World Geography - Regents 08/09

1. Asia
2. Europe
3. North America
4. Africa
1. river valleys
2. steppes
3. mountains
4. tundra
1. immigration
2. diffusion
3. globalization
4. nationalization
Which geographic factor directly influenced the early interactions between China and Korea?
1. location
2. monsoons
3. arid climate
4. tropical savannas
One way in which 14th-century Mali in Africa and 14th-century Venice in Italy are similar is that both
1. were land-locked city-states
2. developed economies based primarily on agriculture
3. became wealthy and powerful as a result of trade
4. were centers for Islamic learning
1. Mesoamerican Cultural Areas
2. South American Urban Areas
3. Creation of the Spanish Viceroyalties
4. Outposts of the Inca Empire
A major impact of the Columbian exchange on western Europe was the introduction of
1. Christianity that led to the rise of the Catholic Church
2. new food crops that improved the European diet
3. new military technology that weakened local rulers
4. diseases that drastically reduced the population of Europe
Some developing countries rely on a single cash crop such as cotton or sugar cane. The origin of this practice can often be traced to the
1. introduction of communism
2. establishment of democratic governments
3. colonization of the region
4. movements to gain independence
After World War II, the boundaries of newly independent African countries were most often based on
1. existing ethnic settlement patterns
2. divisions imposed under European imperialism
3. mandates created under the United Nations
4. locations of oil resources
1. inability of Nazi forces to defeat the Soviet Union
2. success of Allied troops after D-day
3. efforts by Allied troops to control Berlin
4. casualties suffered by the Soviet Union
Which group of countries became Soviet satellites after World War II?
1. France, Spain, Great Britain
2. Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary
3. Switzerland, Austria, Belgium
4. Turkey, Greece, Italy
The destruction of the rain forests in Latin America is primarily due to the
1. diseases carried by insects
2. wildfires occurring during dry seasons
3. devastation caused by high winds during the tropical storm season
4. demand for timber, farmland, and grazing land
1. Holy Roman
2. Russian
3. Ottoman
4. Austro-Hungarian
One motive for Japanese expansion between 1905 and 1941 was to
1. end reparation payments
2. create a buffer zone
3. spread Buddhism
4. obtain natural resources
1. Gold and Petroleum Trade Routes
2. Sources and Destinations of Enslaved Africans
3. Obstacles to Colonization of the Western Hemisphere
4. Origin and Spread of Nationalist Revolutions

World Geography - Regents 08/09

Which geographic factor directly influenced the early interactions between China and Korea?

One way in which 14th-century Mali in Africa and 14th-century Venice in Italy are similar is that both

A major impact of the Columbian exchange on western Europe was the introduction of

Some developing countries rely on a single cash crop such as cotton or sugar cane. The origin of this practice can often be traced to the

After World War II, the boundaries of newly independent African countries were most often based on

Which group of countries became Soviet satellites after World War II?

The destruction of the rain forests in Latin America is primarily due to the

One motive for Japanese expansion between 1905 and 1941 was to