End of Course: World Geography (2003 VDOE Released Items)
Multiple-choice exercise
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Choose the correct answer for each question.

- Luxembourg
- Norway
- Portugal
- Romania

- Madagascar
- India
- Australia
- Russia

- Libreville
- Accra
- Kinshasa
- Dakar

- Rockhamtpon
- Bundaberg
- Brisbane
- Sydney
Which of the following caused the greatest change in traditional ways of life on the Arabian Peninsula?
- The influence of other Islamic countries
- The development of the process of desalinization
- The discovery of oil reserves
- The introduction of irrigation
How has flooding of the Huang He River benefited China?
- It deepens the river channel.
- It provides a barrier between China and Korea.
- It permits navigation on the river.
- It deposits fertile soil on the North China Plain.
The Indian subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia on the north by the--
- Eastern Ghats
- Himalayas
- Deccan Plateau
- Brahmaputra River

- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4

- Malaysia
- China
- Philippines
- Vietnam
Most of the population of Egypt has settled--
- in the Sinai Peninsula
- along the Nile River and in the Suez Canal Zone
- around Lake Nasser and the Red Sea
- along the Mediterranean coast