Exam3 - Review - Chapters 7 & 8

Chapter 7: A Geographic Profile of Monsoon Asia
Chapter 7
A Geographic Profile of Monsoon Asia
Multiple Choice Questions

1. In this text, which one of these countries is not considered part of East Asia?
a. Japan
b. North Korea
c. Taiwan
d. Bhutan
e. Mongolia
Answer: d [p. 279]
2. Combined, India and China have _____ billion people.

a. 1.6
b. 1.9
c. 2.1
d. 2.4
e. 2.7
Answer: d [p. 279]
3. Kashmir is disputed between which countries?

a. Pakistan and India
b. Pakistan, India, and China
c. Pakistan, India, China, and Afghanistan
d. Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan
e. Pakistan and Afghanistan
Answer: b [p. 302]
4. Which of these countries does not have a shoreline on the South China Sea?
a. Vietnam
b. Philippines
c. Malaysia
d. Brunei
e. East Timor
Answer: e [p. 280]
5. Thimphu is the capital of:

a. Brunei
b. Singapore
c. Bhutan
d. Nepal
e. East Timor
Answer: c [p. 280]
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6. Thailand does not border which of these countries?

a. Vietnam
b. Cambodia
c. Myanmar (Burma)
d. Laos
e. Malaysia
Answer: a [p. 280]
7. Which of these countries has the slowest growth rate?

a. China
b. Japan
c. Thailand
d. Singapore
e. South Korea
Answer: b [p. 279]
8. In terms of population, the third-largest country in the Monsoon Asia region is:
a. Japan
b. Bangladesh
c. Pakistan
d. Indonesia
e. Vietnam
Answer: d [p. 281]
9. Which country in the region has the highest population density?

a. Bangladesh
b. South Korea
c. Singapore
d. Maldives
e. Taiwan
Answer: c [p. 281]
10. The Deccan Plateau lies in:

a. Pakistan
b. China
c. Mongolia
d. India
e. Thailand
Answer: d [p. 284]
11. The average elevation of the Plateau of Tibet is:

a. 5,000 feet
b. 10,000 feet
c. 15,000 feet
d. 20,000 feet
e. 25,000 feet
Answer: c [p. 281]
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12. Which of these countries does not extend south of the Tropic of Cancer?
a. Pakistan
b. China
c. Bangladesh
d. Taiwan
e. Myanmar
Answer: a [p. 280]
13. The Irrawaddy River runs through which country?

a. Pakistan
b. India
c. Bangladesh
d. Cambodia
e. Myanmar
Answer: e [p. 284]
14. Why was China’s “one child policy” instituted?

a. China’s urban population was growing too fast and social services could not keep up.
b. China was already a poor nation and too many more people would have destroyed the economy.
c. China’s population was surging while China’s food production was growing only modestly.
d. China’s Communist government wanted another way to control its citizens.
e. China’s poor population was growing faster than their urban population.
Answer: c [p. 286]
15. The middle arc:

a. Is largely desert or high-elevation plateaus and has little population or agriculture
b. Occupies most of western and central China and Mongolia
c. Is unique in the region for having a non-monsoonal climate
d. Has many river floodplains separated by low hills or mountains
e. Includes the islands comprising Japan, Taiwan, and Sri Lanka but not those of Indonesia or the
Philippines
Answer: d [p. 281]
16. Why are some couples flouting China’s one-child policy?

a. Some parents feel wealthy enough to pay the fine associated with having more than one child.
b. Rural-dwellers feel they will be under less scrutiny to follow the law than urban dwellers.
c. Many couples want additional children to ensure a “safety net” for when the couple ages.
d. Some parents want to produce a son if their first child was a girl.
e. All of the above
Answer: e [p. 287]
17. “Nighttime is the winter” is said of which climate type?

