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Unit 6 Asia

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Arabian Peninsula is surrounded by what body of water?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Arabian Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

All of the above

2.

The Arabian Peninsula is primarily what land cover?

a)

cropland

b)

grassland

c)

tropical rain forest

d)

semi-desert & desert

e)

all of the above

3.

The Euphrates River is primarily found in what country?

a)

Turkey

b)

Syria

c)

Iraq

d)

Iran

4.

What is the name of the region located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Persia

c)

Middle East

d)

Siberia

5.

The mouth of the Tigris River is found in what body of water?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Indian Ocean

6.

The Himalayas are located in what part of India?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

7.

The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Himalayas were created 50 million years ago by what plate movement?

a)

sliding

b)

collision

c)

subduction

d)

separation

9.

All 400 of the tallest peaks in the world are located in Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Red Sea borders the Arabian Peninsula on what side?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

11.

What is the elevation of Mt. Everest?

a)

28,250 feet

b)

29,035 feet

c)

5,280 feet

d)

18,405 feet

12.

Due to the Eurasian Plate colliding with the Indian Plate, Mt. Everest continues to grow approximately how much each year?

a)

12 feet

b)

0.5 foot

c)

2 inches

d)

0.2 inches

13.

Snow and ice cover Siberia for most of half of the year, what climate is found in Siberia?

a)

Continental Hot Summer

b)

Continental Cool Summer

c)

Continental Subarctic

d)

Polar

14.

The Persian Gulf is rich in which of the following resources?

a)

Coal

b)

Iron

c)

Uranium

d)

Oil and Natural Gas

15.

The Ring of Fire, home to many volcanoes and earth quakes, is a subduction zone found in what body of water?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

16.

The Gobi Desert is found primarily in what two countries?

a)

India and Nepal

b)

Nepal and Bhutan

c)

China and Mongolia

d)

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

17.

Wet monsoons bring massive amounts of rain to south east Asia when winds blow warm moist air from what body of water?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

18.

The source of the Ganges River is found in what elevated physical feature?

a)

Plateau of Tibet

b)

Caucasus Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Himalayas

19.

The mouth of the Yangtze River is found in what body of water?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

20.

The border between Europe and Asia is created by which of the following physical features?

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Ural River

c)

Caucasus Mountains

d)

Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Mediterranean Sea

e)

All of the above

21.

True or False: The Arctic Ocean only borders one Asian country.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The Indian Ocean is bordered by what continent to the west?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

23.

True of False: The Black Sea is the source of the Tigris River.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The Korean Peninsula is surrounded by water from what body of water?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

25.

The Himalayas create a very dry area to the north that contains the Plateau of Tibet and the Gobi Desert. This phenomenon is known as what?

a)

Windward Side

b)

Desert

c)

Dry Monsoon

d)

Rain Shadow

e)

All of the above