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WorksheetsSPM East and South Asia Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which river flows through India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal?
a)
Indus
b)
Ganges
c)
Yangtze
d)
Mekong
2.
Why are the Himalayas called the "roof of the world"?
a)
The world's highest mountains are found in this area
b)
The Himalayan Mountains are generally quite easy to travel
c)
The Himalayan Mountains are so rugged that no people can live there
d)
Little water comes out of this mountain range in the form of rivers or streams.
3.
What are the two great deserts found in China?
a)
Gobi and Ganges
b)
Gobi and Taklimakan
c)
Huang He and Yangtze
d)
Mekong and Taklimakan
4.
Why is the Huang He sometimes called "China's Sorrow"?
a)
The river often runs dry leaving farmers to starve.
b)
Floods along this river often cause great suffering
c)
No one can drink the water from this river because of the pollution
d)
The river has too many rapids and waterfalls for it to be used for transportation.
5.
Into which country does the Ganges River flow after it leaves India?
a)
China
b)
Pakistan
c)
Bangladesh
d)
Afghanistan
6.
Where does the Ganges River flow into the sea?
a)
Yellow Sea
b)
Sea of Japan
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
East China Sea
7.
Which is true about the Ganges River?
a)
The river is ignored by Indian religious rituals.
b)
People do not drink the water because it is so polluted.
c)
Many people use the river for transportation as well as a water supply.
d)
Plant and animal life have not been affected by the poor quality of the river’s water.
8.
How has India’s need to develop more industry ended up creating problems
along the Ganges River?
along the Ganges River?
a)
Factories along the river dump industrial waste and chemicals into the river every
day.
day.
b)
No one is allowed to cremate dead bodies along the river since the large factories
have been built.
have been built.
c)
Industries located along the river use so much water that the Ganges is almost dry by
the time it reaches the sea.
the time it reaches the sea.
d)
Factory owners have refused to allow the Indians living along the river to bathe in
the water or use the water for cooking.
the water or use the water for cooking.
9.
What was the purpose of the Ganges Action Plan begun in the 1980s?
a)
to try and clean up the river
b)
to bring an end to the cremations
c)
to end using the river for drinking water
d)
to slow down the building of new factories
10.
Which river is the longest in China?
a)
Ganges
b)
Mekong
c)
Yangtze
d)
Huang He
11.
Which river runs south from Tibet to Vietnam and the South China Sea?
a)
Indus
b)
Mekon
c)
Yangtze
d)
Huang He
12.
Why are India’s urban areas having a problem with air pollution?
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.
caused the problem.
13.
Which contributes to air pollution problems in China?
a)
the shrinking population
b)
use of coal-burning power plants for energy
c)
the gradual drop in the number of new factories
d)
the lack of automobiles and trucks in rural areas
14.
Which religion is considered one of the oldest in the world?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Confucianism
15.
What is the name of the Hindu sacred text?
a)
Vedas
b)
Quran
c)
The Middle Way
d)
4 Noble Truths
16.
Where was the religion of Buddhism founded?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
Vietnam
17.
What Buddhist teaching shows its followers the correct way to live their lives?
a)
The Bible
b)
Quran
c)
The Five Pillars
d)
The Middle Way
18.
How did the first Muslims come to Southern and Eastern Asia?
a)
Muslim invaders entered India in the 1500s AD.
b)
The first Muslim armies invaded Japan in the 1400s AD.
c)
The earliest Muslims first came to China as traders in the 1200s AD.
d)
The first Muslims were invited into India because the people there wanted a new
government.
government.
19.
In which country was Shintoism founded?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
Vietnam
20.
How do believers of Shinto practice their religion?
a)
They pray at small altars in their homes.
b)
They attend churches once a week to worship in a group.
c)
They must make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime.
d)
They divide society into castes and work to limit contact between castes.
21.
In which country was Confucianism founded?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Japan
d)
North Korea
22.
How did Confucianism come to play an important role in Chinese society?
a)
Confucianism has replaced all other religions in China.
b)
Confucian philosophy had little effect on Chinese society until the 20th century.
c)
Confucius led an army to take over the Chinese government during his lifetime.
d)
A Chinese emperor hired Confucian scholars in 121 BC to help organize his
government.
government.
23.
What was Mohandas Gandhi’s plan of civil disobedience?
a)
people should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfair
b)
violent demonstrations were needed in India until the British left
c)
it was best to go along with British laws to avoid making the colonial authorities
angry
angry
d)
the best way to change the laws was through passing legislation in the Indian
National Congress
National Congress
24.
One of Gandhi’s main strategies in dealing with the British was to insist his
followers use
followers use
a)
non-violence.
b)
riots and strikes.
c)
their ability to read and write.
d)
military tactics in demonstrations.
25.
Who led the Chinese communists during most of the 20th century?
a)
. Sun Yixian
b)
Kim Jung-il
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Ho Chi Minh
26.
When did Mao and the communists take control of China?
a)
In the 1930's
b)
During WWII
c)
At the end of WWI
d)
After WWII
27.
Which contributes to air pollution problems in China?
a)
A shrinking population
b)
use of coal-burning power plants for energy
c)
. the gradual drop in the number of new factories
d)
the lack of automobiles and trucks in rural areas
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