a. Desert
b. Semiarid / steppe
c. Tropical rainforest
d. Tropical savanna
e. Humid subtropical
Answer: c [p. 282]
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18. The characteristic natural vegetation of tropical savanna areas in Asia is:
a. Coniferous forests
b. Deciduous forests
c. Mixed forests
d. Grasslands
e. Desert and Mediterranean shrubs
Answer: b [p. 282]
19. In this region, the monsoons are:

a. Hurricane-like cyclones
b. Intense tropical downpours
c. Areas of frontal precipitation
d. Winds blowing from sea to land or land to sea
e. Hot, humid areas of high pressure
Answer: d [p. 283]
20. The primary atmospheric dynamic that causes monsoons is:

a. The relative size of the ocean compared to the land masses
b. The differing ways in which land and sea absorb heat from the sun
c. The relative proximity of mountain ranges to ocean coastlines
d. The lack of moisture available for rainfall over the land
e. All of the above
Answer: b [p. 283]
21. Throughout most of the monsoon-affected region, winter is characterized by:

a. Little temperature or precipitation variance from summer
b. An increasing amount of orographic precipitation in the north, extended dryness in the south
c. A long dry spell as winds blow off the land towards the sea
d. Lower temperatures and precipitation as high-pressure cells build over the land masses pushing
precipitation away over the ocean
e. Winds blowing off warmer ocean waters bringing heavy precipitation onto land masses
Answer: c [p. 283]
22. Which of these statements about agriculture in the region is false?

a. Wet rice cultivation is capable of producing two or three crops per year.
b. Terraces help prevent or slow down soil erosion.
c. Cash cropping is most prevalent in Southeast Asia.
d. Most of Monsoon Asia’s rice is consumed within walking distance of where it is grown.
e. In contrast to the rest of the region, Japan mostly utilizes swidden agriculture.
Answer: e [p. 287]
23. Shifting cultivation:

a. Is widespread across Japan, the Korean peninsula, and northern and eastern China
b. Is also known as irrigated rice farming or garden farming
c. Is not very productive where it is practiced
d. Requires a fallow time of two to three years after each cropping season
e. Needs lateritic soils to be productive
Answer: c [p. 289]
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24. Much of Bangladesh’s agriculture is classified as:

a. Shifting cultivation
b. Rice subsistence
c. Plantation agriculture
d. Grazing and stock rearing
e. Subsistence agriculture
Answer: b [p. 286]
25. “Teaching water” is:

a. Building terraces to constrain rainwater
b. Immersing rice in standing water for extended periods of time
c. A complex system designed to catch and hold floodwater from rivers for rice
d. The process of growing rice on steep, erosion-prone mountainsides
e. The use of canals and pipes to direct water into a terrace
Answer: e [p. 287]
26. The largest metropolitan area in the region is:

a. Tokyo
b. Shanghai
c. Seoul
d. Jakarta
e. Mumbai (Bombay)
Answer: a [p. 288]
27. A traditional theory for selecting favorable sites for buildings and cities is called:
a. Geomancy
b. Feng shui
c. Suwon
d. Jinsan
e. Swidden
Answer: b [p. 290]
28. The Dravidian language family is mostly found in:

a. Myanmar
b. Bangladesh
c. Vietnam
d. India
e. Cambodia
Answer: d [p. 290]
29. Which of these languages is not a subgroup of Chinese?

a. Han
b. Min
c. Xiang
d. Wu
e. Mandarin
Answer: a [p. 290]
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30. The extinct language Sanskrit belonged to what language family?

a. Altaic
b. Austro-Asiatic
c. Dravidian
d. Indo-Iranian
e. Tibeto-Burman
Answer: d [p. 290]
31. Which of these languages is not spoken widely in Pakistan?

