WorksheetsEast Asia Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
A ruling house or continuing family of rulers
dissident
commune
dynasty
bamboo
a citizen who speaks out against government policies
dissident
nuclear
monsoon
range
a seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cold, dry air from land in winter
Grand Canal
monsoon
ideogram
commune
relating to atomic power
bamboo
dissident
nuclear
range
a fast growing plant that is used for everything from medicine, food, and decoration to building material
commune
Grand Canal
dynasty
bamboo
the world's longest human-made waterway
commune
Grand Canal
monsoon
ideogram
a pictorial character or symbol that represents a specific meaning or idea
dynasty
range
bamboo
ideogram
a collective farming community
commune
Grand Canal
nuclear
range
Most of the population in China
lives in Inner Mongolia
lives in the Tian Shan
lives in the eastern portion of the country
lives on just one-sixth of the land
What reservoir project in China involved the relocation of over a million people?
the Three Gorges Dam
the Akosombo Dam
the Tarbela Dam
the Grand Millenium Dam
What mountains separate China from South Asia?
the Tian Shan
the Himalaya
the Pamirs
the Kunlun Shan
In 1989 students held protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and demanded
democratic reforms
the end of apartheid
the establishment of a communist state
the establishment of normal relations with Japan
In general, areas along China's coast
are more isolated than interior regions
are less populous than interior regions
are wealthier than the interior regions
are more agricultural than the interior regions
a chain of islands
cherry blossoms
archipelago
supertrawler
Shinto
a religion practiced by many Japenese
Shinto
aquaculture
Takaido corridor
archipelago
an urbanized zone where four-fifths of Japan's residents live
cherry blossoms
Shinto
Japan Current
Takaido corridor
a flow of warm water that feeds Japan's summer monsoons
aquaculture
cherry blossoms
Japan Current
supertrawler
the raising of seafood on fish farms
supertrawler
Shinto
archipelago
aquaculture
a symbol of good luck in Japan
cherry blossoms
supertrawler
Takaido corridor
Shinto
The archipelago known as Japan was formed as a result of
tectonic activity
sedimentation
deposition
erosion
Evidence of Japan's location in the Ring of Fire is its
warm ocean currents and subtropical rain forests
sunken river valleys
200-mile-long rivers
50 active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
In 2011, tectonic activity caused a(n)______________ that damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
subsidence
landslide
flood
tsunami
What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
It provides incentives for business and individuals to use public transportation
It sets out strategies to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases
It bans the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in industry
It encourages industries to locate themselves in the Tokaido corridor
a very small island
Kaesong
Seoul
islet
coup
a weather pattern that brings heavy rains to the Korean Peninsula in the late summer, especially along the southern coast
typhoon
P'yOngyang
Seoul
islet
the capital city of South Korea
Kausong
Seoul
typhoon
coup
an overthrow of the government
cultural divergence
ethnicity
coup
typhoon
relating to races or large groups of people classed according to common traits and customs
P'yOngyang
Kaesong
cultural divergence
ethnicity
a separation of people or societies, with regard to beliefs, values, and customs, due to a division under different political systems
ethnicity
cultural divergence
islet
Seoul
the capital city of North Korea
coup
Kaesong
P'yOngyang
typhoon
Which is the most important crop in both North Korea and South Korea
citrus fruits
rice
wheat
corn
While North Korea has a Communist government, South Korea's government is a
dynasty
kingdom
federal republic
democratic government
Due to its heritage that goes back to China and Central Asia, the population of the Korean Peninsula can be described as ethnically
rural
mixed
homogeneous
diverse
Which is the primary religious affiliation of people who live in North Korea?
shamanism
atheism
Buddhism
Christianity
Government expansion of ___________ has caused people in North Korea to relocate from rural to urban areas.
culture
the military
industry
education
