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Course: CRIMINAL J 202, Summer 2011
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1 Question (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The island contested between Greece and Turkey is: A. Cyprus B. Crete C. Malta D. Sicily E. Macedonia Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) _______ dominates Western Europe demographically and economically. A. France B. Belgium C. Austria D. Germany E. Switzerland Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following countries was not a British colony prior to its independence? A. Botswana B. Zambia C. Kenya D. Ethiopia E. Malawi Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following is not an important manufacturing region of the Soviet Union? A. Volga Region B. Urals Region C. Donbas Region D. Central Industrial Region E. the Muslim region of central Asia Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The capital of the Chechen Republic is: A. Chechenia B. Moscow C. Tbilisi D. Groznyy E. Yerevan Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Identify the incorrect association. A. Jamaica: British dependency B. Aruba, Bonaire, Curaao: Netherlands dependencies C. Martinique: French dpartement D. Cayman Islands: United States possessions E. Cuba: Spanish Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The country in Equatorial Africa with significant oil supplies and an upper middle income economy is: A. Congo B. Cameroon C. Central African Republic D. Gabon E. Equatorial Guinea Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following Soviet programs was most successful? A. Virgin and Idle Lands Project B. Sovkhoz farms C. Kolkhoz farms D. Ethnic acculturation E. Industrialization Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) In the Russian revolution of 1917: A. the czars defeated the communists B. the Bolsheviks defeated the Leninists C. the Bolsheviks defeated the Mensheviks D. the whites defeated the reds E. the capitalists defeated the communists Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which republic has Serb, Croat and Muslim populations that were finally brought together in 1995 at a US-run peace conference? A. Bosnia B. Serbia C. Croatia D. Kosovo E. Slovenia Question 11 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The country in Equatorial Africa that had a border dispute with Nigeria over an oil-rich area is: A. Congo B. Cameroon C. Central African Republic D. Gabon E. Equatorial Guinea Question 12 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following is one of the worlds most productive post-industrial complexes? A. Phoenix and Tucson B. Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio C. El Paso D. Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach E. Charlotte, Atlanta, and Charleston Question 13 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Canadas large cluster of Francophones in New Brunswick are known as: A. Acadians B. Ontarioans C. French D. Brunswickers E. none of the above Question 14 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) This small country gains much of its importance because of its location on the Bab el Mandeb Strait leading into the Red Sea A. Mauritania B. Mali C. Niger D. Nigeria E. Djibouti Question 15 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) According to Japanese economist Ohmae, a regional state is: a. a province about to secede from a country b. a natural economic zone c. one of the Four Canadas d. a grouping of provinces or states e. soley a Japanese phenomena Question 16 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The Soviet Union consisted of _____________ Soviet Socialist Republics. A. 120 B. 1 C. 15 D. 3 E. 2 Question 17 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The vegetation of coniferous forest at the southern end of the treeless plains is known as: A. taiga B. Ural C. permafrost D. tundra E. Kola Question 18 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) An industrial area east of the Kuzbas is centered around: A. Kiev B. Uzbekistan C. Lake Baykal D. Odessa E. Siberia Question 19 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The Peru (Humboldt) Current is: A. a cool offshore ocean current conducive to commercial fishing that flows parallel to the Peruvian coastline B. a drying wind that blows off the Andes and creates desert-like conditions along the Peruvian coastal plain C. a rising air movement that brings the hot and humid conditions of the tierra fra to the uppermost Andean basins D. a new high voltage electrical network that transmits Amazon-oil-generated power by pipeline to the cities across the Andes E. the name of Bolivrs revolutionary movement of the 1960s Question 20 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The __________ form(s) the eastern limit of the Russian Core: A. Volga-Dan Canal B. large petroleum reserves C. Volga River D. Ural Mountains E. distance from European conflicts Question 21 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. Haiti's population is predominantly black with a small mulatto minority. B. In the second half of the nineteenth century approximately 100,000 Chinese emigrated to Cuba as indentured servants. C. Trinidad has a large East Indian minority and Hindi remains a commonly spoken language. D. Cubas population has a black majority. E. Haiti is on the island of Hispanola. Question 22 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which city contains the United States largest cluster of Asian ethnics? A. Los Angeles B. Miami C. New York D. Montreal E. Pittsburgh Question 23 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The final stage in the evolution of an insurgent state, according to McColl, is the stage of: A. equilibrium B. contention C. counteroffensive D. subsequence E. disintegration Question 24 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Italys economic core, no longer focused on Rome, is located today in: A. Romania B. Po River Valley C. the Indus River Valley D. Greece E. the Alpine chain Question 25 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following is a natural gas producing state? A. Maine B. New York C. Ohio D. Texas E. none of the above Question 26 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) _________ is the city with the most Asians in North America. A. Denver B. Vancouver C. Seattle D. San Diego E. Chicago Question 27 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Spain and the United Kingdom are in dispute over which piece of territory: A. Basque B. Portugal C. Ceuta D. Malta E. Gibraltar Question 28 