Course Title: TWT 7e Chapter Number: 02 Question Type: Multiple Choice 1) Which country is located in the Greater Antilles? a) Cuba b) Nicaragua c) The Bahamas d) Honduras e) Mexico Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify Middle America’s geographical contents, its boundaries, and the rationale underlying its regional subdivisions.

Section Reference: Defining Middle America and The Realm’s Northern Boundary

2) As a group, the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico constitute ___________.: a) Middle America b) the Rimland c) the Hispanic Caribbean d) the West Indies archipelago e) the Greater Antilles Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify Middle America’s geographical contents, its boundaries, and the rationale underlying its regional subdivisions.

Section Reference: Defining Middle America and The Realm’s Northern Boundary

3) Figure 2-3 shows that Ciudad Juárez lies directly across the border from this U.S. city:

a) Matamoros b) Laredo c) El Paso d) San Diego e) McAllen Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify Middle America’s geographical contents, its boundaries, and the rationale underlying its regional subdivisions.

Section Reference: Defining Middle America and The Realm’s Northern Boundary

4) As a landform, the land bridge between Mexico and South America would be best characterized as a(n):

a) peninsula b) highway c) isthmus d) tunnel e) island Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify Middle America’s geographical contents, its boundaries, and the rationale underlying its regional subdivisions.

Section Reference: Defining Middle America and The Realm’s Northern Boundary

5) A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies is known as a(n) ____________.: a) spine b) isthmus c) archipelago d) bridgeland e) peninsula Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Middle America’s major environmental features and dangers and the vertical organization of climates in highland zones.

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America.

6) In which altitudinal zone is coffee grown? a) tierra caliente b) tierra templada c) tierra helada d) tierra fría e) tierra nevada Answer: b

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Middle America’s major environmental features and dangers and the vertical organization of climates in highland zones.

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

7) According to Figure 2-4, which of the following would you most likely find at an elevation of 13,000 feet?

a) coffee plantations b) potato fields c) dairy farms d) sheep or llamas e) sugarcane harvesting Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Middle America's major environmental features and dangers and the vertical organization of climates in highland zones.

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

8) Which of the following countries is located within the culture hearth known as Mesoamerica? a) Puerto Rico b) Costa Rica

c) Guatemala d) Peru e) Panama Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

9) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? a) The Mayan civilization arose in the highland areas of Mexico. b) The Aztec civilization was founded after the Maya Civilization. c) The ceremonial center of the Aztec civilization, named Tenochtitlan, was located in the Valley of Mexico. d) Maya languages are still used today in parts of Mexico. e) The Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish.

Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

10) Which of the following is INCORRECT about the idealized Spanish town in Mesoamerica? a) It was focused on a central plaza. b) It displayed a gridiron layout. c) It was located near good agricultural land. d) It had several rings of suburbs. e) It had a centrally located church.

Answer: d Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

11) Which of the following colonial associations is INCORRECT? a) Jamaica—British b) Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao—Dutch c) Martinique—French d) Trinidad and Tobago—United States e) Cuba—Spanish Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography 12) Which of the following Caribbean republics was influenced by French culture? a) Haiti b) Jamaica c) French Antilles d) the Bahamas e) Cuba Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography 13) According to Figure 2-5, the majority of islands in the Lesser Antilles were colonized by the ___________.

a) British b) French c) Spanish d) Dutch e) Americans Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography 14) The Caribbean Coast of Middle America is __________: a) part of the Rimland b) part of the Heartland

c) an area settled by the Dutch d) an area settled by the French e) dominated by haciendas Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain Middle America’s political, cultural, and economic development.

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

15) Mestizos are persons who are of mixed ____________ heritage. a) European and African b) European and indigenous c) Portuguese and Mexican d) Indigenous and African e) Aztec and Maya Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain Middle America’s political, cultural, and economic development.

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

16) Which of the following does NOT lie in the Euro-Amerindian Mainland? a) Central America from Guatemala to Panama (except the Caribbean coastal zone) b) Mexico c) Costa Rica d) Dominican Republic e) El Salvador Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain Middle America’s political, cultural, and economic development.

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

17) An industry whose success is a mixed blessing for the Caribbean region because it often debases local culture is _______________. a) offshore banking b) oil production c) online gambling d) tourism e) illicit drugs Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain Middle America’s political, cultural, and economic development.

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

18) A Caribbean island that is home to a large community of South Asians is _______________. a) Hispaniola b) Cuba c) Trinidad d) West India e) Guyana Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain Middle America’s political, cultural, and economic development.

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

19) According to Figure 2-6, the poorest Mainland countries in 2010 were __________.

a) Mexico and Panama b) Guatemala and El Salvador c) Honduras and Nicaragua d) Costa Rica and Belize e) Haiti and the Dominican Republic Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain Midde America’s political, cultural, and economic development.

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

20) Middle America's largest country today in terms of both area and population is ___________. a) Mexico

b) Dominican Republic c) Cuba d) Nicaragua e) Trinidad Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

21) The current population of Mexico is about ________ million. a) 30 b) 45 c) 60 d) 90 e) 117 Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

22) Transculturation is most closely associated with the shaping of cultural traits in _______. a) Cuba b) Mexico c) Panama d) Puerto Rico e) Haiti Answer: b Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

23) The poorest States of Mexico are located in _____________. a) the southern part of the country b) the northern part of the country c) the Yucatán Peninsula d) Baja California e) the Gulf Coast region Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

24) A maquiladora is a(n)___________: a) owner of an ejido b) foreign-owned factory in Mexico that assembles duty-free goods c) person of mixed European-Amerindian ancestry d) Mayan plantation e) degree from a Mexican technological university Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

25) Middle America's largest city is ___________. a) Havana b) Caracas

c) Santo Domingo d) Panama City e) Mexico City Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

26) According to Figure 2-8, most of Mexico's oil deposits are located_______________.

a) in the mountainous areas b) along the Gulf of California c) along the Gulf of Mexico d) along the Pacific coast e) near the U.S. border Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

27) This is the only Mexican State that does NOT share a border with another country: a) Sonora b) Campeche c) Chiapas d) Chihuahua e) Oaxaca Answer: e Difficulty: Difficult Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico 28) What is the predominant natural resource of Mexico’s Gulf Coast Region? a) Oil b) Coal c) Gas d) Zinc e) Iron Answer: a

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

29) Central America, as defined by geographers, is ____________: a) a region within Middle America located between Mexico and Colombia b) a region that incorporates all the lands and islands between the United States and South America c) the regional term for the Greater Antilles d) the heartland of Middle America known as Mestizoamerica e) the region covered by Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

30) Which of the following countries does not have a common border with Guatemala? a) El Salvador b) Honduras c) Belize d) Nicaragua e) Mexico Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

31) Guatemala's mestizo population calls itself the _________.

a) tierra calientes b) ladinos c) contras d) Mesoamericanos e) Yucatanese Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics 32) The Central American country that was a British colony until 1981, but where Spanish is becoming the predominant language, is ______________. a) Jamaica b) Guatemala c) Nicaragua d) Trinidad e) Belize Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics 33) Which of the following countries was formerly known as British Honduras? a) Honduras b) Jamaica c) Belize d) Haiti e) Nicaragua Answer: c Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

34) Which of the following is the largest Central American country in terms of population? a) Honduras b) Jamaica c) Guatemala d) El Salvador e) Costa Rica Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

35) Which Central American country does not have a Caribbean coastline? a) Cuba b) Guatemala c) Mexico d) El Salvador e) Panama Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

36) This country fought a civil war from 1980 to 1992 in which 75,000 persons died. The United States supported the government, while Nicaragua supported the Marxist rebels:

a) Cuba b) Guatemala c) Nicaragua d) El Salvador e) Grenada Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

37) Central America's poorest country is ___________. a) Cuba b) Honduras c) Belize d) Costa Rica e) Nicaragua Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

38) The capital of Nicaragua, located on the mountainous Pacific side of the country, is: a) Tegucigalpa b) Granada c) Nicaragua City d) Managua e) San José Answer: d

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

39) Central America's oldest democratic republic, which has had no standing army since 1948, is ________________. a) Panama b) Mexico c) Belize d) Honduras e) Costa Rica Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

40) A well-known global biodiversity hotspot is located in ________________. a) Nicaragua and Panama b) Costa Rica and Panama c) Jamaica and Puerto Rico d) El Salvador and Honduras e) Belize and Guatemala Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics 41) As one travels north leaving South America, the first country encountered on the Central American land bridge is ________.

a) Costa Rica b) Panama c) El Salvador d) Nicaragua e) Trinidad and Tobago Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

42) The Panama Canal was opened in ________. a) 1531 b) 1825 c) 1914 d) 1925 e) 2000 Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

43) A person of mixed European-African ancestry is known as a ____________. a) mulatto b) mestizo c) Eurafroindian d) contra e) maquiladora Answer: a

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

44) Of the following, which country does not have coastlines on BOTH the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean? a) Guatemala b) Costa Rica c) Nicaragua d) El Salvador e) Honduras Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

45) Which Caribbean island contains more than one state? a) Puerto Rico b) Jamaica c) Barbados d) Trinidad e) Hispaniola Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin; The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

46) The most important crop raised in Cuba before the fall of the Soviet Union was __________.

a) maize b) coffee c) sugarcane d) cocaine e) bananas Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin; The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

47) Which of the following is not an independent country? a) Jamaica b) Haiti c) Trinidad and Tobago d) Puerto Rico e) Dominican Republic Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin, The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

48) Which of the following Caribbean countries possesses major natural gas deposits? a) the Dominican Republic b) Cuba c) Trinidad and Tobago d) Martinique e) Barbados Answer: c

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin; The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

49) More than one million Puerto Ricans have migrated to ____________. a) Miami b) Mexico City c) California d) Caracas e) New York Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin; The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

50) The archipelago to the northeaST of Cuba that was formerly a British dependency is called the ____________. a) Florida Keys b) Bahamas c) North Indies d) Bermuda Triangle e) Greater Antilles Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin; The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

51) Guadeloupe is a dependency of _________________. a) Guatemala b) France c) the United Kingdom d) the Netherlands e) the United States Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin; The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

52) Which island is NOT one of the Greater Antilles? a) Hispaniola b) Trinidad c) Cuba d) Puerto Rico e) Jamaica Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin: The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

53) Which country is currently a large financial supporter of Cuba? a) Mexico b) Costa Rica c) Panama d) Venezuela e) Brazil Answer: d

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin; The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

Question Type: True-False 54) “Latin” America is a term that refers only to the geographic area constituted by the island and mainland portions of Middle America.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify Middle America’s geographical contents, its boundaries, and the rationale underlying its regional subdivisions.

Section Reference: Defining Middle America and The Realm’s Northern Boundary

55) The large island of Trinidad is located in the Greater Antilles.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the Middle America’s geographical contents, its boundaries, and the rationale underlying its regional subdivisions.

Section Reference: Defining Middle America and The Realm’s Northern Boundary

56) NAFTA is a trade agreement that includes Nicaragua.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify Middle America’s geographic contents, its boundaries, and the rationale underlying its regional subdivisions.

Section Reference: Defining Middle America and The Realm’s Northern Boundary

57) Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama are all located on the land bridge portion of the Middle American realm.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Middle America's major environmental features and dangers and the vertical organization of climates in highland zones.

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

58) A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses is called an isthmus.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Middle America's major environmental features and dangers and the vertical organization of climates in highland zones.

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

59) Mainland Middle America's tropical location and climates are ameliorated by elevation and its resulting vertical zonation of natural environments.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Middle America’s major environmental features and dangers and the vertical organization of climates in highland zones.

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

60) The tierra templada environmental zone is situated at a higher elevation than the tierra fría zone.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe Middle America’s major environmental features and dangers and the vertical organization of climates in highland zones.

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

61) The Maya and Aztec civilizations both evolved within the Mesoamerican culture hearth.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

62) The Maya civilization developed in a lowland tropical environment.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

63) The Aztec civilization developed in a lowland environment.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

64) The Maya civilization is the only one on the world culture map that arose in a tropical lowland.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

65) The Spanish, and their need for wood, deforested large areas of Middle America.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

66) During their period of colonial domination, the Spanish forced much of Mexico's Amerindian population to relocate to urban settlements.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

67) Cuba has a Spanish heritage, Jamaica is British-influenced, and Haiti's strongest European imprint came from the French.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

68) Except for the French Antilles, there is no remaining European dependency in the Caribbean.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

69) Middle America contains both a Euro-Amerindian Mainland and a Euro-African Rimland.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain Middle America’s political, cultural, and economic development.

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

70) The hacienda form of land tenure was dominant in Middle America's Rimland.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain Middle America’s political, cultural, and economic development.

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

71) The hacienda of the Mainland is quite similar to the plantation of the Rimland.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain Middle America’s political, cultural, and economic development.

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation 72) The Pacific coast of Nicaragua is part of Middle America’s Rimland.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain Middle America’s political, cultural, and economic development.

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

73) Tourism can be considered an irritant industry by many in the Caribbean Basin.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain Middle America’s political, cultural, and economic development.

Section Reference: Political and Economic Fragmentation

74) According to Figure 2-12, the Chihuahua cartel has the greatest effect on people living near the Mexico-New Mexico border:

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

75) Communally-owned farms in Mexico are called ejidos.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

76) Mexico contains over 70 percent of the land area of Middle America (including the islands) and over half of the realm's population.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

77) The Yucatán Peninsula protrudes into the Pacific Ocean.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

78) Mexico's leading oil-producing zone is located along its southern Pacific coast.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

79) Maquiladoras are large communal farms in northern Mexico near the U.S. border.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

80) Overall, Central America's population exhibits higher densities in its Pacific coastlands than along its Caribbean shore.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

81) Costa Rica's population is overwhelmingly located in the tierra caliente zone.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

82) El Salvador's population is quite homogeneous, with about 90 percent being mestizo.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

83) Costa Rica is Middle America's oldest democracy.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

84) In the 1980s, Costa Rica was the scene of Central America's most hotly contested civil war.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

85) The longitude of the Panama Canal's Caribbean (Atlantic) outlet is farther west than the longitude of the waterway's Pacific Ocean outlet.

Answer: True Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

86) Following from the agreement reached between the United States and Panama in 1977, there is no longer any official U.S. presence in the former Canal Zone.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

87) Over 80 percent of Costa Rica's forests have been destroyed.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

88) The Caribbean islands today constitute the most densely populated portion of the Americas.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

89) A mulatto is a person of mixed African and Amerindian ancestry.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

90) The island of Hispaniola contains both Haiti and Dominica.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin: The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

91) The tourism-dominated island-nations of Middle America have become so advanced that poverty is just about unknown.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin; The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

92) According to Figure 2-15, the U.S. naval base on Cuba is located due south of the Florida Keys, near the city of Havana.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin; The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

Question Type: Fill-in-the-blank

93) The lowest-lying attitudinal zone of agricultural activity, extending from sea level to an elevation of 750 meters (2500 ft), is the tierra ___.

Answer: caliente Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Middle America's major environmental features and dangers and the vertical organization of climates in highland zones.

Section Reference: Physical Geography of Middle America

94) The former Aztec city of Tenochtitlan is now known as __________ Answer: Mexico City Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

95) Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula was part of the Mesoamerican culture hearth that gave rise to the ___ civilization, which reached its height between the fourth and tenth centuries AD. Answer: Maya Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

96) Besides Europe, the foreign continent that most contributed to the shaping of Caribbean cultures is ___

Answer: Africa Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the rise of Middle America’s indigenous civilizations, their legacies, and their fateful collision with European conquerors.

Section Reference: Cultural Geography

97) Middle America's largest country today, in both area and population size, is ___.

Answer: Mexico Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

98) Except for its extreme southeast, the Yucatán Peninsula is part of the country of ___.

Answer: Mexico Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the basic human and physical geography of Mexico and the effect of the drug wars on regional development.

Section Reference: Regions: Mexico

99) ___ is the term applied to people of mixed European and African ancestry.

Answer: Mulatto Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of the seven republics of the Central American region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Central American Republics

100) The Dominican Republic and Haiti together occupy the island of ___.

Answer: Hispaniola Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major geographic, political, and societal issues facing the Caribbean Basin, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean Basin; The Greater Antilles; The Lesser Antilles

Package Title: Testbank Course Title: TWT 7e Chapter Number: 03

Question Type: Multiple Choice

1) Which of the following countries does NOT contain a portion of the Amazon Basin? a) Brazil b) Ecuador c) Peru d) Colombia e) Chile Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Classify the major features of the diverse physical geography of South America.

Section Reference: Defining the South American Realm and Its Physiography 2) An altiplano is a(n) ____________. a) low area with small mountains b) high-elevation basin or valley c) agricultural area in Brazil d) plain in the Amazon Basin e) altitudinal zone lying above the tierra firma Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe South America’s historical geography from the time of the Incas to the post-colonial era.

Section Reference: States Ancient and Modern 3) The control center of the Incan Empire was ____________. a) Cuzco

b) Lima c) Mexico City d) Quito e) Buenos Aires Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe South America’s historical geography from the time of the Incas to the post-colonial era.

Section Reference: States Ancient and Modern 4) In 1494 a treaty was signed that stipulated that a north-south boundary line was to be drawn separating the South American territories of ____________________. a) Spain and Britain b) France and Britain c) Spain and Portugal d) the Netherlands and France e) the Inca and the Maya Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe South America’s historical geography from the time of the Incas to the post-colonial era.

Section Reference: States Ancient and Modern

5) Which of the following is INCORRECT? a) The Spanish viceroyalties existed in isolation from one another. b) In the colonial period, Lima was one of the world's wealthiest cities. c) The Andes Mountains contributed to viceroyalty isolation. d) The Spanish invested significantly in their South American colonies. e) The Spanish formed vast haciendas through land alienation.

Answer: d Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Describe South America’s historical geography from the time of the Incas to the post-colonial era.

Section Reference: States Ancient and Modern 6) The part of South America where the dominant ethnic group is European is the ____. a) north b) south c) western mountains d) eastern coast e) central plains Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain South America’s cultural history and clusters of Indigenous, African, and European peoples.

Section Reference: The Cultural Mosaic 7) Which South American country was most transformed by the forced in-migration of Africans in bondage? a) Argentina b) Brazil c) Colombia d) Peru e) Ecuador Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain South America’s cultural history and clusters of Indigenous, African, and European peoples.

Section Reference: The Cultural Mosaic

8) According to Figure 3-3, African-origin ethnic groups in South America live predominantly in the:

a) South b) mountainous northwest c) interior Amazon region d) northern and northeastern coastal zone e) extreme southwestern coastal zone Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain South America’s cultural history and clusters of Indigenous, African, and European peoples.

Section Reference: The Cultural Mosaic 9) Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Mercosur/l trading bloc? a) Guyana b) Argentina c) Uruguay d) Paraguay e) Brazil Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss South America’s agricultural and industrial activities and its efforts towards economic integration.

Section Reference: Economic Geography 10) The four emerging economies called the BRICs include all but which of the following? a) India b) Argentina c) China d) Russia e) Brazil Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss South America’s agricultural and industrial activities, and its efforts towards economic integration.

Section Reference: Economic Geography 11) According to Figure 3-5, which country is a significant producer of coca plants?

a) Venezuela b) Peru c) Ecuador d) Brazil e) Guyana Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss South America’s agricultural and industrial activities and its efforts towards economic integration.

Section Reference: Economic Geography

12) Commercial agriculture in South America is best typified by a) highland farming b) subsistence farming c) plantations d) agroforestry e) shifting cultivation Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss South America’s agricultural and industrial activities and its efforts towards economic integration.

Section Reference: Economic Geography 13) About ____ percent of the South Americans population currently lives in urban areas. a) 20 b) 40 c) 50 d) 70 e) 80 Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the patterns of South America’s urbanization, the spatial organization of its cities, and its international relationships.

Section Reference: Urbanization and Its Regional Expressions; External Relations 14) Which of the following cities is NOT the largest urban center in its country? a) Buenos Aires b) Santiago c) Rio de Janeiro d) Montevideo e) Bogotá Answer: c

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the patterns of South America’s urbanization, the spatial organization of its cities, and its international relationships.

Section Reference: Urbanization and Its Regional Expressions; External Relations

15) In the Latin American City model, the elite residential sector contains the _________. a) commercial spine b) disamenity sector c) zone of maturity d) zone of in situ accretion e) zone of peripheral squatter settlements Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the patterns of South America’s urbanization, the spatial organization of its cities, and its international relationships Section Reference: Urbanization and Its Regional Expressions; External Relations

16) The disamenity sector of the Latin American city model includes ___________. a) peripheral squatter settlements b) slum areas known as barrios or favelas c) the central plaza d) the elite residential areas e) the CBD Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the patterns of South America’s urbanization, the spatial organization of its cities, and its international relationships.

Section Reference: Urbanization and Its Regional Expressions; External Relations

17) The slums of South America's large cities are known as ____________.

a) favelas or barrios b) tierra urbanas c) altiplanos d) llanos e) llamas Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the patterns of South America’s urbanization, the spatial organization of its cities, and its international relationships.

Section Reference: Urbanization and Its Regional Expressions; External Relations 18) Figure 3-6 shows that this city has a population between five and ten million people:

a) Buenos Aires

b) São Paulo c) Lima d) Guayaquil e) Caracas Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the patterns of South America’s urbanization, the spatial organization of its cities, and its international relationships.

