Southern and Eastern Asia Unit Review

What is an archipelago?

• A chain of islands

• A large desert

• A mountain range

• A single island

Which SE Asian country is an archipelago?

• Japan

• China

• India

• South Korea

Which 2 countries can be found on the Korean Peninsula?

• North and South Korea

• China and Japan

• India and Nepal

• Vietnam and Thailand

The Himalayan Mountains form a natural barrier between which 2 countries?

• China and India

• Japan and Korea

• Vietnam and Thailand

• India and Pakistan

What are the 4 reasons for water pollution in the Ganges River?

• Agricultural run-off, industrial waste, human sewage, religious practices

• Oil spills, overfishing, drought, volcanic activity, human waste

• Deforestation, earthquakes, hurricanes, mining

• Plastic waste, overpopulation, tourism, oil spills

What are the 3 reasons for water pollution in the Yangtze River?

• Agricultural run-off, industrial waste, lack of water treatment plants

• Religious reasons, oil spills, hurricanes

• Plastic waste, overfishing, drought

• Mining, earthquakes, volcanic activity

What causes air pollution in both India and China?

• Overpopulation, cars, industrialization, burning fossil fuels

• Deforestation, hurricanes, earthquakes, oil spills, factories

• Overfishing, drought, mining, plastic waste, cars

• Tourism, volcanic activity, overpopulation, oil spills

Where is China’s population the highest?

• East

• West

• North

• South

Where is China’s population the lowest?

• West

• East

• North

• South

What is the difference between a religious and ethnic group?

• Ethnic groups share culture, ancestry, and race; religious groups share a common belief system

• Religious groups share language and food; ethnic groups share only beliefs

• Ethnic groups are based on religion; religious groups are based on race

• There is no difference between the two