Final Exam Flashcards
(171 cards)
1
Q
A continental climate is most likely to be found in:
a. New York
b. Oregon
c. Florida
d. Delaware
e. Kansas
A
E. Kansas
2
Q
Which of the following states of the USA is the likeliest place for the further development of ethanol and other biofuel production?
a. South Carolina
b. Alaska
c. Massachusetts
d. Iowa
e. Michigan
A
D. Iowa
3
Q
Which of the following is one of Canada’s Atlantic provinces?
a. New Brunswick
b. British Columbia
c. Nunavut
d. Quebec
e. Saskatchewan
A
A. New Brunswick
4
Q
Which of the following is one of Canada’s Prairie provinces?
a. New Brunswick
b. British Columbia
c. Manitoba
d. Newfoundland and Labrador
e. Prince Edward Island
A
C. Manitoba
5
Q
__________ is the second most populous US state.
a. California
b. Texas
c. Arizona
d. New York
e. Alaska
A
B. Texas
6
Q
Software Valley is found in which State?
a. California
b. Utah
c. Nevada
d. Colorado
e. Texas
A
B. Utah
7
Q
In many ways the key Canadian province is _____, containing the country’s largest and most globalized city.
a. Quebec
b. Ontario
c. Toronto
d. New Brunswick
e. British Columbia
A
B. Ontario
8
Q
Oil is being drawn from deposits of tar sand in:
a. Alaska
b. Saudi Arabia
c. California
d. Canada
e. Kuwait
A
D. Canada
9
Q
Quebec is nearly twice the size as:
a. Alaska
b. California
c. Texas
d. Michigan
e. Montana
A
C. Texas
10
Q
Which Canadian province contains the majority of French-speaking citizens?
a. Nova Scotia
b. British Columbia
c. Manitoba
d. Quebec
e. Maine
A
D. Quebec
11
Q
Which state is located in the U.S. Corn Belt?
a. Texas
b. Iowa
c. Florida
d. Maine
e. None
A
B. Iowa
12
Q
Which of the following is a major oil and gas producing state?
a. Maine
b. New York
c. Ohio
d. Texas
e. None of the above
A
D. Texas
13
Q
Which of the following states is unilingual in that it possesses a single language spoken throughout its territory?
a. Switzerland
b. Austria
c. Former Yugoslavia
d. Belgium
e. The British Isles
A
B. Austria
14
Q
Only the southern portion of which of the following islands was recently granted admission to the EU?
a. Ireland
b. Malta
c. Turkey
d. Sicily
e. Cyprus
A
E. Cyprus
15
Q
_______ has been pulling through the global recession better than any other country in the realm.
a. France
b. Italy
c. The United Kingdom
d. Germany
e. the United States
A
D. Germany
16
Q
The only European country with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea is:
a. Portugal
b. Germany
c. Spain
d. France
e. Italy
A
D. France
17
Q
The Western European state that is not a member of the European Union is:
a. Austria
b. Luxembourg
c. the Netherlands
d. Switzerland
e. Belgium
A
D. Switzerland
18
Q
________ is the Discontinuous North’s largest country in terms of both population (9.4 million) and territory
a. Denmark
b. Sweden
c. Norway
d. Finland
e. Iceland
A
B. Sweden
19
Q
The Northern European country that has benefited the most from North Sea oil is:
a. Denmark
b. Norway
c. Iceland
d. Finland
e. Sweden
A
B. Norway
20
Q
The country located on the Jutland Peninsula and the smallest state (in area) in Norden is:
a. Sweden
b. Norway
c. Estonia
d. Iceland
e. Denmark
A
B. Norway
21
Q
___________ has more in common with Finland than its other neighboring states and is therefore included as part of Northern Europe
a. Estonia
b. Latvia
c. Lithuania
d. Kaliningrad
e. Belarus
A
A. Estonia
22
Q
The Mediterranean European country with the lowest percentage of urban residents is
a. Spain
b. Portugal
c. France
d. Italy
e. Greece
A
B. Portugal
23
Q
The country located directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from southernmost Spain is
a. Portugal
b. Morocco
c. Italy
d. Gibraltar
e. Algeria
A
B. Morrocco
24
Q
The Mediterranean island contested by both Greece and Turkey is: a. Cyprus b. Crete c. Malta d. Sicily e. Sardinia
A
A. Cyprus
25
The Russian exclave located between Lithuania and Poland is called:
a. Kaliningrad
b. Leningrad
c. Latvia
d. Estonia
e. the Baltic Corridor
A. Kaliningrad
26
Which former Soviet Socialist Republic, with its capital at Mensk (Minsk), is also called White Russia, and is still strongly linked to Moscow?
