Chapter 2 Test Notes

Question 1

What is the only country that is predominately catholic?

Answer 1

Philippians

Question 2

What modern empire controlled central Asia for most of the 20th century?

Answer 2

USSR

Question 3

What is the most populated country (according to the textbook)?

Answer 3

China

Question 4

Which is not on the Indian subcontinent?

Answer 4

Singapore

Question 5

What are the 2 prominent rivers in Central Asia?

Answer 5

Amu Darya and Sur Darya

Question 6

What separates Europe and Asia?

Answer 6

Ural and Caucus Mountains

Question 7

What is the man-made waterway in Egypt?

Answer 7

Suez Canal

Question 8

What is the name of the crossroads of the ancient world?

Answer 8

Middle East

Question 9

What are the two famous Saudi Arabian cities?

Answer 9

Medina and Mecca

Question 10

What is the highest mountain ranges?

Answer 10

Himalayas

Question 11

What island provided refugees for the national Chinese?

Answer 11

Taiwan

Question 12

What is the lowest point in the world?

Answer 12

Dead Sea

Question 13

What is the name of the military organization?

Answer 13

Palestinian Liberation Organization

Question 14

What is the name of the world’s largest military fortification?

Answer 14

Great Wall of China

Question 15

What was the year Israel became a state?

Answer 15

1948

Question 16

What is the main religion of India?

Answer 16

Hinduism

Question 17

2 Main rivers in central Asia?

Answer 17

Huang He and Yangtze

Question 18

What is the highest point on land?

Answer 18

Mount Everest

Question 19

What is the highest point in Japan?

Answer 19

Mount Fiji

Question 20

What countries were divided by the 38th parallel?

Answer 20

North and South Korea

Question 21

What is Japan’s largest island?

Answer 21

Honcho

Question 22

What were the two people groups who were descendants of Abraham?

Answer 22

Arabians and Jews

Question 23

What 3 countries occupy Borneo?

Answer 23

Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunea