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WorksheetsOMS - Asia Test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following leaders used nonviolent civil disobedience to lead India to independence while inspiring movements for civil rights and freedom?
Benazir Bhutto
Mohandas Gandhi
Bhimrao Ambedkar
Martin Luther King Jr.
The British had a long history of influence over India and directly ruled the country from 1858 until 1947. This period of involvement had many effects on India. Which of the following was NOT one of those effects?
The British improved the communication and transportation systems.
The British introduced a modern education system.
The British outlawed some traditional Indian practices.
The British established the Indian caste system.
Which of the following is most likely the main reason why many Middle Eastern countries are trying to diversify their economies (focus one more than one product)?
Economies based on one industry cannot continue to have economic growth.
They feel a social obligation to help the economies of other nations.
Women are demanding a greater role in the economies of these nations.
They want to stop the large number of immigrants coming into the country.
What is the most important resource in these Middle Eastern countries?
Timber
Farmland
Oil
Coal
The United States relies on the Middle East for a large amount of its oil. If Middle Eastern countries raised the price of oil, which of the following would be the most likely result?
Gasoline prices in the US would rise.
The US would stop trading with Middle Eastern countries.
The US would begin producing most of its own oil.
The price of automobiles in the US would double.
"India and the United States are both democracies. Therefore, both countries have the same culture."
Why is this statement false?
India and America were once at war.
There is more to culture than a country's form of government.
People do not often travel from India to America.
The governments of each country controls their respective cultures.
Which of the following do South Africa, India, Brazil, and Australia have in common?
They are all partial democracies.
They are all traditional monarchies.
They are all democracies.
They are all totalitarian regimes.
Based on the table, which of the following has most likely occurred since British rule of India ended in 1947?
The population of India has decreased dramatically.
The Indian literacy rate has increased.
The caste system in India has been strengthened.
The practice of Christianity has been outlawed.
Based on the map, which country in central Asia has the most varied climate?
Kazakhstan
Armenia
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Paper was invented in China about 2,000 years ago and was made from hemp, bamboo, and tree bark fibers. Which of the following is NOT a way that this invention changed people's lives?
Paper made books and records heavier and more permanent.
Paper found many uses, from packing material to artwork.
Paper was inexpensive compared to other writing surfaces.
Paper could be mass-produced, which led to innovations in printing.
Based on the placement of the Great Wall, which of the following statements about the location of potential invaders of China is correct?
Foreign attacks along China's eastern coast most worried China's leaders.
Most potential invaders of China lived south of the Qin and Han empires.
China feared invasion from peoples living in the Plateau of Tibet.
China's greatest threat was raiders from Mongolia and Manchuria.
Based on the map, which of the following statements about ancient China is correct?
China lost much of its territory during the Han dynasty.
The people of ancient China had no contact with other cultures.
Natural barriers, such as deserts, mountains, and seas, isolated ancient China from other civilizations.
It was easy for hostile peoples from other lands to invade China from the west.
According to the map, which human-made feature protected ancient China from invasion from the north?
The Gobi Desert
The Great Wall
The Silk Road
The Himalayas
Between 1949 and 1978, almost no foreign businesses had any influence in China. This lack of foreign investment is a feature of which of the following?
A directed economy
A limited economy
A demand economy
A communist economy
The North Korean government runs the only television and radio stations in North Korea, tightly controls who can enter and leave the country, rations (controls the amount of) food and fuel to its citizens, and has outlawed political parties that challenge the established government. North Korea most likely has which of the following types of government?
Democratic
Republican
Theocratic
Authoritarian
North Korea is a communist country. This means that in North Korea —
anyone can start up a business.
the government is responsible for maintaining the economy.
anyone can start up a business.
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competition between businesses is fierce.
War often brings together unfamiliar cultures, resulting in both conflict and cultural exchange. At the end of the Vietnam War, a large number of Vietnamese people moved to the United States, bringing their culture to our country, and also creating changes in the culture of these immigrants. Which of the following is the primary reason that they came to the United States?
They no longer had any ties to their home country.
They were uneducated and unable to find jobs in Vietnam.
They feared communism and punishment for aiding the American military.
They were wealthy and wanted to invest in the United States.
Industry, specifically the manufacturing of products, is a very important part of any country's national economy. In recent years, a number of manufacturing jobs have left the United States for countries with lower labor costs. While this increases a business's profits, why might this be a poor choice in the long run?
Minimizing labor costs could cause an increase in the price of goods on the market.
Minimizing labor costs promotes long-term environmental sustainability.
Minimizing labor costs might actually reduce the quality of the product.
Minimizing labor costs could increase the amount of market competition.