a. Sindhi
b. Punjabi
c. Bengali
d. Pashto
e. Baluchi
Answer: c [p. 290]
32. The two predominantly Christian nations in Asia today are _____ and _____.
a. Philippines and South Korea
b. Singapore and East Timor
c. Singapore and South Korea
d. East Timor and the Philippines
e. Philippines and Singapore
Answer: d [p. 293]
33. Shintoism is:

a. A nationalistic Japanese religion blending Chinese ritual and nature reverence
b. A Japanese offshoot of Buddhism emphasizing ancestor worship and Confucianism
c. A more mythological version of Mahayana Buddhism with nationalistic overtones
d. Not a belief system but a Japanese sociopolitical philosophy
Answer: a [p. 293]
34. Which river is particularly sacred to Hindus?

a. Irrawaddy
b. Indus
c. Ganges
d. Brahmaputra
e. Namada
Answer: c [p. 294]
35. Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of Hinduism?

a. Hinduism lacks a definite creed or theology.
b. Hindus believe in reincarnation and revere many living things.
c. Hindus make pilgrimages to sacred mountains and rivers to earn religious merit.
d. Hindus honor cows at several special festivals.
e. Hinduism is a syncretic religion based on animist and Buddhist beliefs.
Answer: e [p. 294]
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36. Which is not one of Buddha’s “Four Noble Truths”?

a. Life is suffering.
b. All suffering is caused by ignorance of the nature of reality.
c. Suffering can be ended by overcoming ignorance and attachment.
d. Nirvana is the path to the suppression of suffering.
e. Suffering ends with rebirth and good deads.
Answer: e [p. 295]
37. Which of these countries is not predominantly Muslim?

a. Malaysia
b. Brunei
c. Bangladesh
d. Singapore
e. Pakistan
Answer: d [p. 293]
38. Confucianist and Daoist thought are generally not found in:
a. North Korea
b. China
c. Taiwan
d. Mongolia
e. Vietnam
Answer: d [p. 293]
39. The Treaty of Nanking in 1842 gave _____ to the _____.

a. Port Arthur; British
b. The East Indies; Dutch
c. Hong Kong; British
d. Macao; Portuguese
e. Taiwan; Japanese
Answer: c [p. 297]
40. The area formerly known as Formosa is today called _____.

a. Hong Kong
b. Taiwan
c. Macao
d. East Timor
e. Sri Lanka
Answer: b [p. 297]
41. Which of these countries is not one of the “Asian Tigers”?

a. South Korea
b. Malaysia
c. Taiwan
d. Singapore
e. Japan
Answer: e [pp. 297-298]
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42. Which of these statements about China’s economy is false?

a. China’s exports and imports doubled between 1991 and 2004.
b. China received a surge of foreign investment after it joined the WTO in 2001.
c. Japanese and South Korean firms are moving much of their production facilities to China.
d. China exports far more to the United States than it imports.
e. China now manufactures goods it used to buy from other Asian nations just a few years ago.
Answer: a [p. 298]
43. Which country has so far resisted using genetically modified food crops?
a. China
b. South Korea
c. India
d. Japan
e. Malaysia
Answer: d [p. 301]
44. Farmers who are _____ cannot be sure the money they invest in the Green Revolution will benefit
them in the future.
a. Peasants
b. Cash croppers
c. Rice exporters
d. Share tenants
e. None of the above
Answer: d [p. 301]
45. “More crops will be produced at lower cost for higher revenue” describes:
a. Swidden agriculture
b. Geomancy
c. Cash cropping
d. The Green Revolution
e. Wet rice agriculture
Answer: d [p. 300]
46. Which of these nations has no claim to the Spratly Islands?

a. Philippines
b. Vietnam
c. Brunei
d. Malaysia
e. Indonesia
Answer: e [p. 302]
47. Which of these was likely not one of India’s motivations for conducting nuclear tests?
a. To get India a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council
b. To establish India as a major world power
c. To present its military might to its rivals Pakistan and China
d. To gather enough support for a Hindu nationalist political party to win a majority of seats in the
Indian parliament
Answer: a [p. 302]
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48. Which of these statements is correct?

