East/SE Asia Human Geography Quiz

How much of the world’s population lives in Southeast Asia?

• 1%

• 8%

• 20%

• 50%

Siam or _____ was never colonized by Europeans?

• China

• India

• Thailand

• Indonesia

North and South Korea are divided by the ______.

• DMZ (Demilitarized zone)

• Nothing

• A river

• The equator

Which country is nick-named ‘Land of the Rising Sun’?

• China

• Japan

• India

• Singapore

Why does North Korea have a low use of personal technology?

• high amound of government money is spent on technology
• free market economy
• democratic government
• authoritarian political and economic polices

Which government policy is found in both China and North Korea?

• censorship of free speech
• fair treatment of human rights
• multi-party elections
• One-Child Policy

Where does the majority of China's population live and why?

• In the north because they are protected by the Great Wall of China
• in the East because there is rich soil and fresh water
• only in the cities because of good jobs
• in the east because of beaches and restaurants

How do Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism all function together in the same society?

• Chinese are not allowed to follow any of these
• The Chinese believe you must just choose one and be strict
• These beliefs are blended and they don't just choose one
• China either practices Hindu or Christianity

Where did the majority of East Asian culture originate?

• Korea
• China
• Vietnam
• Mongolia

Camobodia, Laos, and Vietnam were once united and called French Indochina.

• True

• False