Geography Final Flashcard
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Which of the following statements about the physical environment of the Austral Realm is false?
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Australia's rocks are much older than those of New Zealand
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The animals found in Australia who carry their young in pouches are collectively known as:
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Marsupials
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__________ is the study of flora and fauna in spatial perspective.
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Biogeography
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Wallace's Line refers to:
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the line separating Australian species from non-Australian species
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Native Australians are known as:
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Aborigines
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Native Australians came to the landmass _________ years ago:
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Australia is seeing its most significant growth in immigration from:
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For many years, Australia had an immigration policy that:
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allowed only white people to enter the country
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Today, about _______% of Australia's population is from the British Isles
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Which of the following is not one of Australia's three major problems mentioned in the text?
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Which of the following statements is false?
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Which of the following cities is located nearest the Australian capital of Canberra?
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The governmental structure of Australia is that of a:
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Australia's major trading partner is:
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The island off the south coast of Australia is known as:
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Most of the core area of Australia is in the:
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About ___ % of Australians live in cities or towns.
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The Australian capital city is:
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The rural areas of Australia are known as the:
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Australia's big three income earners are:
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Which of the following is true?
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The agricultural activity most closely associated with Australia's moistest environment is:
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Australia had recognized Indonesia's occupation of which area?
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A minority group of Polynesian ancestry in New Zealand is the:
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The interior of New Zealand:
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Which of the following is not an Old World culture hearth?
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Which area was least influenced by the spread of Islam?
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What is the difference between expansion diffusion and relocation diffusion?
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Shi'ite Muslims constitute the great majority of the population of:
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About 85% of Muslims consider themselves:
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The dominant form of Islam in Saudi Arabia is:
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The empire that ruled over much of Southwest Asia prior to World War I was the:
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Which of the following countries is not a major oil producer?
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The North Africa/Southwest Asia realm contains about __________ percent of the world's oil reserves.
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
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The city of __________ is located at the confluence of the White Nile and Blue Nile, and serves as the capital of __________.
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The Aswan High Dam is located on the:
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Egypt's peasant farmers are known as:
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Which of the following is not located in the vicinity of the Nile Delta?
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The upstream country that could control the flow of the Nile River into Egypt is:
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Darfur Province, the recent scene of a massive ethnic cleansing, is located in the central-west of
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Which of the following is not located within the Maghreb region?
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The western North African countries of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco are collectively called:
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Which of the following oil producers does not border the Persian Gulf?
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The major mountain range in North Africa is the:
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Which of the following statements is false?
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Of India's over 1 billion population, just over_____ million are Muslims.
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The major river of Pakistan is the:
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The lava covered plateau that extends across most of southern India is known as the:
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The area known as the "land of the five rivers" is:
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The caste system is most associated with which of the following religions:
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The power penetrating India from the west in the tenth century was:
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In 1947, British India was partitioned into which of the following states?
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Centrifugal forces:
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In India, a leading centrifugal force has been:
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The priestly caste in India is known as the:
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The untouchable caste in India is known as the:
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The small group of islands 400 miles south of India are the:
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