East Asia Geography Review

Which is the Largest country in East Asia?

• Taiwan

• Japan

• China

• Mongolia

What is the Purpose of the DMZ?

• To separate NK and SK until they can get along

• To separate NK and SK Politically

• To separate NK and SK economically

• to separate Communist and Capitalist ideologies

Which Country is an archipelago?

• China

• Mongolia

• Taiwan

• Japan

• North or South Korea

How does the Ring of Fire affect the physical geography of this region?

• abundance of volcanoes
  
• frequent earthquakes
• destructive tsunamis
• all of these

Earthquake-proof buildings

Dams for flood control

Tsunami warning systems

The technologies listed above have helped people living in East and Southeast Asia to ---

• produce energy fromt he environment

• adapt to the environment of the region

• move products to markets quicker

• avoid the destruction of natural disasters

The only landlocked country of East Asia is:

• China
• Mongolia
• North Korea
• Taiwan

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

What is the cause of tsunamis?

• lightning strikes the water causing a huge wave
• tectonic plates shifting from an earthquake on the ocean floor
• it's the result of a storm and the same as a hurricane
• Most Asians believe it's a result of their God being angry

Letter A represents what country?

• China

• Japan

• Mongolia

• North Korea