WorksheetsSouth Asia/East Asia Review for Test
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of the Ganges River for the people of India?
Great Transportation corridor
Flooding makes the soil rich for growing crops
Helps power the Three Gorges Dam and it costs tons of money to build/residents lost their homes & businesses.
Creates an alluvial plain where the people of India live
How are the summer and winter monsoon patterns different in South Asia?
Winter monsoons bring rain & humid air while summer monsoons are dry and cool
Both patterns bring the same amount of rain
Summer monsoons provide minerals for the soil & bring heavy rains, while Winter monsoons generate long dry arid conditions
None of these
Buddhist believe that the Buddha became Enlightened under the _____________, this is where he became enlightened
Nirvana
Bodh Gaya
Great Wall of China
Ganges River
What was the Partition Plan?
Hindu & Muslims decided to work with the British
British decided to divide India into 2 new countries-Pakistan & India.
Mohandas Gandhi led a protest movement
The cottage industry was created.
How did India benefit from British rule?
Created trade opportunities
Infrastructure like bridges and roads were built
Ports & railways were built
All of these
What was the primary job of the Samurai?
To assist in running the daily operations of the government
To collect taxes from other countries they had defeated
To provide military support to the Emperor
All of the above
It is Japanese poetry - 17 syllables on three lines, five, seven, then five.
Sonnet
Haiku
Limmerick
Cinquain
In Japan the official religion until 1945 that focuses on the worship of ancestors & nature is _____________.
Christianity
Islam
Shintoism
Hinduism
List the Issues with the ¨One Child Policy?¨
It does not apply to minority ethnic groups - only the Han Chinese
Is was not EVENLY enforced
The older population was getting larger than the young population
All of the above
The Great Wall of China is an example of ______________?
Adaptation of the landscape
Modification of how man can change his environment
Architectural genius for the times
None of the above
What type of government is in China?
Dictatiorship
Democratic Republic
Constitutional Monarchy
Communist
Why are monsoons important to the people of India?
It provides heavy rains for the agricultural industry
The rain gives relief after the hot summers
Winter monsoons generate long periods of dry and arid conditions
All of the above
Why was Mohandas Gandhi important in India?
He led the protest movement against British racist policies
He taught civil disobedience
He practiced and boycotted British goods
All of the above
East Pakistan was created by the British in 1945, what is the country called today?
Nepal
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
How is the Israeli/Palestinian and India/Pakistan conflicts different?
In both conflicts new territories were created
None of these
In both conflicts the areas had been controlled as British colonies
Both conflicts are still going on today
Explain why the Hindus celebrate Diwali?
To celebrate the triumph of light over darkness & good over evil
To celebrate the 3 most important life stages: birth, enlightenment, death
To celebrate the Yom Kipper religious holiday
None of these
