Chapter 19-20 East Asia

The two religions that believe in nature spirits are ____ and _____.

• Daoism, Animism

• Shinto, Animism

• Confucianism, Shinto

• Daoism, Confucianism

The first bullet train connected the the cities of ______ and ______.

• Shanghai, Tokyo

• Beijing, Shanghai

• Osaka, Beijing

• Tokyo, Osaka

The desertification in Mongolia has been caused by _____.

• a change in climate

• more land being turned into crop land

• overgrazing by livestock

• scientists digging for the remains of dinosaurs

The ring of fire causes Japan to experience _____________.

• earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

• hurricanes and tornadoes

• floods and tsunamis

• droughts and sandstorms

_________ were first invented to scare evil spirits away.

• Churches and other places of worship

• Kites

• Fireworks and gunpowder

• Origami figures

_______ has the fastest train.

• USA

• Japan

• Hong Kong

• China

The kind of economy allowed in Shanghai is ____________.

• a traditional economy

• command economy

• mixed economy

• free enterprise economy

India's religion that has a strong influence in East Asia is_______.

• Buddhism

• Sikhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

Daoism and Confucianism are alike in that they both

• began as Christianity

• are ethical systems

• are very new belief systems

• glorify animals

_________ is the East Asian country least affected by monsoons.

• China

• Japan

• Mongolia

• Taiwan