Geography of East Asia (7.01)

Which country is an archipelago(a chain of islands)?

• China

• Mongolia

• Japan

• Taiwan

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 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

Which of the following forms a natural barrier between East Asia and South Asia?

• Himalaya Mountains
• Qinling Shandi Mountains
• Kunlun Mountains
• Tian Shan Mountains

This chain of mountains separates India from the rest of Asia and created a convergent plate boundary.

• Deccan Plateau

• Mount Everest

• Himalayas

• Eastern and Western Ghats

Location #2 is referring to which of the following?

• Gobi Desert

• North China Plain

• Himalayas

• Plateau of Tibet

Location #3 is referring to which of the following?

• Himalayas

• Gobi Desert

• Plateau of Tibet

• Taklamakan Desert

Location #4 is referring to which of the following?

• Mekong River

• North China Plain

• Yangtze River

• Yellow River

Location #5 is referring to which of the following?

• Yellow River

• Yangtze River

• Mekong River

• North China Plain