a. Belarus
b. Lithuania
c. Moldova
d. Estonia
e. Ukraine
B. Lithuania
27
Which of the following is not a state created by the breakup of former Yugoslavia?
a. Bosnia
b. Macedonia
c. Croatia
d. Slovakia
e. Slovenia
D. Solvakia
28
Which state contains Serb, Croat, and Muslim populations that were finally brought together in 1995 at a US-run peace conference?
a. Bosnia
b. Serbia
c. Croatia
d. Montenegro
e. Slovenia
A. Bonsia
29
A country that was divided into two political units after World War II was:
a. United Kingdom
b. Italy
c. Germany
d. Austria
e. Greece
C. Germany
30
Which of the following is not a portion of the United Kingdom?
a. Republic of Ireland
b. England
c. Scotland
d. Wales
e. All are part of the UK
A. Republic of Ireland
31
Which of the following is not a Nordic country?
a. Malta
b. Norway
c. Finland
d. Denmark
e. Iceland
A. Malta
32
Gibraltar is a disputed territory between the UK and
a. Spain
b. Portugal
c. Italy
d. France
e. Ireland
A. Spain
33
The first country to experience the Industrial Revolution was
a. Spain
b. France
c. Prussia
d. The United Kingdom
e. Italy
D. The United Kingdom
34
Which of the following European countries is landlocked?
a. Switzerland
b. Croatia
c. Albania
d. Belgium
e. Spain
A. Switzerland
35
______ dominates Western Europe demographically and economically.
a. France
b. Belgium
c. Austria
d. Germany
e. Switzerland
D. Germany
36
The European country that has purported to practice strict neutrality is:
a. Germany
b. Austria
c. Finland
d. Switzerland
e. Belgium
D. Switzerland
37
Which of the following is not a Nordic country?
a. Malta
b. Norway
c. Finland
d. Estonia
e. Iceland
A. Malta
38
Finland lost significant territories to:
a. Finland
b. Russia
c. Denmark
d. Norway
e. Belarus
B. Russia
39
The Norden country with the lowest population is:
a. Estonia
b. Denmark
c. Iceland
d. Sweden
e. Malta
C. Iceland
40
Which of the following countries is almost entirely Roman Catholic?
a. Estonia
b. Albania
c. Poland
d. England
e. Sweden
C. Poland
41
Which Eastern European country has led the Eastern Europe in technology and engineering skills?
a. Belarus
b. Czech Republic
c. Slovakia
d. Moldova
e. Bosnia
B. Czech Republic
42
The most linguistically-distinctive country in Eastern Europe is:
a. Belarus
b. Hungary
c. Moldova
d. Poland
e. Russia
B. Hungary
43
Which Eastern European country is the largest both territoriality and in population?
a. Bulgaria
b. England
c. Ukraine
d. Hungary
e. Albania
C. Ukraine
44
This former Soviet Socialist Republic contains the oil city of Baki (Baku) and its people have ethnic affinities with Iran.
a. Azerbaijan
b. Moldova
c. Georgia
d. Armenia
e. Turkmenistan
A. Azerbaijan
45
The former Soviet Republic on the Black Sea containing the birthplace of Stalin is:
a. Azerbaijan
b. Moldavia
c. Georgia
d. Russia
e. Armenia
C. Georgia
46
In 1965, _____ broke away from Malaysia and became a separate political entity in Southeast Asia.
a. Singapore
b. Hong Kong
c. Sarawak
d. Brunei
e. Borneo
A. Singapore
47
Taiwan was at one time a colony of:
a. Russia
b. The United States
c. Japan
d. Australia
e. Britain
C. Japan
48
Taiwan is located off the coast of:
a. Russia
b. China
c. Korea
d. Vietnam
e. Japan
B. China
49
Which of the following was the first highly developed country in East Asia, significantly ahead of any other East Asian state in its level of economic development?