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The Autonomous Community in eastern Spain just south of the Pyrenees Mountains centered on industrialized Barcelona is known as: A. Silesia B. Galicia C. Catalonia D. Lombardy E. Portugal Question 29 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following countries is not in The African Transition Zone? A. Mauritania B. Mali C. Niger D. Nigeria E. Egypt Question 30 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The North American region which has undergone the most change in recent years is: A. the South B. the Continental Core C. Agricultural Heartland D. New England/Atlantic Provinces E. French Canada Question 31 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) A market that is set up only on certain days of the week is known as a ____ market. A. Bantustan B. condominium C. trader D. periodic E. sequent occupant Question 32 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The Western European state that is not a member of the European Union is: A. Austria B. England C. Spain D. Switzerland E. Belgium Question 33 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Bulgarians have felt close to the Russian population because: A. the Russians are a fellow Serbian population B. the capital Sofia is close to the Russian city of Kiev C. the Russians were responsible for driving the Turks from the area D. the Russians were responsible for freeing Bulgaria from the control of the Hungarians E. none of the above Question 34 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The Kuzbas region: A. lead city is Novosibirsk B. is also called the Kuznetsk Basin C. has developed in part because of the central planning activities of the former Soviet Union D. contains both iron and coal deposits E. all of the above Question 35 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) An industry identified in your textbook as one with mixed blessing for Middle America is: A. agriculture B. industry C. banking D. tourism E. diamond cutting Question 36 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The territory in dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia is: A. Georgia B. Abkhazian C. Nakhichevan D. Nagorno-Karabakh E. South Ossetia Question 37 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The ethnic group exerting the most control in Kenya is the: a. Kikuyu b. Swahili c. Tutsi d. Bantu e. Hutu Question 38 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which two colonial powers were principally involved in West Africa? A. Britain and France B. Portugal and France C. Italy and Britain D. U.S. and France E. Algeria and Sudan Question 39 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The Polonoroeste Plan has called for settlement near the border with: A. Venezuela B. Chile C. Bolivia D. Mexico E. Sao Paulo Question 40 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following cities is located in Italys core area? A. Milan-Turin-Genoa B. Rome C. Barcelona D. Naples E. Catalonia Question 41 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The country of Guyana: A. was formerly a British colony before independence in 1966 B. is also called Suriname C. contains a population that is three-quarters European D. is the smallest of the four Guianas in population size E. still belongs to France Question (Multiple 42 Choice Worth 1.25 points) The North American region which is the largest and the least densely settled is the: A. Northern Frontier B. Continental Interior C. Maritime Northeast D. Southwest E. Pacific Hinge Question 43 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The Brazilian subregion with the most diversity in its European population is the: A. South B. Northeast C. state of Sao Paulo D. Interior E. Amazonian North Question 44 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following is landlocked? A. Paraguay B. Ecuador C. Guiana D. Peru E. Chile Question 45 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Civil war in which of the following led to the change in the government of The Congo? A. The Congo B. Cameroon C. Central African Republic D. Rwanda E. Equatorial Guinea Question 46 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Central America, as defined by geographers, is: A. a region within Middle America between Mexico and Colombia B. a region that incorporates all the lands and islands between the U. S. and South America C. the regional term for the Greater Antilles, that is, the Caribbean's larger islands D. the heartland or central zone of Middle America (its technical name is Mestizoamerica) E. the region covered by Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize Question 47 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following jobs belongs to the tertiary sector of the American economy? A. computer systems specialist B. chief executive of a multinational corporation C. auto assembly line welder D. office receptionist E. farmer Question 48 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The majority of Russia falls within the humid cold climate region. In the Kppen-Geiger classification scheme, this is signified by the letter: A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E Question 49 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The Panama Canal was opened in ________. A. 1872 B. 1903 C. 1914 D. 1934 E. 1959 Question 50 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The largest ethnic minority in Ukraine is: A. Bulgarians B. Moldovans C. Crimeans D. Russians E. None of the above Question 51 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which country is considered the Cornerstone of West Aftica? A. Nigeria B. Ethiopia C. Zimbabwe D. The Congo E. Kenya Question 52 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The Caribbean Coast of Middle America is: A. part of the Rimland B. part of the Heartland C. an area settled by the Dutch D. an area settled by the Portuguese E. none of the above Question 53 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The three-pronged foundation of the Southwest is: A. sail-wagon, horsecar-walking, steel-rail B. coal, natural gas, oil C. urban, rural, and suburban settlement D. electricity, water, and the automobile E. none of the above Question 54 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following is not one of the four Motors of Europe? A. Tirane (Albania) B. Milan C. Stuttgart D. Barcelona E. Lyon Question 55 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The term that is used to indicate decreasing levels of spatial interactions with increasing distances is: A. distance delay B. states rights C. diversity theory