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WorksheetsUnit 7 - Southeast Asia Review
Total questions: 149
Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins
What mountain range is the world’s highest and is located along China’s border with Nepal and Bhutan?
Taurus Mountains
Eastern Ghats
Himalayas
Alps
Outside of Russia, Asia’s longest river is the...
Huang He (Yellow)
Mekong
Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
Brahmaputra
What is the most important river in India?
Indus River
Ganges River
Yellow River
Yangtze River
Where did Chinese civilization begin?
Around the Huang He/Yellow River
High in the Himalayan Mountains
In the northern parts of the Korean Peninsula
In the Gobi Desert
Which of the following is NOT a reason rivers are important in India and China?
Rivers provide freshwater and irrigation for crops
Rivers provide hydroelectric power for populations to use
Rivers can be used to transport goods and cargo ships
Rivers serve as the border between these two countries
What is the correct definition of a bay?
A body of water surrounded by land on three sides
A body of water larger than a pond but smaller than a lake
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
The water which surrounds an island
What natural disasters are found in the South China Sea? Select all that apply.
Monsoons
Typhoons
Tornados
Avalanches
Which mountain is found in the Himalayas?
Mt. Everest
Mt. Fiji
Mt. Rushmore
Mt. Blanc
Which of the following land types can be found in Asia? Select all that apply.
Deserts
Mountains
Rainforests
Plateaus
Plains
In China, where does over 50% of the population live?
In the east, by the coast
In the west, near the deserts
In the south, near the mountains
In the north, near the plains
What is a major difference between the Indian and Chinese sides of the Himalayas?
On India's side, the mountains trap clouds, which creates rainforests and grasslands.
On China's side, the mountains are less steep, which makes it easier to farm.
On India's side, there are lots of glaciers and a very low population density.
There is no difference.
What's another name for the Tibetan Plateau?
The Roof of the World
The Great Wall of China
The Great Asian Plains
Stairway to the Clouds
Where do many of Asia's major rivers begin, including the Ganges, Yellow, and Yangtze?
The Tibetan Plateau
The Korean Peninsula
The Gobi Desert
The Great Basin
Why do so many rivers begin in the Tibetan Plateau?
There are over 30,000 glaciers which are slowly melting.
Rainfall runs off the mountains to the Plateau.
There are man-made irrigation structures which capture rain and snowfall for the rivers.
Many rivers do not begin in the Tibetan Plateau
Where do the fewest people live in Asia? Select all that apply.
On mountains
In deserts
Near rivers
By the coast
Which of the following are deserts found in Asia?
Gobi
Taklimakan
Sahara
Mojave
Yangtze
How do people live in the Gobi and Taklimakan Deserts?
In small nomadic groups who travel with herds of livestock.
In large tribes who ride horses and build permanent houses out of wood and rock.
In cities built along the Silk Road.
Nobody lives in the Gobi and Taklimakan Deserts.
How do people travel through the Asian deserts?
Camels
Horseback
Car
Walking on foot
Why do many people live on the coast of Southern and Eastern Asia? Select all that apply.
There are large industries which provide numerous jobs, like fishing, ship repair, and ship building.
There's an easily accessible water source for drinking and bathing.
The water can be used to irrigate crops and grow food.
The water makes it easier for people to move around.
Which of the following is NOT a reason so many people live in the Huang He River Valley?
It receives a lot of rainfall and there is lots of arable land for farming.
There are annual floods which are seen as a religious event.
The river allows for goods to be shipped and people to be easily transported.
Where is 25% of China's farmland located?
The Yellow River
The Yangtze River
The Ganges River
The Huang He River
Where is Shanghai located?
Along the Yangtze River.
At the base of the Himalayan Mountains.
In the Tibetan Plateau.
Near the Huang He River.
What is the approximate population density of the Ganges River Basin?
1,000 people per square mile
100 people per square mile
500 people per square mile
1,350 people per square mile
Which river is considered sacred in India?
The Ganges
The Yellow
The Yangtze
The Amazon
Which of the following cities is located along the Ganges?
