BH East Asia

Which country has the largest deposits of fossil fuels in East Asia?

• Japan
• South Korea
• China
• none of the above

Which country has large amounts of fossil fuels but still cannot meet all of its energy needs?

• China
• Japan
• North Korea
• none of the above

Japan is on the Ring of Fire and has to worry about which of these natural disasters?

• earthquakes
• tsunamis
• both of the above
• none of the above

Which of these places is known as the "roof of the world"?

• Mt. Everest
• Plateau of Tibet
• Barbers Hill
• none of the above

Written words that are turned into expressive images are called which of these terms?

• love letters
• Tai kwon do
• calligraphy
• Kowabunga

Why are there few trees in western China?

• too dry
• too hot
• too cold
• none of the above

Why are forests shrinking in eastern China?

• many trees have died from diseases
• the forests aren't shrinking in eastern China
• the climate has changed
• people have cleared the land for farmland and used the trees for building and fuel

Russia and ________ have been in an ongoing conflict about the Kuril Islands.

• China
• Mongolia
• North Korea
• none of the above

For many years, China was protected from foreign invasion by which of these?

• dragons
• Mongolian warriors
• Mrs. McDonald
• natural barriers like deserts, mountains, and water

Japan and Taiwan protect their forest areas because they

• don't want to anger the dragons
• think forests are pretty
• think many forests are sacred
• none of the above