Physical Geography
What large mountain range formed by a convergent plate boundary separates the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau?
The Himalayas
Which continent is the most densely populated?
Asia
What is one likely result when a country specializes in producing a single good?
It becomes dependent on trade to obtain other goods
What is the best classification for a government in which one leader holds complete power and there are no free elections?
Dictatorship
Which African region contains the Great Rift Valley and Lake Tanganyika?
East Africa
Which climate type dominates much of the Australian Outback and pushes population toward the eastern coast?
Desert and semi-arid
What term describes the spread of cultural traits, such as the building of mosques in U.S. cities, from one place to another?
Diffusion
Which organization of oil-exporting countries aims to influence global oil supply and prices?
OPEC
Which political system is the Saudi government most accurately described as?
Monarchy
On the map with points A (Arabian Peninsula), B (Deccan), C (Indochina/Malay), and D (Korean Peninsula), what geographic feature do all four share?
They are peninsulas
Name the major river that drains a large portion of northern India and supports much of its agriculture
Ganges River
Which South Asian social system historically structured society into hereditary groups and remains culturally significant in India?
The caste system
From the exports/imports bar chart, which two nations appear to have higher levels of development compared to Myanmar?
Thailand and Malaysia
List three features you would expect to see in a dictatorship.
Unequal rights for groups; censorship of literature and news; limited access to goods/services
Which continent(s) are home to the world’s largest rainforests? Select two.
South America and Africa
Explain why coastal East Asia (eastern China) shows brighter night-time satellite lights than western China.
Eastern China has higher population density and greater urban/industrial development
Identify three push or pull factors that commonly contribute to suburban growth in the mid-20th century U.S.
Automobile ownership (pull), affordable housing and GI Bill, desire for more space; decline of public transit (push)
Explain why East Asia (Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan) saw large GDP increases in recent decades
Industrialization and participation in global markets; export-led manufacturing
Based on a 2002 referendum claiming 100% support, what can be inferred about Saddam Hussein’s government type?
It functioned as a dictatorship
Which physical feature shown on the map of Asia causes major population and climate effects and forms from plate collision?
The Himalayas
Describe how summer and winter monsoon wind patterns affect precipitation in South and East Asia.
Summer monsoons blow from the Indian/Pacific Oceans inland bringing moist air and heavy rainfall; winter monsoons blow from the interior (e.g., Mongolian Plateau) outward bringing cold, dry air)
Compare cultural divergence and cultural diffusion
Cultural divergence—groups maintain distinct practices after settling to preserve tradition (example: communities preserving traditional culture); Cultural diffusion—ideas or practices spread across regions (example: Islam and mosques appearing in U.S. cities
Given infant mortality rates (Finland 1.479, India 27.695, Liberia 46.882), which nation is likely to have the highest standard of living and what evidence supports that?
Finland; evidence—very low infant mortality rate indicating better health care and living conditions
Explain why control of strategic waterways (like the Suez Canal) has caused international conflict.
Because canals are vital transportation links for trade and military movement; control affects economic and strategic power
Using the Ganges drainage map, identify two major tributaries of the Ganges and one city located within its basin.
Tributaries—Yamuna and Ghaghara (or Gandak/Kosi); City—Kolkata (or New Delhi)