Section Reference: Urbanization and Its Regional Expressions; External Relations

19) Bogotá, Colombia's capital city, is located ______________. a) on the arid Pacific coast b) on the Caribbean Sea at the outlet of the Magdalena River c) in an Andean basin d) at the intersection of three valleys in the eastern savanna zone near the Brazilian border e) in the llanos Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

20) The dominant economic activity in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo Lowland is ___________. a) large-scale cattle herding b) tourism c) oil production d) coffee farming e) cocaine refining Answer: c Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

21) Venezuela and Colombia, compared to the Guianas, have ____________. a) larger territories and smaller populations b) larger populations and smaller territories c) less varied physiographies d) been more successful in replacing the plantation economy e) fewer economic opportunities Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

22) The South American country that contains the northern end of the Andes is ___________. a) Venezuela b) Colombia c) Panama d) Brazil e) Suriname Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

23) The leading river of Venezuela is the _______________. a) Rio de la Plata

b) Paraguay c) Amazon d) Orinoco e) Magdalena Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

24) The country of Guyana _________________. a) was formerly a British colony before independence in 1966 b) is also called Suriname c) contains a population that is three-quarters European d) is the smallest of the four Guianas in population size e) still belongs to France Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North 25) Figure 3-9 shows that Venezuela claims rights to a significant portion of this country:

a) Guyana b) Colombia c) Brazil d) Trinidad and Tobago e) Panama Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

26) The language of the Inca state, still spoken in parts of South America, is known as __________. a) Altiplanoan b) Incanese

c) lingua fria d) lingua franca e) Quechua Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

27) Unlike Peru's coastal zones, Ecuador's coastland consists of ______________. a) desert b) fertile tropical plains c) mountains that reach the sea d) indented bays with many excellent port facilities e) altiplanos covered by equatorial forest Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

28) In Ecuador, a regional split has occurred between __________________. a) Quito and Lima b) the Guayas Lowland and Amazonia c) Guayaquil and Quito d) Quito and Cuzco e) the halves of the country bisected by the equator Answer: c Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

29) Which of the following countries does not have a common border with Bolivia? a) Argentina b) Chile c) Paraguay d) Colombia e) Brazil Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

30) A moderating influence on the Altiplano's climate is _______________. a) Lake Titicaca b) the Atlantic Ocean c) the Pacific Ocean d) the Peru Current e) winds blowing across the Andes from the Amazon Basin Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

31) Which of the following countries is landlocked? a) Uruguay

b) Ecuador c) Paraguay d) Peru e) Suriname Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

32) Which of the following countries contains a population whose ethnicity is dominated by indigenous ancestry? a) Argentina b) Brazil c) Paraguay d) Uruguay e) Chile Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

33) Which of the following associations is incorrect? a) Santiago and Chile b) Montevideo and Paraguay c) La Paz and Bolivia d) Quito and Ecuador e) Lima and Peru Answer: b

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

34) The Triple Frontier is located at the convergence of which three countries? a) Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina b) Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil c) Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia d) Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil e) Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West 35) According to Figure 3-11, which city with over one million people is located on the eastern side of the Andes Mountains?

a) Guayaquil b) Lima c) La Paz d) Santa Cruz e) Salta Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

36) Figure 3-12 shows that Lake Titicaca straddles the border of which two countries?

a) Peru and Brazil b) Peru and Bolivia c) Peru and Chile d) Chile and Bolivia e) Bolivia and Brazil Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

37) Argentina's primate city is ______________. a) Montevideo b) Asunción c) La Paz d) Buenos Aires e) Cordoba Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

38) Most of Argentina's population is clustered in the _______________. a) Chilean border zone b) Patagonian North c) the Pampa d) Andean foothills e) Triple Frontier area Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

39) Which of the following regions is not located in Argentina? a) Patagonia b) the Pampa c) the Cerrado d) Chaco e) Entre Rios

Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

40) In 1982 Argentina fought a war with Britain over _______________. a) Tierra del Fuego b) the Falkland Islands c) the outcome of a controversial soccer match d) land claims in Antarctica e) their common maritime boundary in the mid-Atlantic Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

41) The leading agricultural activity of the Pampa region is the production of _____________. a) coffee b) cattle c) sugarcane d) tropical fruits and vegetables e) tobacco Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

42) The best example of an elongated state in South America, and probably the world, is _________. a) Peru b) Brazil c) Chile d) Bolivia e) Uruguay Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

43) Chile's copper deposits are located closest to which of the following areas: a) Santiago in Middle Chile b) the Atacama Desert c) Tierra del Fuego d) the Amazon Basin e) the border with Brazil Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

44) The desert in the north of Chile is named the _______________. a) Pampa b) Patagonian Plateau c) Atacama d) cerrado

e) llanos Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

45) Which of the following countries has the most compact territorial shape? a) Chile b) Argentina c) Uruguay d) Panama e) Peru Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone 46) According to Figure 3-13, Buenos Aires is at approximately the same latitude as which city?

a) Asunción b) Santiago c) Córdoba d) Bahia Blanca e) Santa Cruz Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

47) Which of the following statements is FALSE? a) Brazil is the largest country in South America. b) The Northeast is Brazil's poorest subregion. c) Russia, Canada, China, and the United States are all larger territorially than Brazil. d) Brazil's population is one of the fastest growing in the world. e) Brazil has an ethnically diverse population.

Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

48) The birth rate in Brazil over the past decade has ______________. a) declined b) increased rapidly c) fallen behind the country's death rate d) increased slowly e) become South America's highest Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

49) The capital of Brazil is ____________. a) Brasília b) Rio de Janeiro c) São Paulo d) Salvador e) Brazil City

Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

50) The most populous Brazilian State is ____________. a) Rio de Janeiro b) São Paulo c) Amazonas d) Minas Gerais e) the cerrado Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

51) Brazil's Northeast __________________. a) was where Brazil's early plantation economy first developed b) produces most of the country's coffee crop c) is the site of Brazil's most spectacular recent surge of economic development d) contains the largest number of European settlers in the country e) remains mainly Amerindian country because most of the indigenous peoples have resettled here Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

52) The dry inland back country in Brazil's Northeast is known as the _______________. a) Amazon Basin b) cerrado c) favela d) inner Northwest e) sertão Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

53) Rio de Janeiro is the center of Brazil's __________________. a) Federal Capital District b) most populous State c) largest metropolitan region d) cultural life e) largest Afro-Brazilian population cluster Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

54) Brasília is a classic example of a ___________________. a) megacity b) primate city c) coastal urban complex d) buffer state e) forward capital

Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

55) São Paulo’s wealth was built on its _______________. a) coffee plantations b) mineral wealth c) sugarcane plantations d) industrial soybean farms e) oilfields Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

56) Brazil’s highly successful social program called Bolsa Família____________. a) gives families small amounts of cash to keep their children in school b) is a “zero hunger” program c) seeks to reunite families that became separated during rural-urban migration d) encourages low birth rates e) requires participation in elections Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

57) The cerrado is ________________. a) Brazil's coastal industrial zone b) the Triple Frontier's dominant ethnic group c) a booming zone of soybean production in Brazil's Central-West subregion d) the wealthiest sector of the “Latin” American city e) the expanding Amazonian area recently cleared of rainforests Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

58) A growth pole is ___________________. a) an established manufacturing center that dominates a substantial hinterland b) any large city in a national core area c) a location where a set of activities, given a start, will grow, setting off ripples of development in a surrounding area d) a location, now in decline, that served as a focal point for a developing region in the past e) a high-technology field instrument that precisely measures a locality's economic growth Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

59) Brazil's Polonoroeste Plan has called for settlement near the border with _____________. a) Venezuela b) Chile c) Bolivia d) Uruguay

e) Ecuador Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

Question Type: True-False

60) South America displays a great variety of natural habitats due to its latitudinal extent.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Classify the major features of the diverse physical geography of South America.

Section Reference: Defining the South American Realm and Its Physiography

61) The Incas were true colonizers who contributed much of their culture to the areas they occupied.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe South America’s historical geography from the time of the Incas to the post-colonial era.

Section Reference: States Ancient and Modern

62) The Spanish territories located closest to centers of viceroyalty power were the first to become independent from Spain during the 1800s.

Answer: False Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Describe South America’s historical geography from the time of the Incas to the post-colonial era.

Section Reference: States Ancient and Modern

63) South America’s population distribution mostly adheres to the continent's coast.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe South America’s historical geography from the time of the Incas to the post-colonial era.

Section Reference: States Ancient and Modern

64) Racial mixing has occurred more extensively in Brazil than in Argentina.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain South America’s cultural history and clusters of Indigenous, African, and European peoples.

Section Reference: The Cultural Mosaic 65) The slums and poorest neighborhoods in the “Latin” American City model occupy the outer urban ring as well as the least desirable sectors leading away from city center.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the patterns of South America’s urbanization, the spatial organization of its cities, and its international relationships.

Section Reference: Urbanization and Its Regional Expressions; External Relations 66) The Zone of Maturity in the “Latin” American City model contains the best housing outside the spine.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the patterns of South America’s urbanization, the spatial organization of its cities, and its international relationships.

Section Reference: Urbanization and Its Regional Expressions; External Relations

67) Lake Maracaibo in Colombia is the focus of the oil industry in that country.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

68) Guyana and Suriname have substantial South Asian Indian population sectors.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

69) After independence in 1975, many people in Suriname immigrated to the Netherlands.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

70) Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo is not really a “lake” but an inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas.”

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

71) Given the country's sizeable revenue from oil, Venezuelans enjoy a high standard of living.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

72) The economies of the “Three Guianas” largely resemble those of the Caribbean Islands.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

73) Lima, the capital of Peru, is a city that was not taken over from indigenous peoples but was founded by the Spanish.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

74) Lima, the capital of Peru, is located in one of the most populous basins of the Andes.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

75) Iquitos is Bolivia's “Atlantic port.”

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

76) Guayaquil is the capital of Ecuador.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

77) Ecuador’s population is predominantly located in the Andean Highlands of the country.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

78) As in the Netherlands, Bolivia's capital city functions are divided between two administrative headquarters.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

79) Bolivia is not disadvantaged by being landlocked because it has good river connections to both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

80) Paraguay is South America's only landlocked country.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

81) Paraguay has South America's highest proportion of indigenous citizens in its national population.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West

82) Argentina is the second-largest country in South America in both area and population.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

83) Argentina's Pampa subregion contains the vast majority of the country's population.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

84) About 90 percent of Chile's population is concentrated in the country's northern region around the city of Atacama.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Region: The Southern Cone

85) Middle Chile is a rugged, fjorded region characterized by extreme aridity.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

86) Uruguay's major farming region lies in the immediate hinterland of the capital, Santiago.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone 87) Brazil contains the largest ethnic Japanese community outside Japan.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

88) Brazil has common borders with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

89) On the world map, only Russia is larger in territory than Brazil.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

90) Unlike the Caribbean and North America, Brazil never had a major influx of Africans, so the black component in its population today is minuscule.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

91) Brazil is the South American country that exhibits the widest internal income gap between rich and poor.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

92) Brazil's rate of population increase has slowed considerably over the past 25 years.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

93) Brazil is a federal state; its largest States lie in the east and northeast.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

94) The sertão is located in Brazil's Northeast subregion.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

95) Belo Horizonte is a major metallurgical center in Brazil's Southeast subregion.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

96) Brazil exports huge quantities of coffee, orange juice concentrate, and soybeans.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

97) The South is Brazil's most “European” subregion, where European languages other than Portuguese still remain in use.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

98) Brasília may be called a core-area capital.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

99) Brazil's cerrado is one of the world's most promising areas of agricultural development.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

100) A growth pole is a location where a set of activities, given a start, will expand and generate widening ripples of development in the surrounding area.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

101) Figure 3-16 shows that Brazil's capital city is located in its industrial heartland.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

Question type: Fill-in-the-blank

102) The mouth of the Amazon River is located at approximately _____degrees latitude.

Answer: 0 degrees, the equator Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Classify the major features of the diverse physical geography of South America.

Section Reference: Defining the South American Realm and Its Physiography 103) The pre-Columbian indigenous empire, centered in the northern Andean altiplanos and headquartered at Cuzco, was the ___civilization.

Answer: Inca Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe South America’s historical geography from the time of the Incas to the post-colonial era.

Section Reference: States Ancient and Modern 104) The 2012 election of Pope Francis I, an Argentinian Jesuit cardinal, could be considered a manifestation of _______ _________.

Answer: Liberation theology Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain South America’s cultural history and clusters of Indigenous, African, and European peoples.

Section Reference: The Cultural Mosaic

105) The country of ___________ contains South America’s largest black population.

Answer: Brazil Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain South America’s cultural history and clusters of Indigenous, African, and European peoples.

Section Reference: The Cultural Mosaic

106) Argentina’s dominant ethnic heritage is ____________.

Answer: European Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain South America’s cultural history and clusters of Indigenous, African, and European peoples.

Section Reference: The Cultural Mosaic 107) ____________ are to Brazil what barrios are to Spanish-speaking South America.

Answer: Favelas Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the patterns of South America’s urbanization, the spatial organization of its cities, and its international relationships.

Section Reference: Urbanization and Its Regional Expressions; External Relations

108) _____________ is the largest megacity of South America.

Answer: São Paulo Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the patterns of South America’s urbanization, the spatial organization of its cities, and its international relationships.

Section Reference: Urbanization and Its Regional Expressions; External Relations 109) The country of ___ is South America's leading exporter of crude oil.

Answer: Venezuela Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions: The Caribbean North

110) Although Guyana and Suriname were granted independence from Britain and the Netherlands, respectively, the third Guiana continues to be a colony of ___.

Answer: France

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the environmental, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of Colombia, Venezuela, and the “Three Guianas”.

Section Reference: Regions; The Caribbean North 111) Bolivia is sharply divided ethnically between its two majority populations, indigenous and __________.

Answer: mestizo Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Section Reference: Regions: The Andean West 112) The country that contains the Pampa, the Chaco, and Patagonia is ___.

Answer: Argentina Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Region: The Southern Cone

113) Copper and nitrates are two resources that strongly shaped the economic development of ___ during the past century.

Answer: Chile Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone

114) The country that presently administers the Falkland Islands, and that responded to the Argentinean invasion of 1982 by launching a successful military expedition, is ___.

Answer: the United Kingdom Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the physical and human geography of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and the region’s progress toward economic integration.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southern Cone 115) Brazil's most populous city is ___.

Answer: São Paulo Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

116) The capital of Brazil before the founding of Brasília was ___.

Answer: Rio de Janeiro Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

117) The capital of Brazil is ___.

Answer: Brasília Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Brazil’s human geography, development opportunities, and workings of its subregions, and the future prospects of South America.

Section Reference: Regions: Brazil; Future Prospects of South America

Package Title: Testbank Course Title: TWT 7e Chapter Number: 04

Question Type: Multiple Choice 1) Europe’s relative location is ____: a) inefficient for international trade b) one of inferior global accessibility c) disadvantaged by its proximity to the sea d) one of centrality within the land hemisphere e) disadvantaged by its closeness to Africa Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages, and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography

2) The North European Lowland _____________. a) contains the mountain ranges of the Alps b) is the most densely populated of Europe's landscape regions c) does not include England d) has historically functioned as a barrier to contact and communication e) contains the plains of Greece Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography

3) The Industrial Revolution in Europe ________________. a) produced the first specialized industries anywhere in the realm b) triggered a large immigration of workers from other parts of the world to fill the available jobs in the factories c) initially was focused in Britain, where machinery was invented and the use of steam to power engines emerged d) gave enormous situational advantage to large cities such as London and Paris, both positioned on coal fields and near iron ores e) confirmed the superior quality of European products, which were already beating inferior textiles and other wares from India and China before the Industrial Revolution even began Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages, and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography

4) Europe's political revolution ___________________. a) involved progress toward parliamentary representation and democracy b) ended with the division of the German state in 1945 c) was stimulated by the new weaponry produced by the Industrial Revolution d) originated as a reaction to the oppression of the Roman Empire e) was an anticolonial rebellion that threw off Moorish and Ottoman yokes Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages, and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography

5) Which of the following was once a clear example of a European nation-state? a) Yugoslavia

b) Northern Ireland c) France d) Belgium e) Ukraine Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages, and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography

6) __________ forces divide a nation. a) Situational b) Centripetal c) Centrifugal d) Charismatic e) Infrastructural Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages, and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography

7) According to Figure 4-2, the Mediterranean climate belongs to which major climate type?

a) Dry b) Humid Temperate c) Humid Cold d) Cold Polar e) Highland Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages, and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography 8) Figure 4-3 shows which two physical landscapes on the Iberian Peninsula?

a) Western Uplands and North European Lowland b) Western Uplands and Central Uplands c) Central Uplands and Alpine System d) Western Uplands and Alpine System e) North European Lowland and Alpine System Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography

9) Which of the following nations did not unify until the late 19th century? a) Spain b) Germany c) France d) Belgium e) The Netherlands Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages, and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography

10) Which major city is not located in the North European Lowland? a) London b) Paris c) Amsterdam d) Rome e) Berlin Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages, and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography

11) What was the U.S.-sponsored economic program designed to rebuild Western Europe after World War II? a) The Common Market

b) NATO c) The Marshall Plan d) The Warsaw Pact e) The Eurozone Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundation, resource opportunities, and locational advantages, and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography

12) Regions that produce surpluses of goods needed elsewhere exhibit ______: a) complementarity b) balkanization c) supranationalism d) irredentism e) local functional specialization Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and the issues facing its changing population.

Section Reference: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm; A Changing Population Mosaic

13) Which of the following is CORRECT regarding immigration trends in Europe? a) There are no immigrants in Europe. b) Immigrants in Europe come mostly from other countries in Europe. c) Immigrants are well integrated into European societies. d) Immigration in Europe is offsetting population decline. e) Most immigrants arriving in Europe are Christian.

Answer: d Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and the issues facing its changing population.

Section Reference: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm; A Changing Population Mosaic 14) Europe's unofficial lingua franca (common language) today is ____________. a) French b) English c) German d) Spanish e) Euro Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and the issues affecting its changing population.

Section Reference: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm; A Changing Population Mosaic

15) Which of the following groups have formed a rapidly growing minority presence in many European countries? a) Muslims b) Chinese c) Hispanics d) Russians e) Evangelical Christians Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and the issues affecting its changing population.

Section Reference: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm; A Changing Population Mosaic

16) Figure 4-6 shows that the Polish language belongs to this language group:

a) Germanic Group b) Slavic Group c) Celtic Group d) Romance Group e) Baltic Group Answer: b

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and the issues affecting its changing population.

Section Reference: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm; A Changing Population Mosaic

17) Which of the following is NOT an example of European supranationalism? a) Benelux b) the euro currency c) the European Union d) the European Parliament e) the United Kingdom's position on the European Monetary Union Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

18) Which of the following countries was part of the group that initiated the European Union? a) Norway b) Poland c) Spain d) the Netherlands e) the United Kingdom Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

19) The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy is known as ______________. a) devolution b) irredentism c) complementarity d) supranationalism e) transferability Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

20) Which of the following cities is NOT part of one of the Four Motors of Europe? a) Brussels b) Milan c) Stuttgart d) Barcelona e) Lyon Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

21) Based on Figure 4-8, which part of Europe is the poorest?

a) Northern Europe b) Central Europe c) Western Europe d) Southwestern Europe e) Eastern Europe Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

22) Based on Figure 4-9, which country is NOT currently affected by forces of devolution?

a) United Kingdom b) Germany c) Spain d) Italy e) Sweden Answer: b Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

23) According to Figure 4-10, which country was NOT a founding member of NATO?

a) United Kingdom b) France c) Spain d) Italy e) Belgium Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

24) Germany's Ruhr industrial complex is linked via the Rhine River to the port of ___________ a) London b) Genoa c) St. Petersburg d) Rotterdam e) Rhinestad Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

25) The major river in western Germany, which enters the North Sea through the Netherlands and which passes through the Ruhr is the ______. a) Rhône b) Danube c) Elbe d) Rhine e) Seine Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

26) German reunification __________________. a) occurred in 1990 b) has resulted in economic equalization between the former East and West Germany c) has led to a country with eight Autonomous Communities d) took place immediately after the end of World War II e) is still only partially completed

Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

27) The only European country with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea is __________________. a) the Netherlands b) Germany c) Belgium d) France e) Austria Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

28) The administrative headquarters of the European Union is located in ______________. a) Geneva b) Paris c) Brussels d) Strasbourg e) Berlin Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

29) Which of the following cities is located in the Randstad conurbation? a) Berlin b) Amsterdam c) Copenhagen d) Vienna e) Brussels Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

30) Identify the country in Europe’s Mainland Core that is NOT a member of the European Union. a) Austria b) Luxembourg c) the Netherlands d) Switzerland e) Belgium Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

31) Significant oil and natural gas supplies have been found beneath the _________________. a) Baltic Sea b) Irish Sea c) North Sea d) River Thames

e) English Channel Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

32) The population of Northern Ireland _____________________. a) is overwhelmingly Catholic b) is made up of refugees from Wales c) is mostly Protestant d) is not part of the United Kingdom e) produced the Celtic Tiger phenomenon Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

33) According to Figure 4-15, residents of this city are the wealthiest in France:

a) Lille b) Paris c) Bordeaux d) Strasbourg e) Marseille Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

34) Northern Europe _______________________. a) is comprised of the Scandinavian countries, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden b) has a largely inhospitable higher-latitude climate c) is entirely separated by water from the rest of Europe d) is the least developed region of Europe, due to its peripheral location e) has always been able to exploit abundant natural resources Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

35) Which of the countries in Northern Europe have benefited the most from North Sea oil? a) Denmark b) Norway c) Iceland d) Finland e) Sweden Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

36) The country located on the Jutland Peninsula and the smallest state (in area) in Northern Europe is _________________. a) Sweden b) Norway c) Estonia

d) Iceland e) Denmark Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

37) Which city in the Northern Europe serves as a break of bulk, or entrepôt, city? a) Stockholm b) Copenhagen c) Oslo d) Reykjavik e) Helsinki Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

38) ___________ has more in common, ethnically and linguistically, with Finland than its other neighboring states and is therefore included as part of Northern Europe. a) Estonia b) Latvia c) Lithuania d) Kaliningrad e) Sweden Answer: a Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

39) The Russian exclave located between Lithuania and Poland is called _______________. a) Kaliningrad b) Belarus c) Latvia d) Estonia e) the Baltic Corridor Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

40) Which country in Mediterranean Europe was a charter member of the European Union? a) Italy b) Spain c) Greece d) Portugal e) Slovenia Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

41) The Iberian Peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe by which mountain range? a) Apennines b) Alps c) Pyrenees

d) Pennines e) Carpathians Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe 42) Which country in Mediterranean Europe confronts a significant devolutionary movement among its Basque population? a) Portugal b) Spain c) Cyprus d) Italy e) Greece Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

43) Italy's economic core, no longer focused on Rome, is today located in __________________. a) Sicily b) the Po River Valley c) the Naples-Venice conurbation d) the border zone centered on the Ancona Line e) the Mezzogiorno Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe 44) Which of the following cities is located in Italy's and Europe's core area? a) Milan b) Rome c) Barcelona d) Naples e) Geneva Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

45) Northern and Southern Italy are divided by the _____________. a) Alps b) Appennines c) Po River d) Ancona Line e) Strait of Gibraltar Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

46) The land body located directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from southernmost Spain is _____________. a) the Iberian Peninsula b) Northern Africa c) Italy’s ‘boot’

d) the Balkan Peninsula e) Scandinavia Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

47) The Autonomous Community located in northeastern Spain just south of the Pyrenees Mountains that is centered on industrialized Barcelona is known as -_____________. a) Portugal b) Andalusia c) Catalonia d) Gibraltar e) Basque Country Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe 48) The capital and primate city of Greece is ____________________. a) Sparta b) Malta c) Athens d) Cyprus e) Cyclades Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

49) The divided eastern Mediterranean island contested by both Greece and Turkey is __________________. a) Cyprus b) Crete c) Malta d) Sicily e) Gibraltar Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe. Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

50) The international community recognizes which government on Cyprus? a) Greek Cypriot b) Turkish Cypriot c) Islamic d) Maltese e) Ottoman Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe. Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

51) The term balkanization refers to _______________. a) a hybrid language spoken in Bulgaria and Romania b) the landmass located just to the west of the Adriatic Sea c) Serbian supranationalism d) the division and fragmentation of a subregion of Eastern Europe

e) the imposition of the Slavic religion Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects

52) Which state contains Serb, Croat, and Muslim populations that were finally convinced to end their fighting in 1995 at a U.S.-run peace conference? a) Bosnia b) Macedonia c) Kosovo d) Montenegro e) Slovenia Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects

53) An unusual aspect of Albania is its ______________. a) location on both the Black and Adriatic seas b) majority Eastern Orthodox population c) unexpected recent admission to the EU d) population growth rate, which is the slowest in all of Europe e) dominantly Muslim population Answer: e Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects

54) Which of the following is not a state created by the breakup of former Yugoslavia? a) Bosnia b) Macedonia c) Croatia d) Slovakia e) Slovenia Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects

55) The Danube River empties into the ________________. a) Adriatic Sea b) Mediterranean Sea c) Aegean Sea d) Black Sea e) North Sea Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects

56) Which of the following countries does not belong to the European Union? a) Bulgaria b) Hungary c) Ukraine d) Croatia e) Romania

Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects

57) The industrial heartland of Poland is located in ______________. a) the Bohemian Basin b) the Warsaw area c) the Vistula Valley d) Silesia e) the Baltic coastal zone Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects

58) Which former Soviet Socialist Republic, with its capital at Mensk (Minsk), also called White Russia, is still strongly linked to Moscow? a) Belarus b) Lithuania c) Moldova d) Estonia e) Ukraine Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects

59) Slovakia contains a large _______ minority. a) Czech b) Hungarian c) Serbian d) Slovenian e) Russian Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects

60) When a state seeks to acquire the neighboring territory that is home to ethnically similar people and territory on the other side of its international border by appealing to a concentrated group, this action is termed _____________________. a) colonization b) devolution c) interference d) irredentism e) balkanization Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects

Question Type: True-False

61) Of the four landscape regions in Europe, the Central Uplands has been the realm's leading avenue for internal migrations and external invasions.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages, and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography

62) The Treaty of Westphalia is key to understanding the origin of modern Europe’s state system.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages, and the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference: Defining the European Realm; Modern Historical Geography

63) Most countries in Europe exhibit significant population growth.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and the issues affecting its changing population.

