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Chapter 11 East Asia

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The North China Plain is an important farming area.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Japan and Taiwan are among the world's leading industrial areas.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

China's population underwent a sharp decline in the mid-1900's.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Japan's climate is very dry and hot compared to areas in mainland China at the same lattitude.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Kunlun Shan Range is higher than the Himalaya.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Ceramics and pottery have long been an important part of East Asian art.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The United States and Europe import many manufactured goods from East Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Japan has a higher level of urbanization than China.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

China is the largest country in the region of East Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

To meet a worker shortage, China encourages families to have three or more children.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which Asian country has the largest deposits of fossil fuels?

a)

Mongolia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

12.

Which East Asian nation became a global economic power by the 1990s?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

Mongolia

d)

Japan

13.

Why is Hong Kong called "One of the most vertical places on earth?"

a)

It is perched on the side of a mountain.

b)

Its limited territory is dominated by tall buildings.

c)

It sprawls across a broad, level plain.

d)

Its economy has experienced sudden ups and downs.

14.

Which Chinese thinker based his teachings on the idea that people should live in harmony with nature?

a)

Confucius

b)

Zheng He

c)

Chiang Kai-shek

d)

Laozi

15.

From which country was Buddhism introduced into China?

a)

Mongolia

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Taiwan

16.

What was the main purpose of Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward?

a)

to increase industrial output

b)

to create state-owned farms

c)

to increase the number of teachers

d)

to slow the growth of China's population

17.

In which system does the government control all economic goods and services?

a)

socialism

b)

anarchism

c)

capitalism

d)

communism

18.

What is the main reason that the percentage of elderly people has increased in China's and Japan's populations?

a)

Fewer children are born as resources are used up

b)

More children are born as living standards decline

c)

More children are born as resources are used up

d)

Fewer children are born as living standards rise

19.

What is the sub-region of mainland East Asia that is often called "the roof of the world"?

a)

Mount Fuji

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Himalaya Range

d)

Plateau of Tibet

20.

What is the main reason that Japan limits logging in some areas of the country?

a)

The trees are too young to harvest.

b)

There is less demand for wood products in those areas.

c)

The trees are too diseased to harvest.

d)

The people think many forest areas are sacred.

21.

Greater Tokyo, for example

a)

Taiwan

b)

archipelago

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Megalopolis

22.

a leader of the people's Republic of China

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

megalopolis

c)

k-pop

d)

shogun

23.

group or chain of islands

a)

Taiwan

b)

archipelago

c)

Japan

d)

k-pop

24.

a popular type of music in East Asia

a)

dynasty

b)

megalopolis

c)

k-pop

d)

samurai

25.

de facto country in East Asia

a)

Japan

b)

Mongolia

c)

South Korea

d)

Taiwan

26.

4,000 mile long caravan trade route

a)

dynasty

b)

shogun

c)

Silk Road

d)

sphere of influence

27.

landowning warriors in early Japan

a)

shogun

b)

samurai

c)

mayor

d)

captain

28.

line of rulers from a single family

a)

dynasty

b)

shogun

c)

samurai

d)

true family

29.

area of country where a single foreign power has exclusive trading rights

a)

dynasty

b)

trade rights

c)

sphere of influence

d)

sphere of knowledge

30.

military leader in early Japan

a)

samurai

b)

shogun

c)

emperor

d)

general

31.

Why was the great wall built in China?

a)

To protect from invaders from the west

b)

To protect from invaders from the east

c)

To protect from invaders from the south

d)

To protect from invaders from the north

32.

What type of government does China have?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Communist

d)

Oligarchy

33.

What natural disaster devastated the country of Japan in 2011?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Tornado

c)

Volcanic Eruption

d)

Hurricane

34.
What kind of government does North Korea have?
a)
democratic
b)
communist
c)
monarchy
d)
parliamentary democracy
35.
How does the Ring of Fire affect the physical geography of this region?
a)
abundance of volcanoes
b)
frequent earthquakes
c)
destructive tsunamis
d)
all of these