Delhi
Mumbai
Beijing
Taiwan
The measure of the number of people per unit of land is _________________.
Population density
Population distribution
Birth rate
Population
Roughly how many people live on Earth?
7.5 billion
4 billion
2.5 billion
500 million
Why do people tend to live on the eastern side of China?
Mild climate
Access to resources
There are mountains and deserts in the west
All of these
About how many people live in Asia?
4.4 billion
7.5 billion
2.1 billion
1 billion
In the Hindu religion, the Ganges River is considered holy, and ritual bathing in its waters is practiced by an estimated 60,000 people per day. What is the MOST LIKELY the effect of this practice?
This use of the river has increased major health risks for the population of the area.
Tourism in the area has increased, and many new settlements are being established along the river.
The government has passed laws to restrict access to the water to discourage pollution and contamination.
Which of the following is a solution to water pollution?
Burn cleaner fuels
Build and maintain sewage treatment plants
Limit driving
Burn all the trash
How has India's need to develop more industry ended up creating problems along the Ganges River?
Factories along the river dump industrial waste and chemicals into the river every day
No one is allowed to cremate dead bodies along the river since the large factories have been built
Industries located along the river use so much water that the Ganges is almost dry by the time it reaches the sea
Factory owners have refused to allow the Indians living along the river to bathe in the water/use the water for cooking
Air pollution in India is a serious environmental problem. What is a cause of 70% of the pollution?
Cremation
Automobile emissions
Trash
Government restrictions
Which of the following describes an ethnic group? Select all that apply.
Share common cultural characteristics
Identified on the basis of religion, race, or national origin
These shared characteristics have been part of the community for generations
These groups must live in the same geographic area
There are few ethnic groups in the world
What is a religious group?
A group of people who share a common belief system
What happens when someone believes in more than one religion
A monotheistic society which you join after you die
A group of people who believe different things but meet to discuss them
· Originated in India
· Teaches that people can find true enlightenment by ending desire
· Based on the spiritual teaching of Siddhartha Gautama
· Centered on the idea of reincarnation
· Philosophy of behavior
· Centered on ethical living
· Followers are unlikely to engage in acts of worship
*Primary religion of India
*Based on the idea of reincarnation
*Belief in more than one god
*Teaches that people can determine how they are reborn by how they live at present
*Largest religion in Japan
*Worship gods in the form of Earth’s natural forces
*Believe the emperor is a human descendant of the sun goddess
*Visit shrines to worship spirits who reside there
What kind of government does India have?
Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential Democracy
Oligarchy / Autocracy
Constitutional Monarchy
What kind of government does Japan have? Select all that apply.
Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential Democracy
Oligarchy / Autocracy
Constitutional Monarchy
What kind of government does China have?
Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential Democracy
Oligarchy / Autocracy
Constitutional Monarchy
What type of government system does India have?
Unitary
Federal
Confederation
Kingdom
What type of government system does Japan have?
Unitary
Federal
Confederation
Kingdom
What type of government system does China have?
Unitary
Federal
Confederation
Kingdom
Who holds the real power in India's government?
Prime Minister
Emperor
President
Premier
Who holds the real power in Japan's government?
Prime Minister
Emperor
President
Premier
Who holds the real power in China's government?
Prime Minister
Emperor
President
Premier
Who holds symbolic power in China's government?
Prime Minister
Emperor
President
Premier
Who holds symbolic power in Japan's government?
Prime Minister
Emperor
President
Premier
Who holds symbolic power in India's government?
Prime Minister
Emperor
President
Premier
What do the Indian and Japanese legislatures have in common? Select all that apply.
They are both bicameral
They both elect the prime minister
They consist of many different political parties
All representatives serve for the same number of years
What political party controls China?
The Communist Party
The Confucian Party
The Chinese Party
The Red Party
Why isn't China considered a parliamentary democracy?
Only officially sanctioned candidates can run, and they are unopposed
Candidates are voted in at the local, not national, level
There are too many political parties
The president hand picks all the members of the legislature, they aren't elected
