Transcript Geography Semester Test 2006

Geography Semester Test
Q: The Indian subcontinent was
once part of what other
continent?
A: Africa
Q: Most people in India live
along this river valley?
A: Ganges
Q: What is predicted to happen
to the population of South Asia
by 2050?
A: Double
Q: Two main beliefs of
Ghandi?
A: Non-violence and truth.
Q: Dharma and Karma are two
of the main beliefs of what
religion?
A: Hinduism
Q: Term for seasonal winds that
bring rains in the summer and dry
air in the winter?
A: Monsoons
Q: The Eastern and Western
Ghats block rainfall to the
A: Deccan Plateau
Q: Two South Asian countries
that have nuclear capabilities?
A: India and Pakistan
Q: Disputed area located
between Pakistan and India?
A: Kashmir
Q: Throughout the 1800s and
early 1900s India was a colony of
which European country?
A: Great Britain
Q: Most people of Pakistan
and Bangladesh today
worship which religion?
A: Islam
Q: Term for a follower of
Islam?
A: Muslim
Q: South Asia consists of how
many countries?
A: 7
Q: Country made up of several
islands located in the Arabian
Sea?
A: Maldives
Q: Hindus believe what river
is sacred?
A: Ganges
Q: The Indus River flows
mainly through which country?
A: Pakistan
Q: Located in the Himalaya,
what is the tallest mountain in the
world?
A: Mt. Everest
Q: Religious policy that allows
Arabs to have more than one
wife?
A: Polygamy
Q: Name the three main
religions of the Indian
Subcontinent?
A: Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism
Q: Name of the Prophet who
started Islam?
A: Muhammad
Q: The eastern part of Pakistan
became what country in 1971?
A: Bangladesh
Q: The population density of
India is highest in what location?
A: Along the fertile rural areas
next to the Ganges.
Q: Name of the large desert
located in Pakistan?
A: The Great Indian Desert
Q: Largest religious group in
India?
A: Hinduism
Q: Most of the Ganges Plain is
farmed to produce what major
crop?
A: Rice
Q: South Asia’s earliest
civilizations developed along
what river?
A: Indus River
Q: Religion founded by the
awakened one?
A: Buddhism
Q: Religion that most people
follow in North Africa, Southwest
Asia, and Central Asia?
A: Islam
Q: Jewish term for preparing
meat and other food properly?
A: Kosher
Q: How many pillars must the
Muslims complete in their
lifetime?
A: 5 Pillars
Q: Islamic Holy City in Saudi
Arabia?
A: Mecca
Q: What must Muslims
worldwide do five times daily?
A: Face Mecca and Pray
Q: Ancient capital of the
Israelites?
A: Jerusalem
Q: Two groups fighting over the
Gaza Strip and West Bank?
A: Israelis and Palestinians
Q: Saudi Arabia’s economy is
based mainly on what product?
A: oil
Q: Process of taking seawater
and removing the salt?
A: desalination
Q: The Middle East holds what
percent of the world’s oil
reserves?
A: 50%
Q: The Aswan High Dam is
located on what river?
A: Nile
Q: Saudi Arabia depends on
other countries for what item
needed to survive?
A: Agricultural Products/Food
Q: Name of the area in the
Middle East where the Romans
expelled the Jews?
A: Palestine
Q: Name of the Islamic Holy
Book?
A: Koran
Q: Ethnic group in the Middle
East that wants
independence/separate country?
A: Kurds
Q: Name of the prophet who
started Islam?
A: Muhammed
Q: Average annual precipitation
in a desert climate?
A: Less than 10 inches per year.
Q: Strait used to ship over half of
the world’s petroleum each year?
A: Strait of Hormuz
Q: What is the world’s longest
river?
A: Nile
Q: Deserts cover what percent of
the Middle East and North Africa?
A: 50%
Q: The Tigris and Euphrates
rivers run mainly through what
Middle Eastern country?
A: Iraq
Q: Term for herding livestock in
the Middle East?
A: pastoralism (practiced by Bedouins).
Q: Group of countries that
control world oil prices based on
supply and demand?
A: OPEC
Q: Term for land suitable for
growing crops?
A: arable
Q: The majority of the people in
the Middle East are involved in
this Economic Activity?
A: farming
Q: An area located on the edge
of a desert, with a semiarid
climate, is known as a
A: steppe
Q: The type of desert that results
when moisture from the soil
evaporates and chemical salts
remains is a
A: Salt Flat
Q: What is the #1 cause of death
in sub-Saharan Africa?
A: Aids