Baylor Geography Test #1

Front 1

Which of the following is not one of the world's three largest population concentrations?

Back 1

A. South Asia
B. Europe
C. Eastern Africa
D. East Asia

Hint 1

Answer: Eastern Africa

Front 2

Besides location, a region must also have area.

Back 2

True or False

Hint 2

True, Besides location, a region must also have area.

Front 3

More than 70% of the earth's surface is ocean

Back 3

True or False

Hint 3

True, More than 70% of the earth's surface is ocean

Front 4

The three largest population agglomerations in the world lie in a single landmass: Eurasia

Back 4

True or False

Hint 4

True, The three largest population agglomerations in the world lie in a single landmass: Eurasia

Front 5

Which statement below best characterizes the concept of culture?

Back 5

A. A civilized pattern of behavior, including a appreciation for serious music and good food.
B. learned patterns of behavior characteristic of a population or society
C. An expression of the artistic qualities in a nation, such as painting and other fine arts.
D. A combination of habits relating to the human body, including washing, eating methods and cleanliness

Hint 5

B. Learned patterns of thought and behavior characteristic of a population or society

Front 6

Geography is united by a perspective common to all its fields. This perspective is the _____ perspective

Back 6

A. Temporal
B. Institutional
C. Spatial
D. Functional

Hint 6

C. Spacial

Front 7

Which of the following is not contained within the European realm?

Back 7

A. The Alps
B. Scandinavia
C. Iceland
D. The Old Russian Portion of the Soviet Union
E. England

Hint 7

D. The old Russian portion of the Soviet Union

Front 8

A Cultural landscape consists of a composite of human imprints on the surface of the earth

Back 8

True or False

Hint 8

True, A Cultural landscape consists of a composite of human imprints on the surface of the earth

Front 9

The least urbanized are of the world is:

Back 9

A. Latin America
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. North America
E. Former Soviet Union

Hint 9

B. Africa

Front 10

A Large Scale map shows

Back 10

A. A small area
B. A Large Area
C. There is no relationship between the scale on a map and the size of the area shown

Hint 10

A. A small area

Front 11

The process by which water circulates from the oceans to the landmasses is known as

Back 11

A. The hydrologic cycle
B. Evapotranspiration
C. Precipitation distribution
D. Water Systems

Hint 11

A. The Hydrologic Cycle

Front 12

The European region that has undergone the greatest political changes in the past five years is:

Back 12

A. Eastern Europe
B. Western Europe
C. The British Isles
D. Nordic Europe
E. Mediterranean Europe

Hint 12

A. Eastern Europe

Front 13

Iceland's chief economic activity is

Back 13

A. Forestry
B. Cold Drinks
C. Fishing
D. High Technology
E. None of these

Hint 13

A. Fishing

Front 14

Which of the following states in eastern Europe is the largest territorially?

Back 14

A. Bulgaria
B. England
C. Ukraine
D. Portugal
E. Albania

Hint 14

C. Ukraine

Front 15

Modern Supernationalism in Europe began with Benelux

Back 15

True or False?

Hint 15

True, Modern Supernationalism began with Benelux

Front 16

A country's leading urban center, disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national feelings, such as Paris is to France, is known as the country's

Back 16

A. Capital City
B. Primate City
C. Nodal Point
D. Functional Region
E. Central Place

Hint 16

B. Primate City

Front 17

European Supernationalism all began with:

Back 17

A. Nafta
B. Benelux
C. The Roman Empire
D. Nato
E. The European Union

Hint 17

B. Benelux

Front 18

A Country the was divided into two political units after World War II was

Back 18

A. United Kingdom
B. Italy
C. Germany
D. Austria
E. Greece

Hint 18

C. Germany

Front 19

Which of the following is not a portion of the United Kingdom?

Back 19

A. Republic of Ireland
B. England
C. Scotland
D. Wales

Hint 19

A. Republic of Ireland

Front 20

The three largest Nordic countries all have their major concentrations of population in the southern part of their land area.

Back 20

A. True
B. False

Hint 20

True, The three largest Nordic countries all have their major concentrations of population in the southern part of their land area.

Front 21

The term "balkanization" refers to:

Back 21

A. A peculiar language spoken in Bulgaria
B. The landmass located just north of Italy
C. The imposition of the Slavic religion
D. The division and fragmentation of the Eastern Europe region

Hint 21

D. The division and fragmentaiton of the Eastern Europe region

Front 22

Which of the following groups did not invade lowland England?

Back 22

A. Angles
B. Saxons
C. Celts
D. Vikings
E. Serbs

Hint 22

E. Serbs

Front 23

The major chain of mountains in Europe is referred to as the

Back 23

A. Alpines
B. Appenines
C. Pyrenees
D. Carpathians
E. Central Uplands

Hint 23

A. Alpines

Front 24

A former Yugoslavian Republic that declared its independence in 1991 is

Back 24

A. Hungary
B. Slovenia
C. Albania
D. Macedonia
E. Poland

Hint 24

C. Albania

Front 25

The European country that has practiced strict neutrality is

Back 25

A. Germany
B. Austria
C. Finland
D. Switzerland
E. Belgium

Hint 25

D. Switzerland

Front 26

Such things as roads, railroads and ports are best defined as

Back 26

A. Irredentism
B. Centripetal forces
C. Infrastructure
D. Devolution Forces
E. None of these

Hint 26

C. Infrastructure

Front 27

The Romans extended their Empire as far west as Britain, whereas the Greeks before them did not

