East Asia Vocab

Japanese poem of 17, syllables, in 3 lines of 5, 7, * 5

• Dynasty

• Clan

• Commune

• Haiku

an ENORMOUS mountain range north of India, that stretches across West China.

• The Himalayan Mountains

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Ural Mountains

• The Andes Mountains

Which East Asia river has yellow-colored silt and is known as the muddiest river in the world?

• Yangtze

• Xiang

• Huang He

• Yellow Sea

Typhoons in East Asia are the same as ___ in the United States.

• Droughts

• Mild Tropical Storms

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

Japan can BEST be described as ___.

• an active volcano waiting to erupt

• an archipelago consisting of more than 6,000 islands

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Japan can be described as which of the following physical features?

• An island

• An Estuary

• A continental shelf

• An archipelago

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

What is the name given to the trade route that connected China to the Mediterranean Sea?

• Spice Road

• Ivory Road

• Silk Road

• Quin Road

People living together and sharing things and jobs

• Dynasty

• Clan

• Cooperative

• Commune

Decorative handwriting or lettering

• Shogun

• Calligraphy

• Homogeneous

• Samurai