Final Exam

Question 1

Mecca

Answer 1

Islam’s holiest city Birthplace of Muhammad Kaaba is located here and is most sacred shrine

Question 2

Thriving economy and freedoms not available to other administrative units

Answer 2

SAR’s (Special Administrative Region)

Question 3

China’s size and population

Answer 3

1.357 billion people The area of China is slightly larger than the United States

Question 4

Pakistan Borders

Answer 4

Subregions Punjab Sindh Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Baluchistan

Question 5

Shi’ite, Sunni’s

Answer 5

Shi’ite- Belief that only blood relatives of Muhammad should follow the prophet as leader of Islam Sunni- Any devout follower of Muhammad was qualified to take over

Question 6

East Asian region consisting of three countries: Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan

Answer 6

Jakota

Question 7

Ethnic Cleansing

Answer 7

The mass killing of unwanted ethnic or religious members of society

Question 8

Territory about size of Wisconsin Population of 158.1 million One of the poorest and least developed countries on earth More than half of workforce in agriculture

Answer 8

Bangladesh

Question 9

Are a Turkic-speaking Muslim ethnic group native to China’s far western region of Xinjiang, which was sporadically controlled by Chinese dynasties over the centuries

Answer 9

Uighurs

Question 10

The number of people per unit area

Answer 10

Population density

Question 11

Deng

Answer 11

Leader of China from 1978-1989

Question 12

Chinese communist revolutionary who founded The People’s Republic of China

Answer 12

Chairman Mao

Question 13

A territory of high mountains surrounded by Pakistan, India, China, and Afghanistan Land that was in contention between India and Pakistan India acquired the territory

Answer 13

Kashmir

Question 14

Caste System

Answer 14

Strict social stratification and segmentation of people in India’s Hindu society on the basis of ancestry and occupation

Question 15

Maghreb

Answer 15

The region occupying the Northwest corner of Africa, consisting of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.

Question 16

A policy of cultural extension and potential political expansion by a state aimed at a community of its nationals living in a neighboring state

Answer 16

Irredentism in Pakistan

Question 17

Turkestan

Answer 17

Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Afghanistan

Question 18

Global Spread of Islam

Answer 18

Spatial diffusion- focus on the way ideas, inventions, and cultural practices propagate through population in space and time Expansion diffusion- spreading out through wider region or area Relocation diffusion- relocating to places far away

Question 19

Israel (creation of)

Answer 19

Created as home for Jewish people recommended by United Nations Became state of Israel in 1948 As soon as Israel declared independence, Arab states attacked and pushed Arab forces beyond its borders gaining territory

Question 20

Monsoon

Answer 20

Seasonal reversal of wind and moisture flows in certain parts of the subtropics and lower middle latitudes

Question 21

Tibet

Answer 21

Part of the Chinese empire

In and out of Chinese control

Border tensions exist with India

Question 22

What is SEZ?

Answer 22

Stands for Special Economic Zones

Intended to attract foreign technologies and investments

Incentives offered and further relaxed economic rules

Question 23

Characteristics of Japan?

Answer 23

Four main islands

18% of country is habitable

Major coastal cities lie on partial reclaimed sea land

Mountainous, earthquake prone, geologically young, and volcanic

Question 24

Japanese cities

Answer 24

Tokyo

Massive crowded metropolis

Congested yet connected by efficient train and subway systems

Question 25

SE Asia Size and population

Answer 25

Indonesia’s noteworthy Javan population cluster: – More than half the country’s population – Fertile volcanic soils, ample water, and warmth • Other clusters are fast-growing urban areas.

Question 26

High islands vs. low islands

Answer 26

High- – Volcanic – High elevations/ rugged relief – Well-watered – Good soils – Agricultural diversity – Tend to have larger populations.

Low- Include the majority of the realm’s islands – Composed of coral – Low elevation/relief – Drought is common – Fishing and coconut palm are mainstays – Threatened by sea level rise due to global warming

Question 27

Antartica characteristics

Answer 27

The icecovered continent

5.5 million square miles

• McMurdo station
• Ross ice shelf

Antarctica - a realm? • Multiple claims

• The Antarctic Treaty

Also known as the West Wind Drift, as the body of water circulates clockwise around Antarctica

Question 28

Wallace’s Line

Answer 28

Is a faunal boundary line drawn in 1859 by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace that separates the ecozones of Asia and Wallacea, a transitional zone between Asia and Australia.

Question 29

Microneisia

Answer 29

Made up of 4 islands: Pohnpei, Kosrae, Chuuk and Yap

Question 30

Melanesia

Answer 30

The region includes the four countries of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea.

Question 31

Polynesia

Answer 31

Made up of over 1,000 islands including: Eastern Kiribati, Cook Islands, Hawaii, Samoa, American Samoa, Tuvalu, Tonga, French Polynesia, Easter Island (Chile)