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Unit 8 Asia test review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of economy does China have?
a)
Mixed
b)
Free-enterprise
c)
communism
d)
Traditional 
2.
Why was the Great Wall of China built? 
a)
To stop tsunamis 
b)
in order to divide land among the people
c)
To keep out Northern invaders 
d)
To prevent the Chinese from leaving
3.
The capital of south Korea is?
a)
Pyongyang 
b)
Seoul
c)
Tokyo
d)
Beijing
4.
What is NOT a problem with overpopulation?
a)
Pollution 
b)
People being able to go on vacation
c)
Feeding the population
d)
More traffic accidents 
5.
About how many people live in China?
a)
1 million 
b)
10 million 
c)
1 Billion 
d)
10 Billion 
6.
What type of government does north Korea have?
a)
Republic
b)
Monarchy
c)
Communist 
d)
Free enterprise 
7.
Taiwan is part of what country?
a)
Japan
b)
Russia 
c)
China 
d)
Vietman
8.
In 1989 the protest in Beijing to demand more freedom was lead by?
a)
Students
b)
women
c)
older people 
d)
soldiers 
9.
What country is an island?
a)
Mongolia 
b)
Tibet 
c)
South Korea
d)
Taiwan 
10.
What Ocean does China border? 
a)
Atlantic 
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Pacific
11.
Which of the following is NOT a major river in India or Pakistan? 
a)
Indus
b)
Ganges
c)
Yellow
d)
Krishna 
12.
What is the area along the Pacific Ocean that is known for its frequent tsunamis, volcanos, and earthquakes? 
a)
Deccan Plateau
b)
Fault Lines
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Fire Basin 
13.
Who was the Buddhist leader of Tibet who is in Exile? 
a)
Kongfuzi
b)
Laozi
c)
Vishnu
d)
Dalai Lama 
14.
The main desert in China is...
a)
Gobi
b)
Sahara
c)
Beijing 
d)
Great China Desert 
15.
In 1947 India won its independence from... 
a)
China
b)
Pakistan
c)
Nepal
d)
United Kingdom/ Britan 
16.
The Mongolian leader who invaded China was...
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Gobi
c)
Confucius 
d)
Dalai Lama
17.
What mountain range separates China from the rest of Asia? 
a)
Atlays
b)
Andes
c)
Himalayas
d)
Rocky
18.
Rebirth of a soul into a new body is known as...
a)
Karma
b)
Reincarnation 
c)
Vishnu 
d)
Hinduism
19.
Social class based on your family is called...
a)
Dynasty
b)
Monarchy
c)
Buddha
d)
Caste 
20.
Which of the following countries are landlocked? 
a)
Japan
b)
Mongolia
c)
China
d)
India
21.
The Enlightened one is...
a)
Vishnu
b)
Ganesha
c)
Buddha
d)
Genghis Khan 
22.
Which of the following statements explains why tensions exist between India and Pakistan today? 
a)
The British built railways, Schools, and ports throughout Inda and Pakistan. 
b)
In the struggle for independence, Hindus fled to India and Muslims fled to Pakistan. 
c)
Gandhi and Nehru used nonviolent resistance to persuade the British to leave South Asia.
d)
With the decline of the Mughal Empire, British traders became a powerful presence in South Asia. 
23.
In China, the people's lives are controlled in many ways by...
a)
foreign countries 
b)
the dynasty
c)
the government
d)
The Forbidden City
24.
Which of the following religions play an important role in Japanese culture? 
a)
Shinto and Buddhism
b)
Christianity and Confucianism
c)
Islam and Shinto
d)
Buddhism and Hinduism 
25.
Which of the following is NOT true of communism? 
a)
Almost everyone has a job
b)
The government controls farms and businesses
c)
The people often face shortages of goods to purchase.
d)
Manufacturers set high prices and make large profits. 
26.
The type of resistance shown by Ganghi in India included acts such as .....
a)
boycotting goods 
b)
Sit- ins
c)
peaceful protests 
d)
all of these
27.
Which of the following is a benefit of capitalism?
a)
economic growth 
b)
freedom of choice 
c)
freedom of choice and economic growth
d)
neither
28.
Mao Zedong's effort to reassert his authority over the Chinese Government was known as______________  
a)
the Red Guard
b)
the Cultural Revolution
c)
the Great Leap Forward
d)
the Four Olds 
29.
India's social class system is based on a person's ____________
a)
Ancestry 
b)
religion
c)
race
d)
occupation
30.
How has the Three Gorges Dam allowed chinese to influence the effects of the Yangtze river? 
a)
It has redirected the river away from several sewage treatment plants that used to pollute the river
b)
It has increased the flow rate of the river, making travel and transportation using the river much easier. 
c)
It has made fishing the Yangtze river easier for the people in the surrounding villages
d)
It has helped curb the flooding that has caused massive death and destruction in the past. 
31.
True or False 
The Ganges River is one of the most polluted in the world?
a)
True
b)
False 
32.
True or False 
The capital of India is Beijing
a)
True
b)
False 
33.
True or False 
India is larger than China
a)
False
b)
True 
34.
True or False
China and India are in the Eastern Hemisphere
a)
True 
b)
False 
35.
True or False 
More than a billion people live in India
a)
True 
b)
False 
36.
True or False
The majority of China's people live in cities
a)
True 
b)
False 
37.
True or False 
Tokyo is an expensive city to live in 
a)
True 
b)
False 
38.
True or False
The Deccan Plateau is found in India. 
a)
True 
b)
False 
39.
True or False
The Taj Mahal is a popular landmark in Japan
a)
True 
b)
False 
40.
True or False
The Karakoram Mountain and the Himalayan mountain Ranges separate south Asia from the rest of Asia
a)
True 
b)
False