Section Reference: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm; A Changing Population Mosaic

64) The number of adherents to Christianity is growing in Europe.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and the issues affecting its changing population.

Section Reference: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm; A Changing Population Mosaic

65) Britain's Midlands, Germany's Ruhr, and Poland's Silesia all possessed major coal deposits that helped launch Industrial Revolutions.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and the issues affecting its changing population.

Section Reference: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm; A Changing Population Mosaic

66) Transferability is a spatial interaction concept related to the costs of overcoming the distance between two places.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and the issues affecting its changing population.

Section Reference: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm; A Changing Population Mosaic

67) The spatial interaction principle of complementarity refers to the ability to move a good at a bearable cost.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and the issues affecting its changing population.

Section Reference: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm; A Changing Population Mosaic

68) The law of the primate city holds that a country's leading city is disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national capacity and feeling.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and the issues affecting its changing population.

Section Reference: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm; A Changing Population Mosaic

69) The modern era of supranationalism in Europe began with the creation of Benelux in 1944.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

70) The European Parliament meets in Strasbourg, France.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

71) Because of internal bickering, the European Union in 2016 contained fewer member-states than it did when it was founded in 1957.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

72) Each of the three Benelux countries is a member of the European Union.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

73) The United Kingdom, a charter member of the European Common Market, quit that organization in disagreement in 1973.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

74) Switzerland is neither a NATO nor an EU member.

Answer: True Difficulty Medium Learning Objective: Examine the Euro crisis, NATO, and the potential challenges and consequences of admitting further nations to the EU. Section Reference: Redefining Europe: Difficult Choices; NATO and the Shadow of the United States in Europe

75) The United Kingdom does not use the euro as its prevailing currency.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Examine the Euro crisis, NATO, and the potential challenges and consequences of admitting further nations to the EU. Section Reference: Redefining Europe: Difficult Choices; NATO and the Shadow of the United States in Europe

76) The leading states of the region sometimes defined as the Mainland Core are France and Germany.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

77) The Ruhr is located in the Paris Basin.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

78) The city of Paris has great advantages of site, but major disadvantages in its situation.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

79) Although reunified since 1990, former East Germany still lags economically behind former West Germany.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

80) The Randstad conurbation connects the capital cities of Belgium and the Netherlands.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

81) Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework has given way to the core periphery framework. Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

82) Northern England, well endowed with major industrial areas, is the United Kingdom’s most affluent subregion.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework has given way to the core periphery framework. Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

83) The northeastern corner of Ireland historically was a haven for English and Scottish Protestants and remains under British control.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

84) The Republic of Ireland (Eire) is situated in the northern portion of that island and is today once again ruled by the British government.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework has given way to the core periphery framework. Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

85) Regionally, Iceland is a part of Northern Europe.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe. Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

86) Due largely to its peripheral location, Northern Europe remains largely underdeveloped.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

87) Northern Europe's three largest countries in territorial size all contain their major concentrations of population in the southern part of their national territory.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

88) Stockholm is Norway’s capital city.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

89) Denmark, because of its location south of the waterways that lead to the entrance of the Baltic Sea, is not considered part of the region of Northern Europe.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe 90) An entrepôt, such as Copenhagen, is a place where goods are collected, stored, and transshipped.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

91) After its medieval period of prominence, the Po Plain has lost nearly all of its national importance within Italy.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

92) Although the Po Plain has great agricultural advantages, this lowland today is experiencing the greatest development of manufacturing in Mediterranean Europe.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

93) The balkanization of a region implies its strong political unification.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

94) According to Figure 4-18, the Basque region of Spain is one of the poorest in the country.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

95) There are no members of the European Union in the region of Eastern Europe.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects 96) Bratislava is to Slovakia as Sofia is to Bulgaria.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects

97) Bulgaria, which did not appear on the map until 1878, joined the EU in 2007.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the key characteristics and features of Eastern Europe and the future prospects of Europe as a whole.

Section Reference: Regions: Eastern Europe; Europe’s Future Prospects

Question Type: Fill-in-the-blank

98) A country's leading urban center, disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national feelings, is known as its ___ city.

Answer: Primate Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and the issues affecting its changing population.

Section Reference: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm; A Changing Population Mosaic

99) ____________ voted in a referendum in 2014 to remain part of the United Kingdom.

Answer: Scotland Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

100) An international cooperative venture involving the voluntary participation of three or more countries in an economic or political association is known as ___.

Answer: Supranationalism Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive the unification process and the positive and negative consequences of unification.

Section Reference: European Unification; Consequences of Unification

101) The northernmost territorial component of the United Kingdom, which is today prone to devolution, is ___.

Answer: Scotland Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

102) ___ is the general term for a large, megalopolis-like urban complex that is formed by the coalescence of two or more metropolitan areas.

Answer: Conurbation Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the countries of Western Europe and why the traditional regional framework of Europe has given way to the core periphery framework.

Section Reference: Regions: Europe’s Regional Complexity; Western Europe

103) The country in Northern Europe that is NOT located on the European mainland is ___.

Answer: Iceland Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

104) Even more than the United Kingdom, the European country that has benefited most from the North Sea oil boom is ___.

Answer: Norway Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

105)

is Russia’s exclave in Europe.

Answer: Kaliningrad Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of the five countries of Northern Europe. Section Reference: Regions: Northern Europe

106) The Iberian Peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe by a high range named the ___ Mountains.

Answer: Pyrenees Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

107) Italy's economic core, no longer focused on Rome, is now centered on the city of ___.

Answer: Milan Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

108) According to Figure 4-20, after the breakup of Yugoslavia this state ended up with the longest coastline on the Adriatic Sea ___.

Answer: Croatia Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the economic and geographic characteristics of Mediterranean Europe.

Section Reference: Regions: Mediterranean Europe

Package Title: Testbank Course Title: TWT 7e Chapter Number: 05

Question Type: Multiple Choice

1) Which of the following states is NOT officially part of this realm? a) Armenia b) Georgia c) Kazakhstan d) Belarus e) Siberia Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

2) Most of the population of Russia is found in the ______________. a) western part of the country b) Pacific coastal zone c) southern tier of the country d) zone of C climates e) area just south of the Ural Mountains Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

3) The term ________ is used to describe an inland climate that is remote from the moderating influences of large water bodies.

a) maritimity b) tundra c) continentality d) taiga e) longitudinality Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

4) Which of the following is true? a) Climate refers to current conditions at a given location. b) Weather refers to long-term average conditions. c) Russia's climate may be described as dominated by C climates. d) Climate refers to long-term average conditions. e) Russia has no E climates.

Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

5) The majority of Russia falls within the humid cold climate region. In the Köppen-Geiger classification scheme, this is signified by the letter ______. a) A b) B c) C d) D e) E Answer: d Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

6) The vegetation that dominates a high-latitude treeless plain (mostly mosses, lichens, and sparse grasses) is known as _______________. a) tundra b) oligarctic biomass c) permafrost d) taiga e) steppe Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

7) The coniferous forest vegetation found to the south of the tundra is known as: _________________. a) taiga b) Mediterranean c) permafrost d) tundra e) steppe Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

8) Persistently frozen ground is known as ________________. a) taiga

b) an ice sheet c) permafrost d) tundra e) steppe Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

9) The mountain chain in west-central Russia that is (incorrectly) regarded as the "boundary" between Europe and Asia is known as the _________________. a) Western Uplands b) Urals c) Caucasus d) Central Asiatic Ranges e) Carpathians Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia 10) Russia’s territorial size is such that it encompasses ___ time zones. a) 3 b) 7 c) 9 d) 11 e) 15 Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

11) The _____ Mountains lie in the corridor between the Black and Caspian seas. a) Ural b) Central Asian c) Crimean d) Siberian e) Caucasus Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

12) As Figure 5-3 shows, _____________ is (are) the only part of the Russian realm with a humid temperate climate:

a) the area near the Black Sea b) the area around Moscow c) Russian lands bordering the Caspian Sea d) extreme southeastern Russia e) the area along the southern Russia-northern China border Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

13) According to Figure 5-4, the vast majority of Russia's population lives __________.

a) along Russia's southern rim b) west of the Ural Mountains c) along the coastline of the Arctic Ocean

d) in the river valleys east of the Ural Mountains e) near the Sea of Okhotsk Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia 14) The Soviet Union consisted of _____________ Soviet Socialist Republics. a) 4 b) 12 c) 15 d) 43 e) 89 Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991) 15) Which of the following is not an ex-Soviet, Central Asian Republic? a) Uzbekistan b) Turkmenistan c) Azerbaijan d) Kazakhstan e) Tajikistan Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991) 16) __________ was responsible for building a new Russian capital on the Gulf of Finland during the eighteenth century.

a) Catherine the Great b) Peter the Great c) Ivan the Terrible d) Vladimir Rasputin e) Vladimir Lenin Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

17) The movement of the headquarters of the Russian Empire to St. Petersburg allowed that city to become a(n) __________________. a) interior capital b) forward capital c) primate city d) continental city e) Asian gateway Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

18) The Russian Revolution of 1917 ________________. a) saw the czars defeat the communists b) ended a long-running civil war c) saw the overthrow of the last czar d) led to Moscow being renamed Leningrad e) made Russia itself a weak, territorially small presence in the new USSR Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

19) What was a prime motivation for Russia’s colonial expansion in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? a) access to mineral wealth b) access to warm-water ports c) access to trade routes with China and Japan. d) access to the commercial wealth of Western Europe. e) access to the Western Hemisphere.

Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

20) Czar Peter the Great attempted to turn the city of ________________ into the “Venice of the North”. a) b) c) d) e)

Moscow Kiev Amsterdam St. Petersburg Vladivostok

Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

21) The former Soviet Union dissolved in ______. a) 1917 b) 1923 c) 1945 d) 1989 e) 1991

Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the emergence of post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia.

Section Reference: Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia

22) The number of Federal Administrative Districts within the Russian Federation is _______. a) 21 b) 89 c) 177 d) 412 e) 8 Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the emergence of post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia.

Section Reference: Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia

23) Which Russian republic fought a war for independence from Moscow during the 1990s? a) Chechnya b) Georgia c) Crimea d) Sakha (Yakutiya) e) Kosovo Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the emergence of post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia.

Section Reference: Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia

24) Distance-decay effects are greatest between Moscow and ____________. a) St. Petersburg b) the Urals region c) the Caucasus region d) northern Central Asia e) Vladivostok

Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the emergence of post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia.

Section Reference: Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia

25) The Russian Federation's change from 83 "Regions, Republics, and other entities" into eight new administrative units occurred in ______. a) 1917 b) 1923 c) 1945 d) 1991 e) 2000 Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the emergence of post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia.

Section Reference: Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia

26) Each of the following is considered one of the BRICS except __________. a) Brazil b) Russia c) India d) China e) Canada Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the emergence of post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia.

Section Reference: Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia

27) The BRIC countries all have ___________ in common: a) a Eurasian location b) recent economic growth c) rapid population growth

d) socialist governments e) predominantly rural populations Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the emergence of post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia. Section Reference: Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia

28) Which of the following is NOT currently an independent country that was once part of the Soviet Union? a) Moldova b) Georgia c) Latvia d) Chechnya e) Ukraine Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the challenges faced by post-Soviet Russia and the countries that comprise the Russia/Central Asia Realm.

Section Reference: Regions of Russia and Central Asia; The New Russia; A Volatile Economy

29) According to figure 5-7 which ethnic group is most heavily concentrated around Lake Baykal:

a) Armenian b) Buryat c) Caucasus d) Kalmyk e) Turkic Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the challenges faced by post-Soviet Russia and the countries that comprise the Russia/Central Asia Realm.

Section Reference: Regions of Russia and Central Asia; The New Russia; A Volatile Economy

30) Which of the following is NOT found in Russia west of the Urals? a) the realm's core area b) Moscow c) the Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbas) d) the Volga-Don Canal e) C climates

Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

31) A country's core area _______________. a) often contains the capital city b) incorporates the nation's largest population cluster c) contains the region with the country's most efficient communications networks d) exhibits the country's strongest cultural imprints e) displays all of the characteristics listed above Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

32) St. Petersburg _______________. a) lies on the doorstep of Siberia, a binding force between the eastern and western halves of Russia b) was always a competitor for Moscow but did not become the capital of Russia until the 1917 Revolution c) was formerly called Leningrad d) lies at the head of the Sea of Okhotsk e) has always been the country's most important Black Sea port Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

33) Russia's core area ____________.

a) includes the great cities of the Far East b) centers on St. Petersburg and includes such urban places as Vladivostok and Kiev c) incorporates the Central Industrial Region, at the heart of which lies the city of Moscow d) has now shifted eastward into Siberia beyond the Urals e) extends into recently absorbed Eastern Europe and now includes Poland and Hungary Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

34) The Volga River is central to which Russian subregion? a) Kuzbas b) Urals c) Southeastern Frontier d) Povolzhye e) Central Asia Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

35) Russia's railroad network radiates outward from Moscow, thereby providing the city with a high degree of ___________. a) inaccessibility b) centrality c) diversity d) continentality e) complementarity Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

36) The Povolzhye has been helped by all of the following except ________________. a) the Volga-Don Canal b) large petroleum reserves c) the Volga River d) the coal deposits that gave rise to the Kuzbas complex e) distance from European conflicts Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

37) The __________ form(s) the eastern limit of the Russian Core: a) Caucasus Mountains b) Ob River c) Volga River d) Ural Mountains e) the Trans-Siberian Railroad Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

38) Which three manufacturing regions form the anchors of the Russian core area? a) Central Industrial, Volga, Ural b) Amur, Volga, Siberia c) Danube, Central Industrial, Southern Periphery d) Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan e) Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia Answer: a

Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

39) The Russian port of ______ is kept open year-round by warm water from the North Atlantic. a) Vladivostok b) Volgograd c) Murmansk d) Novosibirsk e) Baki (Baku) Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core 40) Figure 5-14 shows that all of Russia's major manufacturing regions are located _____________.

a) west of the Ural Mountains

b) along coastlines c) east of 60˚ East longitude d) south of 60˚ North latitude e) along the Volga River Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core 41) Which of the following Russian manufacturing complexes is located in the Southeastern Frontier region? a) Povolzhye b) Urals c) Kuzbas d) Central Industrial e) Central Asian Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s Far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East 42) The Kuzbas ____________. a) is located near the city of Novosibirsk b) is also called the Kuznetsk Basin c) lies in the Southeastern Frontier region d) contains both iron and coal deposits e) all of the above Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s Far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East 43) The industrial area just to the east of the Kuzbas is centered near __________. a) the Urals

b) Uzbekistan c) Lake Baykal d) Baki (Baku) e) Vladivostok Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia and Russia’s Far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East 44) The most important oil and gas reserves in Russia's Far East are centered on ________________. a) the waters between Russia and Japan's southern islands b) Sakhalin c) the Trans-Siberian Railroad corridor d) the Chinese border zone e) Vladivostok Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s Far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East 45) Figure 5-15 shows that the Far East's ;argest oil and gas deposits border the _________________.

a) Kamchatka Peninsula b) North Korean corridor near Vladivostok c) Amur River d) Kurile Islands e) Sea of Okhotsk Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s Far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East

46) This Caspian Sea-facing Russian Republic contains more than 20 culturally discrete communities and borders the Chechen Republic: a) Ingush Republic b) Mari Republic c) North Ossetian Republic d) Dagestan Republic e) Kazakh Republic Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

47) The dominant religion in Chechnya is _______________. a) Chechen Orthodox b) Buddhism c) Roman Catholicism d) Islam e) None of the choices are correct Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

48) The capital of the Chechen Republic is _______________. a) Baki (Baku) b) Chechensk c) Tbilisi d) Ingushetiya e) Groznyy Answer: e Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

49) The Transcaucasian Transition Zone includes all of the following except ___________. a) Georgia b) Armenia c) Azerbaijan d) Nagorno-Karabakh e) Kyrgyzstan Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia. Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

50) The former Soviet Socialist Republic on the Black Sea containing the birthplace of Stalin is _________. a) Moldova (Moldavia) b) Ukraine c) Georgia d) Crimea e) the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

51) This former Soviet Socialist Republic borders Turkey and remains in conflict with an oil-rich neighboring state over its exclave of Nagorno-Karabakh: a) Greece b) Azerbaijan c) Georgia d) Armenia

e) Turkmenistan Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

52) Armenia is engaged in territorial conflict with which other former Soviet Socialist Republic? a) Georgia b) Afghanistan c) Azerbaijan d) Ukraine e) Turkmenistan Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

53) This exclave of Armenia is located within Muslim Azerbaijan. a) Georgia b) Chechnya c) Abkhazia d) Nagorno-Karabakh e) Kurdistan Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

54) Which of the following cities is the leading oil-producing center in Azerbaijan?

a) Sakhalin b) Novorossiysk c) Baki (Baku) d) Groznyy e) Ceyhan Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

55) This former Soviet Socialist Republic contains the oil city of Baki (Baku) and its people have ethnic affinities with Iran. a) Azerbaijan b) Moldova c) Georgia d) Armenia e) Turkmenistan Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

56) Which of the following peoples look across their border to Iran because they share a common Shi'ite Muslim faith? a) Persians b) Armenians c) Azeris d) Chechens e) Turks Answer: c Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

57) The territory in dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia is _________________. a) Kurdistan b) Abkhazia c) Ajaria d) Nagorno-Karabakh e) West Ossetia Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia 58) The new pipeline opened in 2006 carries Caspian Sea oil from Baki (Baku) to a new terminal in the country of _______________. a) Russia b) Armenia c) Iran d) Turkmenistan e) Turkey Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia 59) Which region is not part of the territory of the Russian Federation? a) the Russian Core b) the Southeastern Frontier c) Siberia d) the Far East e) Transcaucasia

Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia 60) According to Figure 5-16, this city is closest to the Volga-Don Canal:

a) Rostov b) Volgograd c) Astrakhan d) Yerevan e) Groznyy Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia Question Type: True-False 61) Russia is the world's largest state in population size.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

62) The north–south mountain range in west-central Russia that is falsely regarded as the “boundary” between Europe and Asia is called the Ural Mountains.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

63) The great majority of Russia's inhabitants are concentrated to the east of the Ural Mountains.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

64) Russia is about twice as large as Canada in area.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia.

65) The Russian population today totals just over 200 million.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

66) The mountain ranges in the north of Russia act as a significant barrier to the flow of Arctic air masses, resulting in a warmer climate than might otherwise be expected.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia.

67) In general, the north and west of Russia are flat, the south and east are mountainous.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia 68) The Urals are Russia’s tallest, most dominant mountain range.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia 69) According to Figure 5-2, the city of Novosibirsk lies in the permafrost zone.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm: Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia 70) Global warming will increase Russia’s maritime access to the world.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

71) Russia’s population today is about the same size as that of the United States.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia 72) Russia’s mineral wealth has been fully realized in a modern industrial economy that is highly diversified.

Answer: False Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

73) The Russian Plain is essentially an eastward continuation of the North European Lowland.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

74) The Ural Mountains, which run north-south across the Russian Republic, are a formidable obstacle to east-west transportation.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia 75) Russia's czars first came to power as a result of the Russian Revolution.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

76) The massive territorial expansionism we associate with Russia began in the 1920s with the arrival of communism.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

77) Moscow has continually served as the Russian/Soviet/Russian capital city since the rule of Peter the Great.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

78) Murmansk was established as a forward capital on the Barents Sea. Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

79) The Russians, in their eastward push across Eurasia, eventually settled Alaska.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

80) The official launching of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics took place in 1924.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

81) Toward the end of the Soviet era there were 15 SSRs (Soviet Socialist Republics).

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

82) Under the Soviet economic system, assignment by Moscow, rather than market forces, controlled the development of local areas.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

83) The centralized economic planning practiced in the Soviet Union constituted a command economy.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991) 84) In the former USSR, atheism was official policy.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991) 85) Russia has never been a colonial power.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

86) Since the fall of the communist regime, Moscow and the central government based there have become more and more respected by people throughout the country.

Answer: False Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the emergence of post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia.

Section Reference: Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia

87) The post-1991 Russian Federation was restructured to consist of only 14 internal political units.

Answer: False Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the emergence of post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia.

Section Reference: Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia

88) The Soviet Union devolved into 20 independent countries in 1991.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the emergence of post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia.

Section Reference: Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia

89) Since the fall of communism in 1991, Russian life expectancies have increased markedly.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the emergence of post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia.

Section Reference: Post-Soviet Russia and Central Asia

90) Russia’s level of urbanization today is greater than that of Europe.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the challenges faced by post-Soviet Russia and the countries that comprise the Russia/Central Asia Realm.

Section Reference: Regions of Russia and Central Asia; The New Russia; A Volatile Economy

91) The post-communist era in Russia is typified by both free-market capitalism and increasingly democratic governance.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the challenges faced by post-Soviet Russia and the countries that comprise the Russia/Central Asia Realm.

Section Reference: Regions of Russia and Central Asia; The New Russia; A Volatile Economy

92) St. Petersburg, with respect to the Russian domestic market, has greater locational (situational) advantages and less of a distance-decay challenge than Moscow.