a. Japan
b. South Korea
c. China
d. North Korea
e. Taiwan
A. Japan
50
The country that has functioned as a buffer state between Russia and China is:
a. Mongolia
b. Siberia
c. North Korea
d. Tibet
e. Xinjiang
A. Mongolia
51
Prior to independence, New Guinea was administered by:
a. Australia
b. New Zealand
c. The Netherlands
d. Indonesia
e. Papua
A. Australia
52
The largest cluster of population in Melanesia is found in:
a. Papua New Guinea
b. Fiji
c. Vanuatu
d. Samoa
e. New Caledonia
A. Papua New Guinea
53
In territorial size, the largest country in Melanesia is:
a. Solomon Islands
b. Fiji
c. Papua New Guinea
d. Hawai'i
e. Easter Island
C. Papua New Guinea
54
Which of these is NOT a state of the Australian federal government system?
a. New South Wales
b. Western Australia
c. Tasmania
d. New Zealand
e. Queensland
D. New Zealand
55
Which country, along with Australia, constitutes the Austral Realm?
a. New Zealand
b. New Guinea
c. East Timor
d. Indonesia
e. Singapore
A. New Zealand
56
A country in Southeast Asia that remained, for the most part, an independent state throughout the colonial era was:
a. Vietnam
b. Malaya
c. Borneo
d. Thailand
e. Burma
D. Thailand
57
Which of the following countries was once part of British India?
a. Singapore
b. Sumatera (Sumatra)
c. Myanmar (Burma)
d. Malaysia
e. Thailand
C. Myanmar (Burma)
58
_____ held onto eastern Timor well after the Dutch left the East Indies.
a. Portugal
b. France
c. Australia
d. Britain
e. Japan
A. Portugal
59
The largest Muslim country in the world in terms of population is:
a. Bangladesh
b. Iran
c. Pakistan
d. Indonesia
e. Nigeria
D. Iran
60
A country that is elongated is:
a. Cambodia
b. Vietnam
c. Brunei
d. Singapore
e. Philippines
B. Vietnam
61
Which country does not border Vietnam?
a. Laos
b. Thailand
c. Cambodia
d. People's Republic of China
e. None of the above
B. Thailand
62
The Southeast Asian nation that exhibits the greatest degree of compactness is:
a. Laos
b. Cambodia
c. Thailand
d. Vietnam
e. Indonesia
B. Cambodia
63
Angkor Wat is located in which country?
a. Vietnam
b. Cambodia
c. Laos
d. Myanmar
e. Thailand
B. Cambodia
64
The Khmer Rouge killed as many as 2 million people in an attempt to change the society of:
a. Vietnam
b. Cambodia
c. Laos
d. Thailand
e. Myanmar
B. Cambodia
65
What is the poorest state in mainland Southeast Asia?
a. Laos
b. East Timor
c. Singapore
d. Thailand
e. Myanmar
A. Laos
66
The insular region of Southeast Asia does not include:
a. Malaysia
b. Brunei
c. Singapore
d. Laos
e. Indonesia
D. Loas
67
What country in mainland Southeast Asia was once part of British India?
a. Myanmar
b. Thailand
c. Cambodia
d. The Philippines
e. East Timor
A. Myanmar
68
The small oil rich Islamic sultanate of insular Southeast Asia is:
a. Kalimantan
b. Papua
c. Brunei
d. Sulawesi
e. East Timor
C. Brunei
69
The most populated Southeast Asian nation is:
a. Malaysia
b. Indonesia
c. Philippines
d. Thailand
e. Vietnam
B. Idonesia
70
The country that historically was called Siam is now known as:
a. Singapore
b. Cambodia
c. Thailand
d. Malaysia
e. Myanmar
C. Thailand
71
Which city is located closest to Southeast Asia’s vitally important Strait of Malacca?
a. Hong
b. Singapore
c. Bangkok
d. Jakarta
e. Manila
B. Singapore
72
Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country is:
a. Laos
b. Vietnam
c. Brunei
d. Thailand
e. Cambodia
A. Loas
73
The giant of the Southeast Asian Realm, in terms of both area and population, is _____.
a. Indonesia
b. Malaysia
c. Singapore .
