World Geography

Which of the following countries has a constitution requiring that the country keep a minimum of 60 percent of its land forested?

Question 1 options:

Maldives

Sri Lanka

Bhutan

Nepal

The Padma and Jamuna Rivers unite and empty into the Bay of Bengal forming a large delta system.

Question 2 options:
True
False
After the Sinhalese people arrived in Sri Lanka, the Tamil people invaded Sri Lanka from

Question 3 options:

Tibet.

southern India.

Nepal.

Bhutan.

Plateaus dominate the landscape of Pakistan.

Question 5 options:
True
False
How did Bangladesh gain freedom from Pakistan?

Question 6 options:

elections

peaceful protest

military coup

war

In the early 1600s, Bhutan’s religious and political power was consolidated by a Tibetan

Question 7 options:

stupa.

dzong.

mantra.

lama.

Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka all face the threat of lost farmland due to

Question 8 options:

water pollution.

soil erosion.

mudslides.

damage to aquifers.

Which of the following describes Britain’s policy of taking direct control of India?

Question 9 options:

socialist

mercantilist

capitalist

imperialist

A 2004 tsunami damaged the fishing industry in

Question 10 options:

Maldives.

Sri Lanka.

Bhutan.

Nepal.

What were samurai?

Question 2 options:

Japanese rulers

professional warriors

government soldiers

military rulers

What is a typhoon?

Question 3 options:

a seasonal wind that changes direction twice a year

an unexpected downpour sometime between May and October

a chain reaction of serious floods caused by slow-moving storms

a violent tropical storm that forms in the western Pacific Ocean, usually in late summer

Since 1987, South Korea’s government has had a structure like that of

Question 4 options:

Russia.

Japan.

the United States.

China.

Discipline and proper moral conduct are key principles of Confucian beliefs.

Question 5 options:
True
False
At the end of WWI, the independence movement in Southeast Asia began.

Question 6 options:
True
False
An emerging market is an economy that is in transition to becoming a stronger market.

Question 7 options:
True
False
Which of the following products is NOT a main focus of North Korea’s economy today?

Question 8 options:

metal and machinery

military equipment

service industry

chemicals

In the last decade, South Korea has focused on

Question 10 options:

textiles.

high-tech industries.

military equipment.

light manufacturing.

How would you characterize Japan’s openness to other countries today?

Question 11 options:

Japan is open to its current trade relationships but avoids new ones.

Japan is more open than in the past and involved in regulated trade.

Japan is not very open and restricts most trade.

Japan is very open and involved in free trade.