a. India and Pakistan came close to nuclear war in 1998.
b. The United States designated Pakistan a “strategic partner” in 2004.
c. The United States pursued closer relations with Pakistan after India defied the NPT.
d. India’s recent economic growth helped spur diplomatic dialogue with Pakistan.
e. Pakistan’s and India’s nuclear tests were to demonstrate military strength to each other as well as
to China.
Answer: d [p. 305]
49. The 1994 agreement between North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and the United States stated that:
a. The United States would double its food aid to North Korea and give development aid to the
country in exchange for North Korea abandoning its nuclear program
b. South Korea and Japan pledged not to attack North Korea as long as North Korea dismantled its
nuclear and WMD programs
c. The United States agreed not to use its nuclear weapons against North Korea in exchange for
North Korea readmitting IAEA inspectors
d. The U.S. would give North Korea fuel oil and assistance in building nuclear power plants as long
as North Korea froze development of its nuclear weapons program
e. North Korea had to halt its nuclear weapons program and allow other nations to dispose of its
nuclear fuel or face the threat of further sanctions
Answer: d [p. 304]
50. What incident prompted the United States to renew its resolve to developing an antimissile shield
over the country?
a. The U.S. spy plane incident near Hainan Island, China, in 2001
b. India’s underground nuclear tests in 1998
c. North Korea launching an unarmed missile over Japan in 1998
d. China’s nuclear weapons tests in 1996
e. Japan’s reconsideration of its non-nuclear stance
Answer: c [p. 304]
51. A quarter of the world’s trade passes through the:

a. East China Sea
b. Strait of Malacca
c. Timor Gap
d. Taiwan Strait
e. Korea Strait
Answer: b [p. 305]
52. Analysts are most concerned with the “domino effect” in which of these countries?
a. Pakistan
b. Indonesia
c. China
d. North Korea
e. India
Answer: b [p. 305]
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53. Which group was formed in 2000 to mobilize Indonesian Muslims to fight Christians on several
Indonesian islands?
a. Laskar Jihad
b. Abu Sayyaf
c. Jemaah Islamiah
d. Riduan Isamuddin
Answer: a [p. 306]
54. The least populated country in the region is:

a. Bhutan
b. Singapore
c. Brunei
d. Maldives
e. East Timor
Answer: d [p. 281]
55. On a per capita GDP-PPP basis, which of these countries is the poorest?
a. Nepal
b. Mongolia
c. Bangladesh
d. Philippines
e. East Timor
Answer: e [p. 281]
56. Which of these statements is false?

a. Singapore’s population is 100 percent urban.
b. The Naga Hills form part of the boundary between Myanmar and India.
c. Northern Mongolia has a subarctic climate.
d. Many tropical rainforest soils are infertile because of leaching.
e. 63 percent of the region’s population is urban; most of the rest live in up to 2 million villages.
Answer: e [various]

a. China has placed restrictions on rural-to-urban migration within the country.
b. Korean, Japanese, and the extinct Ainu language are Sinitic languages.
c. The Sikh religion is mostly found in northwestern India.
d. Spain had no colonies in the region after losing the Philippines to the U.S. in 1898.
e. The economies of Japan and South Korea are being hurt by China’s economic ascendance.
Answer: b [p. 290]

a. Overpopulation in Nepal leading to flooding in Bangladesh has been described as the theory of
Himalayan environmental degradation.
b. Rice, cabbage, chickens, and pigs were all first domesticated in Monsoon Asia.
c. Confucius is best known for writing the Tao-te Ching.
d. China ranks second only to the U.S. in the global biotechnology industry.
e. The U.S. has no military advisors in Indonesia to help combat militant Islamists there.
Answer: c [p. 296]
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True/False Questions
1. Borneo is the only island Indonesia shares with other countries.
Answer: False [p. 296]
2. Only China, Mongolia, and Pakistan have desert climate conditions and vegetation in this region.
3. The Terai is now mostly settled.

