GEOGRAPHY TEST 4.pdf

Name: _--.._tf_,~_ w I PUT YOUR ANSWERS ·ON THE SCANTRON, NOT ON THIS PAGE !! True (A) / False (B) 1) The Himalayas were formed by the collision of two tectonic plates. T 2) India has a strong 80ftware development industry. T 3) A monsoon is the seasonal change of wind direction. ! 4) Islamabad, Pakistan and Astana, Kazakhstan are forward capitals. T 5) Much of western Ollna's population growth is due to migration ofHan Chinese into the region. T 6) In the late 1970s, a Soviet-supported government gained control of Afghanistan.-\ 7) The Three Gorges Dam is being built on the Yangtze River. -, 8) China's Loess Plat~au erodes into the Huang He River. \ 9) Japan, Taiwan, ani South Korea have instituted policies that result in pollution exporting. -r 10) Two literate inhabitants of China may not be able to understand each other's speech, but they can read each other's letters. -\ 11) For most of the last two thousand years, the Chinese empire was Earth's wealthiest and most powerful state. \' 12) Since the end of :he Korean War, North Korea has had stronger economic growth than has South Korea. I 13) Japan has a low population density. ~ 14) Feng Shui, or geomancy, is the Chinese and Korean practice of designing buildings in accordance with spiritual powers. " 15) If your parents ar~ not Japanese but you were born in Japan, you are automatically a Japanese citizen. F 16) It is easy to transport oil from Central Asia to Europe. r-::- 17) New Delhi was planned and constructed by the British. '\ 18) Bangladesh's lo\v wage rates have made it attractive to com12anies that manufacture clothes. \ 19) The Han are an e:hnic minority in China. t- 1 r Multiple Choice (choose no more than one answer for each problem). 20) Many different l&"1guagesare often found A: on plateaus B' on the steppe @) in mountains D: along rivers E: in deserts 21) Over half of this country's children are malnourished: A: Sri Lanka B: India C' Pakistan 12)Bangladesh E: Nepal 22) The most isolated country in South Asia:is: A: Nepal ~ Bangladesh - ~ Bhutan D: Pakistan E: Sri Lanka 23) The Maldives are threatened by A: terrorism B: pollution' C: earthquakes ~ rising sea levels from global warming E: globalization 24) Indo-European languages are most likely to be spoken in this part of India: CA;~)North B: South C: East D: West E: Southeast 25) Bangladesh A: is where Urdu is tbe national language. ,~.\ fought a war with India in 1971. (C~)was once part of Pakistan.tr: is one of the richest nations in South Asia. E: is predominantly Hindu. 2 i) India's states were'organ11ed by: A: religion. B: economic activity. C: political affiliation @: language. E: physical geography. 27) The caste system ~smost associated with this country: A: China /13) IndiaLC Indonesia D: Afghanistan E: Japan 28) This country was never part of the U.S.S.R. A: Kazakhstan B: Turkrn~nistan RUzbeki~tan @Afghanistan E: Kyrgyzstan m This country has fue "one child policy." (A:)J apan B : North Korea C: South Korea D: Taiwan E: China ):0) Shintoism is most prevalent in this country.(jS) Japan B: North Korea C: South Korea D: Taiwan E: China 3 1) This country attacked the US during WorId War II: A: Japan J?: North Korea C: South Korea D: Taiwan E: China 32) This country colcnized Hong Kong. _~~l'rance . B: Spain C:'P-ortugal D:'the Netherlands E: Great Britain r 33) The Dalai Lama lives in India, but he would like to return home to: A: Mongolia B: Afghanistan C: Azerbaijan <;:::B=::'Iai~~istan (,E: Tibet ~--~ 34) Which body of water has shrunk considerably since the 1970s? A: Balqash Lake . B: Lake Baikal C: Kara-bogaz Lake ~B~-- ArarSea--- __ '-- " E~-C_a:spian-S~a·! 35) The movie about the camel tales place in: ~ Mongolia . B: China C: India D: Afghanistan E: Kaz"akhstan 36) The big problem in the movie was about the baby camel: ~: It was injured. @1 Its mother rejected it. C: It didn't have any friends. D:It had to walk many miles in the desert. E: It couldn't watch TV. 37) In the movie, the people solved t~e baby camel's problem by: A: letting it-rest. - /B:. feeding it. ~) getting a musician to play ritual music. D: getting?- vet to heal it. E: letting it watch TV. 38) What religion are the people in the movie about the camel? A: Christian B:·; Muslim ,0':..::", ~) Lamaist Buddhist D: Animist E: Hindu 39) At the end of the movie about the camel, which modem convenience does the family get because the little QQYwants it? (W: A TV. B: A telephone. C: A motorbike. D: A computer. E: A radio. 4 I 1Q} In which country do people have the shortest life expectancy? 'VAfghanistan B: Mongolia C: Turkmenistan < D: Kazakhstan E: Azerbaijan 41) Most of the people who have migrated out of Kazakhstan since the break-up of the U.S.S.R. are: A: ethnic Kazaks mm.-ing to the U.S. for economic opportunity B: ethnic Kazaks fleemg to escape drought C: ethnic Turks returring to Turkey D: ethnic Afghans retJIning to Afghanistan E: ethnic Russians retnrning to Russia 42) The world's largest river delta is in: A: China B: India h Pakistan c(b:) Bangladesh V Japan 43) Russia has been disagreeing with this country for more than 50 years over who claims the Kuril Islands. ,fA0 Japan~ China C: North Korea D: South Korea E: India 44) Which country has the strongest forest preservation efforts? A: Bangladesh B: China C: North Korea D: South Korea E: Japan 45) Japan does NOT import A: lumber B: rice C: seafood D: soybeans E: wheat 46) Hinduism considzrs this animal to be sacred. A: cow B: yak C: pig D: tiger E: elephant 5 47) "'Whichreligion dominates in Pakistan and Bangladesh? A: Islam B: Christianity C: Hinduism D: Buddhism E: Sikhism 48) Both India and Pakistan claim this territory. A: Sri Lanka B: Tibet C: Punjab D: .Bangladesh E: Kashmir Matching . Match the language family with the country where it is dominant (a language family ma) be used more than once or not at all) A: Indo-European B: Dravidian C: Altaic D: Sino-Tibetan E: none of the above 49) Afghanistan ~ 50) Uzbekistanc 51) China 0 52) Koreac. 53) Japan E 54) Kazakhstan C-- 55) Pakistan fA Match the numbers on the following maps with the place names. Please mark your ans~rs on the scantron. Central Asia 56-60 ca A: Afghanistan ~ ~ B: Kazakhstan' Sv C: Mongolia 6r D: Tibet 5t E: Uzbekistan VD 6 East Asia 61-65 A: China (p ~ B: Japan (/l.... C: North Korea LoU D: South Korea G ") E: Taiwan [PI 66-70 A: Beijing U? B: Hong Kong =rD C: The Huang He (Yellow) River {;" D: Shangh~q E: The Yangtze River G G South Asia 71-75 A: The Arabian Sea '1-"C3 ~_ B: The Bay ofBengaIl'::/ C: India 4-U D: The Maldives ~ ~ E: -Sri Lanka ~ \ 76-80 i A: Bangladesh 'Cr-(j B: The Ganges River I -I C: The Himalayas ;-q, D: Nepal -::;-?- E: Pakistan "1-(", 7 r- I ss ~. 0\ ...? o 200 400 rnl I ·1 I I I I o ·200 400 kin SOUTH ASIA Political Map Over 1,000,000 500,000-1,000,000 (selected cities) Selected smaller cities I I I I rl i \ ? ? @ 0 61