Geography Exam 2

Question 1

White Australian Policy

Answer 1

(80 Years) From 1890-1970 Australia had an immigration policy that only allowed white people to there country. (directed towards Chinese)

Question 2

Prime Ministers

Answer 2

John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard

Question 3

We claim we have a secular country

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Six States (Australia)

Answer 4

Queensland, South Australia, NSW, Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania

Question 5

Three Territories

Answer 5

Australian Territories, Jervis Bay, Northern Territory

Question 6

What is Australia’s capital and where is it?

Answer 6

Canberra and is located in Austalian Capital Territory

Question 7

Supranational Organizations

Answer 7

EU and AUSTFA

Question 8

AUSTFA

Answer 8

Trade agreement with Australia that ensures access to American market for Austalian products

Question 9

What are the functions of trade blocks?

Answer 9

• A group of countries get together to manage and promote trade activities for a region
• Functions to establish import quotas
• Functions to establish custom delays

Question 10

NTAEs

Answer 10

Non-Traditional Agricultural Exports

*functions to establish subsidies

Question 11

NAFTA

Answer 11

(North American Free Trade Agreement)

*regional agreement between Canada, Mexico & US to implement free trade

Question 12

EU (European Union)

Answer 12

largest trading block in the world

Question 13

Mercosur

Answer 13

Trade Alliance between Argentina, Brazil, Urugua with Chile and Bolivia to create a common market/customs union within the blocs

Question 14

How is Mercosur different than the EU?

Answer 14

Rejection of supranationality

Question 15

Caricom (Caribbean Community & Common Market)

Answer 15

• improve standards of living
• coordinate economic development
• expand trade outside

Question 16

CACM (Central American Common Market)

Answer 16

• increase trade between member states

* Guatemala, Hunduras, Costa Rica

Question 17

ASEAN (Assoc. of Southeast Asian Nations)

Answer 17

act as a community to focus on trase within bloc

Question 18

Southeast Asia (Countries)

Answer 18

• Myanmar
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Thailand
• Malaysia
• Phillippines

Question 19

Physical Geography (SE Asia)

Answer 19

Humid equatorial climate and mariana deep-sea trench (deepest in the world)

Question 20

Can you have glaciers in an equatorial region?

Answer 20

Yes. because of elevation

Question 21

Where did we see a physical example that affected humans?

Answer 21

Krakatoa (year without summer, ash weverywhere)

Question 22

Why is Indonesia ranked 2nd? (Life)

Answer 22

Becasue of mangroves which provided a rich habitat for numerous species.

Question 23

Wallace’s Line

Answer 23

deep trech b/w Bali & Lombock that prevented communities from mixing & created major ecolocial division.

Question 24

Deforestation is most significant region-wide environmental problem

Answer 24

True

*irrigated rice fields has little diversity

Question 25

There are known economical locations Asian species to W & Australien species to E

Answer 25

*Wallace *Webber *Liedecker (LINES)

Question 26

Southeast Asia

Answer 26

Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam

Question 27

Southwest Asia

Answer 27

North Africa & Middle East

Question 28

South Asia

Answer 28

India, Pakistam, Bangladesh

Question 29

East Asia

Answer 29

China & Japan

Question 30

The West

Answer 30

*Liberty

Question 31

The East

Answer 31

*Harmony