GEOG 1001 EXAM ( WALDEN UNI ) QNS & ANS 2023/2024

1. India’s wealthiest city is: Mumba i

• Which island is home to three countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei? Borneo

3. The large island off the southern coast of India is: Sri Lanka

• Which Southeast Asian nation is an archipelago composed of some 17,000 islands? Indonesia

• After a military government takeover in 1990, Burma's name was changed to Myanm ar

• Which is the world’s highest mountain range? Himalaya s

• Which of the following is not a major belief or tenet of Hinduism? The twelve major gods are

present in all regions, villages, and families

• What is the population of South Asia? 1.8 Billion

• Which country has operated as an independent country since World War II but is claimed by China

as a province? Taiwan

• The term floating population represents which group of people in China? jobless or underemployed

rural people who have migrated to the cities without official permission

• What is the predominant religion of mainland Southeast Asia? Buddhis m

• Which statement best summarizes the religious history of Southeast Asia? Many early Southeast

Asian kingdoms switched back and forth between Hinduism and Buddhism as their principal religion

• The world region that has dominated Oceania for the longest period of time is: Europe

• In which part of East Asia are earthquakes not a serious natural hazard? southern China

• The vast majority of Oceania’s people live in: Australia, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand

• The “ocean” in Oceania refers to which ocean? the Pacific

• The philosophy of Confucianism showed a marked bias toward which group? male s

• The original settlers of Oceania are the Australoid s

• The world's largest coral reef that lies off the northeastern coast of the continent of Australia is

known as the Great Barrier Reef