Geo 200 Module 7 Quiz
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The following quiz covers materials from Module 7.
- 1.The South Asian wet Monsoon originates over the _____ and moves _____ .
- A.
South China/northwest
- B.
Indian Ocean/northeast
- C.
Pacific Ocean/west
- D.
South Atlantic/east
- 2.What is the geologic origin of the Himalayas?
- A.
Immense lava flows
- B.
Volcanism
- C.
Glacial deposition
- D.
Uplift of marine sediments
- 3.The Khmer Rouge is associated with communist revolutionaries in this country.
- A.
Cambodia
- B.
Vietnam
- C.
Laos
- D.
Malaysia
- E.
Thailand
- 4.This country's government policy of Bumiputra explicitly discriminated against ethnic Chinese populations.
- A.
Laos
- B.
Thailand
- C.
Burma
- D.
Indonesia
- E.
Malaysia
- 5.The Raj refers to the rule of the _____ in India.
- A.
Dutch
- B.
French
- C.
British
- D.
Mughals
- 6.This is a country made up of many island groups.
- A.
Thailand
- B.
Burma
- C.
Cambodia
- D.
Indonesia
- E.
Laos
- 7.Who was India’s major trading partner before 1992?
- A.
Great Britain
- B.
The United States
- C.
The Soviet Union
- D.
Pakistan
- 8.Pakistan was established as an _____ country.
- A.
Muslim
- B.
Hindu
- C.
Buddhist
- D.
Christian
- 9.What region is described as the “breadbasket” of India?
- A.
Utta Pradesh
- B.
Punjab and Haryana
- C.
Kerala
- D.
Bengal
- E.
Karnataka
- 10.Largest in population in Southeast Asia, this country is also fourth largest in population in the world.
- A.
Thailand
- B.
Philippines
- C.
Vietnam
- D.
Indonesia
- E.
Malaysia
- 11.Which of the following was never a European colony?
- A.
Burma
- B.
Thailand
- C.
Brunei
- D.
Singapore
- E.
Laos
- 12.The major river in Cambodia and southern Vietnam is the
- A.
Red.
- B.
Irawaddy.
- C.
Chao Phraya.
- D.
Mekong.
- E.
Menam.
- 13.What is the system of kinship groupings that is reinforced by language, region, and occupation?
- A.
Raj
- B.
Mujahideen
- C.
Muhajir
- D.
Caste
- 14.The Kashmir has a predominately _____ population.
- A.
Hindu
- B.
Buddhist
- C.
Jewish
- D.
Christian
- E.
Muslim
- 15.The Muslims who migrated to Pakistan from India after the partition agreement that created the two countries are called
- A.
Muhajir.
- B.
Mujahideen.
- C.
Tamils.
- D.
Assamese.
- 16.Well water from the Indian tube wells was found to be contaminated with
- A.
Methyl.
- B.
Arsenic.
- C.
Radiation.
- D.
DDT.
- E.
Chloride.
- 17.Most of what is today Indonesia was a colony of the
- A.
British.
- B.
French.
- C.
Dutch.
- D.
Spanish.
- E.
Portuguese.
- 18.Who was the first to notice a striking division between species either side of the deep ocean trench between the islands of Bali and Lombok?
- A.
Wallace
- B.
Huxley
- C.
Weber
- D.
Marston
- E.
Robinson
- 19.The summer monsoon can bring which of the following to this region?
- A.
Heavy rain
- B.
Severe flooding
- C.
Water for crops and drinking
- D.
Onshore winds
- E.
All of these
- 20.The Strait of Malacca
- A.
Is the location of the disputed territories called the Spratly Islands.
- B.
Facilitated trade between India and China.
- C.
Was an important territorial claim of French Indochina.
- D.
Is one leg of the Golden Triangle.
- E.
Allows Laos access to the sea.
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