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East and Southeast Asia P.1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT true for North Korea?
a)
it is led by a totalitarian government 
b)
it has a low standard of living due to the poverty
c)
is doing much better than their neighbor, South Korea
d)
is led by Kim jung un
2.

Buddhism is a philosophy based around

a)

the caste system

b)

the eight-fold path

c)

the five pillars

d)

the 10

commandments

3.

When a country has some sort of socialism, then

a)

sellers are not limited

b)

trade and bartering are the main practice

c)

there is no money and the government owns everything

d)

some prices are set/ regulated

4.

The Three Gorges Dam did not

a)

provide hydroelectricity to much of china

b)

displace many people and animal species

c)

open up a trade route from Japan to Taiwan

d)

control the Yangtze river flooding

5.

the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami led to

a)

high levels of radiation exposure

b)

a new president being elected

c)

economic growth

d)

a baby boom

6.
Japans high life expectancy is not related to 
a)
diet
b)
lifestyle choices
c)
geographic location
d)
health care
7.

the ring of fire is

a)

located in the Atlantic ocean

b)

a hot dead zone in the Indian ocean

c)

the cause of monsoons

d)

area of high tectonic activity

8.

the Himalayas are

a)

on Japan's main island

b)

what has helped isolate china to the south

c)

a large river system in China

d)

has contributed to invasions

9.

in buddhism

a)

one must pray toward Mecca

b)

one must fulfill thier dharma

c)

one must worship only Buddha

d)

one must rid themselves of greed and hate

10.

Tienanmen square was all of the following but

a)

in 1989

b)

in China

c)

a protest for more democracy

d)

peacefully handled

11.
the One child Policy 
a)
forced citizens to work on large farms
b)
created a large gender imbalance
c)
gave women more rights 
d)
is still enforced today
12.
Pol Pot
a)
was a Buddhist spiritual leader
b)
was the first president of Cambodia
c)
was responsible for a genocide
d)
led the "Great Leap Forward"
13.
terraced agriculture
a)
destroys the ecosystem
b)
is used by the rich
c)
provides adequate farm land for mountainous regions
d)
a special technique to grow cotton
14.
low birth rates indicate
a)
a country is undeveloped
b)
the GDP is low
c)
society is very rural
d)
a country has become developed
15.
urbanization in china is increasing due to
a)
its need for doctors
b)
a baby boom
c)
industrialization
d)
a warmer climate
16.
water shortages and air quality are huge concerns in which country?
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
Singapore
d)
North Korea
17.
What is a pull factor for South Korea
a)
totalitarian rule
b)
limited education
c)
democracy and capitalism
d)
oppresion