Geography 150

Quiz: Introductory Assessment

World Regional Geography

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Quiz Table
Question	Answer	Letter	Questions and Answer Options
1.	Answer 1	1.	Which of the following is NOT one of the clusters of the world's highest population density?
		a.	Europe
		b.	South Asia
		c.	East Asia
		d.	South Africa
2.	Answer 2	2.	The main oil-producing country of Western Africa is:
		a.	Ghana.
		b.	Cote d'Ivoire.
		c.	Nigeria.
		d.	Niger.
3.	Answer 3	3.	The world's largest river (in volume) is the:
		a.	Nile.
		b.	Congo.
		c.	Amazon.
		d.	Mississippi.
4.	Answer 4	4.	The Ganges River is sacred to whom?
		a.	Hindus
		b.	Buddhists
		c.	Christians
		d.	Jews
5.	Answer 5	5.	What does the acronym OPEC mean?
		a.	Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
		b.	Open Pacific Exchange Charter
		c.	Operation Economic Change
		d.	Oriental Population Event Coordination
6.	Answer 6	6	In 1997 Great Britain formally returned this colonial possession to China:
		a.	Hainan
		b.	Chejudo
		c.	Hong Kong
		d.	Taiwan.
7.	Answer 7	7.	In the most populous country in Latin America, the main language is:
		a.	Aztec
		b.	French
		c.	Portuguese
		d.	Spanish
8.	Answer 8	8	The Khmer Rouge killed almost 2 million people in:
		a.	Vietnam.
		b.	Laos.
		c.	Cambodia.
		d.	Myanmar.
9.	Answer 9	9.	Which South American nation was a charter member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries?
		a.	Colombia
		b.	Brazil
		c.	Venezuela
		d.	Mexico
10.	Answer 10	10.	A major border issue that remains between India and Pakistan concerns
		a.	the Punjab.
		b.	Delhi.
		c.	Kashmir.
		d.	Mumbai.
11.	Answer 11	11.	Which is a Stalinist country with a nuclear weapons program?
		a.	Israel
		b.	North Korea
		c.	Myanmar
		d.	Turkey
12.	Answer 12	12.	Which country is by far the most fully developed economic power in Africa?
		a.	South Africa
		b.	Zimbabwe
		c.	Nigeria
		d.	Kenya
13.	Answer 13	13.	The main ethnic-religious group in Iran are:
		a.	Sunni.
		b.	Shi'ites.
		c.	Wahhabi.
		d.	Taliban.
14.	Answer 14	14.	The climate near the equator is generally:
		a.	Cool and rainy, thanks to the high altitude.
		b.	Hot with a winter dry season
		c.	Hot and dry all year round
		d.	Hot and rainy all year round.
15.	Answer 15	15.	The leader of the People's Republic of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976 was
		a.	Deng Xiaoping.
		b.	Xu Wenli.
		c.	Hu Juntao.
		d.	Mao Zedong.
16.	Answer 16	16.	In the map below (or click here), what country is identified by the number 16?
		a.	China
		b.	India
		c.	Iraq
		d.	Pakistan

17.	Answer 17	17.	In the map above (or click here), what city is identified by the number 17?
		a.	London
		b.	Moscow
		c.	Cairo
		d.	Paris
18.	Answer 18	18.	In the map above (or click here), what country is identified by the number 18?
		a.	Vietnam
		b.	China
		c.	Japan
		d.	Indonesia
19.	Answer 19	19.	In the map above (or click here), what country is identified by the number 19?
		a.	Egypt
		b.	Pakistan
		c.	Iraq
		d.	Saudi Arabia
20.	Answer 20	20.	In the map above (or click here), what river is identified by the number 20?
		a.	Indus
		b.	Nile
		c.	Ganges
		d.	Congo

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