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REVIEW For Final Exam (Regular-First 75, PAP-ALL 100)
1. What causes the seasons?
2. For the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year is June 21. What is this called?
3. Which religion(s) draws its roots from Abraham?
4. What is the oldest religion?
5. What is illiteracy?
6. What is the most populated country in South Asia?
7. Where would most of the Indus Valley civilizations be located today?
8. What is the “price to pay” for the summer monsoons?
9. What is the primary religion in South Asia?
10. What territory causes conflict in South Asia?
11. When Sun Yat-sen died in 1925, __________ took over the Nationalist Party.
12. The Mongols were ___________ for thousands of years.
13. Which Korea was positively influenced by the United States?
14. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at __________.
15. What is the primary river in Southeastern mainland Asia?
16. Most islands of Oceania are ________.
17. What is the smallest continent on Earth?
18. What is the largest continent on Earth?
19. What is the longest river?
20. What is the largest river?
21. What is the largest cold desert in the world?
22. What is the largest hot desert in the world?
23. What is the tallest mountain peak in the world?
24. What is the deepest lake in the world?
25. Compare the Rocky Mountains with the Appalachians.
26. What do geographers consider when defining deserts?
27. What area is most affected by the monsoons?
28. What was the first Chinese Dynasty?
29. What is the official name of China today?
30. What two countries contain the Gobi Desert?
31. What animal overpopulated Australia in the late 1800s?
32. What controversial activities have taken place in Oceania in the last 60 years?
33. Which river is known as China’s Sorrow?
34. Which region of China do most of the people live in?
35. What is one of the most advanced and modern countries of SE Asia?
36. Which is a disadvantage to building the Three Gorges Dam?
37. _____________ is a wind system that flows from the SW across the Indian Ocean towards South Asia from June to September.
38. India’s landmass is roughly ____ of the U.S.
39. What is illiteracy?
40. When did India gain its independence from Britain?
41. In 1947, the population of India was __________.
42. South Asia is home to what percentage of the world’s population?
43. South Asia will need to build _____________ homes every year?
44. What is the most populous country in South Asia?
45. Where would most of the Indus Valley civilizations be located today?
46. What European power controlled India?
47. Who led the nonviolent resistance against British rule in India?
48. What territory causes conflict in South Asia?
49. What was Bangladesh called between 1947 and 1971?
50. What is a problem in India?
51. What river is most spiritually significant to the Hindus?
52. Which country is located mostly in the Himalayas?
53. What did the Muslims establish in India during the 16th century?
54. What range is the source of the three great rivers of South Asia?
55. What is the “price to pay” for the summer monsoons?
56. What was the trading arm of Britain called?
57. Where are the coldest climates in South Asia found?
58. How did the struggle over Kashmir worsen in 1998?
59. What is the primary religion in South Asia?
60. The _______ is the largest desert in Africa.
61. What Dam was built on the Nile River?
62. What Lake did this create and why is it unique?
63. What mountain range is the longest in Africa?
64. What percent of Egypt’s population lives on the Nile River?
65. What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
66. What is the Serengeti?
67. Which country is not in East Africa?
68. What is East Africa’s most critical health-care problem?
69. What form of government did ancient Egypt have?
70. Which two groups combine to make up North Africa’s culture?
71. Which figure was involved with ending apartheid in South Africa?
72. What is the significance of the Berlin Conference?
73. What is the capital of Egypt?
74. What divides Europe from Asia?
75. What is Siberia?
76. What are the main beliefs of Confucianism?
77. What religion has the most followers in the world?
78. What is the dominant religion of Southwest Asia?
79. What is the capital of Israel?
80. What major religions lay claims to this city?
81. Who is Martin Luther?
82. Why is the Panama Canal important?
83. Which Chinese city is the center of manufacturing?
84. What is the largest mountain range in East Asia?
85. Who is Mao Zedong?
86. What is the capital of Iraq?
87. What is the capital of Russia?
88. What are the characteristics of highland climates?
89. What are the characteristics of the winter monsoon?
90. Which monsoon is more significant to South Asians?
91. What is human-environment interaction?
92. What is the most populous country in the world?
93. What war sparked the nuclear arms race?
94. What site in the USSR had a nuclear accident in recent history?
95. What is the primary language of Canada?
96. What continent is Hawaii on?
97. What does the term Oceania refer to?
98. Who lives in Antarctica?
99. What is the difference in high and low islands?
100. What is the largest country in the world by area?
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