East Asia Quizziz

What is a raised area of level land bordered by steep cliffs?

• Mountain

• Peninsula

• Plateau

• Archipelago

A group or cluster of Islands is known as a -

• Island Chain

• Peninsula

• Delta

• Archipelago

What natural barrier seperates China from India?

• Gobi Desert

• Korean Peninsula

• Tibeten Plateau

• Himalayan Mountains

Which country in East Asia is made up of an Archipelago?

• China

• North Korea

• Japan

• Taiwan

What two rivers support the large majority of China's population?

• Chang Jiang River and Yangtze River

• Yangtze River and Huang He River

• Mekong River and Yangtze River

• Indus River and Chang Jiang River

What is the direct cause of frequent natural disasters in East Asia?

• Tectonic Plate Activity along the Ring of Fire

• The Himalayan Mountains trapping winds in East Asia.

• Unpredictable Monsoon Seasons

• The flooding of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers

Tsunamis are mostly caused by ___________ in East Asia.

• Summer Monsoon season that brings heavy rainfall that shifts the water.

• Landslides crashing into the Ocean from the Himalayan Mountains.

• Earthquakes and Volcanic eruptions that originate within the Ring of Fire.

• Typhoons that originate in the Pacific stir up water causing Tsunamis.

Japan has a massive population that is crowded in the small plains area because?.........

• Most of Japan is made up of Arid Desert that has little resources

• People want to live inland to protect themselves from natural disasters.

• Japan uses the other area to farm for its massive population.

• Japan has mountains running through the entire country like a spine.

Most of China's population lives on the ______ side of the country because of the available resources.

• North

• South

• East

• West

What are the six countries of East Asia?

• North Korea, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Thailand

• North Korea, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Japan

• North Korea, South Korea, China, Thailand, Mongolia, Japan

• North Korea, South Korea, China, India, Mongolia, Japan