WorksheetsJapan and the Koreas
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of Japan's islands has the largest level area?
a)
Hokkaido
b)
Honshu
c)
Kyushu
d)
Shikoku
2.
Tropical storms often hit Japan during the
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
spring
d)
fall
3.
What is the most important agricultural product in Japan and the Koreas?
a)
corn
b)
rice
c)
soybeans
d)
wheat
4.
In which of the following ways are Japan and South Korea similar?
a)
They both are peninsulas.
b)
They both are made up of islands.
c)
The both have dry summers.
d)
They both have few mineral resources.
5.
Which of the following has made flooding worse in the Koreas?
a)
lack of tree cover
b)
lack of crops
c)
too many droughts
d)
too many dams
6.
What dynasty ruled the Korean peninsula from 668 AD (BCE) to 935 AD (BCE)?
a)
Meiji
b)
Qin
c)
Silla
d)
Tokujawa
7.
Which of the following words best describes Japan's foreign policy during the Tokugawa?
a)
competitive
b)
isolation
c)
friendly
d)
open
8.
Which of the following countries did Japan take control of in 1910?
a)
Korea
b)
Mongolia
c)
Russia
d)
China
9.
What type of government ruled North Korea after World War II?
a)
communist
b)
democratic
c)
dictatorship
d)
oligarchy
10.
The Japanese government helped Japan's economy to grow by supporting
a)
athletes and education
b)
education and job training
c)
the arts and job training
d)
athletes and the arts
11.
Which of the following religions has recently become very popular in South Korea?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Daoism
d)
Shinto
12.
Which of the following caused severe economic crisis in Japan during the 1990s?
a)
Taxes were raised too high.
b)
Bad bank practices caused a recession.
c)
Too many workers went on strike.
d)
Trade embargos increased.
13.
Which of the following types of government is found in South Korea?
a)
communism
b)
democracy
c)
dictatorship
d)
monarchy
14.
Which of the following pairs of natural disasters has caused thirteen years of food shortages in North Korea?
a)
drought and earthquakes
b)
earthquakes and disease
c)
flooding and drought
d)
flooding and earthquakes
15.
Which of the following did Japan import from another country?
a)
anime
b)
karate
c)
tea ceremony
d)
baseball
16.
A samurai is .....
a)
a warrior
b)
a military leader
c)
an emperor
d)
a ninja
17.
A shogun is......
a)
a warrior
b)
a military leader
c)
an emperor
d)
a ninja
18.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
a)
A government with a constitution run by a butterfly.
b)
The emperor or monarch is limited by that nation's constitution.
c)
A form of a dictatorship.
d)
Influenced by Buddhism.
19.
China influenced the culture of Japan and Korea by introducing.....
a)
Buddhism and the Chinese writing system
b)
Rice growing and Buddhism
c)
Chinese writing system and form of government
d)
Buddhism and tae kwon do
20.
What is confucianism?
a)
A series of huge waves
b)
a belief system based on the solar system
c)
The ability to produce goods at a lower cost than your competitor
d)
a belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius
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