Answer: True [p. 288]
4. Theravada Buddhism originated in India and spread along the Silk Road to Central Asia, China, and
Japan.
5. Singapore is one of only a few of the world’s sovereign states that are 100 percent urban.
6. The summer monsoon in India is characterized by prevailing land-to-sea winds.

7. India’s recent economic prosperity, as seen in its 8 percent rate of growth since 2000, has
significantly reduced problems such as childhood malnutrition and rural poverty.
8. Japan, South Korea, and Myanmar have the highest Human Development Indices (HDI) in the
region.
9. Although China’s one-child policy has managed to curb population growth, some couples have
violated the policy by having larger families.
10. Population density in Monsoon Asia is greatest away from coastal areas because of concerns for
tsunamis and heavy seasonal precipitation.
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Chapter 8: A Geographic Profile of Oceania
Chapter 8
A Geographic Profile of Oceania
Multiple Choice Questions

1. The largest island in Melanesia is:
a. Papua New Guinea
b. New Britain
c. New Caledonia
d. South Island
e. Tasmania
Answer: a [p. 415]
2. “Melanesia” is Greek for:

a. Many islands
b. Tiny islands
c. Black islands
d. Volcanic islands
e. Western islands
Answer: c [p. 415]
3. Which of the following islands is not part of Melanesia?

a. Espiritu Santo
b. New Caledonia
c. Guadalcanal
d. Tahiti
e. Bougainville
Answer: d [p. 415]
4. Which of the following has the highest GNI-PPP in the region?

a. New Zealand
b. Australia
c. Guam
d. New Caledonia
e. French Polynesia
Answer: b [p. 416]
5. Which country has the highest population growth rate?

a. Papua New Guinea
b. Vanuatu
c. Palau
d. Kiribati
e. Marshall Islands
Answer: e [p. 416]
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6. Which of the following is not an independent country?

a. Palau
b. Solomon Islands
c. Fiji
d. Tahiti
e. Nauru
Answer: d [p. 431]
7. Which of these is farthest north?

a. Palau
b. Solomon Islands
c. Fiji
d. Samoa
e. Guam
Answer: e [p. 417]
8. The body of water that lies between Australia and New Zealand is the:
a. Arafura Sea
b. Tasman Sea
c. Coral Sea
d. Sargasso Sea
e. Great Australian Bight
Answer: b [p. 417]
9. The capital of Papua New Guinea is:

a. Papeete
b. Noumea
c. Suva
d. Port Moresby
e. Honiara
Answer: d [p. 417]
10. High islands:

a. Have a steep central peak with valleys and ridges radiating out to the coastline
b. Are always found in volcanic island chains
c. Generally lack the natural resources and soils needed to support large populations
d. Were originally parts of continents that sank or rifted apart
Answer: a [p. 418]
11. Most of Papua New Guinea is characterized by which type of agriculture?

a. Plantations
b. Grazing and stock rearing
c. Shifting cultivation
d. Dairy farming
e. Grain farming
Answer: c [p. 419]
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12. A ring-shaped island surrounding a lagoon is called a(n):

a. Low island
b. Atoll
c. Archipelago
d. Seamount
e. Tuamotu
Answer: b [p. 420]

a. Many low islands have soil so rich in lime that trees cannot grow on them.
b. High islands generally have a higher level of biodiversity than low islands.
c. Atolls are usually made of mineral-rich sediment and soils from eroding volcanoes.
d. New Britain, New Caledonia, and New Zealand are examples of continental islands.
e. A broken ring of coral surrounding a lagoon is considered to be all one island.
Answer: c [pp. 418-420]
14. Which of these islands is considered a biological “hot spot”?