d. Thailand
e. Cambodia
A. Indonesia
74
_____ has the highest income of Southeast Asia's realm.
a. Singapore
b. Brunei
c. Malaysia
d. Thailand
e. Indonesia
D. Thailand
75
The small oil rich Islamic sultanate in Southeast Asia is:
a. Indonesia
b. Singapore
c. Brunei
d. Thailand
e. Luzon
C. Brunei
76
A former Portuguese colony which is the newest nation in Southeast Asia is:
a. Macau
b. East Timor
c. Philippines
d. Papua New Guinea
e. Laos
B. East Timor
77
The country divided in two almost equal parts by water:
a. Hainan
b. Malaysia
c. Luzon
d. Timor
e. New Guinea
B. Malaysia
78
What is the only country in the Pacific Rim that is predominantly Roman Catholic?
a. Macau
b. East Timor
c. Philippines
d. Papua New Guinea
e. Laos
B. East Timor
79
The country of the “people of Han” is:
a. Mongolia
b. China
c. Japan
d. Korea
e. Tibet
B. China
80
The People’s Republic of China also claims the island of:
a. Hokkaido
b. Honshu
c. Taiwan
d. Kurile
e. Gobi
C. Taiwan
81
Which of the following is not one of the countries of the South Asia realm?
a. Pakistan
b. Bhutan
c. Afghanistan
d. Sri Lanka
C. Afghanistan
82
What South Asian country has Buddhism as its state religion?
a. Sri Lanka
b. India
c. Bhutan
d. Nepal
C. Bhutan
83
Where was the political center of the Mughal Empire?
a. Afghanistan
b. Pakistan
c. Mongolia
d. Bangladesh
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84
What is the modern-day name of East Pakistan?
a. Bhutan
b. Bangladesh
c. Pakistan
d. Afghanistan
B. Bangladesh
85
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Which of the Southern Islands has South Asia’s highest GNI per capita?
a. Andaman Islands
B. Sri Lanka
C. The Maldives
D. Nicobar Islands
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C. The Maldives
86
Which of the Southern Islands experienced a long civil war?
a. Andaman Islands
b. Sri Lanka
c. The Maldives
d. Nicobar Islands
B. Sir Lanka
87
Which country is almost annually struck by costly natural disasters?
a. India
b. Bangladesh
c. Pakistan
d. Sri Lanka
e. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
88
The small group of islands 400 miles south of India are the:
a. Sri Lanka
b. Punjab
c. Maldives
d. Dravidians
e. Colombo
C. Maldives
89
The country with the second largest population in the world is:
a. Pakistan
b. The United States
c. Russia
d. India
e. China
D. India
90
Which of the following countries is characterized by a plantation economy?
a. Pakistan
b. India
c. Bangladesh
d. Nepal
e. Sri Lanka
E. Sir Lanka
91
Which of the following is not included in the North Africa/Southwest Asia realm?
a. Pakistan
b. Iran
c. Iraq
d. Tunisia
e. Afghanistan
A. Pakistan
92
Which area was least influenced by the spread of Islam?
a. Yemen
b. Bosnia
c. China
d. Northern Nigeria
e. Turkestan
C. China
93
Shi'ite Muslims constitute the great majority of the population of:
a. Egypt
b. Israel
c. Saudi Arabia
d. Turkey
e. Iran
E. Iran
94
Which of the following countries is not a major oil producer?
a. Kuwait
b. Azerbaijan
c. Iraq
d. Iran
e. Turkey
E. Turkey
95
The upstream country that could control the flow of the Nile River into Egypt is:
a. Iraq
b. Sudan
c. Israel
d. Libya
e. Chad
B. Sudan
96
Which of the following oil producers does not border the Persian Gulf?
a. Iran
b. Kuwait
c. Libya
d. Saudi Arabia
e. United Arab Emirates
C. Libya
97
Which North African country fought a bitter war of liberation against the French?
a. Egypt
b. Libya
c. Algeria
d. Tunisia
e. Sudan
C. Algeria
98
This country is the smallest in North Africa, but has the highest GNI per capita in North Africa.
a. Chad
b. Israel
c. Tunisia
d. Morocco
e. Libya
C. Tunisia
99
Which of the following countries does not share a common border with Israel?
a. Iran
b. Egypt
c. Jordan
d. Lebanon
e. Syria
A. Iran
100
The largest oil reserves in the realm are located in:
a. Israel
b. Libya
c. Kuwait
d. Saudi Arabia
e. Iran
D. Saudi Arabia
101
Which of the following countries is not located on the Arabian Peninsula
a. Syria
b. Kuwait
c. Oman
d. Qatar
e. Bahrain
A. Syria
102
The Rub al Khali (Empty Quarter) lies near the border between Saudi Arabia and:
a. Israel
b. Iraq
c. Yemen
d. Dubai
e. Kuwait
C. Yemen
103
Which of the following is not one of the republics of Turkestan?
a. Kazakhstan
b. Uzbekistan
c. Turkmenistan
d. Azerbaijan
e. Tajikistan
D. Azerbaijan
104
Which of the following republics of Turkestan contains an ethnic majority of Persian origin?
a. Kazakhstan
b. Uzbekistan
c. Turkmenistan
d. Tajikistan
e. Afghanistan
D. Tajikistan
105
Which of the following countries is not a major oil producer:
a. Libya
b. Iran
c. Saudi Arabia
d. Iraq
e. Lebanon
E. Lebanon
106
The country that sits atop an oil reserve which is, by far, the world’s largest, is:
a. Kuwait
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Iraq
d. Iran
e. Jordan
B. Saudi Arabia
107
The Ottomans, based in what is today _____, conquered Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1453 and then pushed into southeastern Europe.
a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Syria
d. Libya
e. Turkey
E. Turkey
108
The smallest of the Maghreb states is _____.
a. Tunisia
b. Algeria
c. Morocco
d. Libya
e. Egypt
A. Tunisia
109
All of the following are countries that comprise the Middle East except:
a. Iraq
b. Jordan
c. Syria
d. Algeria
e. Lebanon
D. Algeria
110
Which of the following is not one of the six states of Turkestan?
a. Kazakhstan
b. Pakistan
c. Turkmenistan
d. Afghanistan
e. Uzbekistan
B. Pakistan
111
Country that split into two as a result of a long and bloody civil war:
a. Egypt
b. Sudan
c. Libya
d. Turkey
e. None of the above
B. Sudan
112
Country in North Africa with large oil reserves, where NATO enforced no fly zone helped rebels to topple a long lasted dictatorship:
a. Mauritania
b. Somali
c. Eritrea
d. Libya
e. Tunisia
D. Libya
113
A desert republic in Turkestan with significant new gas supplies?
a. Kazakhstan
b. Uzbekistan
c. Turkmenistan
d. Azerbaijan
e. Kyrgyzstan
C. Turkmenistan
114
Economic future of what central Asian country is connected to oil supplies found near Caspian Sea?
a. Kazakhstan
b. Uzbekistan
c. Turkmenistan
d. Azerbaijan
e. Kyrgyzstan
A. Kazakhstan
115
The country to which the US first sent ground troops to eradicate terrorism:
a. Sudan
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Afghanistan
d. Iraq
e. Pakistan
C. Afghanistan
116
Before independence, the modern state of The Congo was a colony of:
a. France
b. Germany
c. Britain
d. Belgium
e. South Africa
C. Britian
117
Which of the following states was not a colony of France prior to its independence?
a. Ivory Coast
b. Chad
c. Ghana
d. Senegal
e. Burkina Faso
A. Ivory Coast
118
Which country lost its independence only briefly?
a. Zimbabwe
b. Zambia
c. Kenya
d. Ethiopia
e. Malawi
A. Zimbabwe
119
The last country to give up its African colonies was:
a. The United States
b. Germany
c. France
d. Belgium
e. South Africa
B. Germany
120
Which of the following countries is not located in Southern Africa?
a. Botswana
b. Cameroon
c. Zimbabwe
d. Zambia
e. Mozambique
A. Botswana
121
The Boer War took place in:
a. Kenya
b. South Africa
c. The Netherlands
d. Sudan
e. Nigeria
B. South Africa
122
Which of the following countries is the home of the Shona and Ndebele tribes where whites have been expelled by government-backed squatters seeking their land?
a. Botswana
b. Cameroon
c. Zimbabwe
d. Zambia
e. Tanzania
C. Zimbabwe
123
The now-independent political entity that once was a German colony named South West Africa is today known as:
a. . Namibia
b. Botswana
c. Western Rhodesia
d. Tanganyika
e. Togo
A. Namibia
124
Which of the following countries is not located in East Africa?
