East Asia

Approximately 75% of the world's volcanoes are located around the Pacific Ocean in a region called the ____________.

• Ring of Fire

• Volcano Ring

• Nucleus of Volcanoes

• Center of Fire

This is the name for the chain of volcanoes around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

• Circle of Fire

• Ring of Lava

• Ring of Fire

• Circle of Magma

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes

• tsunamis

• lightening

• hailstorms

What was the trade route between China and Eastern Europe called?

• The Desert Road

• The Spice Trail

• The Eastern Path

• The Silk Road

The Silk Road refers to...

• A giant factory where silk is made

• A road made of a stringy material

• A religious path

• A series of trade routes between Asia and Europe

What is communism?

• Where the government owns and controls business' and property

• Where individuals own and control business and property

• Where Mr. Albert rules everything!

• The religious beliefs of the people Russia

Cultural diffusion is best described as...

• sharing music from one culture to another

• Cultural margarine

• the spreading of religion

• the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another

What was the original purpose of the Great Wall of China? 

• to protect from invaders from the South

• to protect from invaders from the North

• to prevent refugees from leaving China

• to prevent refugees from entering China from North Korea

What term describes a chain of islands? 

• Island-chain

• Japan

• Archipelago 

—Families that pass the right to rule from one generation to the next.

• Clan

• Dynasty