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Monsoon Asia Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cultures that encounter this tend to lose their local traditions, have more issues with air pollution and are more susceptible to pandemics (spread of disease) from other parts of the world.

a)

technology

b)

globalization

c)

assimilation

d)

outsourcing

2.

Which is considered essential in breaking the cycle of poverty in South Asia?

a)

petroleum products

b)

free trade

c)

technology

d)

education

3.

Monsoon refers to

a)

a seasonal storm that wreaks havoc on the coastal lands of East Asia.

b)

severe drought caused by no wind at all for a period of time

c)

torrential rains that bring devastating floods to a region

d)

seasonal winds that bring moist or dry air to a region

4.

Which statement about China’s population is true?

a)

China’s Population declined dramatically in the second half of the 20th century.

b)

The population of China doubles every two years.

c)

In China, the death rate is higher than the birth rate.

d)

China was the first country whose population reach 1 billion people

5.

How does the size of China compare to that of the United States?

a)

China is twice the size of the United States

b)

China is about the same size as the United States

c)

China is half the size of the United States

d)

China is four times the size of the United States

6.

Which of the following physical features has most affected Japan’s population distribution?

a)

deltas

b)

rivers

c)

mountains

d)

deserts

7.

What does a country’s rate of natural increase indicate?

a)

How much energy it uses each year

b)

How many babies are born there each year

c)

How fast its population is growing each year

d)

How many businesses start each year

8.

How many standard time zones are there in the world today?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

30

d)

60

9.

A region's weather pattern over a long period of time is known as the region's…

a)

vegetation

b)

location

c)

seasons

d)

climate

10.

The Three Gorges Dam is expected to provide all of these benefits except

a)

clean energy.

b)

flood control

c)

safer river shipping.

d)

more steel production.

11.

Which of the following statements is true about life expectancy in Japan?

a)

It is about average among the world's countries.

b)

It has dropped as Japan's population has grown.

c)

It has fallen far behind that of India.

d)

It is among the highest in the world

12.

A company in Mexico ships fruit to the United States for sale without paying tariffs. This is an example of which of the following?

a)

comparative advantage

b)

subsistence agriculture

c)

vertical trade

d)

free trade

13.

Globalization has led to a rapid increase in which of the following?

a)

water stress

b)

international trade

c)

transboundary pollution

d)

arithmetic population density

14.

The way to calculate a country’s physiologic population density is to divide the population by

a)

total land area.

b)

arable land area.

c)

average family size.

d)

average life expectancy.

15.

China looks to Japan for foreign investment and technology. Japanese consumers buy many goods made in China. This is an example of:

a)

ethnic diversity

b)

sustainable development

c)

supranational cooperation

d)

economic interdependence