a. Nigeria
b. Kenya
c. Uganda
d. Tanzania
e. Burundi
B. Kenya
125
Tourism, once a particularly important business in _____, struggles to remain viable in the face of numerous challenges:
a. Liberia
b. Kenya
c. Uganda
d. Burkina Faso
e. Nigeria
B. Kenya
126
Dar es Salaam is the capital of:
a. Saudi Arabia
b. Tanzania
c. Kenya
d. Somalia
e. Ethiopia
B. Tanzania
127
Which of the following countries borders Lake Victoria?
a. Sudan
b. Uganda
c. Malawi
d. The Congo
e. Ethiopia
D. The Congo
128
Which of the following countries is not located in Equatorial Africa?
a. Gabon
b. Congo
c. Ivory Coast
d. Cameroon
e. Central African Republic
D. Cameroon
129
The country in Equatorial Africa with significant oil supplies and the only coastal capital is:
a. Congo
b. Cameroon
c. Central African Republic
d. Gabon
e. Angola
D. Gabon
130
The country in Equatorial Africa that had a border dispute with Nigeria over an oil-rich area is:
a. Congo
b. Cameroon
c. Central African Republic
d. Gabon
e. Chad
B. Cameroon
131
Which of the following countries is located in the Bulge of Africa?
a. Senegal
b. South Africa
c. Somalia
d. Chad
e. Kenya
E. Kenya
132
The country that moved its capital from Lagos to the new centrally-located city of Abuja is:
a. Nigeria
b. Tanzania
c. The Congo
d. Niger
e. Ethiopia
C. The Congo
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The first West African state to gain its independence, formerly called the Gold Coast, is:
a. Ghana
b Guinea
c. Sierra Leone
d. Gambia
e. Benin
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A. Ghana
134
This West African country borders Liberia, is a former French colony, and built a Roman Catholic basilica in Yamoussoukro to rival St. Peter's in Rome:
a. Ivory Coast
b. Chad
c. Niger
d. Guinea
e. Senegal
A. Ivory Coast
135
Which of the following countries was established by former American slaves?
a. Gambia
b. Guinea
c. Guinea-Bissau
d. Ghana
e. Liberia
E. Liberia
136
Which of the following countries is not located in The African Transition Zone?
a. Mauritania
b. Mali
c. Niger
d. Somalia
e. Tanzania
E. Tanzania
137
Which of the following countries is located in the Horn of Africa?
a. Burkina Faso
b. Mal
c. Niger
d. Nigeria
e. Ethiopia
E. Ethiopia
138
This small country gains much of its importance because of its location on the Bab el Mandeb Strait at the mouth of the Red Sea
a. Ethiopia
b. Swaziland---Switzerland**
c. Niger
d. Egypt
e. Djibouti
E. Djibouti
139
The largest country in Equatorial Africa is:
a. Congo
b. Cameroon
c. Central African Republic
d. The Congo
e. Tanzania
B. Cameroon
140
The most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa, which also has significant oil supplies, is:
a. Namibia
b. South Africa
c. Ethiopia
d. Kenya
e. Nigeria
E. Nigeria
141
The economy which is by far the largest and most diverse in Africa is found in:
a. South Africa
b. Nigeria
c. Kenya
d. Botswana
e. Namibia
A. South Africa
142
_____ is the giant of Southern Africa, its economy by far the largest of the entire realm.
a. The Republic of South Africa (RSA)
b. Zimbabwe
c. Botswana
d. Namibia
e. Angola
A. The Republic of South Africa (RSA)
143
Of the four coastal countries of Equatorial Africa, _____ has the largest proven mineral resources, including manganese, uranium and iron ore.
a. Gabon
b. Cameroon
c. Cabinda
d. Principe
e. The Central African Republic
A. Gabon
144
_____ is home to just over 155 million people, by far the largest population of any African country.
a. Ghana
b. Nigeria
c. Ivory Coast
d. Benin
e. Chad
B. Nigeria
145
Africa's Horn is an especially volatile sub-region of the African Transition Zone, which contains all of the following countries except:
a. Ghana
b. Ethiopia
c. Eritrea
d. Djibouti
e. Somalia
A. Ghana
146
Which of the following countries is located within the culture hearth known as Mesoamerica?