a. Espiritu Santo
b. Bougainville
c. Tasmania
d. New Caledonia
e. Easter Island
Answer: d [p. 422]
15. Which of the following has been called the “extinction capital of the world”?
a. Fiji
b. Hawaii
c. Solomon Islands
d. American Samoa
e. New Guinea
Answer: b [p. 422]
16. What is an exotic species?

a. A species found only in one particular area of the world
b. A species with very low populations
c. A species that is extinct in the wild
d. A non-native species introduced into a new area
e. A species inhabiting a tropical environment
Answer: d [p. 421]
17. Jared Diamond declared what island to be “Earth writ small”?

a. Easter Island
b. Oahu
c. New Guinea
d. Guadalcanal
e. Tahiti
Answer: a [p. 423]
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18. Easter Island is currently owned by which country?

a. France
b. Great Britain
c. Chile
d. Ecuador
e. Australia
Answer: c [p. 415]
19. Which of these statements about Easter Island is false?

a. The indigenous inhabitants of Easter Island were responsible for the extinction of the Easter
Island palm.
b. The original inhabitants of Easter Island were displaced by Polynesian peoples arriving around
400 A.D.
c. Easter Island is known to locals as Rapa Nui and was first sighted by a European ship on an
Easter Sunday.
d. There are over 200 of the famous giant stone statues on Easter Island, along with over 700
statues left unfinished.
e. The deforestation of the island eventually led to the precipitous decline of the number of people
living there.
Answer: b [p. 423]
20. Of the indigenous population of the Pacific, about _____ percent are Melanesian.
a. 6
b. 14
c. 37
d. 55
e. 80
Answer: e [p. 422]
21. Which of these islands or island groups was the last to be settled by the descendants of
Austronesians?
a. New Zealand
b. Madagascar
c. Easter Island
d. Northern Mariana Islands
e. Hawaiian Islands
Answer: e [p. 422]
22. The world’s most linguistically diverse country is:

a. Solomon Islands
b. Papua New Guinea
c. Vanuatu
d. Marshall Islands
e. Kiribati
Answer: b [p. 423]
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23. Papua New Guinea’s official language is:

a. English
b. French
c. Pidgin
d. Chamorro
e. Sonsoralese
Answer: c [p. 424]
24. What were cargo cults?

a. Indigenous people of Pacific islands believing European conquerors were divine
b. Mystical properties being assigned to “exotic” Western material goods like manufactured cloth
and bottles
c. A derogatory term used by European settlers to describe indigenous religions
d. A belief that when European rule ended mystical “cargo” of long-denied material goods would
be granted to native Pacific peoples
e. A set of beliefs that warned Pacific peoples that the arrival of the Europeans and their material
possessions would bring about the end of the world
Answer: d [p. 424]
25. The first Polynesian kings emerged:

a. Over 1,500 years ago in what is now the Solomon Islands
b. During popular uprisings against European rule in the late 1800s
c. When local squabbles became island-wide wars after the introduction of Western guns and
cultural influences
d. After Japanese forces overran a number of Pacific islands during World War II
e. After the establishment of European ports on the lee side of various islands
Answer: e [p. 425]
26. The entire Pacific Basin was in European or American hands by:
a. 1750
b. 1800
c. 1850
d. 1900
e. 1950
Answer: d [p. 425]
27. Which of these statements about Fiji is false?

