Where People Live & Trade/ Water Pollution Quiz PRACTICE

Which area has a high population density?

• Deserts

• Mountains

• Water features

• Plateaus

Why aren’t people able to extract oil in the Taklimakan?

• Too much wildlife

• Laws prohibit this

• They have enough oil

• Shifting sand dunes

In which area are hydro-electric power plants found?

• Plateaus

• Deserts

• Mountains

• All of the above

Name two major industries along rivers and coast: ____________________ ____________________

• Fishing and shipping (or trade)

• Mining and farming

• Textile and automobile

• Banking and software

Where is most of China’s population concentrated?

• Rivers and coastlines

• By the Himalayas

• Tibetan Plateau

• Gobi

Which two countries do not have enough arable land?

• China and India

• Japan and India

• Japan and North Korea

• South Korea and China

Where are India’s largest cities located?

• Along the Ganges River

• The Eastern Ghats

• Directly on the coast

• Along the Yangtze River

Which physical feature makes up close to 80% of Japan?

• Water features

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Plateaus

Which country has the most arable land?

• China
• Japan

• South Korea

• India

The name for seasonal winds that bring rain in the summer and make the winters dry:

• Monsoons

• Hurricanes

• Orographic Effect

• Tornados