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WorksheetsUnit 7 SE Asia
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are advantages of monsoons
a)
Water for crops
b)
flooding
c)
extra water
d)
there are no advantages
2.
What is the main religion in India?
a)
Christianity
b)
Hinduism
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
3.
What does reincarnation mean?
a)
to build major projects
b)
To irrigate fields
c)
to do good deeds
d)
to be born again
4.
True or False. Hinduism and Buddhism believe in reincarnation.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which major religion teaches conformity (following) a caste system?
a)
Shintoism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
6.
What is the earth's highest mountain?
a)
Rocky Mountain
b)
Mount Kilimanjaro
c)
Mount Everest
d)
Mount Himalaya
7.
What are the two main rivers in India?
a)
Yellow and Hung He
b)
Nile
c)
Indus and Ganges
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
8.
In Shintoism, divine spirits that dwell in nature are known as
a)
Torii
b)
Tsunamis
c)
Kami
d)
Bushido
9.
Where did Hinduism begin?
a)
India
b)
Iran
c)
Israel
d)
Indonesia
10.
Respect for elders, good government, and social order represent the basic beliefs of
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Shintoism
11.
Confucianism began in and is still greatly a part of the culture in which nation?
a)
China
b)
Thailand
c)
India
d)
Japan
12.
Shintoism is a religion that is a large part of which nation's culture?
a)
Korea
b)
Japan
c)
India
d)
China
13.
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
14.
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.
15.
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
16.
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
17.
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
18.
The climate of India is affected by seasonal winds called:
a)
typhoons
b)
tornadoes
c)
hurricanes
d)
monsoons
19.
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)
PB Ritch 7th grade students work day and night during summer break to make enough food for Japanese people
20.
What river is also known as the Yellow River? (Click to view photo to help)
a)
Ganges River
b)
Huang He River
c)
Mekong River
d)
Yangtze River
21.
Which of the belief systems is not a religion?
a)
Taoism
b)
Shintoism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Buddhism
22.
Where do Shinto, Hindu, and Buddhists worship?
a)
Synagogue
b)
Church
c)
Mosque
d)
Temple
23.
Where does the Ganges River empty into the sea?
a)
South China Sea
b)
Yellow Sea
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Pacific Ocean
24.
The Yangtze River flows into which body of water?
a)
The Bay of Bengal
b)
The Yellow River
c)
The South China Sea
d)
Persian Gulf
25.
What are some of the main causes of high levels of nitrogen in the waters of the Yangtze River?
a)
The waste is from nuclear power plants
b)
The bodies of dead animals are thrown into the river
c)
The exhaust fumes are from the millions of cars driven in this area of Asia
d)
The chemicals used in fertilizers run from the fields into the river
26.
How is air pollution a problem in the rural areas?
a)
Waste from nuclear power plants has made the air in rural areas dangerous to breath
b)
People living in small villages drive a long distance to work in cars and trucks
c)
Many heavy industries have relocated in rural areas because the land is cheap
d)
Millions of people cook over wood and coal fires
27.
Why has the Indian government had problems reducing air pollution?
a)
Health problems related to air pollution have shown up in the Indian population
b)
No one in India is concerned about the amount of air pollution in India
c)
There is no way to regulate air pollution in India
d)
They do not want to slow economic growth
28.
Seasonal winds that bring wind and rain that serve as both a blessing and a curse to SE Asian countries are called
a)
monsoons
b)
hurricanes
c)
tornadoes
d)
El Ninos
29.
What country has polluted their water sources by tossing cremated remains into the river?
a)
India
b)
Japan
c)
North Korea
d)
China
30.
Why did China implement a one child policy?
a)
Because they do not want people to have aunts and uncles
b)
Because they have become over populated
c)
Because in communism that is all you are allowed
d)
Because people could not afford more than one child so the government took away that right
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