Geography and History Worksheet

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What forms the eastern boundary of East Asia?

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the Pacific Ocean

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Which country is located on a peninsula? Options: North Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia

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North Korea

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Which country is located to the east of the South China Sea in the Malay Archipelago?

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the Philippines

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What do the Javanese and the Tagalog have in common?

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These ethnic groups live predominately on Southeast Asia’s islands.

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Which religion has no one founder, no one holy book, and believes in dharma, karma, and moksha?

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Hinduism

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The mountain areas of Central Asia have which type of climate?

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semi arid

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What is one way Turkey and Iran differ?

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Turkey does not border the Persian Gulf, but Iran does.

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Some of the world’s busiest shipping lanes pass through Southeast Asia’s seas and their waterways.

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True

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More and more Indians are moving from crowded cities to rural areas.

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False

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Are there virtually no oil or gas reserves in Central Asia?

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True