Answer: False Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

93) Moscow lies at the heart of Russia's Central Industrial Region.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

94) Povolzhye is the Russian name for an area that extends along the middle and lower Volga River.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

95) The term Kuzbas is shorthand for the Kuznetsk Basin.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s Far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East

96) The large city near the southern end of Lake Baykal is Irkutsk.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s Far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East

97) Siberia is larger in territorial size than the conterminous United States, but has a population of less than 20 million.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s Far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East

98) The Lena, Ob, and Yenisey are all major, northward-flowing, Siberian rivers.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s Far East. Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East

99) The eastward migration of Russians to the Pacific coastal zone since 1991 has been so great as to overburden the available accommodations there, and restrictions have been necessitated.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s Far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East

100) The current development of the Russian Far East has benefited significantly from the region's geographic proximity of Japan.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s Far East. Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East

101) Sakhalin is an oil-rich island that lies off the Russian Far East mainland.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia and Russia’s Far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East

102) Siberia's importance in Russia is due to its natural resources.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East

103) Chechnya is not a sovereign nation but an ethnic republic of Russia.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

104) Georgia is the only Transcaucasian republic with a Caspian Sea coastline.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

105) Muslims in Azerbaijan look across their border with Iraq for support of their cause.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

106) Baki (Baku) is the leading oil city on the western shore of the Caspian Sea. Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

107) Azerbaijan and Armenia bitterly contest the territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

108) Figure 5-11 shows that the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad is Vladivostok.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the five states of the Central Asian realm and the challenges that the Russian realm will face in the coming years.

Section Reference: Regions: Central Asia; A Realm in Flux

Question Type: Fill-in-the-blank

109) The so-called “Mississippi of Russia,” and its most important navigable river, is the ___________.

Answer: Volga Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the major geographic features of Russia and Central Asia and its natural resource base.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Physical Geography of Russia/Central Asia; The Natural Riches of Russia and Central Asia

110) The city of ___________ was formerly known as Stalingrad from 1925-1961.

Answer: Volgograd Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

111) The czar(ina) principally responsible for trying to modernize Russia and make it a European-style state was___.

Answer: Peter the Great Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the characteristics of pre-communist Russian culture and the effect of the Soviet Empire on Russia’s political and economic geography.

Section Reference: Russia’s Czarist Roots; The Soviet Union (1922-1991)

112) The USSR disintegrated in the year ___.

Answer: 1991 Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the challenges faced by post-Soviet Russia and the countries that comprise the Russia/Central Asia Realm.

Section Reference: Regions of Russia and Central Asia; The New Russia; A Volatile Economy

113) Development in the Povolzhye has been sparked, in part, by the development of the ___ Canal, which links it to the Black Sea. Answer: Volga-Don Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Identify the regional components of Russia’s core and its influence on the rest of the country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Russian Core

114) The Eastern Frontier's leading industrial region is the ___.

Answer: Kuzbas (Kuznetsk Basin) Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s Far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East

115) The region of Russia known as "Russia's freezer" is ___.

Answer: Siberia Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the regions of Southeastern Asia, Siberia, and Russia’s Far East.

Section Reference: Regions: The Southeastern Frontier; Siberia; The Russian Far East

116) The region lying south of the Russian border between the Black and the Caspian seas is known as ___.

Answer: Transcaucasia Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia 117) South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Ajaria are all located in the Transcaucasian country of ___.

Answer: Georgia Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, cultural, and economic geographies of the states that comprise Transcaucasia.

Section Reference: Regions: Transcaucasia

118) _____________ has been the capital of Kazakhstan since the end of the 20th century.

Answer: Astana Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the five states of the Central Asian realm and the challenges that the Russian realm will face in the coming years.

Section Reference: Regions: Central Asia; A Realm in Flux

Package Title: Test Bank Course Title: TWT 7e Chapter Number: 06

Question Type: Multiple Choice

1) Which of the following is not included in the North Africa/Southwest Asia realm? a) Pakistan b) Iran c) Iraq d) Egypt e) Islamic State (ISIS) Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the various names that have been attributed to this realm and define its cultural geography.

Section Reference: Defining the African/Southwest Asian Realm; Naming This Pivotal Realm; Hearths of Cultures

2) The three largest countries in population size in the North Africa/Southwest Asia realm are ____________. a) Israel, Jordan, and Pakistan b) Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran c) Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen d) Egypt, Kazakhstan, and Morocco e) Egypt, Iran, and Turkey Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the various names that have been attributed to this realm and define its cultural geography.

Section Reference: Defining the African/Southwest Asian Realm; Naming This Pivotal Realm; Hearths of Cultures

3) _____ is the name for the "land between the rivers." a) Levant b) Mesopotamia c) Choke Point d) Maghreb e) The Fertile Crescent Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the various names that have been attributed to this realm and define its cultural geography.

Section Reference: Defining the African/Southwest Asian Realm; Naming This Pivotal Realm; Hearths of Culture

4) Hydraulic civilization theory holds that _____________. a) water is the key to survival in the desert b) cities able to control irrigated farming over large hinterlands hold power over others c) irrigation is the key to the advancement of agriculture d) cities on islands will always dominate those on the nearby mainland e) All of the choices are correct.

Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the various names that have been attributed to this realm and define its cultural geography.

Section Reference: Defining the African/Southwest Asian Realm; Naming This Pivotal Realm; Hearths of Culture

5) Which of the following is not an Old World culture hearth? a) the Indus Valley b) the Ganges Delta

c) Mesopotamia d) the western Arabian Peninsula centered on Mecca e) the lower Nile Valley Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the various names that have been attributed to this realm and define its cultural geography.

Section Reference: Defining the African/Southwest Asian Realm; Naming This Pivotal Realm; Hearths of Culture

6) Which modern-day state was least influenced by the diffusion of Islam? a) Yemen b) Bosnia c) China d) Northern Nigeria e) Turkestan Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath

7) What is the difference between expansion diffusion and relocation diffusion? a) In the case of expansion diffusion, a phenomenon originates in an area, remains strong there, and spreads outward; in relocation diffusion, the phenomenon is carried by migrants to a distant location and diffuses from there. b) In the case of relocation diffusion, a phenomenon originates in an area, remains strong there, and spreads outward; in expansion diffusion, the phenomenon is carried to a distant location and diffuses from there. c) Relocation diffusion involves direct contact; expansion diffusion requires a mobile host that transmits the diffused innovations at different locales. d) Expansion diffusion continues endlessly; relocation diffusion is a staged process affecting an even larger area in periodic waves.

e) Relocation diffusion requires mass communication such as television; expansion diffusion takes place by direct contact.

Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath

8) Shi'ite Muslims constitute the great majority of the population of _____________. a) Egypt b) Algeria c) Saudi Arabia d) Turkey e) Iran Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath

9) About 85 percent of Muslims consider themselves to be _____________. a) Caliphs b) Shi'ites c) Asian Orthodox adherents d) Sharias e) Sunnis Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath

10) The empire that ruled over much of Southwest Asia at the start of World War I was the _______ Empire. a) Ottoman b) Persian c) French d) British e) Arab-Islamic Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath.

11) According to Figure 6-4, which country did not experience Islamic rule at some time in the past?

a) Egypt b) Israel c) Spain d) Germany e) India Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath 12) According to Figure 6-5, the British colonized all of the following EXCEPT ___________.

a) Egypt b) Iraq c) Syria d) Palestine

e) TransJordan Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath 13) The dominant form of Islam in Saudi Arabia is known as _________________. a) Sharia b) Wahhabism c) Shi'ism d) Muslim Orthodox e) Talibanic Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization 14) Which of the following countries is not a major oil producer? a) Kuwait b) Libya c) Iraq d) Iran e) Jordan Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization 15) Which of the following oil producers does not border the Persian Gulf? a) Iran

b) Kuwait c) Libya d) Saudi Arabia e) United Arab Emirates Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization 16) The United Arab Emirates includes the rapidly developing, oil-rich sheikhdom named ____________. a) Kuwait b) Oman c) Abu Dhabi d) Bahrain e) Qatar Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization 17) The largest oil reserves in the NASWA realm underlie _______________. a) Israel b) Libya c) Kuwait d) Saudi Arabia e) Egypt Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization

18) According to Figure 6-6, which country possesses one of the five largest oil reserves in the world but is not one of the five leading oil producers?

a) Russia b) Iran c) Iraq d) Venezuela e) Libya Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization 19) Which of the following is NOT an impact of oil-related development in the NASWA realm?

a) outmigration from the realm b) infrastructure development c) foreign investment and involvement d) the diffusion of Islamic revivalism e) an increase in intraregional disparities Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization

20) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? a) The overwhelming majority of Egypt's people live within 20 kilometers (12 mi) of the Nile. b) The Blue Nile originates in Ethiopia. c) The largest of all Nile River control projects is the Aswan High Dam. d) Egypt's largest city, Cairo, is located on the shore of Lake Nasser in Upper Egypt. e) The White Nile originates in East Africa.

Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic geography of Egypt and Sudan, particularly the forces that have divided Sudan.

Section Reference: Regions of North Africa/Southwest Asia; Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin

21) The city of __________ is located at the confluence of the White Nile and Blue Nile, and serves as the capital of __________. a) Khartoum; Sudan b) Timbuktu; Ethiopia c) Cairo; Egypt d) Jerusalem; Jordan e) Basra; Iraq Answer: a

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic geography of Egypt and Sudan, particularly the forces that have divided Sudan.

Section Reference: Regions of North Africa/Southwest Asia; Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin

22) The Aswan High Dam is located on the ___________. a) Shatt-al-Arab waterway b) Nile River c) Persian Gulf d) Suez Canal e) Red Sea Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic geography of Egypt and Sudan, particularly the forces that have divided Sudan.

Section Reference: Regions of North Africa/Southwest Asia; Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin

23) Which of the following is not located in the vicinity of the Nile Delta? a) Alexandria b) Aswan High Dam c) Cairo d) Suez Canal e) Lower Egypt Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic geography of Egypt and Sudan, particularly the forces that have divided Sudan.

Section Reference: Regions of North Africa/Southwest Asia; Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin

24) The upstream country that potentially can control the flow of the Nile River into Egypt is ____________. a) Iraq b) Israel c) Ethiopia d) Libya e) Turkey Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic geography of Egypt and Sudan, particularly the forces that have divided Sudan.

Section Reference: Regions of North Africa/Southwest Asia; Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin

25) Darfur Province, the recent scene of a massive ethnic cleansing, is located in the central-west of ___________. a) Egypt b) Sudan c) Libya d) Turkey e) Morocco Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic geography of Egypt and Sudan, particularly the forces that have divided Sudan.

Section Reference: Regions of North Africa/Southwest Asia; Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin 26) The discovery of this commodity in southern Sudan sparked the independence movement that eventually led to the division of the country: a) gold b) uranium c) oil d) water

e) salt Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic geography of Egypt and Sudan, particularly the forces that have divided Sudan.

Section Reference: Regions of North Africa/Southwest Asia; Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin 27) Which of the following rivers flows through Iraq? a) Euphrates b) Jordan c) White Nile d) Blue Nile e) None of the choices are correct.

Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

28) In Iraq, the Shi'ite population is concentrated in the ___________. a) northwest b) area centered on Baghdad c) western border area near Jordan d) southeast e) Shi'ite Triangle in the center Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

29) Iraq's oil cities of Kirkuk and Mosul are located within the culture area of the _____ population. a) Kurdish b) Iranian c) Shi'ite d) Turkic e) Sunni Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

30) The Syrians lost which piece of territory to the Israelis in the 1967 war? a) Gaza b) Lebanon c) the West Bank d) the Golan Heights e) the Right Bank Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

31) Since 1948, Jordan has absorbed large numbers of _____________ people. a) Lebanese b) Jewish c) Kurdish d) South Syrian

e) Palestinian Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

32) The modern state of Israel was created in __________. a) 1923 b) 1937 c) 1948 d) 1959 e) 1967 Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

33) Israel considers its capital to be the city of

?

a) Tel Aviv b) Haifa c) Bethlehem d) Jerusalem e) Golan Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

34) The state of Israel was ______________________. a) settled by people fleeing the Zionist policies of Nazi Germany b) created from territory that was formerly administered by the British c) a part of the Ottoman Empire that was ceded to the Jews in 1923 d) created out of the country of Palestine that previously had no Jewish population e) founded shortly after World War I Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

35) Which of the following countries does not share a common border with Israel? a) Iran b) Egypt c) Jordan d) Lebanon e) Syria Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

36) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? a) Israel's population is about 8 million. b) Israel's Security Barrier walls off the West Bank. c) In 2005 Israel decided to yield the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority. d) The United Nations gave Jerusalem to the Israelis under the 1947 partition resolution.

e) The Palestinians and the Israelis both want Jerusalem to be their capital.

Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

37) From 1949 until 1967, West Jerusalem was controlled by _____________. a) the West Bank b) Palestine c) Lebanon d) Israel e) the United Nations Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East 38) According to Figure 6-12, the city of Baghdad lies within a zone dominated by a _____________ population.

a) predominantly Shi'ite b) predominantly Sunni c) predominantly Kurdish d) mixed Sunni/Shi'ite populations e) jihadist ISIS Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

39) As Figure 6-12 shows, Damascus is the capital of __________.

a) Turkey b) Syria c) Lebanon d) the Golan Heights e) Iran Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East 40) In Saudi Arabia, _____________________.

a) petroleum reserves are concentrated along the Red Sea coast b) the east has boomed while the west has lagged behind c) the Rub al Khali lies in the national core area d) its declining population now barely exceeds 10 million e) Shi'ites outnumber Sunni Muslims Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

41) Which of the following countries is not located on the Arabian Peninsula? a) Syria b) Kuwait c) Oman d) Qatar e) Bahrain Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

42) The Rub al Khali (Empty Quarter) lies near the border between Saudi Arabia and ______________. a) Israel b) Iraq c) Yemen d) Dubai e) Kuwait Answer: c

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East 43) The country that controls the Musandam Peninsula that protrudes into the Persian Gulf is _______________. a) Yemen b) Dubai c) Oman d) Iran e) Saudi Arabia Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

44) The choke point known as the ____________ lies between Yemen and Djibouti. a) Hormuz Strait b) Shatt-al-Arab c) Bab el Mandeb Strait d) Gulf of Suez e) Strait of Gibraltar Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East 45) Figure 6-15 shows that these two countries occupy strategic positions on the Hormuz Strait:

a) Oman and Iran b) United Arab Emirates and Qatar c) Saudi Arabia and Iran d) Djibouti and Yemen e) Iraq and Kuwait Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

46) Kemal Atatürk is most closely identified with the city of __________. a) Constantinople

b) Mecca c) Istanbul d) Ankara e) Baghdad Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran, and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States

47) Iran differs from most of the North Africa/Southwest Asian realm in that it ____________. a) is non-Islamic b) borders Russia c) is predominantly Shi'ite d) is ruled by a monarchy e) has no oil deposits Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran, and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States

48) The capital of Iran, located in the foothills of the Elburz Mountains, is ______________. a) Khameini City b) Tehran c) Ahmadinejad d) Persepolis e) Baghdad Answer: b Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran, and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States 49) Which of the following is not located within the Maghreb region? a) the Atlas Mountains b) Casablanca c) the southern shore of the Strait of Gibraltar d) the Anatolian Plateau e) the area known as the Tell Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone

50) The western North African countries of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco are collectively called the ______________. a) Maghreb b) African Transition Zone c) Nearest East d) Tell e) Levant Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone 51) The leading mountain range of North Africa is the ______________. a) Saharan Uplands b) Atlas Mountains

c) Libyan Alps d) Anatolian Plateau e) Golan Heights Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone

52) Spain's North African coastal exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla have land borders with which country? a) Egypt b) Tunisia c) Portugal d) Morocco e) Algeria Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone

53) Which North African country fought a bitter war of liberation against the French? a) Egypt b) Libya c) Algeria d) Tunisia e) Sudan Answer: c Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone

54) This country is the smallest in North Africa, but has its highest GNI per capita. a) Western Sahara b) Israel c) Tunisia d) Morocco e) Libya Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone 55) This country, located on the southern margin of the Sahara and the home of Timbuktu, has experienced much strife since 2011? a) Tunisia b) Mali c) Sudan d) Libya e) Nigeria Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone 56) Which of the following is located in the African Transition Zone? a) tropical rainforests b) the Kalahari Desert

c) the Islamic Front d) the Zambezi Basin e) Madagascar Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone

57) Which of the following countries is NOT located in The African Transition Zone? a) Mauritania b) Mali c) Niger d) Somalia e) Tanzania Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone

58) Most countries in the African Transition Zone have a ____ population in the north and a _____ population in the south. a) relatively large/sparse b) Muslim/Christian-animist c) non-Muslim/Muslim d) African/Saharan e) sedentary/nomadic Answer: b Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physical human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone Question Type: True-False 59) Many Arabs are Christians.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the various names that have been attributed to this realm, and define its cultural geography.

Section Reference: Defining the African/Southwest Asian Realm; Naming This Pivotal Realm; Hearths of Cultures

60) Ethnically speaking, Turks are not Arabs.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the various names that have been attributed to this realm, and define its cultural geography.

Section Reference: Defining the African/Southwest Asian Realm; Naming This Pivotal Realm; Hearths of Cultures 61) The “land between the rivers,” the name of the Mesopotamian culture hearth, refers to the arable crescent lying between the Nile and Tigris Rivers.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the various names that have been attributed to this realm, and define its cultural geography.

Section Reference: Defining the African/Southwest Asian Realm; Naming This Pivotal Realm; Hearths of Culture

62) The Nile Valley was an integral component of the Fertile Crescent, anchoring its eastern end.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the various names that have been attributed to this realm, and define its cultural geography.

Section Reference: Defining the African/Southwest Asian Realm; Naming This Pivotal Realm; Hearths of Culture

63) Islam was founded before Judaism and Christianity.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the various names that have been attributed to this realm, and define its cultural geography.

Section Reference: Defining the African/Southwest Asian Realm; Naming This Pivotal Realm; Hearths of Culture 64) The majority of Iraq’s Muslims are Shi’ites.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and its Aftermath 65) At one time, the Ottoman Empire controlled large parts of southeastern Europe.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath 66) The spread of Islam provides an example of expansion diffusion.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath

67) In the process of relocation diffusion, whatever is being diffused enters an area when adopting individuals move and carry innovations with them.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath

68) Today, more than 80 percent of all Muslims are Sunnis.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath

69) Iran today is the most important Shi'ite state.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath 70) In the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai have most of the oil reserves.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization 71) Most of Iran’s 20 million workers are employed in energy production.

Answer: False Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization 72) Libya is an oil-poor country.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization

73) The wealth from oil income has been distributed evenly among the different subregions of the Middle East.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization 74) The Blue Nile and the White Nile converge to form the main Nile at Cairo.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic geography of Egypt and Sudan, particularly the forces that have divided Sudan.

Section Reference: Regions of North Africa/Southwest Asia; Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin

75) Nearly 50 percent of Egypt's population lives in the Nile River Valley.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic geography of Egypt and Sudan, particularly the forces that have divided Sudan.

Section Reference: Regions of North Africa/Southwest Asia; Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin

76) Egypt's Aswan High Dam was built to hold back the waters of the Nile Delta.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic geography of Egypt and Sudan, particularly the forces that have divided Sudan.

Section Reference: Regions of North Africa/Southwest Asia; Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin

77) As Figure 6-11 shows, the Darfur region is now contained within the new country of Southern Sudan.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic geography of Egypt and Sudan, particularly the forces that have divided Sudan.

Section Reference: Regions of North Africa/Southwest Asia; Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin 78) Israel captured the West Bank of the Jordan River in the 1967 war.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section reference: Regions: The Middle East 79) Saudi Arabia, the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula, contains less than 30 million people.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

80) The Bab el Mandeb Strait is a choke point at the outlet of the Persian Gulf.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East 81) Iraq fought against Iran in the 1980s and Kuwait in the 1990s.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East 82) Sunnis outnumber Shi'ites in Iraq.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

83) The Golan Heights, Baghdad, and the upper Euphrates Valley are all located in Syria.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

84) Jordan lost its West Bank in the 1967 war with Israel.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

85) Syria has played no role in the problems that plague Lebanon.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East 86) The Ottoman Empire dissolved after World War I. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States

87) Turkey is a secular state; it has no official religion.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran and the issues confronting each country.

Section reference: Regions: The Empire States 88) Kurdistan is an example of a stateless nation.

Answer: True Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran, and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States

89) The Turks are an Arabic people whose origins lie in the Syria–Egypt border area.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran, and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States 90) Kemal Atatürk was chiefly responsible for moving Turkey's capital from the interior Anatolian Plateau to the southern Mediterranean coast.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran, and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States

91) The ancient name of Iran was Persia.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran, and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States

92) The ancient capital of Turkey was Ankara.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran, and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States

93) According to Figure 6-16, Turkey's Kurdish population is heavily concentrated in the oilrich southeastern part of the country.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran, and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States 94) Libya is one of the three countries that constitute the Maghreb region.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone

95) The Tell includes the slopes of the Atlas Mountains and the narrow coastal plain to its north.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone

96) The Gulf of Sidra is located adjacent to Libya.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone 97) The Islamic Front is most correctly located within the African Transition Zone.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone

98) The Islamic Front is located on the northern fringes of the Sahara.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone

Question Type: Fill-in 99) The land between the lower Tigris and Euphrates rivers comprises the world culture hearth known as ___.

Answer: Mesopotamia Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the various names that have been attributed to this realm, and define its cultural geography.

Section Reference: Defining the African/Southwest Asian Realm; Naming This Pivotal Realm; Hearths of Culture 100) The religion that is most widely observed in the NASWA realm is ___.

Answer: Islam Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the various names that have been attributed to this realm, and define its cultural geography.

Section Reference: Defining the African/Southwest Asian Realm; Naming This Pivotal Realm Hearths of Cultures

101) Islam's holiest city, to which a Muslim must make at least one pilgrimage, is ___.

Answer: Mecca Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam, and the effects of Ottoman rule within this territory.

Section Reference: Stage for Islam; The Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath 102) The “choke point” of the southern Persian Gulf is the Strait of _________.

Answer: Hormuz Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization

103) The OPEC cartel is concerned with setting the policies and prices for the sale of ___.

Answer: oil Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the impacts of oil and politics on this realm.

Section Reference: The Power and Peril of Oil; Fragmented Modernization 104) The Tigris-Euphrates lowland, once the source of great civilizations, is located within the modern-day country of ___.

Answer: Iraq Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East

105) The country located to the north of Israel, which in recent years has experienced catastrophic war and much destruction in its historic capital of Beirut, is ___.

Answer: Lebanon Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of the countries that comprise the Middle East, and the conflicts that plague this region.

Section Reference: Regions: The Middle East 106) ____________ is the current capital of Turkey.

Answer: Ankara Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States

107) The Muslim sect that dominates life in Iran today is the ___.

