Objective Final Exam Review

Question 1

A majority of the agriculture in Russia is produced by-

Answer 1

Subsistence farms

Question 2

The use of a Yurt in a Central Asia reflects a culture that is-

Answer 2

Still using traditional activities

Question 3

How do the Ural Mountains affect the distribution of climate regions in Russia?

Answer 3

A barrier that blocks warm western continental winds making the east cold and dry

Question 4

Why do the cultures of the republics of Transcaucasia differ considerably from culture in Russia and Europe republics?

Answer 4

The region is at a geographic crossroads with languages/cultural influences from Russia

Question 5

Which factor had the most impact on the creation of the borders in Central Asia?

Answer 5

Ethnic divisions

Question 6

The level of economic development in Central Asia is best described as-

Answer 6

Heavily dependent on primary activities

Question 7

The creation of OPEC has affected Southwest Asia by-

Answer 7

Strengthening the global influence of the oil producing nations in the region

Question 8

Jerusalem is physically divided because of-

Answer 8

Cultural groups

Question 9

Control of the Suez Canal is important because it connect-

Answer 9

Egypt and Southwest Asia; the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

Question 10

Which Islamic religious practice reflects the importance of Mecca?

Answer 10

Prayer prompts Muslims to face Mecca

Question 11

Why is the Egypt population concentrated onto three percent of the land area?

Answer 11

Due to the harsh weather of the Saharan Desert, the population moved near the Nile river

Question 12

Many societies in Southwest Asia have adapted to the scarcity of water in this region by-

Answer 12

Desalinization plants

Question 13

Which factor most accounts for the creation of the Africa borders?

Answer 13

Colonial territorial claims and ethnicity

Question 14

Which biome is characteristic of the central Sub-Saharan Africa nearest the equator?

Answer 14

Tropical rainforest

Question 15

Which change has resulted from increasing population pressures and overgrazing in the Sahel?

Answer 15

Loss of vegetation and loss of inhabitable areas causing desertification

Question 16

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to a diversity of biomes and proveerá which has resulted in a place that is characterized by-

Answer 16

Lack of rainfall and overgrazing

Question 17

How is the practice of micro-lending changing economic patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Answer 17

Women are changing gender roles and has inspired cottage industries

Question 18

After years of a north-south civil war in Sudan, South Sudan formed as a separate nation in 2011 after a majority of the people living there-

Answer 18

Voted on referendum for independence

Question 19

Nepal and Bhutan differ from other South Asian countries because they are both-

Answer 19

Landlocked

Question 20

Which of the listed characteristics are associated with Buddhism?

Answer 20

Four Noble Truths, Reincarnation, Siddhartha Gautama, and Eight Fold Path

Question 21

Which factors most account for the creation of a tropical climate throughout much of the Indian subcontinent?

Answer 21

Proximity to the Indian Ocean and Equator

Question 22

While most people in India are practicing Hindus, the region is also home to what other types of religions?

Answer 22

Muslims, Buddhists, Jains, Siks, and Christians

Question 23

Millions of Hindus perform religious rituals, such as purification rites and the disposal of the deceased, in the Ganges river. How have these long-practiced rituals affected the river today?

Answer 23

The river is one of the most polluted today

Question 24

Which cultural tradition still characterizes Indian society today; despite being outlawed in 1947?

Answer 24

The Caste System

Question 25

Founded in the fifteenth century by Guru Nanak Dev, which monotheistic religion of India is characterized by a belief in a cycle of rebirth?

Answer 25

Sikhism

Question 26

What is one way India's rapid population growth has affected the environment in the region?

Answer 26

Air and water pollution

Question 27

Which force led ASEAN to establish a free trade area?

Answer 27

Globalization

Question 28

Which conclusion most accurately compares the populations of China and the world?

Answer 28

The population rate in achina is slower the the rest of the world

Question 29

Where would Japan likely fall on the economic spectrum?

Answer 29

Between socialism and Free enterprise

Question 30

Why has the management of epidemics in China become a greater challenge?

Answer 30

Globalization is leading China to be more connected to the world

Question 31

Why can Juche be considered an example of cultural diffusion?

Answer 31

It mixes communist ideas and North Korean culture

Question 32

Which geographic features of western China most accounts for it's settlement pattern?

Answer 32

Mountainous terrain

Question 33

Which factor contributed most to the desire of European colonial power to control trade in southwest Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

Answer 33

Demand for spices