Asia Exam Geography

Which desert in East Asia is larger than Texas and California combined?

• The Gobi Desert
• The Sahara Desert
• The East Asian Desert
• The Eastern Chinese Desert

What European Nation had control of Hong Kong before it was returned to China again in 1997?

• Germany
• France
• Italy
• England

Golan Heights is also known as what?

• Anatolian Peninsula
• Zagro Mountains
• Elburz Mountains
• Al Jawlan

The most distinctive landform in Southwest Asia is what?

• The Red Sea
• Africa
• Arabian Peninsula
• Persian Gulf

What is a riverbed that remains dry except during the rainy season?

• Isthmus
• Delta
• Straight
• Wadi

What Southwest Asian country is landlocked and mountainous, so contact with the outside world is difficult?

• Jordan
• Afghanistan
• Lebanon
• Israel

What is north of Russia, Central Asia, & the Caucasus?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean

What country is the largest country in population, area, largest in the world, and twice the size of the U.S.?

• Central Asia
• Azerbaijan
• Armenia
• Russia

What is the smallest country in population & area in Central Asia?

• Uzbekistan
• Armenia
• Russia
• Turkmenistan

What is the largest city in the Central Asian Region?

• Moscow
• Kazakhstan
• Uzbekistan
• Almaty