Answer: Shi'ite; Shiah Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran, and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States 108) Turkey and Greece bitterly contest the control of the large eastern Mediterranean island of ___, part of which entered the European Union in 2004.

Answer: Cyprus Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the geography of Turkey and Iran, and the issues confronting each country.

Section Reference: Regions: The Empire States 109) The western North African countries of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco constitute the region known as ___.

Answer: the Maghreb Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical and human geography of the Maghreb countries, Libya, adjoining Saharan Africa, and the African Transition Zone.

Section Reference: Regions: The Maghreb and Its Neighbors; The African Transition Zone

Package Title: Test Bank Course Title: TWT 7e Chapter Number: 7

Question Type: Multiple Choice 1) Which of the following associations is INCORRECT? a) Niger River—Mali b) Congo River—DRCongo c) Zambezi River—Zambia d) White Nile River—South Sudan e) Orange River—Nigeria Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Africa’s topography, unusual physiography, and its historical geography.

Section Reference: Defining the Subsaharan African Realm; Africa’s Physiography; Africa’s Historical Geography

2) Which of the following is associated with the concept of continental drift? a) separate development b) Pangaea c) land alienation d) continentality e) apartheid Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Africa’s topography, unusual physiography, and its historical geography.

Section Reference: Defining the Subsaharan African Realm; Africa’s Physiography; Africa’s Historical Geography

3) The rifts shown on the map in Figure 7-2 are found predominantly near this feature:

a) the Niger River b) Lake Victoria c) the Namib Desert d) the Kalahari Basin e) the Cape of Good Hope Answer: b

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Africa's topography, unusual physiography, and its historical geography.

Section Reference: Defining the Subsaharan Realm; Africa’s Physiography; Africa’s Historical Geography 4) The first Europeans to develop trading relationships with West Africa were the a) Spanish b) French c) English d) Dutch e) Portuguese Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Africa’s topography, unusual physiography, and its historical geography.

Section Reference: Defining the Subsaharan African Realm; Africa’s Physiography; Africa’s Historical Geography

5) Historically West Africa shows a high degree of regional complementarity between ____________. a) Islamic and African languages b) French and British colonies c) former West Africa and East Africa d) peoples in the east and peoples in the west e) peoples of the tropical forest and peoples of the dry interior Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation

6) Before independence, the modern state of DRCongo was a colony of ______________. a) France b) Germany c) Britain d) Belgium e) South Africa Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation

7) Which of the following states was not a colony of France prior to its independence? a) Ivory Coast b) Chad c) Ghana d) Senegal e) Burkina Faso Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation 8) Which of the following countries was not a British colony prior to its independence? a) Zimbabwe b) Zambia c) Kenya d) Ethiopia e) Malawi Answer: d

Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation

9) Of the following, which European country was the last to give up its African colonies? a) Italy b) Germany c) the Netherlands d) Belgium e) Portugal Answer: e Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation 10) The primary source areas for slaves during the slave trade era were ______ and ______ Africa. a) West; Southern b) West; East c) Equatorial; Southern d) North; West e) East; Equatorial Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe African historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation 11) According to Figure 7-6, the largest proportion of the West African slave trade went to ___________________.

a) North America b) the British Caribbean Islands c) the French Caribbean Islands d) Brazil e) the Arabian Peninsula Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation 12) Based on the maps shown in Figure 7-7, which country nearly created a total north-south ("Cape-to-Cairo") axis of control in colonial Subsaharan Africa?

a) France b) Great Britain c) Belgium d) Portugal e) Spain

Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation 13) Land tenure refers to _______________. a) the balance between population and land resources b) the sustainable development level of a tract of land c) the way people own, occupy, and use land d) the time period farmers contractually own land e) a form of subsistence farming Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain Africa’s nature-society relationships involving wildlife and farming.

Section Reference: Human-Environment Relations in Subsaharan Africa 14) Farmers in Subsaharan Africa today are greatly assisted by the advent of _______. a) Green Revolution crop varieties b) women more engaged in farming c) free chemical fertilizers d) mobile telephone systems e) access to better, foreign-owned land Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain Africa's nature-society relationships involving wildlife and farming.

Section Reference: Human-Environment Relations in Subsaharan Africa 15) A disease that spreads worldwide is known as a(n) ___________. a) vector b) globular diffusion

c) pandemic d) endemic e) epidemic Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major features of Subsaharan Africa’s medical geography, including pandemics, epidemics, and the major geographic features of the realm.

Section Reference: Population and Health; Cultural Patterns

16) The deadliest disease in Subsaharan Africa is _____. a) HIV/AIDS b) malaria c) sleeping sickness d) hepatitis e) Ebola Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major features of Subsaharan Africa’s medical geography and the major geographic features of the realm.

Section Reference: Population and Health; Cultural Patterns

17) Which of the following is a lingua franca for much of eastern Africa? a) Bantu b) Kalahari c) Swahili d) Sharia e) English Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the major features of Subsaharan Africa’s medical geography and the major geographic features of the realm.

Section Reference: Population and Health; Cultural Patterns

18) Which country has the largest population in Africa? a) DRCongo b) Nigeria c) Kenya d) Ghana e) South Africa Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

19) Which of the following countries is not located in West Africa? a) Senegal b) Togo c) Somalia d) Gambia e) Liberia Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

20) Which two colonial powers dominated West Africa? a) Britain and France b) Portugal and Spain c) Germany and Britain d) the United States and France

e) Belgium and the Netherlands Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

21) Nigeria's old capital of Lagos was situated within the culture area of the people known as the_______________. a) Zulu b) Yoruba c) Boers d) Ibo e) Hausa Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

22) The country that moved its capital from Lagos to the more centrally-located city of Abuja is ____________. a) Nigeria b) Tanzania c) DRCongo d) Niger e) Ethiopia Answer: a Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

23) The first West African state to gain its independence, formerly known as the Gold Coast, is __________. a) Ghana b) Guinea c) Sierra Leone d) Nigeria e) Benin Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

24) This West African country borders Liberia, is a former French colony, and built a Roman Catholic basilica in Yamoussoukro to rival St. Peter's in Rome: a) Senegal b) Sierra Leone c) Niger d) Guinea e) Ivory Coast Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

25) Which of the following countries was established by former American slaves?

a) Gambia b) Guinea c) Guinea-Bissau d) Ghana e) Liberia Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

26) Which of the following countries is not located in East Africa? a) Nigeria b) Kenya c) Uganda d) Tanzania e) Burundi Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

27) Tourism, once a particularly important business in _______________, struggles to remain viable in the face of numerous challenges: a) Liberia b) Kenya c) Uganda d) Egypt e) Nigeria

Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

28) The ethnic group exerting the greatest political influence in Kenya is the________________. a) Hutu b) Kikuyu c) Swahili d) Tutsi e) Xhosa Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

29) Dar-es-Salaam is the capital of _____________. a) Saudi Arabia b) Tanzania c) Kenya d) Somalia e) Ethiopia Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

30) Which of the following countries borders Lake Victoria? a) South Sudan b) Uganda c) Malawi d) DRCongo e) Ethiopia Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

31) Two countries that were originally part of German East Africa but were reassigned to the Belgians after World War I are ___________. a) Tanzania and Kenya b) Zimbabwe and Zambia c) Zanzibar and Madagascar d) Rwanda and Burundi e) Congo and DRCongo Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

32) Rwanda and Burundi ______________. a) have both driven out their Hutu populations b) are Subsaharan Africa's most densely populated countries c) were former British colonies d) both border Lake Victoria e) now constitute the newly-formed country of Rwundi

Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

33) Which of the following countries is not located in Equatorial Africa? a) Gabon b) Congo c) Ivory Coast d) Cameroon e) Central African Republic Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of this region, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

34) The capital of DRCongo is ____________. a) Nairobi b) Lagos c) Brazzaville d) Kinshasa e) Dakar Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of this region, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

35) The two peoples who fought each other in the Rwandan civil war are the __________. a) Xhosa and Yoruba b) Muslims and Christians c) Boers and Afrikaners d) Hutus and Tutsis e) Rwandans and Burundians Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of this region, especially The Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

36) The country in Equatorial Africa with significant oil supplies and the only coastal capital is _______. a) Congo b) Cameroon c) Central African Republic d) Gabon e) Angola Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of this region, especially The Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

37) Which of the following declared itself independent in 1990s and yet remains part of the failed state of Somalia? a) Somaliland b) Puntland c) Mogadishu d) Ogadenland e) the tip of the African Horn

Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

38) Which of the following countries is located in the Horn of Africa? a) South Sudan b) Mali c) Niger d) Nigeria e) Ethiopia Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

39) This small country gains much of its importance because of its location on the Bab-elMandeb Strait at the mouth of the Red Sea: a) Ethiopia b) Swaziland c) Oman d) Uganda e) Djibouti Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

40) According to Figure 7-18, which country does NOT contain oil reserves?

a) Nigeria b) Chad c) South Sudan d) Central African Republic e) Gabon

Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa 41) A unique aspect of Madagascar is that _______________ a) the Great Rift Valley originates in the central part of the country b) the population is of Malay origin c) it produces exceptional quantities of salt d) the island is controlled by South Africa whose apartheid system still prevails there e) most of the population is of East African ancestry Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

42) Which of the following countries is not located in Southern Africa? a) Botswana b) Cameroon c) Zimbabwe d) Zambia e) Moçambique Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

43) The great river of Southern Africa is the ______________.

a) Zambezi b) Zimbabwe c) Niger d) Congo e) Victoria Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

44) People of Dutch ancestry in South Africa are called ______________. a) Highveld Hollanders b) Afrikaners c) Cape Boers d) Great Trekkers e) the Transylvania Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

45) The Boer War took place in ____________. a) Burkina Faso b) South Africa c) the Netherlands d) East Africa e) Nigeria Answer: b Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa 46) The natural environment of Botswana is dominated by ____________. a) mountains associated with the Great Escarpment b) the Kalahari Desert c) coastal swamps and deltas d) tropical rainforest e) the inland delta of the Niger River Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

47) Which of the following countries is the home of the Shona and Ndebele tribes where whites have been expelled by government-backed squatters seeking their land? a) Botswana b) Cameroon c) Zimbabwe d) Zambia e) Tanzania Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

48) The now-independent country that once was a German colony named South West Africa is _____________.

a) Namibia b) Botswana c) Malawi d) Tanzania e) Togo Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

49) Namibia is a former colony of which European nation? a) Great Britain b) France c) Portugal d) Germany e) Belgium Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

Question Type: True-False

50) The Kalahari Desert is found in the central part of DRCongo.

Answer: False Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe Africa’s topography, unusual physiography, and its historical geography.

Section Reference: Defining the Subsaharan African Realm; Africa’s Physiography; Africa’s Historical Geography

51) The supercontinent, Pangaea, at one time joined together what is now Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, Madagascar, and India.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Africa’s topography, unusual physiography, and its historical geography.

Section Reference: Defining the Subsaharan African Realm; Africa’s Physiography; Africa’s Historical Geography

52) The southern part of Subsaharan Africa is more Islamic than the north.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Africa’s topography, unusual physiography, and its historical geography.

Section Reference: Defining the Subsaharan African Realm; Africa’s Physiography; Africa’s Historical Geography

53) The figure below shows that Africa's ethnic territories coincide fairly well with its political boundary framework.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Africa’s topography, unusual physiography, and its historical geography.

Section Reference: Defining the Subsaharan African Realm; Africa’s Physiography; Africa’s Historical Geography

54) A lack of writing cultures resulted in a largely inaccurate record of pre-colonial African history.

Answer: True Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe Africa’s topography, unusual physiography, and its historical geography.

Section Reference: Defining the Subsaharan African Realm; Africa’s Physiography; Africa’s Historical Geography

55) The West African savanna states benefited from complementarity between the peoples of the forests and the peoples of the dry grasslands to the north.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation

56) The upper basin of the Niger River has been an area of far greater cultural development over time than its coastal delta region.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation

57) The Berlin Conference took place immediately after World War I and was attended by colonial powers interested in giving independence to their African dependencies.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation

58) Ivory Coast and Ghana were both French colonies.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation

59) Zambia, Sierra Leone, and Malawi were all British colonies.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation

60) The Great Bantu Migration spread from north to south.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation

61) Africa's distributions of climate and vegetation are almost symmetrical about the equator.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain Africa’s nature-society relationships involving wildlife and farming Section Reference: Human-Environment Relations in Subsaharan Africa

62) Most African families still depend on subsistence agriculture.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain Africa’s nature-society relationships involving wildlife and farming.

Section Reference: Human-Environment Relations in Subsaharan Africa

63) Given the importance of subsistence farming in this realm, the Green Revolution has had great impact here.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain Africa’s nature-society relationships involving wildlife and farming.

Section Reference: Human-Environment relations in Subsaharan Africa

64) African sleeping sickness is transmitted by the tsetse fly.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major features of Subaharan Africa’s medical geography and the major geographic features of the realm.

Section Reference: Population and Health; Cultural Patterns

65) A regional outbreak of a disease is known as an epidemic.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major features of Subsaharan Africa’s medical geography and the major geographic features of the realm.

Section Reference: Population and Health; Cultural Patterns

66) According to Figure 7-9, African sleeping sickness is a problem that limits cattle production in the country of South Africa.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major features of Subsaharan Africa's medical geography and the major geographic features of the realm.

Section Reference: Population and Health; Cultural Patterns

67) West Africa is Subsaharan Africa's most populous region.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

68) Whereas West Africa's environmental zones are aligned in east-west belts, most of its states are oriented in a north-south direction.

Answer: True Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

69) The Yoruba are the dominant ethnic group in DRCongo.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

70) Nigeria is a major oil producer.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

71) Ghana was formerly known as the Gold Coast.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

72) Sierra Leone was settled by former American slaves.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

73) Senegal was part of France's West African empire.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

74) The bulk of West Africa's population is concentrated in the region's north.

Answer: False Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

75) Senegal is a country in the Horn of Africa.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa 76) Tanzania is East Africa’s largest country in territorial as well as demographic terms, but it never had dominant minorities in the manner of Kenya.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

77) The name Tanzania derives from the merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

78) Congo, Central African Republic, Uganda, and Equatorial Guinea are all located in Equatorial Africa.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially The Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

79) Equatorial Africa is the most developed region of the realm.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially The Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

80) The Hutus and Tutsis fought for control of Uganda.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially The Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

81) DRCongo was formerly known as Zaire.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions; East Africa; Equatorial Africa

82) Southern Africa's mineral wealth is matched by its agricultural diversity.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

83) South Africa’s Zulu nation is clustered in the Western Cape Province.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

84) The British imported large numbers of South Asians to work on South Africa's coastal plantations.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa 85) The names and spatial configurations of South African provinces changed after apartheid ended.

Answer: True Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

86) Under the terms of the separate development program, South Africa's land was divided equally between the majority Africans and the minority whites.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

87) The Yoruba nation lives in Nigeria and the Zulu in South Africa.

Answer: True Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

88) Namibia was once called Southwest Africa and was under South African control just before independence.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

89) The core area of Zimbabwe is the mineral-rich Great Dyke.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

90) The country of Lesotho is completely encircled by South Africa.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

Question Type: Fill-in-the-blank

91) The edge of the African plateau in Southern Africa, where the feature is especially pronounced, is known as the Great ___.

Answer: Escarpment Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Africa’s topography, unusual physiography, and its historical geography.

Section Reference: Defining the Subsaharan African Realm; Africa’s Physiography; Africa’s Historical Geography

92) The 1884 conference of all the major colonial powers that essentially drew the modern political map of Africa was held in the European city of ___.

Answer: Berlin Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss Africa’s historical evolution, from the rise of the early states through the end of the colonial era.

Section Reference: The Colonial Transformation

93) The most populous country of the African continent, which today comprises a confederation of the Yoruba, Ibo, and northern Muslim peoples, is ___.

Answer: Nigeria Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

94) Nigeria's dominant export commodity is ___.

Answer: oil Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

95) ____ _____ is a jihadist terror group which, since 2014, has controlled large areas of northeastern Nigeria and adjoining nations through attacks on settlements and kidnappings.

Answer; Boko Haram Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss turmoil-plagued West Africa’s basic geography, particularly the challenges facing Nigeria.

Section Reference: Regions of Subsaharan Africa; West Africa

96) The capital of DRCongo named Leopoldville in colonial times, is ___.

Answer: Kinshasa Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa

97) Figure 7-17 shows that Mount Kilimanjaro is located in this country:

Answer: Tanzania Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the human geography of East Africa and its development possibilities and the basic geographic patterns of Equatorial Africa, especially the Congo.

Section Reference: Regions: East Africa; Equatorial Africa 98) The former nation of Southern Rhodesia is now known as ___________.

Answer: Zimbabwe Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

99) Prior to their independence, Moçambique and Angola were both colonies of ___.

Answer: Portugal Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

100) The African mainland country directly west of the island of Madagascar is ___.

Answer: Moçambique Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the environmental and human geography of Southern Africa, particularly South Africa.

Section Reference: Regions: Southern Africa

Package Title: Testbank Course Title: TWT 7e Chapter Number: 08

Question Type: Multiple Choice

1) The country located immediately northwest of India is __________. a) China b) Kashmir c) Bangladesh d) Afghanistan e) Pakistan Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography

2) The leading river of Pakistan is the ______________. a) Tigris b) Ganges c) Brahmaputra d) Indus e) Irrawaddy Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography

3) The huge volcanic plateau that extends across most of southern India is known as the __________.

a) Ghats b) Double Delta c) Sindh d) Deccan e) Malabar Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography

4) The belt of river lowlands that extends across northern South Asia lies between _________ and ________. a) the Himalaya; the Deccan plateau b) the Ganges; Indus rivers c) the Eastern Ghats; Western Ghats d) Pakistan; Bangladesh e) Punjab; Afghanistan Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography

5) The coastal edges of the Deccan plateau are marked by highlands known as the _______________. a) Afghans b) Ghats c) Aryans d) Muslim Kushes e) Hindu Kushes Answer: b

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography

6) The southwestern Arabian Sea coast of India is known as the ______________ Coast. a) Coromandel b) Ivory c) Malabar d) Deccan e) Golconda Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography

7) The Bay of Bengal coast of India is also called the __________ Coast. a) Coromandel-Golconda b) Ghat c) Malabar-Konkan d) Deccan e) Bangladesh Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography

8) According to Figure 8-3, which of these locations benefits LEAST from the summer monsoon rains in South Asia?

a) the Western Ghats b) the North Indian Plain c) the Ganges Delta d) Bangladesh e) Pakistan Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography

9) The caste system is most associated with which of the following religions: a) Taliban b) Islam c) Buddhism d) Hinduism e) Sanskrit Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders

10) Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam are __________________. a) border provinces of India, facing the Arabian Sea b) four major cities in Pakistan, all located on the Brahmaputra River c) four leading Dravidian languages spoken in southern India d) the political divisions of Sri Lanka, created after independence in 1963 e) the four islands that constitute the Maldives Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders

11) Which of the following is NOT an Indo-European language? a) Telugu b) Hindi c) Bengali d) Punjabi e) Gujarati

Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders

12) The earliest and fullest conversion of adherents to Islam in the South Asian realm occurred in the ____________. a) Ganges Valley b) Deccan Plateau c) Indus Valley d) Double Delta e) Brahmaputra Valley Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders

13) The direct political administration of India by the British government (the raj) lasted for _____________. a) 18 years b) 90 years c) 124 years d) 163 years through 2016, and still continues e) 247 years Answer: b Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders

14) Figure 8-4 shows that the Indus Valley civilization was located in which of South Asia's physiographic regions?

a) the Northern Mountains

b) the River Lowlands c) the Southern Plateaus d) the Eastern Highlands e) the Central Grasslands Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders

15) The majority of India's languages belong to the language family known as __________. a) Indo-European b) Dravidian c) Sino-Tibetan d) Offshore Asian e) Malay-Polynesian Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders 16) Of India’s more than 1.2 billion population, about _____ percent are Muslims. a) 4 b) 15 c) 26 d) 62 e) 88 Answer: b Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Identify the politico-geographical problems and issues faced by South Asia since partition and independence in 1947.

Section Reference: The Geopolitics of Modern South Asia

17) Which of the following pair of states emerged from the 1947 partition of British India? a) Bhutan and Nepal b) India and Pakistan c) Kashmir and Afghanistan d) Ceylon and Sri Lanka e) Bangladesh and Burma Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the politico-geographical problems and issues faced by South Asia since partition and independence in 1947.

Section Reference: The Geopolitics of Modern South Asia

18) East Pakistan became Bangladesh in ___________. a) 1857 b) 1918 c) 1947 d) 1971 e) 1991 Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the politico-geographical problems and issues faced by South Asia since partition and independence in 1947.

Section Reference: The Geopolitics of Modern South Asia

19) The component(s) of India in which tensions continue to boil over border demarcation is ________. a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) the Bombay (Mumbai) metropolitan region c) the central Gangetic Plain d) the States to the northeast of Bangladesh e) the southernmost States of the peninsula Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the politico-geographical problems and issues faced by South Asia since partition and independence in 1947.

Section Reference: The Geopolitics of Modern South Asia

20) Figure 8-7 shows that the territory called Aksai Chin is currently under this country's political control:

a) India b) Pakistan c) China

d) Afghanistan e) Nepal Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the politico-geographical problems and issues faced by South Asia since partition and independence in 1947.

Section Reference: The Geopolitics of Modern South Asia

21) The physiologic density of India is ________ the arithmetic population density. a) greater than b) less than c) equal to d) the inverse of e) directly proportional to Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe South Asia’s social and economic contrasts and the demographic challenges faced by this realm.

Section Reference: Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization; South Asia’s Population Geography

22) India today is probably in the ______ stage of its demographic transition. a) first b) second c) third d) fourth e) final Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe South Asia’s social and economic contrasts and the demographic challenges faced by this realm.

Section Reference: Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization; South Asia’s Population Geography

23) Which of the following countries in the South Asian realm has NOT had a female prime minister? a) Sri Lanka b) India c) Bangladesh d) Nepal e) Pakistan Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe South Asia’s social and economic contrasts and the demographic challenges faced by this realm.

Section Reference: Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization; South Asia’s Population Geography

24) Economic growth in the South Asian realm has come about mostly as a result of ___________. a) a free-trade agreement with the United States b) increased trade with China c) an emphasis on modernizing agriculture d) migration to the United Kingdom and the United States e) neoliberal reforms Answer: e Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe South Asia’s social and economic contrasts and the demographic challenges faced by this realm.