Back 27

True or False

Hint 27

True, The Romans extended their Empire as far west as Britain, whereas the Greeks before them did not

Front 28

Europe's busiest port, the shipping gateway for the Rhine and the Meuse Rivers is

Back 28

A. Amsterdam
B. Rotterdam
C. Randtad
D. London
E. Berlin

Hint 28

B. Rotterdam

Front 29

The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Back 29

True or False

Hint 29

True, The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Front 30

The major river in Germany, which enters the North Sea through the Netherlands and which passes through the Ruhr is the

Back 30

A. Rhine
B. Danube
C. Loire
D. Thames
E. Seine

Hint 30

A.Rhine

Front 31

Europe's political revolution

Back 31

A. Began in the 1780s with the French Revolution
B. Ended with the formation of the German state in the 1870s
C. Was an anticolonial rebellion that threw off moorish and ottoman yokes
D. Originated as a reaction to the opposition of the Roman Empire

Hint 31

A. Began in the 1780s with the French Revolution

Front 32

Benelux refers to

Back 32

A. A region south of transylvania
B. The low Countries of Western Europe
C. A region in central England
D. The northern sections of Australia
E. Southern Greece

Hint 32

B. The low countries of Western Europe

Front 33

The Northern European country that has benefitted the most from North Sea Oil is

Back 33

A. Denmark
B. Norway
C. Iceland
D. Estonia
E. Sweden

Hint 33

B. Norway

Front 34

The North European Lowland:

Back 34

A. Contains the mountain ranges of the Alps
B. Is the most densely populated of Europe's landscape regions
C. Does not include southeastern England
D. Has historically functioned as a barrier to contact and communication due to its marshy conditions

Hint 34

B. Is the most densely populated of Europe's landscape regions

Front 35

The population of Northern Ireland

Back 35

A. Is overwhelmingly Catholic
B. Is made up of refugees from Wales
C. Is dominated by Protestants
D. Are all members of the Irish Republican Party

Hint 35

C. Is dominated by protestants

Front 36

Significant oil and natural gas supplies have been found beneath:

Back 36

A. The Baltic Sea
B. The Gulf of Finland
C. The North Sea
D. the Adriatic Sea
E. None of these

Hint 36

C. The North Sea

Front 37

Northern Europe

Back 37

A. Is comprised only of the scandinavian countries Norway, Denmark and Sweden
B. Has a largely inhospitable northern climate
C. Is entirely separated by water from the rest of Europe
D. Is the lease developed region of Europe, due to its peripheral location

Hint 37

B. Has a largely inhospitable northern climate

Front 38

A mountain range located between the black sea and Caspian sea is the

Back 38

A. Coucasus
B. Povolzhye
C. Urals
D. Cossacks
E. Sovkhoz

Hint 38

A. Caucasus

Front 39

____ was responsible for consolidating Russia's gains in the early 1700s and in making a European style state out of the loosely knit country

Back 39

A. Catherine the Great
B. Peter the Great
C. Mervin the Unstable
D. Catherine the Terrible
E. Igor I

Hint 39

B. Peter the Great

Front 40

In General, the north and west of Russia are flat, the south and east are mountainous

Back 40

True or False

Hint 40

True, In General, the north and west of Russia are flat, the south and east are mountainous

Front 41

Two russian words that entered the international vocabulary and were introduced by Gorbachev are

Back 41

A. Glasnost and perestroika
B. Glasnost and russification
C. Perestroika and Communism
D. perestroika and Socialism
E. None of These

Hint 41

A. Glasnost and Perestroika

Front 42

The core area of the soviet union

Back 42

A. Includes the great cities of the far east
B. Centers on Leningrad and includes such urban places and Novgorod
C. Incorporates the Central Industrial Region a the heart of which lies the city of Moscow
D. Has been over-taken by the Novosibirsk region east of the urals
E. Extends into recently absorbed Eastern Europe

Hint 42

C. Incorporates the central industrial region

Front 43

Most of the Population of Russia is found in the

Back 43

A. Western part of the country
B. Siberia
C. The Eastern part of the country
D. The central area
E. Just south of the Ural Mountains

Hint 43

A. The western part of the country

Front 44

Russia is about twice as large as the United States

Back 44

True or False

Hint 44

True, Russia is twice as large as the United States

Front 45

The modern Russian state, which began as a forest-based empire launched by Tsar Ivan the Terrible, was centered in the city of

Back 45

A. St. Petersburg
B. Moscow
C. Marxburg
D. Lisbon
E. Vladivostok

Hint 45

B. Moscow

Front 46

The mountain chain in west central Russia that is often regarded as the boundary between Europe and Asia is called the

Back 46

A. Ukraines
B. Urals
C. Caucasus
D. Central Asiatic Ranges
E. Carpathians

Hint 46

B. Urals

Front 47

Nicholas II was the last tsar

Back 47

True or False

Hint 47

True, Nicholas II was the last tsar

Front 48

The Russian population today is about 150 Million

Back 48

True or False

Hint 48

True, the russian population is about 150 million

Front 49

Which of the following physiographic subdivisions contains the heartland (and Moscow)?

Back 49

A. The Ural Mountains
B. The Siberian Plain
C. The Russian Plain
D. The Caspian Basin
E. The Yakutsk Basin

Hint 49

C. The Russian Plane

Front 50

Moscow lies at the heart of the Central Industrial Region

Back 50

True or False

Hint 50

True, Moscow lies at the heart of the Central Industrial Region