WorksheetsEast and South Asia Test Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What country is this?
a)
China
b)
North Korea
c)
South Korea
d)
Japan
2.
What kind of government does North Korea have?
a)
democratic
b)
communist
c)
monarchy
d)
parliamentary democracy
3.
Which East Asia country has an economy similar to that of South Korea?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
North Korea
d)
Mongolia
4.
Why does North Korea have a low use of personal technology?
a)
high amound of government money is spent on technology
b)
free market economy
c)
democratic government
d)
authoritarian political and economic polices
5.
Which religion or philosophy teaches a strong respect for elders and ancestors?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Confucianism
6.
In which part of the country is the majority of China's population density?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
7.
How could you describe the government of North Korea?
a)
democratic
b)
totalitarian
c)
socialist
d)
theocratic
8.
Where are North and South Korea divided?
a)
on the 40th parallel
b)
on the 38th parallel
c)
halfway between the countries
d)
on the coastline
9.
What are two geographic features of Japan?
a)
Mountains and deserts
b)
Mountains and volcanoes
c)
Rivers and forests
d)
Rivers and plains
10.
What country borders both China and South Korea?
a)
Japan
b)
Vietnam
c)
North Korea
d)
Thailand
11.
The two most important rivers in China are the...
a)
Yangtze & Huang He
b)
Huang He & Xi
c)
Yangtze & Xi
d)
Yalu & Amur
12.
a)
South China Sea
b)
East China Sea
c)
Bering Sea
d)
None of the Above
13.
a)
Altai Mountains
b)
Ural Mountains
c)
Caucasus Mountains
d)
Himalaya Mountains
14.
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korean
c)
Mongolia
d)
Japan
15.
a)
Korean Peninsula
b)
Yucatan Peninsula
c)
Kola Peninsula
d)
Arabian Peninsula
16.
a)
Taiwan
b)
Kazakhstan
c)
Mongolia
d)
China
17.
a)
South Korea
b)
Mongolia
c)
Taiwan
d)
None of the Above
18.
a)
Sea of Japan
b)
Yellow Sea
c)
South China Sea
d)
East China Sea
19.
Why is Confucianism a philosophy?
a)
It practices meditation.
b)
It believes in Nirvana
c)
It requires respect for elders
d)
It does not include ideas about God or higher powers in the universe
20.
According to Confucianism, all people must respect those who are ______ them in status.
a)
Below
b)
The Same
c)
Above
d)
Better than
21.
Confucius had very strict ideas about how people should what?
a)
Cook their food
b)
worship
c)
behave to develop moral character
22.
Why did England colonize India?
a)
cotton, spices, indigo, and silk
b)
oil reserves
c)
to prevent civil war
d)
because they respected the Indian people
23.
List 4 characteristics of Hinduism.
a)
monotheistic, reincarnation, karma, caste system
b)
Mecca, Allah, monotheistic, 5 Pillars of Faith
c)
reincarnation, karma, polytheistic, caste system
d)
Heaven, monotheistic, Christmas, Easter
24.
Why did England split India into two countries?
a)
so they could build their economy
b)
to prevent civil war between Christians and Muslims
c)
to give Hindus and Muslims equal amounts of land
d)
to prevent civil war between Hindu and Muslim religions
25.
Is the caste system legal in India today?
a)
No
b)
Yes
26.
How did Gandhi help India gain independence?
a)
through peaceful protests
b)
through violent protests
c)
by ending Apartheid
d)
by killing British soldiers
27.
The Ganges River is holy to what religion?
a)
Jewish
b)
Muslim
c)
Hindu
d)
Christian
28.
What is the largest mountain range in the world?
a)
Rockies
b)
Himalayan
c)
Appalachian
d)
Atlas
29.
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
a)
Aconcagua
b)
Denali
c)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
d)
Mt. Everest
30.
What is this building?
a)
St. Basil's Cathedral
b)
Sikh temple
c)
Taj Mahal
d)
a royal castle
31.
Everyone in South Asia is Hindu so there are no religious differences.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
of course
d)
Squares and triangles agree that circles have no point
32.
The ocean just below South Asia is the
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
33.
Gandhi used ____ to gain independence from Britain
a)
civil disobedience
b)
warfare
c)
espionage
d)
assassination
34.
Why was Gandhi assassinated?
a)
he treated Muslims poorly
b)
he was too "soft" on Muslims
c)
he wanted to be allies with Pakistan
d)
he insulted Mohammed
35.
Why do India, Pakistan and recently China, want the region of Kashmir?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
rich agriculture lands
d)
religious purposes
36.
Why are nations around the world concerned about the Indian/Pakistan conflict
a)
both sides have nuclear weapons
b)
both sides have powerful allies that would pull other nations into the conflict
c)
many rich natural resources are at stake
d)
the conflict could cause a global disaster
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