Exam 3 Review

What global issue is causing the extreme decline of the Great Barrier Reef coral populations?

• rising ocean temperatures lowering the pH of the coral environment

• declining ocean temperatures increasing the pH of the coral environment

• rising ocean temperatures increasing the pH of the coral environment

• declining ocean temperatures lowering the pH of the coral environment

Sonia Shah (TED talk) discussed three issues allowing malaria to still be in existence that are all related to a fourth, culminating reason. What was the encompassing reason that malaria is still a threat?

• Political

• Scientific

• Economic

• Cultural

The Caste system was entrenched in this country due to its history:

• Thailand

• India

• Cambodia

• Japan

The general climate type in the interior of Australia is:

• BW

• Cs

• Aw

• Cf

Which of the following Pacific Islands is NOT a US state/holding/protectorate?

• Hawaii

• Midway islands

• Guam

• Tahiti

Which of the following is NOT a fragmented state

• Malaysia

• Indonesia

• Thailand

• The Philippines

Which of the following countries once formed a colonial component of British India?

• Singapore (Straits Settlement)

• Sumatera (Sumatra)

• Myanmar (Burma)

• Malaysia (Malaya)

The Southeast Asian country that is still ruled by a communist regime is __________________.

• Vietnam

• Thailand

• Singapore

• Malaysia

In Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia, most of the people are adherents of ______________.

• Buddhism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Roman Catholicism

What is the most prominent religion of the Southeast region of Asia?

• Roman Catholicism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam