Unit 9 Day 4 Quiz

East Asia has about ________________ people–about 20.5 percent of the world’s population.

• 1.7 billion

• 2 billion

• 1 billion

• 2.5 billion

About 92 percent of China’s population belongs to the _________ ethnic group.

• Han

• Tibetan

• Cantonese

• Mongolian

About ___________________ of Japan’s population is ethnic Japanese, descendants of Asian migrants who crossed the Korean peninsula to Japan centuries ago.

• 99%

• 89%

• 79%

• 69%

Koreans trace their descent to peoples from northern _______________________.

• China and Central Asia.

• China

• Central Asia

• Tibet

People living in Mongolia are mostly ethnic Mongolians who speak the _____________________ language.

• Khalkha

• Chinese

• Tibetan

• Russian

Because much of East Asia is barren or mountainous, the region’s population is ____________________________.

• unevenly distributed

• evenly distributed

• migrating outward

• concentrated in rural areas

More than 90 percent of China’s population lives on less than _____________________ of the land.

• 20 percent

• 30 percent

• 40 percent

• 50 percent

Because space is so limited, Japanese in ____________________ usually live in small houses or apartments.

• urban areas

• rural areas

• farming areas

• suburban areas

Southeastern China’s ________________________________ are a favorite destination for internal migration.

• free-enterprise zones

• rural areas

• British colonies

• river valleys

South Korea’s population is about ________________ as large as North Korea’s.

• twice

• 3 times

• 4 times

• half