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East & Southeast Asia Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on the chart above what conclusion could be drawn about China's changing population?

a)

there has been no change in China's population urban and rural populations

b)

China's rural population is declining due to urban migration

c)

China's rural population is increasing due to migration from major cities

d)

China's urban population is decreasing due to rural migration

2.

Which event below took place in China in 1989?

a)

the Tienanmen Square student protests seeking democratic reforms

b)

the Beijing earthquake and tsunami

c)

the region of Tibet broke away and formed it's own sovereign country

d)

China abolished their communist government and formed a parliamentary democracy

3.

Based on your knowledge of China, where is the majority of China's population located?

a)

In the northern Gobi Desert region

b)

in the western Tibetan plateau region

c)

in the east around the Yangtze and Huang He (Yellow) rivers

d)

in the southwestern Himalayan mountains region

4.

Japan's limited access to fossil fuels has caused them to rely on what energy source to meet their electricity needs?

a)

hydroelectric power

b)

wind power

c)

solar power

d)

nuclear power

5.

Which country occupied Japan at the end of WWII, and helped them to rebuild their economy and to form a democratic government?

a)

China

b)

The United States

c)

England

d)

The Soviet Union

6.

Which east Asian country below makes use of tariffs on imported manufactured goods to protect its local industries?

a)

Taiwan

b)

Japan

c)

South Korea

d)

Mongolia

7.

How has its mountainous and heavily forested terrain effected the country of Japan?

a)

Japan makes extensive use of mountain terrace communities

b)

it has been a boon to Japan's logging industry

c)

the major cities and agricultural areas are located in coastal low lands

d)

the rugged landscape has had little or no effect on the society of Japan

8.

Which of the following was established at the end of the Korean War as part of the armistice agreement in 1953 creating a man-made border between North & South Korea?

a)

The demilitarized zone (DMZ) at the 46th parallel

b)

Mount Paektu Korea's highest mountain

c)

The Huang He (Yellow) River

d)

The demilitarized zone (DMZ) at the 38th parallel

9.

What conclusion could you draw about South Korea based on the above image?

a)

South Korea has embraced the free market economy of North Korea

b)

South Korea has been greatly influenced by western culture

c)

South Korea has isolated its self from the global community

d)

South Korea has a strong command economy

10.

Which east Asian country below has a communist dynastic form government?

a)

Mongolia

b)

Japan

c)

South Korea

d)

North Korea

11.

Unlike the communist North which form of government listed below does South Korea have?

a)

Oligarchic

b)

Autocratic

c)

Democratic

d)

Traditional

12.

Which statement below best describes the ethnic makeup of the population of the Korean Peninsula?

a)

ethnically mixed

b)

ethnically homogeneous

c)

completely rural

d)

ethnically diverse

13.

How has South Korea changed or developed since the end of the Korean War?

a)

it has become a highly developed and industrialized country

b)

it has remained a very isolated and impoverished country

c)

it has adopted communism as its form of government

d)

it has relied heavily on agriculture as its largest economic activity

14.

Several countries in east and southeast Asia are located along the Ring of Fire in the Pacific ocean, what hazards/disasters are these countries prone to?

a)

tornadoes, tsunamis, and wildfires

b)

earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes

c)

typhoons, volcanoes, and landslides

d)

earthquakes, droughts, and storm surge

15.

What climate type covers most of southeast Asia including the country of Singapore?

a)

an arid climate

b)

a highlands climate

c)

a humid subtropical climate

d)

a tropical rainforest climate

16.

Which statement below best describes why Southeast Asia's population is very culturally and ethnically diverse?

a)

its ancestral ties to the ethnic Han peoples of China

b)

its isolation from other cultural and ethnic groups in and around the Pacific and Indian oceans

c)

its location near to many different shipping and trade routes in the Pacific and Indian Oceans

d)

its distance from the peoples of the Indian Subcontinent

17.

