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WorksheetsSouthern and Eastern Asia Mid Unit Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What has caused pollution in the Ganges River?
a)
The river is not polluted.
b)
Religious and industrial practices have caused serious problems with pollution in the river.
c)
The river is drying up.
d)
Irrigation systems have limited the amount of water from the river that can be used for other purposes.
2.
What are the most common industrial pollutants found in the Yangtze River?
a)
Arsenic and Nitrogen
b)
Nuclear waste and Sewage
c)
Nitrogen and Phosphates
d)
Oil and Gas
3.
What was the purpose of the Ganges Action Plan that begun in 1980's?
a)
To try and clean up the river
b)
To bring an end to the cremations
c)
Replanting trees along the rivers
d)
To end using the river for drinking water
4.
India's urban areas are having problem with air pollution because:
a)
Few people in India feel that air pollution is a problem
b)
There are no government efforts to control air pollution
c)
There really is no effective way to control air pollution in the world today
d)
The rapidly growing population, heavy industry, and thousands of automobiles have caused the problem
5.
Why is acid rain dangerous to the environment?
a)
because acid rain brings in too much rain and causes floods
b)
because acid rain harms plants, animals, buildings and humans
c)
there really is no effective way to control air pollution in the world today
d)
because acid rain results in abundance of puppies and kittens
6.
Why do the majority of people in China live in the Eastern one third of the country?
a)
there are too many rivers in the Western region which causes frequent flooding and destruction
b)
diseases keep people from moving to the West
c)
the land is better for farming in the Eastern portion due to abundance of water from rivers
d)
frequent earthquakes keep property prices low in the Eastern region
7.
The climate of India is affected by seasonal winds called:
a)
typhoons
b)
tornadoes
c)
hurricanes
d)
monsoons
8.
What is the best way to describe the geography and climate of North Korea?
a)
mountains and cold
b)
mountains and hot
c)
large deserts, hot and dry
d)
large farming lands and tropical
9.
How does Japan feed their people with so little good farmlands?
a)
many Japanese people starve every year
b)
People in Japan depend on fishing and imported food
c)
tourists bring their own food and bring extra to give to Japanese people
d)
PCMS 7th grade students work day and night during summer break to make enough food for Japanese people
10.
Which is an example of natural resources?
a)
irrigation canal
b)
social studies teachers
c)
coal, mineral, and natural gas
d)
hydroelectric dam
11.
How is Buddhism different than Judaism, Islam, Christianity and Hinduism?
a)
its the first religion when written in alphabetical order
b)
Buddhist do not believe in or pray to a God, other religions believe in and pray to God(s)
c)
Buddhist people have to pray to God(s) and other religions do not
d)
Buddhist people can eat as much as they want to and in other religion you can only eat once a day
12.
What did Confucius teach?
a)
That mediation would reveal the path to enlightenment.
b)
Life is fleeting, so personal responsibility is unnecessary.
c)
Moral character and individual responsibility are very important.
d)
A person's good deeds will determine the form in which he will be reborn.
13.
What are the Five Pillars?
a)
rules of caste system in India
b)
basic beliefs of Christianity
c)
its what PCMS social studies teachers stand on and teach in the classroom
d)
basic beliefs of Islam
14.
If a country has a high literacy rate it usually also has a high what?
a)
LIfe expectancy
b)
Poverty
c)
Human Capital
d)
Industry
15.
The Japanese parliament is called what?
a)
Panchayats
b)
The Diet
c)
Civilian
d)
Muslim
16.
Which of the following could be considered an example of a confederation form of government?
a)
The Diet
b)
The Indian National Congress
c)
The Assembly of the People's Republic of China
d)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
17.
Which Asian country can be described as an oligarchy?
a)
India
b)
Japan
c)
China
d)
South Korea
18.
Which Asian countries have democratic systems of government?
a)
India and Japan
b)
China and Vietnam
c)
North Korea and South Korea
d)
North Korea and China
19.
What is one main difference between a president and a prime minister?
a)
A prime minister has more power than a president
b)
A president can declare war while a prime minister cannot
c)
A prime minister does not belong to a particular political party while a president always does
d)
A president is in a separate branch of government while a prime minister is a part of the legislature
20.
What system of government did China adopt in 1949?
a)
Communist
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Feudalism
21.
Who is allowed to vote in Japan?
a)
Only men are allowed to vote
b)
Citizens can't vote in Japan
c)
All citizen who are 20 years of age or older
d)
Only women can vote
22.
The relationship between North and South Korea can be best described as:
a)
The relationship is one of tension and separation.
b)
Both nations have resolved their differences.
c)
North and South Korea support each other by the sharing of natural resources.
d)
Both nations have the same governmental structure, available natural resources, and economic structure.
23.
Who was the leader of the Chinese communist Party in 1949?
a)
Chiang Kai-Shek
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Sun Yat-sen
d)
Mulan
24.
What was the position of the Japanese emperor before WWII?
a)
His power were taken away by the powerful parliament
b)
The emperor played an important role selecting people to run for public office
c)
The emperor was involved in running the day to day operation of the government
d)
He was believed to be a God descended from the sun
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