Test 2 World Geo

Which of the following is a characteristic of a winter monsoon?

• A. It carries little moisture.

• B. It blows from the southwest across the Indian Ocean.

• C. It brings heavy rains and floods.

Which of the following is the founder of Buddhism?

• A. Siddhartha

• B. Muhammad

• C. Rabindranath Tagore

A holy place of worship for followers of Islam is called a

• A. pilgrimage.

• B. mosque.

• C. nomad.

Which of the following is the best description of a storm surge?

• A. a sudden downpour

• B. a storm that begins in a mountainous region

• C. high water that swamps low-lying areas

An area located on the edge of a desert, with a semiarid climate, is known as a

• A. plateau.

• B. oasis.

• C. steppe.

Which of the following cities was designated as an international city after World War II?

• A. Berlin

• B. Cairo

• C. Jerusalem

Which of these is a protest movement that does not use violence?

• A. nonviolent resistance

• B. caste system

• C. land reform

Also known as the Empty Quarter, the most famous desert in the Southwest Asia region is the

• A. Syrian.

• B. Rub al-Khali.

• C. An-Nafud.

Which of the following names a group of people living in areas of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran for the past 1,000

years?

• A. Farsi

• B. Zionism

• C. Kurds

Which of the following is the religion of most people who live in India?

• A. Catholicism

• B. Islam

• C. Hinduism