World Geography Test #4

The introduction in South Asia of new types of high-yield rice and wheat is called the -

• green market.

• green revolution.

• greenhouse effect.

• greenbelt movement.

When Turkey constructed the Ataturk Dam, it reduced the flow of the Euphrates river downstream by one-third, which greatly angered Syria and Iraq. This is an example of conflict based on -

• competition for regional prestige.

• competition for manufacturing dominance.

• competition over cultural values.

• competition for natural resources.

Humanitarian responses to natural disasters led to the creation of the -

• United Nations (UN).

• European Union (EU).

• Red Cross / Red Crescent.

• Commonwealth of Nations.

The uneven distribution of natural resources on the Earth is being balanced through -

• population distribution.

• world trade.

• forced sharing.

• bartering.

Which region is currently undergoing the process of desertification?

• 1.

• 2.

• 3.

• 4.

Farmers in Southeast Asia have adapted mountainous areas for agricultural use by -

• building levees.

• constructing terraces.

• practicing crop rotation.

• developing contour cultivation.

Which of the following factors significantly contributes to the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

• Erosion.

• Irrigation.

• Pollution.

• Sedimentation.

The monument pictured is found in -

• Egypt.

• China.

• Turkey.

• India.

Monsoons are most commonly found in -

• Northeastern Europe.

• Western Africa.

• Southern Asia.

• Southwestern Australia.

Which city contains these three religious monuments? Major Religious Monuments: - Church of the Holy Sepulcher - Dome of the Rock - Western Wall

• Istanbul.

• Rome.

• Mecca.

• Jerusalem.