a. The British imported mainly Hindu Indian laborers to Fiji in the early 1900s to be workers in
agricultural fields.
b. Today, Indo-Fijians slightly outnumber native Fijians, which led to unrest in recent decades on
the islands.
c. The Indian prime minister of Fiji was deposed in a coup by ethnic Fijians in 2000.
d. The coup leader was arrested by Fiji’s army after the threat of economic sanctions was levied
against the country.
e. Fiji’s 1987 constitution granted wide-ranging special rights to Indio-Fijians.
Answer: b [p. 427]
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28. American troops brought over many people from which island to help push Japanese troops off the
island of Guadalcanal in 1942?
a. Bougainville
b. Viti Levu
c. Saipan
d. Malaita
e. Santa Isabel
Answer: d [p. 426]
29. Which of the following is not a major economic enterprise in the Pacific region?
a. Exports of plantation crops
b. Exports of fish
c. Exports of minerals
d. Services for Western military interests
e. Assembly of goods from imported parts
Answer: e [p. 428]
30. Which of the following is the only country in the region outside Australia and New Zealand to have
a significant manufacturing sector?
a. Tuvalu
b. Solomon Islands
c. Fiji
d. Papua New Guinea
e. Palau
Answer: c [p. 428]
31. Which country’s two-letter Internet suffix was purchased by an American businessman?
a. Tonga
b. Tuvalu
c. Vanuatu
d. Kiribati
e. Samoa
Answer: b [p. 428]
32. Phosphate mining has stripped which nation of 80 percent of its soil and vegetation?
a. Tuvalu
b. Tonga
c. Nauru
d. Palau
e. Samoa
Answer: c [p. 428]
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33. Which of these statements about Nauru is false?

a. Nauru gained its independence in 1968 from Great Britain.
b. Refugees from the 2001 Afghanistan war were diverted from Australia to Nauru at the
Australian government’s expense.
c. Nauru lies just south of the equator in Micronesia.
d. Residents of Nauru once had one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
e. Nauru has no oversight laws on offshore banking transactions, so it has become a haven of
money laundering.
Answer: a [p. 428]
34. The residents of which area are known as Kanaks?

a. Solomon Islands
b. New Caledonia
c. Tahiti
d. Kiribati
e. Federated States of Micronesia
Answer: b [p. 429]
35. New Caledonia is primarily a source of which mineral?

a. Gold
b. Copper
c. Diamonds
d. Nickel
e. Aluminum
Answer: d [p. 429]
36. What was the cause of the crisis that erupted on the island of Bougainville?
a. France postponed a scheduled referendum on the island’s independence until 2014.
b. Australia closed the large copper mine on the island, which was the only major source of
employment and income.
c. Immigrants from Papua New Guinea were buying much of the productive agricultural land on
Bougainville leaving only marginal lands for indigenous farmers.
d. A blockade was established around Bougainville to blunt its aspirations for independence in
1975.
e. Bougainville was separated from the Solomon Islands and incorporated into the country of
Papua New Guinea.
Answer: e [p. 429]
37. A decade of fighting in Bougainville left _____ people dead.

a. 2,000
b. 10,000
c. 20,000
d. 100,000
e. 200,000
Answer: c [p. 429]
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38. Which of the following statements about nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific is false?
a. France declared it would not sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty in 1996 and vowed to
continue its weapons testing.
b. French agents attacked and sank a Greenpeace ship in 1995 as it confronted French Navy ships
near Mururoa.
c. The greatest fear in French Polynesia now is that France will reduce its military presence in the
region.
d. Throughout the 1950s, the United States used the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands as one of
its main nuclear weapons testing grounds.
e. Some radioactive dust was blown downwind to inhabited Rongelap Atoll during one U.S.
nuclear test in 1954.
Answer: a [p. 431]
39. What year did Guam become a possession of the United States?
a. 1779
b. 1846
c. 1898
d. 1914
e. 1950
Answer: c [p. 431]
40. New Zealand was removed from the ANZUS treaty because:
a. New Zealand objected to American involvement in the Vietnam War
b. New Zealand refused to allow nuclear-powered American ships access to its ports
c. New Zealand and the United States could not agree on a military framework in the treaty
d. New Zealand would not allow American access to the Cook Islands and other New Zealand
possessions in the Pacific
Answer: b [p. 432]
41. Which nation sued the United States and Australia over rising ocean waters attributed to global
warming?
a. Kiribati
b. Tonga
c. Samoa
d. Tuvalu
e. Marshall Islands
Answer: d [p. 432]
True/False Questions
1. New Zealand is the second-largest country in the region as measured by area.
2. “Coconut civilizations” are mostly associated with low islands.

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3. Aboriginal Pama-Nyungan languages are mostly found in northwestern Australia.
4. Papua New Guinea was originally controlled by both Germany and Great Britain simultaneously.
5. Most tourists to the Pacific islands come from the United States and Japan.
6. The nation of Kiribati unilaterally shifted its portion of the International Date Line westward to be
the first country to greet the new millennium.
7. France has not granted independence to any of its Pacific-island colonies.

8. Fiji’s thriving tourist industry has remained unaffected by the country’s social and political unrest.
Answer: False [pp. 426-427]
9. Because it shifted the International Date Line, Kiribati was first to greet the new millennium.
10. The U.S. agreed with the Alliance of Small Island States that it would support the Kyoto Protocol in
order to stop the sea level rise that threatened the very existence of low-lying Pacific-island nations.
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Chapter 7: A Geographic Profile of Monsoon Asia

Multiple Choice Questions

2. Combined, India and China have _____ billion people.

3. Kashmir is disputed between which countries?

5. Thimphu is the capital of:

6. Thailand does not border which of these countries?

7. Which of these countries has the slowest growth rate?

9. Which country in the region has the highest population density?

10. The Deccan Plateau lies in:

11. The average elevation of the Plateau of Tibet is:

13. The Irrawaddy River runs through which country?

14. Why was China’s “one child policy” instituted?

15. The middle arc:

16. Why are some couples flouting China’s one-child policy?

17. “Nighttime is the winter” is said of which climate type?

19. In this region, the monsoons are:

20. The primary atmospheric dynamic that causes monsoons is:

21. Throughout most of the monsoon-affected region, winter is characterized by:

22. Which of these statements about agriculture in the region is false?

23. Shifting cultivation:

24. Much of Bangladesh’s agriculture is classified as:

25. “Teaching water” is:

26. The largest metropolitan area in the region is:

28. The Dravidian language family is mostly found in:

29. Which of these languages is not a subgroup of Chinese?

30. The extinct language Sanskrit belonged to what language family?

31. Which of these languages is not spoken widely in Pakistan?

33. Shintoism is:

34. Which river is particularly sacred to Hindus?

35. Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of Hinduism?

36. Which is not one of Buddha’s “Four Noble Truths”?

37. Which of these countries is not predominantly Muslim?

39. The Treaty of Nanking in 1842 gave _____ to the _____.

40. The area formerly known as Formosa is today called _____.

41. Which of these countries is not one of the “Asian Tigers”?

42. Which of these statements about China’s economy is false?

46. Which of these nations has no claim to the Spratly Islands?

48. Which of these statements is correct?

51. A quarter of the world’s trade passes through the:

54. The least populated country in the region is:

56. Which of these statements is false?

57. Which of these statements is false?

58. Which of these statements is false?

3. The Terai is now mostly settled.

6. The summer monsoon in India is characterized by prevailing land-to-sea winds.

Multiple Choice Questions

2. “Melanesia” is Greek for:

3. Which of the following islands is not part of Melanesia?

4. Which of the following has the highest GNI-PPP in the region?

5. Which country has the highest population growth rate?

6. Which of the following is not an independent country?

7. Which of these is farthest north?

9. The capital of Papua New Guinea is:

10. High islands:

11. Most of Papua New Guinea is characterized by which type of agriculture?

12. A ring-shaped island surrounding a lagoon is called a(n):

13. Which of these statements is false?

14. Which of these islands is considered a biological “hot spot”?

16. What is an exotic species?

17. Jared Diamond declared what island to be “Earth writ small”?

18. Easter Island is currently owned by which country?

19. Which of these statements about Easter Island is false?

22. The world’s most linguistically diverse country is:

39. The Treaty of Nanking in 1842 gave _ to the _.