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East Asia Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ruling house or continuing family of rulers

a)

dissident

b)

commune

c)

dynasty

d)

bamboo

2.

a citizen who speaks out against government policies

a)

dissident

b)

nuclear

c)

monsoon

d)

range

3.

a seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cold, dry air from land in winter

a)

Grand Canal

b)

monsoon

c)

ideogram

d)

commune

4.

relating to atomic power

a)

bamboo

b)

dissident

c)

nuclear

d)

range

5.

a fast growing plant that is used for everything from medicine, food, and decoration to building material

a)

commune

b)

Grand Canal

c)

dynasty

d)

bamboo

6.

the world's longest human-made waterway

a)

commune

b)

Grand Canal

c)

monsoon

d)

ideogram

7.

a pictorial character or symbol that represents a specific meaning or idea

a)

dynasty

b)

range

c)

bamboo

d)

ideogram

8.

a collective farming community

a)

commune

b)

Grand Canal

c)

nuclear

d)

range

9.

Most of the population in China

a)

lives in Inner Mongolia

b)

lives in the Tian Shan

c)

lives in the eastern portion of the country

d)

lives on just one-sixth of the land

10.

What reservoir project in China involved the relocation of over a million people?

a)

the Three Gorges Dam

b)

the Akosombo Dam

c)

the Tarbela Dam

d)

the Grand Millenium Dam

11.

What mountains separate China from South Asia?

a)

the Tian Shan

b)

the Himalaya

c)

the Pamirs

d)

the Kunlun Shan

12.

In 1989 students held protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and demanded

a)

democratic reforms

b)

the end of apartheid

c)

the establishment of a communist state

d)

the establishment of normal relations with Japan

13.

In general, areas along China's coast

a)

are more isolated than interior regions

b)

are less populous than interior regions

c)

are wealthier than the interior regions

d)

are more agricultural than the interior regions

14.

a chain of islands

a)

cherry blossoms

b)

archipelago

c)

supertrawler

d)

Shinto

15.

a religion practiced by many Japenese

a)

Shinto

b)

aquaculture

c)

Takaido corridor

d)

archipelago

16.

an urbanized zone where four-fifths of Japan's residents live

a)

cherry blossoms

b)

Shinto

c)

Japan Current

d)

Takaido corridor

17.

a flow of warm water that feeds Japan's summer monsoons

a)

aquaculture

b)

cherry blossoms

c)

Japan Current

d)

supertrawler

18.

the raising of seafood on fish farms

a)

supertrawler

b)

Shinto

c)

archipelago

d)

aquaculture

19.

a symbol of good luck in Japan

a)

cherry blossoms

b)

supertrawler

c)

Takaido corridor

d)

Shinto

20.

The archipelago known as Japan was formed as a result of

a)

tectonic activity

b)

sedimentation

c)

deposition

d)

erosion

21.

Evidence of Japan's location in the Ring of Fire is its

a)

warm ocean currents and subtropical rain forests

b)

sunken river valleys

c)

200-mile-long rivers

d)

50 active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes

22.

In 2011, tectonic activity caused a(n)______________ that damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

a)

subsidence

b)

landslide

c)

flood

d)

tsunami

23.

What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?

a)

It provides incentives for business and individuals to use public transportation

b)

It sets out strategies to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases

c)

It bans the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in industry

d)

It encourages industries to locate themselves in the Tokaido corridor

24.

a very small island

a)

Kaesong

b)

Seoul

c)

islet

d)

coup

25.

a weather pattern that brings heavy rains to the Korean Peninsula in the late summer, especially along the southern coast

a)

typhoon

b)

P'yOngyang

c)

Seoul

d)

islet

26.

the capital city of South Korea

a)

Kausong

b)

Seoul

c)

typhoon

d)

coup

27.

an overthrow of the government

a)

cultural divergence

b)

ethnicity

c)

coup

d)

typhoon

28.

relating to races or large groups of people classed according to common traits and customs

a)

P'yOngyang

b)

Kaesong

c)

cultural divergence

d)

ethnicity

29.

a separation of people or societies, with regard to beliefs, values, and customs, due to a division under different political systems

a)

ethnicity

b)

cultural divergence

c)

islet

d)

Seoul

30.

the capital city of North Korea

a)

coup

b)

Kaesong

c)

P'yOngyang

d)

typhoon

31.

Which is the most important crop in both North Korea and South Korea

a)

citrus fruits

b)

rice

c)

wheat

d)

corn

32.

While North Korea has a Communist government, South Korea's government is a

a)

dynasty

b)

kingdom

c)

federal republic

d)

democratic government

33.

Due to its heritage that goes back to China and Central Asia, the population of the Korean Peninsula can be described as ethnically

a)

rural

b)

mixed

c)

homogeneous

d)

diverse

34.

Which is the primary religious affiliation of people who live in North Korea?

a)

shamanism

b)

atheism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

35.

Government expansion of ___________ has caused people in North Korea to relocate from rural to urban areas.

a)

culture

b)

the military

c)

industry

d)

education