Section Reference: Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization; South Asia’s Population Geography

25) Which of the following countries does NOT share a common border with Pakistan?

a) Iran b) China c) Bangladesh d) Afghanistan e) India Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West

26) Which of the following associations is INCORRECT? a) Sri Lanka and Colombo b) Bangladesh and Dhaka c) Nepal and Kathmandu d) Pakistan and New Delhi e) Bhutan and Thimphu Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West

27) Which of the following is NOT located in Pakistan? a) Deccan Plateau b) Sindh c) Punjab d) Islamabad e) Karachi Answer: a

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West

28) Which of the following is located the core area of Pakistan? a) Punjab b) Sindh c) the Indus Delta d) the Tribal Areas e) Balochistan Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West

29) Which of the following provinces of Pakistan received the largest groups of refugees from Afghanistan? a) Sindh b) Punjab c) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa d) Kashmir e) Balochistan Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these nations.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West

30) Which of the following cities is located in Pakistan's Sindh region? a) Dhaka b) Kabol c) Islamabad d) Lahore e) Karachi Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective 1: 8B.1: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these nations.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West

31) The so-called Tribal Areas are located in which province of Pakistan? a) Sindh b) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa c) Kashmir d) Punjab e) Balochistan Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these nations.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West 32) A terriotory whose control is hotly disputed by India and Pakistan is _____________. a) Punjab b) Jammu and Kashmir c) the Maldives d) northern Sri Lanka e) the Tribal Areas Answer: b

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West 33) More than half of Pakistan’s exports consist of __________ a) cotton and textiles b) oil c) automobiles d) minerals e) foodstuffs

Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West 34) The approximate percentage of India’s urban population is ____________. a) 30 b) 55 c) 70 d) 85 e) 95 Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm 35) Dominant crops in India’s agricultural system include all but which of the following? a) wheat

b) soybeans c) rice d) millet e) chickpeas Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

36) Which of the following is NOT one of India's newer States? a) Chhattisgarh b) Punjab c) Jharkhand d) Uttarakhand e) Telangana Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

37) Which State is located in southern India? a) Orissa b) Kerala c) Uttar Pradesh d) Kashmir e) Maharashtra Answer: b Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

38) India’s IT industry is concentrated in several major cities throughout the country. In which of the following is it NOT significant? a) Bengaluru b) Hyderabad c) Delhi/New Delhi d) Kolkata e) Mumbai Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

39) The Muslim minority constitutes approximately ___ percent of the total population of India. a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 d) 30 e) 45 Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

40) Hindutva is (are) ____________________.

a) a movement that promotes Hindu nationalism, heritage, and/or patriotism b) a sect of the Hindu religion that practices yoga c) the holiest Hindu shrine in northern India d) recent converts from Islam e) India's dominant language Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

41) India's Sikh population is concentrated in _____________. a) Punjab b) Asom c) the far south d) the area centered on Mumbai e) the Ganges Delta Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

42) The highest-ranking, priestly caste in India is known as the ______________. a) Hindutva b) Brahmans c) Touchables d) Sikhs e) Dalits Answer: b

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

43) The Untouchable caste in India is also known as the ________________. a) Hindu Kushes b) Harijans c) Brahmans d) Sikhs e) Tamils Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

44) The city located closest to the Ganges Delta is _________________. a) Kolkata b) New Delhi c) Chennai d) Brahmanputra e) Karachi Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

45) Which of the following cities is NOT connected to the Golden Quadrilateral superhighway that links India's main urban centers?

a) Mumbai b) Dhaka c) Delhi d) Kolkata e) Chennai Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

46) Which of the following statements about agriculture in India is INCORRECT? a) Wheat is grown in areas that are not moist enough to support rice cultivation. b) Wheat is grown in the east while rice dominates in the west. c) About half of rural families own less than 1 hectare (2.5 acres) of land. d) India contains more than 500,000 villages that cannot be accessed by truck or car. e) India's agricultural population is still larger than its urban population.

Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

47) Which of the following industries spearheaded the economic development of Bengaluru (Bangalore) over the past decade? a) coal mining b) oil refining c) textiles d) gambling and tourism e) information technology

Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

48) In comparing India with China, which statement is INCORRECT? a) India’s population growth rate continues to grow, whereas China’s is starting to shrink. b) India has a larger middle class than China. c) The Chinese economy employs more people in manufacturing than does India’s. d) India’s IT industry is more important than China’s. e) India’s government is open and democratic, whereas China’s is communist.

Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

49) A widening regional economic disparity in India since 2000 has opened between ____________. a) Hindu and Muslim areas b) east and west c) north and south d) the coastal zone and the interior e) the uplands and riverine lowlands Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies. sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

50) Figure 8-19 shows that the most dominant crop in the eastern part of the Ganges River Valley in India is _____________.

a) wheat b) rice c) millet d) cotton e) corn Answer: b

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm 51) The Indian city formerly known as Madras is today called ________ a) Chennai b) Bangalore c) Mumbai d) Kolkata e) Hindubad

Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm 52) During the twentieth century, a majority of the 10 costliest natural disasters in the world struck ___________. a) India b) Indonesia c) Bangladesh d) Pakistan e) Sri Lanka Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

53) Bangladesh was formerly known as _____________.

a) East Pakistan b) East India c) Ceylon d) West Pakistan e) Burma Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

54) The reason for Bangladesh’s vulnerability to natural disasters is its ______________________. a) mountainous terrain subject to landslides b) location on the Pacific Ring of Fire c) lowland physiography d) proximity to volcanoes e) frequent earthquakes Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

55) The two countries of South Asia's Mountainous North are ___________. a) Sri Lanka and Ceylon b) Pakistan and Bangladesh c) Nepal and Bhutan d) Asom and Punjab e) Jammu and Kashmir

Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; the Southern Islands

56) Which of the following statements about Nepal is INCORRECT? a) Deforestation is a problem. b) Agriculture is a success story. c) The Himalayas form its dominant physical feature. d) It shows signs of being a failed state. e) Its capital is located in the country's core area.

Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

57) The small group of islands that constitute a country lying about 400 miles southwest of India are the _____________. a) Tamils b) SriLankans c) Dravidians d) Maldives e) Tribal Areas Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

58) The Buddhist-majority population of Sri Lanka is known as the ____________. a) Ceylonese b) Sinhalese c) Tamil Tigers d) Dravidians e) Eelams Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands 59) Bangladesh is overwhelmingly ____________ in its religious complexion. a) Hindu b) Buddhist c) Muslim d) Christian e) Atheist

Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

Question Type: True-False

60) The Ghats form the southernmost range of the Himalayas.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography

61) The Malabar-Konkan Coast of India contains the Eastern Ghats and the city of Chennai.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography 62) The Ganges and Brahmaputra River valleys converge at their lower ends.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography 63) South Asia's (wet) monsoon refers to seasonal rains that usually start in June.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography

64) Hindi is the dominant language of southern India.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism Buddhism, and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders

65) The Indo-Europeans were also known as Aryans.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders 66) Hindi is part of the Dravidian language family.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders

67) Sikhism is a blend of Islamic and Hindu beliefs.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders

68) Islam from the beginning was a faith alien to India, and the country has resisted its penetration.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders 69) India formally became part of the British Empire in 1857.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders

70) Buddhism has its origins in India.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders 71) Dravidian languages are mostly spoken in southern India.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the development of early civilizations in South Asia; the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions; and the role of outside influences in shaping this realm.

Section Reference: Birthplace of Civilizations; Foreign Invaders 72) Pakistan’s capital city is Karachi.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the politico-geographical problems and issues faced by South Asia since partition and independence in 1947.

Section Reference: The Geopolitics of Modern South Asia 73) The physiological population density of a country is always lower than the arithmetic density.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe South Asia’s social and economic contrasts and the demographic challenges faced by this realm.

Section Reference: Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization; South Asia’s Population Geography 74) The demographic transition model describes changes in birth rates, death rates, and population growth over time.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe South Asia’s social and economic contrasts and the demographic challenges faced by this realm.

Section Reference: Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization; South Asia’s Population Geography

75) In the first stage of the demographic transition, both birth rates and death rates are high.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe South Asia’s social and economic contrasts and the demographic challenges faced by this realm.

Section Reference: Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization; South Asia’s Population Geography

76) In the second stage of the demographic transition, the overall population expands.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe South Asia’s social and economic contrasts and the demographic challenges faced by this realm.

Section Reference: Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization; South Asia’s Population Geography

77) Under certain circumstances a large population can be considered a human resource.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe South Asia’s social and economic contrasts and the demographic challenges faced by this realm.

Section Reference: Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization; South Asia’s Population Geography 78) Sex ratios in India are most skewed in the poorer parts of the country.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe South Asia’s social and economic contrasts and the demographic challenges faced by this realm.

Section Reference: Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization; South Asia’s Population Geography

79) The Punjab region extends into both Pakistan and India.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West

80) The majority of Kashmir's population is Hindu.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West

81) Karachi is an important port city in Pakistan.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West

82) Lahore is the cultural heart of Pakistan.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these nations.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West 83) Pakistan’s Balochistan Province lies along Iran’s eastern border.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West 84) According to Figure 8-15, Pakistan's current capital is smaller in population size than its former capital, Karachi.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West

85) Afghanistan has no ethnic majority.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West

86) The caste system has completely disappeared from Indian society.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm 87) India's Muslim population now constitutes less than 2 percent of the country's population.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm 88) India today is the world's second most populous state.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm 89) The Sikhs are concentrated in India's Punjab.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

90) The so-called Untouchables—or Dalits—of the Indian caste system are believed to be directly descended from a Hindu god.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

91) The Brahmans form the lowest-ranking social group in the Hindu caste system.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

92) The Indian coastal city long known as Bombay is today officially named Kolkata.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

93) The Golden Quadrilateral is a rectangular route followed annually by India's Hindu pilgrims on their way to the holy city of Varanasi.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

94) Western India is now developing more rapidly than the east.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm 95) India’s energy dilemma is more of an infrastructural problem than a natural resource one.

Answer: True Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm 96) India's Naxalite revolutionaries can be referred to as neo-communists.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm 97) Politically, India is a federal state, composed of States and Territories.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm 98) Sinhalese are in the majority on the island formerly known as Ceylon.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands 99) The territory of Bangladesh is constituted by the deltaic plain of the merged GangesBrahmaputra river system.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

100) Much of Bangladesh's land lies close to sea level, leaving the country prone to frequent river flooding and long-term sea level rise.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

101) Nepal and Bhutan are landlocked countries.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

102) Bhutan is located between Nepal and Kashmir.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

103) Ceylon is the former name of Sri Lanka.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

104) Ethnically, the majority of Sri Lanka’s people are Hindus.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

105) Tamil extremists, long demanding an independent state of Eelam, were defeated in 2009.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

106) If global environmental change models prove to be correct, the Maldives may disappear below the ocean surface during the next few decades.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands 107) Bangladesh has one of the highest arithmetic densities in the world today.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

Question Type: Fill-in-the-blank

108) The plateau extending across most of India is known as the ___.

Answer: Deccan Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography

109) The river that flows across India's major northern lowland is the ___ River.

Answer: Ganges

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography 110) The mountain range containing Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, is called the ___.

Answer: Himalayas Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Define the geographic and general environmental features of South Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; South Asia’s Physiography 111) The partitioning of the Indian subcontinent into the modern states of India and Pakistan occurred in the year ___.

Answer: 1947 Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the politico-geographical problems and issues faced by South Asia since partition and independence in 1947.

Section Reference: The Geopolitics of Modern South Asia 112) The amount of cultivated land per person is known as a country's ___ density.

Answer: physiologic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe South Asia’s social and economic contrasts and the demographic challenges faced by this realm.

Section Reference: Emerging Markets and Fragmented Modernization; South Asia’s Population Geography 113) The cultural focus of Islam in Pakistan today is the city of ___.

Answer: Lahore Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the conflicts and challenges faced by these countries.

Section Reference: Regions of South Asia; The West 114) The social stratification that dominates Hindu India is known as the ___ system.

Answer: caste Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm

115) ___ is a movement that seeks to remake India into a society in which Hindu principles prevail.

Answer: Hindutva Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain India’s political and economic geographies, sociocultural conflicts, and development potential.

Section Reference: India: Giant of the Realm 116) Bhutan is a buffer state between India and ___ Answer: China Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

117) The former state of East Pakistan, which separated from West Pakistan after a brief war in 1971, is now called ___.

Answer: Bangladesh Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the physical, historical, and cultural geographies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Southern Islands.

Section Reference: Bangladesh; The Northern Mountain States; The Southern Islands

Package Title: Testbank Course Title: TWT 7e Chapter Number: 09

Question Type: Multiple Choice

1) In comparing climates of the United States with those in China, which of the following is INCORRECT? a) Japan exhibits both C and A climates. b) The United States has a larger area of C climates than those of China. c) In the United States C climates reach farther north than do C climates in China. d) China has more desert territory under desert climate than the United States. e) The Korean Peninsula exhibits D climates in its north.

Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the general geographic qualities of East Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the East Asian Realm; The Geographic Panorama

2) The Huang He _______________. a) drains the Xi/Pearl River Basin b) flows into the South China Sea c) almost encircles the Ordos Desert d) flows from the Loess Plateau eastward toward its mouth at Shanghai e) originates in the Sichuan Basin Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the status of East Asia’s political bodies and how key geographic features affect the realm’s population distribution.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Environment and Population

3) The main river serving the hinterland of Shanghai is the __________ River. a) Xi/Pearl b) Huang He c) Chang-Yangzi d) Amur e) Yellow Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the status of East Asia’s political bodies and how key geographic features affect the realm’s population distribution.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Environment and Population

4) The southernmost of China's three great rivers is the _______________. a) Huang He b) Chang-Yangzi c) Xi/Pearl d) Liao e) Amur Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the status of East Asia’s political bodies and how key geographical features affect the realm’s population distribution.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Environment and Population

5) Which river flows through Guangdong Province? a) Huang He b) Yangzi c) Yellow d) Chang Jiang e) Pearl Answer: e

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the status of East Asia’s political bodies and how key geographic features affect the realm’s population distribution.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Environment and Population 6) The country of the “people of Han” is_____. a) Mongolia b) China c) Japan d) Korea e) Tibet Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the main features of East Asia’s resource base, its positive and negative consequences for economic development over the past century, and the main cultures that comprise this realm.

Section Reference: Natural Resources

7) Figure 9-7 shows that the most widely spoken languages in the northernmost parts of East Asia belong to this language family:

a) Sino-Tibetan b) Han Chinese c) Altaic d) Austro-Asiatic e) Indo-European Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the main features of East Asia’s resource base, its positive and negative consequences for economic development over the past century, and the main cultures that comprise this realm.

Section Reference: Natural Resources

8) Mao Zedong's proclamation marking the birth of the People's Republic of China occurred in a) 1911. b) 1925. c) 1949. d) 1976. e) 1997.

Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of Communist China, the reforms of the post-Mao period, and East Asia’s economic development over the past century.

Section Reference: East Asia’s Post World War II Development: East Asia’s Economic Transformation

9) The leader who took over in China following the struggle after Mao's death was a) Deng Xiaoping. b) Kim Jong Il. c) Xi Jinping. d) Yao Ming. e) Hu Jintao.

Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of Communist China, the reforms of the post-Mao period, and East Asia’s economic development over the past century.

Section Reference: East Asia’s Post World War II Development: East Asia’s Economic Transformation

10) Which of the following is NOT considered an Asian Tiger? a) Hong Kong b) South Korea c) North Korea d) Taiwan e) Singapore

Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of Communist China, the reforms of the post-Mao period, and East Asia’s economic development over the past century.

Section Reference: East Asia’s Post World War II Development: East Asia’s Economic Transformation

11) Taiwan was at one time a colony of ______________. a) Russia b) the United States c) Japan d) the Netherlands e) Britain Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the relations between China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Geopolitics in East Asia

12) There is a dispute among China, Japan, and Taiwan over these islands in the East China Sea: a) Kurile Islands b) Okinawa Islands c) Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands d) Ryukyu Islands e) the Philippine Islands Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the relations between China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Geopolitics in East Asia

13) Two former colonial entities that were reunited with China during the late 1990s are

.

a) Vietnam and Tibet b) Macau and Shenzhen c) Hong Kong and Shenzhen d) Hong Kong and Guangdong e) Macau and Hong Kong Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

14) The Chinese city containing the largest population is ________________. a) Beijing b) Hong Kong c) Guangzhou d) Shenzhen e) Shanghai Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China 15) China's current population is closest to _______________. a) 400 million b) 800 million c) 1.1 billion d) 1.4 billion e) 2.1 billion Answer: d

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

16) Which of the following Chinese cities is not a Shi? a) Beijing b) Chongqing c) Shanghai d) Chengdu e) Tianjin Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China 17) Which of the following is NOT one of China’s Autonomous Regions? a) Xizang b) Xinjiang c) Chongqing d) Inner Mongolia e) Guangxi Zhuang Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China 18) Which of the following is the Chinese name for Tibet?

a) Pudong b) Xian c) Xinjiang d) Xizang e) Hainan Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China 19) Xianggang _________________. a) is the Chinese name for Tibet b) is now directly connected by high-speed rail to Xinjiang c) is the capital city of Taiwan d) has its capital at Lhasa e) is the Chinese name for Hong Kong Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

20) The former Portuguese colony that is now a Special Administrative Region (SAR) is ________. a) Macau b) Shenzhen c) Guangdong d) Taiwan e) Hong Kong Answer: a

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

21) The SEZ that is closest in proximity to Southeast Asia is ______. a) Hainan b) Pudong c) Xizang d) Binhai New Area e) Shenzhen Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China 22) According to Figure 9-13, which of these locations was not designated as an SEZ (Special Economic Zone)?

a) Beijing b) Pudong c) Shenzhen d) Hainan Island e) Binhai New Area Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

23) According to Figure 9-15, which of the following provinces is the wealthiest?

a) Beijing b) Guangdong c) Sichuan d) Hunan e) Yunnan Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

24) Which of these Special Economic Zones is located across the Huangpu River from central Shanghai? a) Xiamen

b) Pudong c) Shenzhen d) Shantou e) Hainan Island Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the framework of the Special Economic Zones and its effect on the realm’s economic growth.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Coastal Core 25) Guangdong Province faces the _________________. a) Yellow Sea b) Indian Ocean c) Bohai Gulf d) East Sea (Sea of Japan) e) South China Sea Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the framework of the Special Economic Zones and its effect on the realm’s economic growth.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Coastal Core

26) The Xinjiang Autonomous region __________________. a) is the home of the Uyghur people b) is located south of Tibet c) contains the Gobi Desert d) lies in northeast China e) is another name for Xizang Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the framework of the Special Economic Zones and its effect on the realm’s economic growth.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Coastal Core

27) The most recent Special Economic Zone (SEZ) created by the Chinese government is _____________. a) Pudong b) Binhai c) Xiamen d) Chongqing e) Zhuhai Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the framework of the Special Economic Zones and its effect on the realm’s economic growth.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Coastal Core

28) Which of the following has NOT been important in the development of Shenzhen as an SEZ? a) proximity to Hong Kong b) the socialist economic principles applied by the Chinese government to its development c) state-of-the-art port facilities d) investment of Overseas Chinese in its development e) the fastest urban growth rate in human history Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the framework of the Special Economic Zones and its effect on the realm’s economic growth.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Coastal Core

29) Which of the following lies just across the former Chinese land border from Hong Kong? a) Macau b) Canton c) Chang-Yangzi Delta d) Pudong

e) Shenzhen Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the framework of the Special Economic Zones and its effect on the realm’s economic growth.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Coastal Core

30) The language spoken in Hong Kong and much of the Pearl River Delta is ______. a) Han Chinese (Mandarin) b) Tibetan c) Yue (Cantonese) d) Manchu (Tungus) e) Turkic (Uyghur) Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the framework of the Special Economic Zones and its effect on the realm’s economic growth.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Coastal Core

31) Which of the following is NOT a Special Economic Zone?

a) Shenzhen b) Hainan Island c) Xiamen d) Hong Kong e) Shantou

Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the framework of the Special Economic Zones and its effect on the realm’s economic growth.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Coastal Core

32) Which of the following regions has been known as and is sometimes still called “Manchuria”? a) Northeast China b) Taiwan c) North China Plain d) Xinjiang e) Red Basin of Sichuan Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the major geographic features and the key issues facing the subregions of China's interior.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Interior

33) Which of these statements about Mongolia is INCORRECT? a) It is considered to be a buffer state. b) It wishes to be unified with China. c) It is landlocked. d) It has a population of only about 3 million. e) It was once a domain of a powerful nomadic people who challenged both Russia and China.

Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the history and geographic change in Xizang and Xinjiang, and Mongolia.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Western Periphery; Mongolia

34) North and South Korea may be said to be in a situation of _______________. a) joint state capitalism b) high-mass-consumption economic development c) areal functional specialization d) regional complementarity

e) geographic inertia Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the geographic similarities and differences between North and South Korea as well as contrasts in political and economic development.

Section Reference: Regions: The Korean Peninsula

35) The outcome of the Korean War in the 1950s was _______________. a) the defeat of North Korea, which was returned to the control of Japan b) victory for the South, which soon became communist c) a military stalemate resulting in the continued division of the country d) a short pause, followed by renewed war that still drags on to this day e) the unification of the two Koreas Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the geographic similarities and differences between North and South Korea as well as contrasts in political and economic development.

Section Reference: Regions: The Korean Peninsula

36) South Korea's growth has resulted from an economic system described as ________________. a) communism b) laissez-faire capitalism c) Pacific Rim globalization d) state capitalism e) socialism Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the geographic similarities and differences between North and South Korea as well as contrasts in political and economic development.

Section Reference: Regions: The Korean Peninsula

37) Examine Figure 9-20 to determine which of the following statements is NOT true of Korea.

a) North Korea is more mountainous than South Korea. b) South Korea has more cities than North Korea. c) Most of the rice-producing areas are in South Korea. d) The capital cities of both North and South Korea are port cities. e) Most of the cease-fire line runs slightly north of 38° North latitude.

Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the geographic similarities and differences between North and South Korea as well as contracts in political and economic development.

