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Hello,This is a world cultures test which contains 50 multiple choice questions. Please try to get me a good grade, I really need it. The test is attached below.Thanks
Course Name: World Cultures 2: Africa and the Eastern
Hemisphere
Student: Aryash Chauhan
Course ID:
SSTH054058
ID: F68560331
Submittal:
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Progress Test 3
This Progress Test covers the course materials that were assigned in Units 6 and 7. Although the progress test is
similar in style to the unit evaluations, the progress test is a closed-book, proctored test. You may not have access
to notes or any of the course materials while you are taking the test. It is important that you do your own work.
Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1.
What have scientists discovered on the island of Java?
a.
b.
c.
____ 2.
The ___________________________ in Southeast Asia has helped many of the language dialects to
survive.
a.
b.
c.
____ 3.
cattle grazing in dry grass
using too much fertilizer
overuse of irrigation
Which tiny island country is today one of the world’s busiest ports and a strong economic power?
a.
b.
c.
____ 7.
to improve the economy of the area
to reunite the North and South under one Communist government
to keep the United States from colonizing South Vietnam
What has caused the soil to become salty and unable to grow crops in Australia’s interior?
a.
b.
c.
____ 6.
energy from the sun that can be used to create electricity.
heat energy from within the earth that can be turned into electricity.
energy created by wave actions in the ocean that can be turned into electricity.
In 1959, why did North Vietnam invade South Vietnam?
a.
b.
c.
____ 5.
public education
isolation of communities
government policies
Geothermal energy is
a.
b.
c.
____ 4.
fossil remains that suggest that humans lived there more than one million years ago
new plant and animal species found nowhere else in the world
ancient ruins of a Hindu temple more than 1,000 years old
Java
East Timor
Singapore
Why is the huge red rock called Uluru important to the Aborigines?
a.
b.
c.
It has pictographs painted on the cave walls.
It is the site of the Aboriginal burial ground.
It is the site of hot springs and hot water pools.
____ 8.
A _______________________ is a treaty between two or more countries that limits tariffs on that trade.
a.
b.
c.
____ 9.
global partnership
trade alliance
free trade agreement
The first settlers in New Zealand were the
a.
b.
c.
British.
Maori.
Chinese.
____ 10. Where on Earth is Antarctica?
a.
b.
c.
in the Arctic Ocean
at the North Pole
at the South Pole
____ 11. Which of the following is true of Australia?
a.
b.
c.
It is the only country located in the Southern Hemisphere.
It is an island, a continent, and a country.
It is made up of thousands of islands, coral reefs, and volcanoes.
____ 12. What kinds of problems do dingoes cause in Australia?
a.
b.
c.
They threaten native animals and livestock.
They ruin crops and grazing lands.
They eat all the rabbits.
____ 13. More than half of Indonesia’s 250 million people live on the island of Java.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 14. The Mekong Delta in Vietnam covers nearly 25,000 square miles and is ideal for growing wheat and tea.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 15. Which two groups did the Treaty of Waitangi provide an agreement between?
a.
b.
c.
the Maori and the British
the Aborigines and the British
New Zealand and the Polynesians
____ 16. In the early 1900s, Antarctica was explored by Richard Byrd, who photographed the coastline and
discovered 26 new islands.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 17. Which country ruled the most colonial territory in Southeast Asia in 1895?
a.
b.
c.
Netherlands (Dutch)
France
Spain
____ 18. Most young men in Thailand become monks for at least three months during one rainy season.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 19. What is Angkor Wat?
a.
b.
c.
the capitol city of Cambodia
a Hindu religious complex
the largest island in Indonesia
____ 20. Traders and pilgrims from India brought __________________ to Southeast Asia.
a.
b.
c.
Buddhism
Animism
Islam
____ 21. What role did James Cook play in the settlement of the Pacific region?
a.
b.
c.
He explored and charted new territories and mapped islands.
He was in charge of the transport of convicts to Australia.
He surveyed and confirmed that Antarctica is a continent.
____ 22. What is an important concern for the Maori people today?
a.
b.
c.
establishing English-language schools for Maori children
reclaiming land that was taken from their ancestors
convincing the government to make Maori an official language
____ 23. The introduction of too many new plant and animal species threatens the corals that make up coral reefs.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 24. Which statement is true about the rain forest in Malaysia?
a.
b.
c.