D. oblast E. distance decay Question 56 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The geopolitical theory that indicates that the rimland is the key to control of the world was forwarded by: A. Marx B. Mackinder C. Spykman D. Lenin E. Gorbachev Question 57 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The archipelago to the north of Cuba that is a leading tourist destination is: A. Bermuda B. Bahamas C. Turks D. Jamaica E. Grenidines Question 58 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The rings of slums surrounding South Americas large cities are known as: A. mestizos B. favelas C. tierra templada D. altiplanos E. the spines of the city Question 59 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) From the end of World War II until the 1990s, Eastern Europe was dominated by the: A. Ottomans B. Hapsburgs C. Lithuanians D. Soviet Union E. Poles Question 60 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following associations is incorrect? A. Niger River, Bulge of Africa B. Congo River, The Congo C. Zambezi River, Angola D. Nile River, Sudan E. Orange River, Kenya Question 61 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which of the following states has most of its territory located in the Intermontane Basin and Plateau physiographic province? A. Wisconsin B. Texas C. Pennsylvania D. Nevada E. New York Question 62 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The leading manufacturing/industrial complex in Poland is located in: A. Gdansk B. Warsaw C. Slovenia D. Silesia E. The Ukraine Question 63 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Northern New England is tied culturally and economically to: A. Quebec B. Atlantic Canada C. British Columbia D. Prince Edward Island E. Newfoundland and Labrador Question 64 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) When a state seeks to acquire the ethnically similar people and territory on the other side of its boundary by appealing to a concentrated group, this action is termed: A. irradiation B. irrational C. interference D. irredentism E. irresponsible Question 65 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) A growth pole is: A. an established manufacturing center that dominates a substantial region B. any large city in a national core area c. a location where a set of industries, given a start, will grow, setting off ripples of development in a surrounding area d. a location, now in decline, that served as a focal point for a developing region in the past E. an agricultural region where annual yields increase annually Question 66 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) In 1982, Argentina fought a war with Britain over the: A. Tierra del Fuego B. Falkland Islands C. South Georgia Islands D. British withdrawal of trade concessions E. Antarctica Question 67 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which former Soviet Republic, with its capital at Mensk, is also called White Russia, and is still strongly linked to Moscow? A. Belarus B. Lithuania C. Georgia D. Estonia E. Ukraine Question 68 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The Transcaucasian area includes all of the following except: A. Georgia B. Armenia C. Azerbaijan D. Nagorno-Karabakh E. Kirghizstan Question 69 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Which South American culture sphere resembles the Middle American Rimland? A. The European-Commercial region B. The Tropical-Plantation sphere C. The Indo-Subsistence region D. The Mestizo-Transitional region E. The Undifferentiated area Question 70 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Before independence, the modern state of The Congo was a colony of: A. France B. Germany C. Britain D. Belgium E. South Africa Question 71 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The Central American country where English is spoken, but where Spanish will eventually become the predominant language is: A. Cuba B. Guatemala C. Costa Rica D. Mexico E. Belize Question 72 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) This former Soviet Republic contains the oil city of Baki (Baku) and its people have ethnic affinities with Iran. Recently, the Armenian population of this area became refugees. A. Azerbaijan B. Moldavia C. Georgia D. Estonia E. Turkmenistan Question 73 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The major difference between an endemic and a pandemic disease is that: A. an endemic disease moves swiftly through the population of a local area, whereas a pandemic disease is simply present, affecting the lives of millions of people in a negative way B. a pandemic disease moves swiftly through the population of a local area, whereas a endemic disease is simply present, affecting the lives of millions of people in a negative way C. a pandemic disease moves through the population of a large area of the world, whereas an endemic disease is simply present, affecting the lives of millions of people in a negative way D. there is no difference between an endemic and a pandemic disease E. none of the above Question 74 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The two major language groups in Canada are: A. English and Spanish B. English and French C. English and Canadian D. Canadian and French E. only English is spoken widely in Canada Question 75 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Japanese investment in Russias Far East has been held up by a dispute over: A. the Amur River B. Kurile Islands C. Manchuria D. Sakhalin Island E. Vladivostok Question 76 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) These two cities act as Russian ports facing the Barents Sea in the north. A. Kiev and Odessa B. Murmansk and Vladivostok C. Tyva Republic and Yakutia D. Arkhangelsk and Odessa E. Murmansk and Arkhangelsk Question 77 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) The rebellion in Chiapas was designed to occur at the same time as: A. the launching of NAFTA B. Christmas C. the presidential election in Mexico D. other Mexican states were seceding from the country E. none of the above Question 78 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Central Americas poorest country is: A. Cuba B. Guatemala C. Mexico D. Honduras E. Nicaragua Question 79 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies is known as a(n): A. spine B. isthmus C. Oriente D. rimland E. peninsula Question 80 (Multiple Choice Worth 1.25 points) Rubber production has had the greatest impact on which Brazilian subregion? A. South B. Northeast C. state of Sao Paulo D. Interior E. North

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