Section Reference: Regions: The Korean Peninsula

38) Japan's natural landscapes_________________. a) resemble those of populous South Asia: wide alluvial valleys crowded by millions of farmers, plateau country elsewhere b) being tropical, consist of dense stands of forest and clearings of farmland c) are mountainous and hilly, with flat land at a premium d) consist of all the usual landforms except mountains, which rarely occur in the Japanese archipelago e) delayed Japan's modernization by inhibiting contact and communications with the Asian mainland Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

39) Japan's population________________. a) is expected to decline over the next half-century b) is concentrated along the shore of the Sea of Japan (East Sea) c) exhibits a low rate of literacy d) is concentrated on Hokkaido and Shikoku e) is reflective of a multicultural society Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

40) Japan's largest and main island, containing the Japanese capital and almost all of its core area, is _______________.

a) Kyushu b) Honshu c) Shikoku d) Hokkaido e) Sakhalin Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

41) Japan's leading region of urbanization and industry (as well as agriculture) is the _______________. a) Kansai District b) Kobe-Osaka-Kyoto region c) Nagoya area d) Kanto Plain e) Kitakyushu conurbation Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

42) Japan's second-largest city, Osaka, is located in the __________ District. a) Kanto b) Nobi c) Shikoku d) Kansai e) Hokkaido Answer: d

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

43) Japan’s unique modernization pathway was most likely assisted by _________. a) it being an island nation b) its wealth of agricultural resources c) its relative location to other industrialized countries d) its homogeneous population e) its proximity to China Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

44) The area of Japan best situated to do business with Korea and China is _____________. a) the Kansai District b) the Kanto Plain c) the Nobi Plain d) the Tokaido (Tokyo-Hokkaido) Megalopolis e) Kitakyushu Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

45) By 2100, Japan's current population of 128 million is expected to shrink to less than _____ million: a) 50 b) 60 c) 95 d) 105 e) 120 Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan 46) Taiwan is located off the mainland coast of ______________. a) Russia b) China c) Korea d) Mongolia e) Japan Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

Question Type: True-False

47) Japan's environment does not contain an area of B climate.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the general geographic qualities of East Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the East Asian Realm; The Geographic Panorama 48) Dry B climates dominate northern East Asia because of the region’s distance from an ocean.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the general geographic qualities of East Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the East Asian Realm; The Geographic Panorama

49) South Korea’s climate is milder and wetter than North Korea’s.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the general geographic qualities of East Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the East Asian Realm; The Geographic Panorama

50) The Yangzi River flows into the Pearl River Estuary.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the status of East Asia’s political bodies and how key geographic features affect the realm’s population distribution.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Environment and Population

51) The Han Dynasty was China's formative period; ethnic Chinese still call themselves the “people of Han.” Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the main features of East Asia’s resource base, its positive and negative consequences for economic development over the past century, and the main cultures that comprise this realm.

Section Reference: Natural Resources

52) According to Figure 9-6, it appears that China has the greatest number of nuclear power plants in East Asia.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the main features of East Asia’s resource base, its positive and negative consequences for economic development over the past century, and the main cultures that comprise this realm.

Section Reference: Natural Resources

53) China falls far short of producing all of its fossil fuel needs.

Answer: True Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Describe the main features of East Asia’s resource base, its positive and negative consequences for economic development over the past century, and the main cultures that comprise this realm.

Section Reference: Natural Resources 54) China's One-Child Policy was instituted during Mao’s regime.

Answer: False Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

55) Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai are three of China's largest cities.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

56) Hong Kong was a former British colony.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

57) Hong Kong became a province of China in 1997.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

58) China’s population has many more females than males.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

59) China has more provinces than the United States has States.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

60) According to Figure 9-11, Xizang (Tibet) is a province of China.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

61) Although the Communist Party controls the government of China, its economic policies are generally capitalist.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the political and administrative divisions within the People’s Republic of China, as well as economic and urban development over the last century, and the realm’s population challenges.

Section Reference: Regions: The People’s Republic of China

62) China's Shenzhen is a Special Economic Zone.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the framework of the Special Economic Zones and its effect on the realm’s economic growth.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Coastal Core

63) Shenzhen has now ended its role as an SEZ since Hong Kong reunified with China in 1997.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the framework of the Special Economic Zones and its effect on the realm’s economic growth.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Coastal Core 64) In China’s SEZs, contract labor is not allowed.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the framework of the Special Economic Zones and its effect on the realm’s economic growth.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Coastal Core

65) Xinjiang and Xizang are two of the most densely populated regions of China.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the history and geographic change in Xizang, Xinjiang, and Mongolia.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Western Periphery; Mongolia

66) Mongolia is a classic example of a buffer state.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the history and geographic change in Xizang and Xinjiang, and Mongolia.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Western Periphery; Mongolia

67) South Korea has developed under a socialist system since 1945.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the geographic similarities and differences between North and South Korea as well as contrasts in economic development.

Section Reference: Regions: The Korean Peninsula

68) North and South Korea are now in the process of reuniting into a single country.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the geographic similarities and differences between North and South Korea as well as contrasts in economic development.

Section Reference: Regions: The Korean Peninsula

69) The fortified political boundary separating the two Koreas has done little to halt trade and population movements between the two political entities.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Identify the geographic similarities and differences between North and South Korea as well as contrasts in economic development.

Section Reference: Regions: The Korean Peninsula

70) The economies of North and South Korea are complementary, and both states would have much to gain by reunification.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the geographic similarities and differences between North and South Korea as well as contrasts in economic development.

Section Reference: Regions: The Korean Peninsula

71) North Korea contains numerous industrial raw materials; the resources of South Korea are decidedly more agricultural.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the geographic similarities and differences between North and South Korea as well as contrasts in economic development.

Section Reference: Regions: The Korean Peninsula

72) Japan's four largest islands are Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Sakhalin.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

73) Japan became a dominant power in eastern Asia during the first half of the twentieth century.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

74) With the single exception of Kyoto, all primary and secondary cities of Japan lie on the coast.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

75) Japan’s population continues to grow at a steady rate.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

76) The island of Hokkaido lies outside of Japan's core area.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

77) The Nobi Plain lies between the Kansai District and the Kanto Plain.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

78) Taiwan was conquered by the Chinese communists in 1949.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

79) The capital of Taiwan is Taipei.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

80) According to Figure 9-22, the straight-line distance between China and Taiwan, from Quanzhou to Hsinchu, is about 150 miles.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Analyze the basic environmental and human geography of Japan and Taiwan.

Section Reference: Regions: Japan; Taiwan

Question Type: Fill-in-the-blank

81) The bulk of the population of China lives in the ___ part of the country.

Answer: eastern Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the status of East Asia’s political bodies and how key geographical features affect the realm’s population distribution.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Environment and Population

82) The name “Yangzi” is given to the lower course of the ___ River.

Answer: Chang (Jiang) Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the status of East Asia’s political bodies and how key geographical features affect the realm’s population distribution.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Environment and Population

83) The most famous of China's rivers, at whose mouth lies the city of Shanghai, is the ___.

Answer: Chang/Yangzi Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the status of East Asia’s political bodies and how key geographical features affect the realm’s population distribution.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Environment and Population

84) Mao Zedong launched a movement of great upheaval in the late 1960s known as the ___ to prevent “revisionism” and to rekindle enthusiasm for the Chinese communist system.

Answer: (Great Proletarian) Cultural Revolution; Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of Communist China, the reforms of the post-Mao period, and East Asia’s economic development over the past century.

Section Reference: East Asia’s Post World War II Development: East Asia’s Economic Transformation

85) The leader named________________guided China into a new economic era following the death of Mao Zedong in 1976.

Answer: Deng Xiaoping Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the evolution of Communist China, the reforms of the post-Mao period, and East Asia’s economic development over the past century.

Section Reference: East Asia’s Post World War II Development: East Asia’s Economic Transformation

86) The fastest-growing city in the history of the world is ________ Answer: Shenzhen Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the framework of the Special Economic Zones and its effect on the realm’s economic growth.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Coastal Core

87) The region of China formerly known as Manchuria, is today called the ___.

Answer: Northeast Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the major geographic features and the key issues facing the subregions of China’s Interior.

Section Reference: Regions: China’s Interior

Package Title: Testbank Course Title: TWT 7e Chapter Number: 10

Question Type: Multiple Choice

1) Which of the following is INCORRECT? a) Indonesia is this realm’s “giant” country. b) The Mekong River crosses five Southeast Asian countries. c) Mainland Southeast Asia contains no dominant state among its five countries. d) Southeast Asia can be considered a buffer zone. e) Southeast Asia can be considered a shatter belt.

Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical geography and environmental features of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; A Geographic Overview; Southeast Asia’s Physical Geography

2) Southeast Asian physiography is dominated by _____________. a) extensive plateaus b) high relief c) extensive flat plains d) rolling hills e) dry-environment landforms Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical geography and environmental features of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; A Geographic Overview; Southeast Asia’s Physical Geography

3) Which country-river association is INCORRECT? a) Myanmar—Irrawaddy b) Thailand—Chao Phraya c) Laos—Yellow d) southern Vietnam—Mekong e) northern Vietnam—Red Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical geography and environmental features of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; A Geographic Overview; Southeast Asia’s Physical Geography

4) Which Indonesian island is LEAST likely to experience a volcanic eruption? a) Sumatera b) Jawa c) one of the Lesser Sunda Islands d) Borneo e) Bali Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical geography and environmental features of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; A Geographic Overview; Southeast Asia’s Physical Geography 5) Flowing a distance of 2600 miles, the so-called “Danube of Southeast Asia” is the ________ River.

a) Chao Phraya b) Irrawaddy c) Mekong

d) Red e) Yangzi Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical geography and environmental features of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; A Geographic Overview; Southeast Asia’s Physical Geography 6) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? a) The Southeast Asian realm exhibits shatter belt characteristics. b) Compared to neighboring realms, Southeast Asia has a comparatively low population density. c) The major river valleys of mainland Southeast Asia are sparsely populated. d) Southeast Asia is culturally fragmented. e) All of the above are correct.

Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

7) Southeast Asia, compared to the South Asian realm, is ______________. a) less densely populated b) more densely populated than India and possesses a much lower standard of living c) very heavily urbanized, with sparse populations in the rural areas d) entirely a remnant of Britain's East Indies colonial empire e) much less affected by Chinese immigration Answer: a Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

8) More than half of Southeast Asia's population lives in which two countries? a) Indonesia and Vietnam b) Indonesia and the Philippines c) Vietnam and the Philippines d) Malaysia and Myanmar e) Indonesia and Cambodia Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

9) Large population clusters in Southeast Asia exist in all but which of the following areas? a) lower valleys of major rivers b) deltas of major rivers c) zones of plantation development in Malaysia d) areas of volcanic soil in the islands e) interior highland regions Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

10) Agriculture in Southeast Asia is limited by _____________. a) desert conditions b) alluvial soils c) generally infertile tropical soils d) severe dietary restrictions caused by food taboos e) all of the above Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

11) The ethnic group forming a significant part of the commercial class in Southeast Asia are the ___________________. a) Indians b) Japanese c) Singaporeans d) Thais e) Chinese Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia 12) The nation ranking 4th in world population is ________________. a) Malaysia b) Vietnam c) Thailand d) Cambodia

e) Indonesia Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

13) Which of the following is not a fragmented state? a) Malaysia b) Indonesia c) Thailand d) The Philippines e) East Timor Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia 14) An example of an “elongated state” is ___________. a) Myanmar b) Cambodia c) Indonesia d) Vietnam e) Brunei Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

15) The Southeast Asia country that is most compact is _______________. a) Cambodia b) Vietnam c) Indonesia d) Laos e) the Philippines Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia 16) The Southeast Asian country that best exhibits the shape of a protruded state is: a) the Philippines b) Cambodia c) Myanmar d) Vietnam e) Indonesia Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

17) The Southeast Asian state that is marked by a major territorial protrusion is _____________ a) Singapore b) Cambodia

c) Thailand d) Malaysia e) Indonesia Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

18) Which of the following associations is INCORRECT? a) Indonesia—Islam b) the Philippines—Roman Catholicism c) Thailand—Buddhism d) Myanmar—Hinduism e) Malaysia—Islam Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

19) According to Figure 10-6, the majority of people living in Thailand belong to this ethnic group:

a) Indo-Aryan b) Chinese c) Thai d) Tibeto-Burman e) Mon-Khmer Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

20) According to Figure 10-7, which country does not have a significant Chinese immigrant population?

a) Vietnam b) Laos c) Myanmar d) Thailand e) Malaysia

Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

21) A country in Southeast Asia that remained, for the most part, an independent state throughout the colonial era was ______________. a) Vietnam b) Malaya c) Borneo d) Thailand e) Burma Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia, and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

22) Which of the following was never part of a colonial empire of Mainland Southeast Asia? a) Tonkin b) Siam c) Cambodia d) Laos e) Cochin China Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

23) Which of the following mother country-colony associations is INCORRECT? a) Spain—the Philippines b) Britain—Burma c) the Netherlands—Brunei d) France—Vietnam e) Portugal—East Timor Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

24) Which of the following countries once formed a colonial component of British India? a) Singapore (Straits Settlement) b) Sumatera (Sumatra) c) Myanmar (Burma) d) Malaysia (Malaya) e) Thailand (Siam) Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

25) Which of the following islands was not colonized by the Dutch? a) Jawa (Java) b) Sumatera (Sumatra) c) Borneo d) Sulawesi (Celebes)

e) Luzon Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

26) In 1965, _______ seceded from Malaysia to become an independent state in Southeast Asia. a) Singapore b) Hong Kong c) Sarawak d) East Timor e) Borneo Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

27) The colony formerly known as the Dutch East Indies is now the country of _____________. a) Indonesia b) Thailand c) the Philippines d) Myanmar e) East Timor

Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

28) Which of the following mother country-colony associations is INCORRECT? a) the Netherlands—Indonesia b) Spain—Thailand c) France—Laos d) Britain—Malaya e) United States—the Philippines Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

29) Which of the following is a former British colony? a) Brunei b) Thailand c) Cambodia d) the Philippines e) East Timor Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

30) Which of the following is considered to be Southeast Asia's most economically advanced and globally connected entity: a) Vietnam b) Indonesia c) Malaysia d) Singapore e) Brunei

Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

31) ASEAN includes all of the countries in Southeast Asia except _____________. a) Brunei b) East Timor c) Vietnam d) Laos e) Myanmar Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

32) In Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia, most of the people are adherents of _______________. a) Buddhism b) Hinduism c) Islam d) Roman Catholicism e) the Muslim faith Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

33) Saigon is today named after the communist leader who forged modern Vietnam, a communist known as _______________ a) Viet Cong b) Kim Il Sung c) Ho Chi Minh d) Dien Bien Phu e) Pol Pot Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

34) The area known as Annam is today a part of ______________ a) the Philippines b) Vietnam c) Myanmar d) Thailand e) Malaysia Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions: Mainland Southeast Asia

35) Which country does NOT border Vietnam? a) Laos b) Thailand c) Cambodia d) the People's Republic of China e) None of the above

Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions: Mainland Southeast Asia

36) Vietnam today ranks among the top producers in the world for which of the following crops: a) rice b) coffee c) tea d) apples e) soy beans Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions: Mainland Southeast Asia

37) The Southeast Asian country that is still ruled by a communist regime is ____________. a) Myanmar b) Vietnam c) Thailand d) Singapore e) Malaysia Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions: Mainland Southeast Asia

38) Angkor Wat is located in which country? a) Vietnam b) Cambodia c) Laos d) Indonesia e) Thailand Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions: Mainland Southeast Asia

39) The Khmer Rouge killed as many as 2 million people in their attempt to refashion the society of _____________. a) Vietnam b) Cambodia c) Laos d) Thailand e) Myanmar Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions: Mainland Southeast Asia

40) Which of the following associations is CORRECT? a) Thailand and Hanoi b) Myanmar and Yangon c) Cambodia and Kuala Lumpur d) Laos and Manila e) Vietnam and Bangkok

Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions: Mainland Southeast Asia 41) The vast majority of Thailand's Muslim population lives in the _________________. a) far north b) Bangkok metropolitan area c) border zone with Malaysia d) Mekong River Delta e) Golden Triangle Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions: Mainland Southeast Asia

42) According to Figure 10-13, Thailand's core area is _____________.

a) near the border with Laos b) centered on the capital of Bangkok c) in the southern protrusion near the Malaysian border d) in the Mekong River Delta e) located where the borders of Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos converge Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

43) A former Portuguese colony that is the newest state in Southeast Asia is______________. a) Macau b) Singapore c) Brunei d) Myanmar e) East Timor Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

44) _______ held onto eastern Timor well after the Dutch were ousted from the East Indies. a) Portugal b) France c) Australia d) the Netherlands e) Japan Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

45) The world's largest Muslim country in population size is _______________. a) Bangladesh b) Egypt c) Pakistan d) Indonesia e) Saudi Arabia

Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

46) Which of the following political entities is NOT located on the island of Borneo? a) Kalimantan b) Sarawak c) East Timor d) Brunei e) Sabah Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

47) Which country in Southeast Asia is dominantly Roman Catholic today, a result of its colonial legacy? a) Thailand b) Vietnam c) Singapore d) the Philippines e) Indonesia Answer: d Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

48) Which triad of countries is located on the Malay Peninsula? a) Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam b) Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar c) China, Vietnam, and Malaysia d) Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei e) Malaya, Indonesia, and Singapore Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

49) The two States of East Malaysia are ______________ a) Sarawak and Sabah b) Borneo and Kalimantan c) Singapore and Sumatera d) Brunei and East Timor e) Myanmar and Singapore Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

50) The small oil-rich Islamic country of Insular Southeast Asia is ______________

a) Kalimantan b) Papua c) Brunei d) Sulawesi e) East Timor Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

51) Which of the following statements about Singapore is INCORRECT? a) It is a British colony. b) It has a predominantly Chinese population. c) It was once a part of the Malaysian Federation. d) It lies mainly on a small island. e) It wishes to join Indonesia.

Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

52) The ethnic group that accounts for over 75 percent of Singapore's population are the ___________. a) Indians b) Chinese c) Indonesians d) Siamese

e) Malays Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

53) An archipelago is ________________. a) a chain of islands b) an elongated state c) a protruded state d) best exemplified by Laos e) a divided state on the mainland Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

54) Indonesia is a state located _________________. a) on two major islands b) on more than 17,000 islands c) on both the Asian mainland and the island of Borneo d) between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean e) b and d above Answer: e Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

55) The majority of Indonesia's population is clustered on the island of ______________. a) Sulawesi b) Sumatera c) Jawa d) Kalimantan e) Timor Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

56) The island of ________ is the largest and westernmost in Indonesia's archipelago. a) Papua b) Borneo c) Sumatera d) Luzon e) Jawa Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

57) The Indonesian island of ________ borders the Strait of Malacca. a) Sulawesi b) Borneo c) Sumatera d) Luzon e) Jawa Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

58) The island of Insular Southeast Asia that can be characterized as a minicontinent is _____________. a) Sulawesi b) Borneo c) Sumatera d) Jawa e) Singapore Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

59) Southeast Asia contains one of the most important shipping channels, a choke point for the movement of Seaborne trade goods around the world. It is located between which two countries? a) Indonesia and Malaysia

b) Malaysia and Thailand c) Indonesia and East Timor d) yhe Philippines and Malaysia e) Vietnam and China Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

60) The now-ended policy of the Indonesian government to induce Jawanese to migrate to other islands was called: ___________________. a) diversity-in-unity development b) transmigration c) transculturation d) Jawanization e) ethnic cleansing Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

61) The state that has unresolved issues with Australia concerning undersea oil reserves is _______________. a) Thailand b) Indonesia c) East Timor d) Papua New Guinea e) Philippines

Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

62) The two main islands in the Philippines are _____________________. a) Mindanao and Luzon b) Borneo and Visayan c) Singapore and Cebu d) Timor and Jawa e) Sulawesi and Luzon Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

63) The Muslim stronghold in the Philippines is located in __________________. a) Luzon b) the Visayan archipelago c) the far southern islands d) Borneo e) metropolitan Manila Answer: c Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

Question Type: True-False

64) The city-state commanding access to the strategic Strait of Malacca is Hong Kong.

Answer: False Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the physical geography and environmental features of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; A Geographic Overview; Southeast Asia’s Physical Geography

65) Like Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia is a region of great cultural complexity that merits the label of shatter belt.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical geography and environmental features of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; A Geographic Overview; Southeast Asia’s Physical Geography

66) Southeast Asia can be considered a buffer zone as well as a shatter belt.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the physical geography and environmental features of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; A Geographic Overview; Southeast Asia’s Physical Geography

67) The total population of Southeast Asia is relatively modest compared to the populations of India and China.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

68) The population of Southeast Asia tends to be evenly spread across the realm's fragmented land area.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia.

69) The island of Jawa is one of the world's most intensively cultivated areas, owing to its rich volcanic soils.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

70) The Khmer people constitute the ethnic majority of the population in Cambodia.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions of Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia.

71) Cambodia is a good example of an elongated state.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

72) Laos is Southeast Asia's only landlocked country.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions in Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

73) The term Malaysia refers only to those former British protectorates on the Southeast Asian mainland.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

74) The United States acquired the Philippines from Japan at the beginning of World War II.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

75) Dutch colonialism in its East Indies possessions eventually united across more than 17,000 islands to form a single state.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

76) The Philippines' last colonial master, which granted the country independence in 1946, was the United States.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

77) The island of Singapore was formerly a British colony.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

78) French Indochina was the name of the French colonial stronghold in Southeast Asia.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets 79) Although Mainland Southeast Asia contains a number of large cities, it is not heavily urbanized.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

80) Vietnam constitutes an elongated state.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

81) More than half of Vietnam's population was born after the Indochina War. Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

82) North and South Vietnam were united into a single state in 1976.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

83) Vietnam has more than one national core area.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

84) The core area of Thailand is centered on the Chao Phraya River Basin.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

85) Myanmar, unlike other Southeast Asian countries, has no significant ethnic minorities.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

86) The Kayin (Karen), a people who reside in Myanmar's protrusion, aspire to create their own autonomous territory within the country.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

87) Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

88) In Singapore, ethnic Chinese constitute more than 70 percent of the population.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

89) East Malaysia consists of Sarawak and Sabah.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

90) Singapore lies near the southern end of the Strait of Malacca.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

91) People of Chinese descent constitute the ethnic majority of the population of Singapore.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

92) In Singapore, adherents of Islam constitute more than 75 percent of the population.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

93) Singapore has both an authoritarian government and a market economy.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

94) The island of Jawa (Java) became the focus of Dutch colonial administration in Southeast Asia.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

95) Indonesia has ended its policy of transmigration that involved the resettlement of Jawanese to other islands.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

96) Manila is located on the island of Mindanao.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions Insular Southeast Asia

97) A Muslim-based insurgency continues to plague the southern islands of the Philippines.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

98) The two largest islands in the Philippines are Luzon and Mindanao.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

99) Figure 10-17 shows that the island of Borneo consists of territory controlled by the countries of Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

Question Type: Fill-in-the-blank

100) Both Thailand and Myanmar are examples of states whose territorial morphologies can be classified as ___.

Answer: protruded Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the major categories of state territorial configurations and the characteristics of the population and religions within Southeast Asia.

Section Reference: Political Geography; Territorial Configurations; Population Geography; Religions of Southeast Asia

101) Countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia, whose land areas comprise numerous territories separated by water and/or foreign territory, are called ___ states by political geographers.

Answer: fragmented Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the role of outside influences in shaping this realm; economic growth in Southeast Asia and the goal of “ASEAN”.

Section Reference: The Imprint of Colonialism; Southeast Asia’s Emerging Markets

102) The outport of Haiphong is linked to the northern Vietnamese core city of __________ Answer: Hanoi

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

103) The communist leader who founded modern North Vietnam and after whom the capital of reunited Vietnam (formerly Saigon) was renamed in 1976, was ___.

Answer: Ho Chi Minh Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions: Mainland Southeast Asia

104) Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) lies in the massive, fertile delta of the ___ River.

Answer: Mekong Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions: Mainland Southeast Asia

105) Based on Figure 10-12, Vietnam's most heavily populated city is

.