About 10 percent of the peninsula is covered by rain forest.
The rain forest is slowly being cut down to make way for palm oil and rubber tree farms.
The rain forest provides important minerals, such as bauxite.
____ 25. How did control over the Philippines change in 1898?
a.
b.
c.
Control transferred from Spain to the United States.
Great Britain defeated France and took control.
Control transferred from Spain to the indigenous Filipino population.
____ 26. Ancient Pacific seafarers used charts made from sticks, shells, and twine to help them navigate from island
to island.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 27. The Aborigines were Australia’s first developed human culture.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 28. Which of the following is an island country of Southeast Asia?
a.
b.
c.
Myanmar
Cambodia
Singapore
____ 29. Which is the most populous Muslim country in the world?
a.
b.
c.
the Philippines
Indonesia
Cambodia
____ 30. Today, many Polynesians respond to economic pressures by
a.
b.
c.
maintaining their traditional cultures.
emigrating to other countries.
moving from urban areas to rural villages.
____ 31. In what ways does New Zealand work to protect its environment?
a.
b.
c.
It limits the number of tourists that are allowed to visit.
It gains much of its energy from renewable sources.
It taxes people who drive cars that burn gasoline.
____ 32. Marsupials are birds that cannot fly.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 33. Today, nearly 25 percent of the Australian population was born in other countries.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 34. In countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia, a common language has helped unify geographically
fragmented areas.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 35. What caused the islands of Southeast Asia to form?
a.
b.
c.
the collision of tectonic plates
earthquakes and tsunamis
a lowering of the sea level during the last ice age
____ 36. What happened to the indigenous people of Australia and New Zealand after the arrival of the British?
a.
b.
c.
Their living conditions improved.
They made modest changes to their ways of life.
They suffered losses of both land and culture.
____ 37. _____________ includes both mainland and island areas and has worked to unify the parts of its country
through an emphasis on economic growth.
a.
b.
c.
Indonesia
the Philippines
Malaysia
____ 38. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organization is made up of which countries?
a.
b.
c.
countries from all around the Pacific Ocean
Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea
Pacific island countries and Asia
____ 39. An echidna is
a.
b.
c.
a mammal that has a beak and lays eggs.
a marsupial with a pouch.
a flightless bird that stands five feet tall.
____ 40. What have scientists discovered in the Foja Mountains of Indonesia?
a.
b.
c.
rare oil and mineral reserves
fossil remains of ancient humans
new plant and animal species
____ 41. Where do most Australians live?
a.
b.
c.
in small towns in the interior
on a farm or ranch
in coastal cities or nearby suburbs
____ 42. The Great Barrier Reef is important to science because of its
a.
b.
c.
value as a tourist attraction.
biological diversity.
great size and age.
____ 43. Since gaining independence in 1963, Malaysian citizens have enjoyed economic prosperity but limited
political freedoms.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 44. The predominant religion in the Philippines and East Timor today is
a.
b.
c.
Islam.
Hinduism.
Roman Catholicism.
____ 45. How are linguists of the Enduring Voices Project trying to save native languages?
a.
b.
c.
looking at pictographs to figure out words
try to teach native people new words
recording and videotaping people speaking them
____ 46. _____________________ both had a significant impact on the development of Southeast Asia over 1000
years ago.
a.
b.
c.
Japan and China
China and Australia
India and China
____ 47. Britain colonized Australia in 1788 so that they could
a.
b.
c.
mine natural resources such as gold and gemstones.
ship convicts there and clear out overpopulated prisons.
encourage people to migrate out of Britain.
____ 48. Adventure tourism would usually include visiting a Maori cultural museum.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 49. In Cambodia, humans have cleared land for crops such as coffee, logging, and iron mining. What effect
does this have on the wild Asian elephant population?
a.
b.
c.
The Asian elephant is losing habitat and their numbers are declining.
More Asian elephants are protected in captivity than live in the wild.
The Asian elephant population is increasing because they are needed for working the fields.
____ 50. Currently, more than half of Indonesia’s people live in small farming communities on the outer islands.
a.
b.
True
False
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