a. Puerto Rico
b. The United States
c. Guatemala
d. Jamaica
e. Panama
C. Guatemala
147
Middle America's largest country today in terms of both area and population is:
a. Mexico
b. Hispaniola
c. Cuba
d. Panama
e. Trinidad
A. Mexico
148
Which of the following countries does not have a common border with Guatemala?
a. El Salvador
b. Honduras
c. Belize
d. Nicaragua
e. Mexico
D. Nicaragua
149
The Central American country where English is spoken, but where Spanish will eventually become the predominant language is:
a. Jamaica
b. Guatemala
c. Costa Rica
d. Trinidad
e. Belize
E. Belize
150
While other Central American countries were called banana republics, this country was a coffee republic:
a. Cuba
b. Guatemala
c. Mexico
d. El Salvador
e. Colombia
D. El Salvador
151
The Switzerland of Central America, the region's oldest democratic republic, is:
a. Nicaragua
b. Jamaica
c. Belize
d. Honduras
e. Costa Rica
E. Costa Rica
152
As one travels north leaving South America, the first country encountered on the Central American land bridge is ________.
a. Costa Rica
b. Panama
c. El Salvador
d. Nicaragua
e. Aruba
A. Costa Rica
153
Which island is the Caribbean's leading bauxite producer?
a. Trinidad
b. Cuba
c. The Bahamas
d. Jamaica
e. Hispaniola
D. Jamacia
154
Which of the following Caribbean countries possesses major natural gas deposits:
a. The Dominican Republic
b. Cuba
c. Trinidad and Tobago
d. Martinique
e. Barbados
C. Trinidad and Tobago
155
Which of the following countries contains the heart of the ancient Mayan empire?
a. Cuba
b. Nicaragua
c. Costa Rica
d. Honduras
e. Guatemala
E. Guatemala
156
Which South American country was most transformed by the forced in-migration of Africans in bondage?
a. Argentina
b. Brazil
c. Colombia
d. Paraguay
e. Ecuador
B. Brazil
157
The largest country in terms of landmass in Latin America is:
a. Venezuela
b. Colombia
c. Panama
d. Brazil
e. Ecuador
D. Brazil
158
Which of the following countries is landlocked?
a. Uruguay
b. Ecuador
c. Paraguay
d. Peru
e. Suriname
C. Paraguay
159
Which of the following countries contains a population whose ethnicity is dominated by Amerindian ancestry?
a. Argentina
b. Brazil
c. Bolivia
d. Uruguay
e. Chile
C. Bolivia
160
The best example of an elongated state in South America, and probably the world, is:
a. Peru
b. Brazil
c. Chile
d. Bolivia
e. Uruguay
C. Chile
161
Which of the following countries has the most compact territorial shape?
a. Chile
b. Argentina
c. Uruguay
d. Panama
e. Peru
C. Uruguay
162
The South American country that contains the northern end of the Andes is:
a. Venezuela
b. Peru
c. Brazil
d. Colombia
e. Ecuador
A. Venezuela
163
The country in South America which has, by far, the largest oil reserves is:
a. Venezuela
b. Chile
c. Bolivia
d. Colombia
e. Argentina
A. Venezuela
164
_____ is the easternmost outpost of the Caribbean North, and is mainland South America's only dependency.
a. Guyana
b. French Guiana
c. Venezuela
d. Suriname
e. None of the above
B. French Guiana
165
The largest southern core country is _____.
a. Chile
b. Uruguay
c. Brazil
d. Argentina
e. Paraguay
D. Argentina
166
The country in South America with the fastest growing economy since the 1990s is:
a. Paraguay
b. Bolivia
c. French Guiana
d. Ecuador
e. Chile
C. French Guiana
167
Mexico’s chief trading partner is:
a. U.S.
b. Chile
c. Canada
d. Cuba
e. None of the above
C. Canada
168
Which of the following is not a Latin Country?
a. Suriname
b. Venezuela
c. Peru
d. Chile
e. Argentina
C. Peru
169
The second largest producer of shrimp in the world is:
a. Ecuador
b. Chile
c. Paraguay
d. Peru
e. Brazil
A. Ecuador
170
South America’s densest railroad network is found in:
a. The Amazon River Basin
b. Mexico
c. Chile
d. Paraguay
e. Argentina
E. Argentina
171
Most of the population is of European stock is in:
a. Guyana
b. Brazil
c. Uruguay
d. Paraguay
e. Colombia
C. Uruguay
