Geography exam 3

The Himalayas are formed by which process?

B. Convergent plate boundary

What is the predominant religion in Bangladesh?

C. Islam

Mass campaigns to force the population to support the continuing revolution and move towards a classless society in China:

A. Cultural revolution

Which of the following is not an Abrahamic religion?

A. Hinduism

The Han are the dominant ethnic group in which country:

B. China

Dr. Fyfe showed registration deed of individual noble tite for the principality of sealand- what is his noble title (BTW- all are available):

D. Lord Fyfe

The British Raj ruled India from 1858-1947 and were respoonsible for which of the following?

D. all of the above

Which of the following is a characteristic of North Korea:

E. Communist regime

After the civil war in 1949 the leaders of the national party fled to wgcig island off the coast of Cgina to form the Republic of China (ROC):

E. Taiwan

According to the human development index (HDI) which of the following regions ranks the lowest:

E. South Asia

The name given for the change in air and ocean current circulation in the South Pacific where the High and Low Pressure system invert:

A. El Nino/ La Nina

Some of the Colonial Legacy in Australia includes which of the following?

A. Culture (language)

The initial European settlement of what part of Oceania was the result of its designation as a British penal Colony?

C. Australia

The 2 piece swimsuit was named after which of the following 

B. Island in the south Pacific 

Which of the following are the East Asian Tigers:

B. Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong

The great leap forward

Occurred in 1958 in China as an economic and social campaign led by the Communist Party aimed at rapidly transforming the country from an agrarian society into an industrialized socialist society.

Tiananman Square

A location In Beijing, China, known for the pro-democracy student led protests in 1989 that were met with government force, resulting in significant loss of life.

Caste System

A system of strict social stratification based upon ancestry and occupation (historically prevalent in India and Nepal)

One child policy

A population control measure implemented in China in 1979, restricting couples to having only one child to control population growth.

Carrying capacity

The maximum number of people a region can support sustainably with food, water and other essential resources.

1-2-4 Problem

Problem occurring in China that showed because of the one child policy, 1 child has to take care of 2 parents and 4 grandparent. Chinese government all owed these families to have a 2nd child.

stolen generations

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families as children by Australian government agencies and church missions, under official policies from the late 1800s to the 1970s. 

Diffusion (what it is and what are examples)

The process of how ideas, cultural traits, and phenomena spread from one location to another, occurring through human interaction like migration, trade, or communication

“terra nullius”