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WorksheetsBH East Asia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which country has the largest deposits of fossil fuels in East Asia?
a)
Japan
b)
South Korea
c)
China
d)
none of the above
2.
Which country has large amounts of fossil fuels but still cannot meet all of its energy needs?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
North Korea
d)
none of the above
3.
Japan is on the Ring of Fire and has to worry about which of these natural disasters?
a)
earthquakes
b)
tsunamis
c)
both of the above
d)
none of the above
4.
Which of these places is known as the "roof of the world"?
a)
Mt. Everest
b)
Plateau of Tibet
c)
Barbers Hill
d)
none of the above
5.
Written words that are turned into expressive images are called which of these terms?
a)
love letters
b)
Tai kwon do
c)
calligraphy
d)
Kowabunga
6.
Why are there few trees in western China?
a)
too dry
b)
too hot
c)
too cold
d)
none of the above
7.
Why are forests shrinking in eastern China?
a)
many trees have died from diseases
b)
the forests aren't shrinking in eastern China
c)
the climate has changed
d)
people have cleared the land for farmland and used the trees for building and fuel
8.
Russia and ________ have been in an ongoing conflict about the Kuril Islands.
a)
China
b)
Mongolia
c)
North Korea
d)
none of the above
9.
For many years, China was protected from foreign invasion by which of these?
a)
dragons
b)
Mongolian warriors
c)
Mrs. McDonald
d)
natural barriers like deserts, mountains, and water
10.
Japan and Taiwan protect their forest areas because they
a)
don't want to anger the dragons
b)
think forests are pretty
c)
think many forests are sacred
d)
none of the above
11.
Mao Zedong's "Great Leap Forward" was an attempt to do what?
a)
travel to the moon
b)
jump over the Great Wall
c)
slow down China's population growth
d)
increase China's industrial output
12.
Buddhism was brought to China by traders from which of these countries?
a)
India
b)
United States
c)
Mongolia
d)
none of the above
13.
Japan became a global economic power in the _______.
a)
1400's
b)
1990's
c)
Middle Ages
d)
none of the above
14.
This government system controls all economic goods and services.
a)
capitalism
b)
communism
c)
socialism
d)
moneyism
15.
Which of these Chinese philosophers based his teachings on the idea that people should live in harmony with nature?
a)
Confucius
b)
Laozi
c)
Both of these
d)
none of these
16.
In East Asia, people within each country tend to be ethnically similar.
a)
true
b)
false
17.
Japan feared that European powers planned a military conquest of their country in the 1600's so they did which of these things?
a)
Built a Great Wall
b)
Hired Mongolian hitmen
c)
decided to isolate their country from all foreigners.
d)
Brought in dragons from China
18.
Because fewer children are being born as living standards rise in East Asia, which of these are true?
a)
China and Japan have a larger percentage of elderly people
b)
China has outlawed having any children
c)
More children are running away
d)
none of the above
19.
What country has the largest population in the world?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
Russia
20.
Which famous Chinese thinker said "Every long journey begins with a single step."?
a)
Yao Ming
b)
Confucius
c)
Laozi
d)
Bruce Lee
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