Multiple-Choice Exercise From the New York State Education Department. Regents High School Examination Internet. Available from http://www.nysedregents.nysed.gov/; accessed January 11, 2012.; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Geographic Features of Japan
Environmental Challenges in Mongolia
Economic Issues Facing Saudi Arabia
Factors Affecting British Industrialization
The Middle East was the birthplace of these belief systems.
Water plays an important role in these belief systems.
Pilgrimages to mountainous regions are encouraged by these belief systems.
Understanding nature is a requirement of these belief systems.
Korea has frequently served as a cultural bridge between
Cambodia and Vietnam
Russia and India
Thailand and Indonesia
China and Japan
The Gauls dominated trade on the Mediterranean Sea.
Rome was the capital of the entire western region.
The eastern region was unified under the Byzantine Empire.
The division between eastern and western Rome followed natural boundaries.
Most urbanization occurred in the Southern Hemisphere.
Most urbanization is associated with a tropical climate.
Most urban areas were located in Europe.
Most urban areas developed near waterways.
Which factor most influenced the development of diverse cultures in pre-Columbian South America?
trade agreements
geographic features
imported religious ideas
peasant revolts
rejected technology
were a peaceful people
were urbanized
contributed to cultural diffusion
One reason the Suez Canal has been of strategic importance to countries other than Egypt was that the canal
allowed for faster movement between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean
enabled Europeans to explore the Western Hemisphere
made it easier for Russia to gain control of Afghanistan
provided the Austro-Hungarian Empire with access to its colonies in South Asia
Much of which area of the world came under European colonial control in the 19th century?
Japan
Southwest Asia
Africa
Latin America
Japan’s invasion of China in 1937 and Germany’s attack on Poland in 1939 led directly to
the beginning of World War II in Asia and Europe
a meeting at Yalta between the United States and the Soviet Union
a conference at Munich for European leaders
the withdrawal of Britain and France from European affairs
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to
promote religious freedom
defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
stop the flow of immigration between member nations
inflation
embargo
boycott of goods
scarcity of resources
One way in which the Aswan Dam in Egypt and the Three Gorges Dam in China are similar is that both
convert salt water to freshwater
harness natural forces to produce energy
provide fertilizers for agricultural production
connect small bodies of water to larger bodies of water
One way in which the travels of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta are similar is that each
started mass migrations from Europe
stimulated interest in other cultures
led to the establishment of colonies
resulted in archaeological discoveries in Africa
The combined usage of the caravel, compass, and astrolabe in the late 1400s helped bring about the
