East Asia Geography

What are China's main waterway systems?

• Yangtze, Yellow, West, Grand Canal
• Yellow, Yangtze, Grand Canal
• Tigris, Euphrates, Indus
• Yellow, Yangtze, Volga

Which country is an archipelago? 

• China
• Mongolia
• Japan
• Taiwan

China's rivers provide

• a good way to travel between the deserts.
• important transportation systems and support fertile farmlands.
• very little other than drinking water.
• little hydroelectric power because they are so small.

What is the plateau of Tibet?

• a lowland area in the far north of East Asia
• an area of elevated flatland in Southwest China
• a country that became independent after the breakup of the Soviet Union
• a region that contains many large cities

The two main deserts of East Asia are:

• Tian Shan and Taklimakan
• Sahara and Tarim
• Gobi and Tian Shan
• Gobi and Taklimakan

The Yangtze River is the

• longest river in East Asia.
• source of yellow-colored soil that it deposits along its banks.
• longest river in the world.
• main river of Japan.

North and South Korea are located on what landform?

• peninsula
• valley
• island
• plateau

What country is this?

• China
• North Korea
• South Korea
• Japan

What physical barriers inhibited travelers on the Silk Road?

• Great Wall of China
• numerous river crossings
• travel through rainforests
• mountains and desert climate conditions

Which religion or philosophy teaches a strong respect for elders and ancestors?

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Shintoism
• Confucianism