Southeast Asia's location in the Pacific Ocean along many important shipping routes has led to,

a)

the region remaining largely isolated from the rest of the world

b)

the region becoming a major world trade hub

c)

the region developing very slowly

d)

the region to be unaffected by the global markets

18.

what additional criteria besides their strategic location have helped Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam to become emerging markets?

a)

their isolation from the rest of Asia by the Himalayan mountains until the early 19th century

b)

their strategic location is the only criteria that has led to their designation as emerging markets

c)

a lack of resources, high labor costs, and weak trade policies

d)

abundant resources, low labor costs, and strong trade policies

19.

Based on the population pyramid above it is apparent that Japan has a large aging population, why might raising the age of retirement help Japan to address this issue?

a)

if people are working longer and continuing to pay taxes it would help provide funding for programs to assist the large aging population

b)

if fewer people are retiring then it would decrease the amount of pollution being generated and improve the environment

c)

having people work longer would help to increase Japan's military population

d)

it would help to reduce the population density of Tokyo if people worked longer

20.

Which of the following IS a reason for the differences in the above image of North and South Korea at night?

a)

North Korea has become a more economically developed and successful country than South Korea

b)

South Korea has transformed from a highly industrialized country to one of the poorest in the world

c)

North Korea has transformed into one of the most highly industrialized and successful countries in the world

d)

South Korea has become a more economically developed and successful country than North Korea

21.

Which of the following best illustrates the impact of Spanish control of the Philippines for more than three centuries?

a)

the prevalence of many common Spanish surnames like Reyes, Cruz, and Santos

b)

the Philippines nearness to Vietnam and other former French colonies

c)

the large number of Filipinos with Japanese heritage

d)

the adoption of U.S. culture and traditions since the end of the Spanish-American War

22.

What event was carried out by the communist Cambodian Khmer Rouge regime in 1975-1979?

a)

the creation of a democratic government in Cambodia

b)

the Cambodian genocide were more than 2 million people were killed

c)

the expulsion of French settlers from Cambodia after independence was gained

d)

they launched a prolonged attack on the U.S. forces in Vietnam

23.

Which population groups listed below were among the list of "potential opposition" targets of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia?

a)

communist government officials

b)

the wealthy, intellectuals, and other highly educated groups

c)

french settlers and other foreigners

d)

members of the Cambodian military

24.

Which of the reasons below was the justification for the war in Vietnam?

a)

the acquisition of land and influence for U.S. colonies abroad

b)

the pursuit of oil and other energy resources

c)

the spread of liberty and freedom across the globe

d)

U.S. fears of the expansion of communism

25.

How has the country of Singapore become a highly developed country with in the southeast Asian Region?

a)

they have relied exclusively on tourism to support economic growth

b)

they have a command economy based on trade

c)

they have a capitalist economy based on trade

d)

they have a traditional economy based on agriculture

26.

Why have many southeast Asian countries invested much time and resources preparing for earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions?

a)

because of their location on or within the Ring of Fire

b)

because of their location in mainland Asia

c)

they have adapted to living along the equator were temperatures are highest

d)

they frequently experience damaging typhoons

27.

China's three gorges dam was mainly built for which of the reasons listed below?

a)

to control pollution along the Yangtze river

b)

to improve shipping and trade on the Yangtze river

c)

to improve the irrigation of the Huang He (Yellow) river floodplain

d)

to control the flooding of the Yangtze river

28.

When did the Japanese tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disasters occur?

a)

during September of 2001

b)

during March of 2011

c)

during the winter of 2004

d)

during the spring of 1998

29.

The government of North Korea has experienced which of the following due to their ongoing poor relations with the U.S. and other countries?

a)

increased diplomatic relations with its neighbors

b)

continued and increasingly harsh economic sanctions

c)

increased rapid economic development

d)

decreased tensions and closer ties with South Korea

30.

Prior to WWI Japan went through a period of rapid industrialization and modernization of its military in order to avoid becoming a colony of one of the western imperial powers, what was the name given to this period of industrialization?

a)

the warring states period

b)

the Meiji Restoration

c)

the Shogunate period

d)

the industrial revolution