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WorksheetsSights and Sounds: East Asia
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Based on the diagram, which monsoon season would bring rain to the region?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
2.
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was created as a buffer zone between what two warring countries?
a)
North Korea and South Korea
b)
China and North Korea
c)
China and South Korea
d)
China and Mongolia
3.
This part of China is the most populated because it is made up of many plains, rivers and hills.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
4.
Why was the Great Wall of China created?
a)
As a show of the Emperor's power
b)
To Stop Chinese citizens from leaving the country
c)
To connect the far districts of China for trade
d)
To protect against Mongol invaders
5.
What conclusion can best be drawn from the information on the map?
a)
Buddhism failed to have any influence on Japan.
b)
Buddhism was unable to spread to islands in the Pacific.
c)
Buddhism began in northern India and spread throughout much of Asia.
d)
Buddhism moved from Indonesia to India and then to Afghanistan.
6.
This picture shows which of the following?
a)
Differences between North and South Korea's infrastructure
b)
Differences between China and Japan's infrastructure
c)
Differences between North and South Korea's religion
d)
Conflict between North and South Korea
7.
Strong winds that change with the seasons bringing either wet or dry weather are called ____?
a)
Tsunamis
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Typhoons
d)
Monsoons
8.
This Indonesian craft involves using wax and dyes to design cloth.
a)
Batik
b)
Silk
c)
Ivory
d)
Ideograms
9.
What is a graphical symbol that represents an idea, rather than a group of letters?
a)
Ideograms
b)
Batik
c)
Brahmaputra
d)
Confucianism
10.
The Great Wall was built to keep northern invaders out of -
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Indonesia
d)
South Korea
11.
Rice farming requires a lot of water and heat and is the main crop in Asia. However, to grow on uneven terrain farmers often resort to -
a)
terracing
b)
floating markets
c)
vertical zonation
d)
polders
12.
Sitting on the Ring of Fire, countries like Japan are subject to -
a)
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
b)
Monsoons
c)
Tornadoes
d)
Sandstorm
13.
Why is western China the least densely populated region of the country?
a)
It is too hot for farming.
b)
It is very mountainous and has many deserts.
c)
The soil is too rich for agriculture.
d)
The climate is too rainy leading to flooding.
14.
Who is the most important member of the family in Chinese culture?
a)
father
b)
mother
c)
grandfather
d)
youngest child
15.
What is this?
a)
Shine
b)
Gate
c)
Temple
d)
Torri
16.
What type of government does China have?
a)
democratic
b)
republican
c)
communist
d)
anarchist
17.
Which of the following countries currently has a communist government?
a)
South Korea
b)
North Korea
c)
India
d)
Japan
18.
In what Asian country were Samurai warriors the military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan?
a)
Korea
b)
Philippines
c)
Japan
d)
China
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