Answer: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

106) Ethnic Khmers dominate the population of the country of___________ Answer: Cambodia Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

107) Only Afghanistan produces more opium than the Southeast Asian country of __________ Answer: Myanmar Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.

Section Reference: Regions of Southeast Asia; Mainland Southeast Asia

108) __________ is the official language of the Philippines.

Answer: Tagalog Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

109) The world's most populous Islamic country is ___.

Answer: Indonesia Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

110) Banda Aceh, the city most devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, is located on the Indonesian island of ___.

Answer: Sumatera Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

111) The megacity that serves as the capital of Indonesia is ___.

Answer: Jakarta Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

112) Papua, the Indonesian province that lies in the neighboring Pacific Realm, is located on the island of ___.

Answer: New Guinea Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

113) The most important island of the Philippines, which contains the capital of Manila, is named ___.

Answer: Luzon Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Identify the basic environmental and human geography and cultural, political, and development issues of Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.

Section Reference: Regions: Insular Southeast Asia

Package Title: Testbank Course Title: TWT 7e Chapter Number: 11

Question Type: Multiple Choice

1) Which of the following statements about the physical environment of the Austral Realm is INCORRECT? a) New Zealand has earthquakes and volcanoes; Australia has only volcanoes. b) Australia's rocks are older than those of New Zealand. c) Australia's highest mountains are the Great Dividing Range, while New Zealand has a spine of much higher mountains called the Southern Alps. d) New Zealand has a moderate, moist climate, whereas Australia's climates vary from tropical to Mediterranean to desert. e) New Zealand has a highland interior, whereas Australia's interior exhibits mainly low relief.

Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss landform regions, climate zones, and influence of the Southern Ocean, biogeography, and human-environmental interactions in Australia and New Zealand.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Land and Environment

2) The animals found in Australia who carry their young in pouches are collectively known as _______________. a) eucalyptuses b) Australopods c) marsupials d) Outbacks e) Anzacs Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss landform regions, climate zones, and influence of the Southern Ocean, biogeography, and human-environmental interactions in Australia and New Zealand.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Land and Environment

3) __________ is the study of fauna in spatial perspective. a) Ecology b) Zoogeography c) Phytogeography d) Botanical geography e) Plant geography Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss landform regions, climate zones, and influence of the Southern Ocean, biogeography, and human-environmental interactions in Australia and New Zealand.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Land and Environment

4) Wallace's Line refers to the __________________. a) fault in Australia where earthquakes are particularly severe b) line separating Australian animal species from non-Australian species c) middle ridge of the Great Dividing Range d) place at which Australian waters are divided from New Zealand waters e) dividing line between the Southern and Pacific oceans Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss landform regions, climate zones, and influence of the Southern Ocean, biogeography, and human-environmental interactions in Australia and New Zealand.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Land and Environment

5) Figure 11-3 shows that the body of water found near 40° South latitude is ___________.

a) the Indian Ocean b) the Pacific Ocean

c) the Austral Ocean d) the Southern Ocean e) the Arafura Sea Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss landform regions, climate zones, and influence of the Southern Ocean, biogeography, and human-environmental interactions in Australia and New Zealand.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Land and Environment

6) According to Figure 11-5, which city is closest to Australia's largest mountain range?

a) Perth b) Adelaide c) Sydney d) Alice Springs e) Darwin Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss landform regions, climate zones, and influence of the Southern Ocean, biogeography, and human-environmental interactions in Australia and New Zealand.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Land and Environment

7) According to Figure 11-6, Tasmania contains all of the following minerals EXCEPT ____________.

a) copper b) lead c) gold d) zinc e) uranium Answer: e Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss landform regions, climate zones, and influence of the Southern Ocean, biogeography, and human-environmental interactions in Australia and New Zealand.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Land and Environment

8) Indigenous Australians are known as ______________. a) Maoris b) Cook Islanders c) Aboriginals d) Austral Indians e) marsupials Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

9) Which of the following is NOT one of Australia's major problems? a) aboriginal land claims b) environmental degradation c) immigration issues d) land border disputes e) urban issues Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

10) Australia’s top customer for its goods is ____________.

a) China b) New Zealand c) the United States d) Indonesia e) Japan Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

11) Which of the following cities is located nearest the Australian capital of Canberra? a) Perth b) Melbourne c) Auckland d) Adelaide e) Brisbane Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

12) The governmental structure of Australia is that of a(n) ______________. a) federal state b) unitary state c) British colony d) monarchy e) indigenous society

Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

13) The island lying across the Bass Strait off the southeastern coast of Australia is named ____________. a) New Zealand b) Canberra c) Tasmania d) South Island e) East Timor Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

14) Most of the core area of Australia is located in the ___________. a) northwest b) northeast c) southwest d) southeast e) Outback Answer: d Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

15) Approximately ___ percent of Australians live in cities or towns. a) 30 b) 50 c) 60 d) 70 e) 80 Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

16) The capital of Australia is _________________. a) Canberra b) Sydney c) Melbourne d) Hobart e) Wellington Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

17) The vast interior rural heart of Australia is known as the _________________. a) Australian Capital Territory b) Central Australian State c) Aboriginal Territories d) Empty Quarter e) Outback Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

18) The agricultural activity most closely associated with Australia's moistest environment is ______________. a) growing sugar cane b) sheep raising c) wheat farming d) mixed horticulture e) growing grapes for wine Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

19) The environmental crisis that most severely threatens economic activity in the MurrayDarling River Basin is _________________. a) overpopulation b) rabbit-induced deforestation

c) mining pollution d) drought e) repeated floods Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

20) Which nation does not rank among the five leading trading partners of Australia? a) China b) South Korea c) India d) United States e) Japan Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

21) New Zealand's largest ethnic minority group, whose roots are Polynesian, call themselves the ______________. a) Aboriginals b) Maori c) Kiwi d) Austral Indians e) South Islanders Answer: b Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand

22) Which of the following is true? a) New Zealand lies less than 100 miles from Australia. b) Whereas much of interior Australia is desert, most of interior New Zealand is mountainous. c) The capital of New Zealand is Auckland. d) New Zealand consists mainly of three large islands. e) Most of New Zealand's population lives in the interior of the North Island.

Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand

23) The historic 1840 agreement between the Maori and Europeans in New Zealand is known as the Treaty of _______________. a) Waitangi b) Canterbury c) Wellington d) the South Pacific e) North Island Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand

24) New Zealand is approximately ________ miles from the southeast coast of Australia. a) 500 b) 1000 c) 1500 d) 2000 e) 2500

Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand

Question Type: True-False

25) Figure 11-4 indicates that species found in New Guinea are similar to those of Australia.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss landform regions, climate zones, and influence of the Southern Ocean, biogeography, and human-environmental interactions in Australia and New Zealand.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Land and Environment

26) The Tropic of Capricorn virtually divides Australia north and south.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss landform regions, climate zones, and the influence of the Southern Ocean, biogeography, and human-environmental interactions in Australia and New Zealand.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Land and Environment

27) The Subtropical Convergence marks the northern limits of the Southern Ocean.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss landform regions, climate zones, and the influence of the Southern Ocean, biogeography, and human-environment interactions in Australia and New Zealand.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Land and Environment

28) Australia's plants and animals are closely related to those of Africa.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

29) Biogeography is subdivided into the fields of climatology and geomorphology.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

30) Australia currently does not permit the immigration of people who do not have European ancestry.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

31) The Austral Realm is the only one that lies completely in the Southern Hemisphere.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

32) Today, fully a quarter of Australia's population is foreign-born.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

33) Sydney, Australia's largest metropolis, contains more than one-fifth of the country's entire population.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

34) Australia is a federal political unit consisting of six States and two federal territories.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

35) Sydney, Australia's modern capital, overcame competition from Melbourne and was selected to be the capital city.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

36) The proportion of Australia's population living in urban areas is presently about half that found in Western Europe.

Answer: False Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

37) Australia's Aboriginal population totals about 2 percent of its total population.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

38) Australia’s successful mixed horticulture cultivation is dependent on irrigation.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

39) Australia, like the United States, experienced a gold rush.

Answer: True Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

40) Australia has had a long-term relationship with Papua New Guinea to assist that country's development.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

41) Broken Hill and Mount Isa are both mineral-rich mining complexes of Australia.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

42) Figure 11-6 shows that the Great Barrier Reef is located in the Coral Sea.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

43) Sugar cane is grown in subtropical coastal lowland areas of Queensland.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

44) If no European had settled in New Zealand, it would still be part of the Pacific Realm.

Answer: True Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand

45) New Zealand is located about 1,000 miles northeast of Australia.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand

46) Whereas Australia's population exhibits a strongly peripheral pattern of distribution, New Zealand's population is much more evenly dispersed.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand

47) In contrast to Australia, New Zealand's economy is mainly industrial.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand

48) New Zealand's interior is as sparsely populated as Australia's.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand

49) Maori is an official language of New Zealand.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand

50) Figure 11-9 shows that the Southern Alps are located on New Zealand's North Island.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand 51) Given its minimal production of manufactured goods, New Zealand’s principal exports are agricultural products.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions New Zealand

Question Type: Fill-in-the-blank

52) The term Austral means ___.

Answer: South Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss landform regions, climate zones, and influence of the Southern Ocean, biogeography, and human-environmental interactions in Australia and New Zealand.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Land and Environment

53) The northern boundary of the Southern Ocean is called the ___ Convergence.

Answer: Subtropical Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss landform regions, climate zones, and influence of the Southern Ocean, biogeography, and human-environmental interactions in Australia and New Zealand.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Land and Environment

54) The northernmost large city of Australia is _______.

Answer: Darwin Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

55) The city that centers the Australian Capital Territory is ___.

Answer: Canberra Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

56) Australia's newest neighbor, which successfully seceded from Indonesia and became independent in 2002, is ___.

Answer: East Timor Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe Australia’s major geographic features, environmental challenges, Aboriginal population, and its basic historical, cultural, political, urban, and economic geography.

Section Reference: Regions of the Realm; Australia

57) The largest urban area in New Zealand is centered on the city of ___________

Answer: Auckland Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand 58) The chief farming region of New Zealand's South Island is the ___ Plain.

Answer: Canterbury Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain New Zealand’s general layout, as well as its basic historical, political, and cultural geography, including its relationship with the indigenous Maori population.

Section Reference: Regions: New Zealand

Package Title: Testbank Course Title: TWT 7e Chapter Number: 12

Question Type: Multiple Choice

1) The UNCLOS allows states to claim all resources within a(n) _____________ that extends up to 200 nautical miles from their coasts. a) Special Administrative Region b) Exclusive Economic Zone c) Underwater Protrusion d) Extraterritorial Zone e) Territorial Sea Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s marine geography, including key politico-spatial concepts, the “scramble for the oceans”, UNCLOS intervention , maritime boundary-making, and the spread of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

Section Reference: The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography

2) A territorial sea is ______________. a) an adjacent area of the ocean where all of the rights of a coastal state prevail b) a body of water completely surrounded by a state c) a small body of water that connects to larger bodies of water d) identical to the term high seas e) an area where a state has no rights to exploit minerals Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s marine geography including key politico-spatial concepts, the “scramble for the oceans”, UNCLOS intervention, maritime boundary-making, and the spread of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

Section Reference: The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography

3) When a body of water is less than 24 nautical miles wide, the boundary between the states on each shore is drawn along ____________. a) Wallace's line b) the median line c) the choke point d) the Political Convergence Line e) the deepest channel Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s marine geography including key politico-spatial concepts, the “scramble for the oceans”, UNCLOS intervention, maritime boundary-making, and the spread of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

Section Reference: The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography

4) Which country temporarily withdrew from UNCLOS as an indirect result of the independence of East Timor? a) Australia b) Indonesia c) New Guinea d) East Timor e) New Zealand Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s marine geography including key politico-spatial concepts, the “scramble for the oceans”, UNCLOS intervention, maritime boundary-making, and the spread of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

Section Reference: The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography

5) Based on Figure 12-2, which of the following U.S. states would have the largest EEZ?

a) New York b) California c) Texas d) Hawai'i e) Washington Answer: d Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s marine geography, including key politico-spatial concepts, the “scramble for the oceans”, UNCLOS intervention, maritime boundary-making, and the spread of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

Section Reference: The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography

6) In territorial size, the largest country in Melanesia is:___________________. a) the Solomon Islands b) Fiji c) Papua New Guinea d) Hawai'i e) Easter Island

Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions; Melanesia

7) The island of New Guinea is part of the Pacific region known as: _________________. a) Melanesia b) Micronesia c) Polynesia d) Insular Southeast Asia e) Indonesia Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions; Melanesia

8) Which of the following is located in Melanesia? a) Guam b) Tahiti c) Vanuatu d) Samoa e) Hawai'i Answer: c Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions; Melanesia

9) The largest cluster of population in Melanesia is found in _________________. a) Papua New Guinea b) Fiji c) Vanuatu d) Samoa e) New Caledonia Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions; Melanesia

10) The majority of people of New Guinea are ______________. a) ethnic Chinese b) Polynesian c) Indonesian in their ancestry d) of Dutch descent e) Papuans Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions; Melanesia

11) Prior to independence, New Guinea was under the administration of __________________. a) Australia b) the United Kingdom c) the Netherlands d) Indonesia e) Japan

Answer: a Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions; Melanesia

12) Which of the following about New Caledonia is INCORRECT? a) It has significant nickel resources. b) It remains under British rule. c) It is inhabited by less than 300,000 people. d) Its capital is Nouméa. e) It lies within Melanesia.

Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions; Melanesia

13) Which of the following about Fiji is INCORRECT? a) Nearly a million people live on about 100 islands. b) The vast majority of Fijians are of Melanesian heritage. c) A large number of South Asians arrived during the colonial era to work on the sugar plantations. d) The South Asians have long been political activists. e) The South Asians have dominated the commercial life of the country.

Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions; Melanesia

14) Which of the following is located in Micronesia? a) Hawaiian Islands b) Marshall Islands c) New Caledonia d) the Solomon Islands e) Papua New Guinea Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

15) The better-watered volcanic islands, where the economy is based on agriculture, are known as ____________________, a) high islands b) low islands c) Melanesian islands d) Micronesian islands e) Polynesian islands Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

16) The dominant economic activity associated with high-island cultures is ______________. a) tourism b) fishing c) agriculture d) mining e) manufacturing

Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

17) The Pacific region named ___________ takes its name from the word for many, and is contained within a huge triangle whose corners are New Zealand, Easter Island, and the Hawaiian Islands. a) Polynesia b) Amnesia c) Micronesia d) Melanesia e) Oceania Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

18) Regionally, the Hawaiian Islands are part of ________________. a) Melanesia b) Micronesia c) Polynesia d) the Pacific Rim e) North America Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

19) Based on Figure 12-3, which of the following is NOT considered part of Polynesia?

a) Hawai'i b) Midway Islands c) Easter Island d) Tonga e) Fiji Answer: e Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

20) Guam is politically affiliated with _________ a) China b) Japan c) France d) The Philippines

e) The United States Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

21) The United States conducted nuclear weapons tests after World War II in___________ a) Hawai'i b) Fiji c) The Marshall Islands d) The Solomon Islands e) Kiribati

Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

22) Valid Arctic claims can be made by all but which of the following countries: a) Canada b) Finland c) Norway d) Russia e) the United States Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the general physical geography of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding water bodies and the general layout of the Arctic Ocean Basin and the disputed territorial/seafloor claims that mark its political geography.

Section Reference: Polar Futures; Partitioning the Antarctic; Geopolitics in the Arctic Basin

23) Which of the following countries has made no claim to territory in Antarctica? a) Chile b) Argentina c) Australia d) the United Kingdom e) the United States Answer: e Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the general physical geography of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding water bodies, and the general layout of the Arctic Ocean Basin and the disputed territorial/seafloor claims that mark its political geography.

Section Reference: Polar Futures; Partitioning the Antarctic; Geopolitics in the Arctic Basin

24) According to Figure 12-4, the body of water that separates Argentina from the Antarctic Peninsula is________________.

a) Drake Passage b) Weddell Sea c) Bellingshausen Sea d) Amundsen Sea e) Antarctic Sea Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Explain the general physical geography of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding water bodies, and the general layout of the Arctic Ocean Basin and the disputed territorial/seafloor claims that mark its political geography.

Section Reference: Polar Futures; Partitioning the Antarctic; Geopolitics in the Arctic Basin

25) According to Figure 12-4, all of Antarctica lies south of _________________.

a) the Antarctic Circle b) 60° South latitude c) 60° West longitude

d) the South Pole e) 0° longitude Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the general physical geography of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding water bodies, and the general layout of the Arctic Ocean Basin and the disputed territorial/seafloor claims that mark its political geography.

Section Reference: Polar Futures; Partitioning the Antarctic; Geopolitics in the Arctic Basin

26) Figure 12-5 shows that this country does not have territory bordering the Arctic Ocean.

a) Russia b) Norway c) Sweden d) Denmark e) the United States Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the general physical geography of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding water bodies and the general layout of the Arctic Ocean Basin and the disputed territorial/seafloor claims that mark its political geography.

Section Reference: Polar Futures; Partitioning the Antarctic; Geopolitics in the Arctic Basin

Question Type: True-False

27) Before the European invasion, Australia and New Zealand would have been included in the Pacific Realm.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the Pacific Realm’s major geographic features and the legacy of imperialism left by the French, British, and Americans and its impact on the realm's current political map.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Colonization and Independence

28) An atoll is a reef or island indicative of an undersea volcano.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the Pacific Realm’s major geographic features and the legacy of imperialism left by the French, British, and Americans, and its impact on the realm’s current political map.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Colonization and Independence

29) An international agreement allows exclusive 200-nautical-mile fishing zones for coastal states.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s marine geography, including key politico-spatial concepts, the “scramble for the oceans”, UNCLOS intervention, maritime boundary-making, and the spread of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

Section Reference: The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography

30) Countries have always claimed at least 12 nautical miles of offshore water as part of their territorial sea.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s marine geography, including key politico-spatial concepts, the “scramble for the oceans”, UNCLOS intervention, maritime boundary-making, and the spread of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

Section Reference: The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography

31) Exclusive Economic Zones are always less extensive than territorial seas.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s marine geography, including key politico-spatial concepts, the “scramble for the oceans”, UNCLOS intervention, maritime boundary-making, and the spread of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

Section Reference: The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography

32) A landlocked country does not have an EEZ. Answer: True Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s marine geography including key politico-spatial concepts, the “scramble for the oceans”, UNCLOS intervention, maritime boundary-making, and the spread of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

Section Reference: The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography 33) Establishment of EEZs greatly diminished the overall extent of the so-called “high seas”.

Answer: True Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s marine geography, including key politico-spatial concepts, the “scramble for the oceans”, UNCLOS intervention, maritime boundary-making, and the spread of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

Section Reference: The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography

34) New Guinea is a part of Melanesia, a Pacific region that also includes the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions; Melanesia

35) Melanesia is the most heavily populated of the three Pacific regions.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions; Melanesia

36) New Caledonia is still under French rule today.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions; Melanesia

37) Fiji lies west of the International Date Line.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions; Melanesia

38) Most of Micronesia consists of low islands.

Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

39) Low-elevation islands support productive agriculture better than high elevation islands.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

40) The islands of Micronesia tend to be small, but they are, on average, higher in elevation than the islands of Melanesia.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

41) In the Pacific Realm, the so-called high islands mainly have volcanic origins, whereas the low islands are made of coral.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

42) High-island cultures are associated with fertile soils and farming economies.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

43) Low-island environments are marked by economies based on fishing.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

44) Polynesia is the Pacific's most populous region.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

45) Papua New Guinea is located in Polynesia.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

46) Polynesian culture is characterized by its variety, diversity, and inconsistency from island to island in the Pacific.

Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

47) Russia stands to gain the most from the opening of the Arctic.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the general physical geography of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding water bodies and the general layout of the Arctic Ocean Basin and the disputed territorial/seafloor claims that mark its political geography.

Section Reference: Polar Futures; Partitioning the Antarctic; Geopolitics in the Arctic

48) Like the Antarctic, the Arctic is divided among various counties into well-defined territories.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the general physical geography of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding water bodies and the general layout of the Arctic Ocean Basin, and the disputed territorial/seafloor claims that mark its political geography.

Section Reference: Polar Futures; Partitioning the Antarctic; Geopolitics in the Arctic

49) The Antarctic Treaty that presently holds national land claims at abeyance expired in 1991 and was replaced by the Wellington Agreement.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the general physical geography of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding water bodies, and the general layout of the Arctic Ocean Basin and the disputed territorial/seafloor claims that mark its political geography.

Section Reference: Polar Futures; Partitioning the Antarctic; Geopolitics in the Arctic Basin

50) The South Pole is today claimed by the United States, whose explorer Marie Byrd was first to reach this distant outpost in 1895.

Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the general physical geography of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding water bodies, and the general layout of the Arctic Ocean Basin and the disputed territorial/seafloor claims that mark its political geography.

Section Reference: Polar Futures; Partitioning the Antarctic; Geopolitics in the Arctic Basin

51) Pie-shaped best describes the cartographic form of national territorial claims that have been made in Antarctica.

Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the general physical geography of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding water bodies, and the general layout of the Arctic Ocean Basin and the disputed territorial/seafloor claims that mark its political geography.

Section Reference: Polar Futures; Partitioning the Antarctic; Geopolitics in the Arctic Basin

Question Type: Fill-in-the-blank

52) The U.S. state that is located in the Pacific Realm is ___.

Answer: Hawai’i Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the Pacific Realm’s major geographic features and the legacy of imperialism left by the French, British, and Americans and its impact on the Pacific Realm’s current political map.

Section Reference: Defining the Realm; Colonization and Independence 53) The “LOS” in UNCLOS stands for ___.

Answer: Law of the Sea; the Law of the Sea Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s marine geography including key politico-spatial concepts, the “scramble for the oceans”, UNCLOS intervention, maritime boundary-making, and the spread of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) Section Reference: The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography

54) Shallow offshore continuations of coastal plains into adjacent seafloors are known as continental ___.

Answer: shelves Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Discuss the realm’s marine geography including key politico-spatial concepts, the “scramble for the oceans”, UNCLOS intervention, maritime boundary-making, and the spread of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).

Section Reference: The Pacific Realm and Its Marine Geography

55) The capital of Papua New Guinea is ____________

Answer: Port Moresby Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Melanesia.

Section Reference: Pacific Regions: Melanesia

56) The Pacific region that from the end of World War II through the 1980s was largely a United States Trust territory is ___.

Answer: Micronesia Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Describe the basic layout, political geography, and human spatial organization of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Section Reference: Regions: Micronesia; Polynesia

57) The finger of land extending from the main body of Antarctica toward South America is known as the ___.

Answer: Antarctic Peninsula Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: Explain the general physical geography of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding water bodies, and the general layout of the Arctic Ocean Basin and the disputed territorial/seafloor claims that mark its political geography.

Section Reference: Polar Futures; Partitioning the Antarctic; Geopolitics in the Arctic Basin