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WorksheetsAsia Test
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The continent of Asia is primarily what physical or climate characteristic?
Mountainous
Rivers and Major Waterways
Desert
A variety of physical and climate characteristics depending on region
What is the greatest challenge for the continent based on its physical characteristics?
Pollution
Lack of usable water
Spread of disease from tropical weather zones
Having habitable land for all its people
What feature of Asia is most significant in world geography?
Huang He RiverIndonesia Island Chain
Sea of China
Indonesia Island Chain
Mount Everest
Which of the following problems is China’s number one focus?
Natural Disasters
Conflict with other nations
Population control
All of the above
What about Japan’s geography makes it have a high population density?
Mountains take up much of the territory
The country is made up of islands
Very little land is arable
All of the above
What problems are faced by those living in Mongolia or in the Gobi Desert region?
Flood waters damage homes and restrict transportation systems
Overcrowding to villages leads to increase in deaths
Harsh winds and winter temperatures require preparedness for the winter season
None of the above are completely correct
What form of transportation is common in poorer parts of nations like Vietnam?
Automobiles
Subway systems
Bicycles
Busses
What is urbanization?
The rapid build up of a city as a response to growing population
The development of cities with careful planning
The development of a network of trading partners
Which Asian Country is pat of two separate countries?
Japan
India
China
Russia
Why do most people live in the Eastern Half of Asia?
They are rich in resources
They have arable land
The receive sufficient rainfall for farming
All of the above
Why do fewer people live in the circled area?
This area consists of rugged mountains with
long, cold winters and short summers or desert
areas with harsh climate.
The area has very little access to water
The area is an island
Why most people live on the eastern
part of China ( circled area)?
The eastern part of the country where fertile
soil and plentiful rain are found.
This area consists of rugged mountains with
long, cold winters and short summers or desert
areas with harsh climate.
Why most people live in this area of
India ?
Most of India's people live in the Mountains
Most of India’s people live along the Ganges River
Most of India's people live on the coast.
What is the name of the sea located north of the Indian Ocean and forms part of a key shipping route between Europe and India?
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gray
What is the very narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea?
Persian Gulf
Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
What feature is an inlet of the Indian Ocean that lies between Africa and Southwest Asia?
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Strait of Hormuz
What is the rectangular territory that is about 25 miles long and 4 to 5 miles wide and is located on the Mediterranean Sea called?
Gaza Strip
Strait ofHormuz
Suez Canal
Which river begins in Turkey,flows south through Iraq,and joins with Euphrates to form one waterway called the Shaat al-Arab?
Persian Gulf
Jordan River
Tigris River
What body of water is located between the country of Iran and the Arabian Peninsula?(The region’s oil-producing countries use this as a shipping route.)
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
What is the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods and connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea?
Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
Panama Canal
What is the ethnic group whose majority lives in Iran,are Shia Muslims,and speak Farsi?
Arabs
Kurds
Persians
Which river begins at the southern end of the Sea of Galilee & flows south until it reaches the Dead Sea?(It’s a boundary between Israel, the West Bank, & Jordan.)
Tigris River
Jordan River
Euphrates River
What is the ethnic group where most (not all) practice Islam and speak Arabic? (The majority are found in Southwest Asia and Northern Africa.)
Arabs
Muslims
Kurds
Which river begins in Turkey and flows south through Iraq? (It joins with the Tigris to form one waterway called the Shaat al-Arab.)
Jordan River
Nile River
Euphrates River
