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WMS Asia Geography, Population and Urbanization

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which river flows mainly through Pakistan?
a)
Ganges River
b)
Indus River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Yellow River
2.
The Ganges River flows through India and which other country?
a)
Pakistan
b)
Japan
c)
Indonesia
d)
Sri Lanka
3.
Tokyo is in which country?
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
India
d)
Sri Lanka
4.
Shanghai is a city in which country?
a)
Japan
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Pakistan
5.
Japan is located in which ocean?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
6.

Of all the 7 continents, Asia has ___________.

a)

the largest landmass and second largest population.

b)

the largest landmass and greatest population.

c)

the greatest population and second largest landmass.

d)

the greatest population and smallest overall landmass.

7.

What physical feature separates Europe from Asia?

a)

the Mediterranean Sea

b)

the Ural Mountains

c)

the Prime Meridian

d)

the Great Wall of China

8.

What country do you think Hinduism, Buddhism, and yoga come from?

a)

Japan

b)

Pakistan

c)

India

d)

Myanmar

9.

___________ is a country that is divided between North and South due to economics.

a)

Korea

b)

Kazakhstan

c)

Japan

d)

Cambodia

10.

__________ is a large country that is part of Asia and Europe .

a)

Russia

b)

Mongolia

c)

China

d)

Saudi Arabia

11.

What city has the largest population in the world?

a)

Mumbai, India

b)

Beijing, China

c)

Shanghai, China

d)

Tokyo, Japan

12.

What is a correct relative location for India?

a)

east of China

b)

west of Myanmar

c)

north of Vietnam

d)

south of Sri Lanka

13.

What is a correct relative location for China?

a)

north of Vietnam

b)

east of Japan

c)

west of Thailand

d)

south of India

14.

The Himalayas are located ________.

a)

northwest of China

b)

west of Pakistan

c)

northeast of India

d)

east of Myanmar

15.

Which region stretches from China to Mongolia and is the largest desert in Asia?

a)

Sahara

b)

Gobi

c)

Atacama

d)

Nile Basin

16.

Which mountain is part of the Himalayas and the tallest mountain in the world?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount McKinley

c)

Mount Fuji

d)

Mount Ranier

17.

URBANIZATION fits best under what THEME of geography? (Remember, urbanization is a PROCESS)

a)

Movement

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Human Environment Interaction

18.

What is the BEST example of Infrastructure?

a)

roads

b)

homes

c)

school

d)

culture

19.

The movement of people from one place to another is called _____.

a)

naturalization

b)

migration

c)

exporting

d)

outsourcing

20.

Which country is the largest in the region of East Asia?

a)

Mongolia

b)

South Korea

c)

North Korea

d)

China

21.

Four large islands and thousands of smaller ones form the _____ of Japan.

a)

archipelago

b)

tsunami

c)

mainland

d)

peninsula

22.

The largest sea in East Asia

a)

Huang He

b)

Sea of Japan

c)

Yellow Sea

d)

South China Sea

23.

Which country is this?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

China

d)

Japan

24.

Name that country

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

Bangladesh

25.

Source of the Indus River

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Himalayas

c)

Bay of Bengal

26.

What is the world's most populous country?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

U.S.

d)

Mexico

27.

The average number of people per square mile is...

a)

Birth rate

b)

Land area

c)

Population density

d)

too many

28.

Most of the world's population lives in...

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

29.

Things that attract people to a new place are called

a)

Push factors

b)

Pull factors

30.

An example of a pull factor is...

a)

A natural disaster

b)

Lack of access to education

c)

Lack of resources

d)

A new job opportunity

31.

Something that makes people want to leave where they are is called a...

a)

Push factor

b)

Pull factor

32.

An example of a push factor is...

a)

A new job

b)

A better school

c)

Natural disaster

d)

Better health care

33.

The movement of people from rural areas into cities is called..

a)

Industrialization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Globalization

d)

City moving

34.

Countries with a rapidly growing population are..

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

35.

All of the following are characteristics of a developing countries EXCEPT...

a)

A large rural population

b)

A low life expectancy

c)

Lack of access to education

d)

Advanced technology

36.

What is a slum?

a)

urbanization without planning can cause separation of social classes

b)

informal settlements; often unsafe & unsanitary

c)

uncontrolled and unplanned expansion of urban areas

37.

Today, MORE than one-half of all people live in what type of areas?

a)

rural

b)

urban

38.

Which Asian country is NOT in the list of top10 most populated countries in the world?

a)

Indonesia

b)

China

c)

Vietnam

d)

India

39.

In general, the average demographic trend for Asian birth rates is that they are:

a)

not doing anything/staying the same

b)

runaway train

c)

slowly declining

40.

In A Tale of Two Indias, How did the author support the claim, "One of India's great strengths...is the youth of its people."

a)

600 million people are under 25 years old

b)

12% of college grads will be Indian

c)

Big tech companies can provide a lot of jobs but with smaller salaries

d)

all of the above

41.

What is S x 3?

a)

A math equation Mr. Holler told you to memorize

b)

A way to remember the possible negative effects of Urbanization

c)

a chemical formula

42.

Yes, economic growth will happen, but not always equally.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The basic systems and services such as transport and power supplies that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively.

a)

Sprawl

b)

Slums

c)

Infrastructure

44.

People and culture native to Himalayan region of Nepal and China who often serve as expert mountaineer guides.

a)

Officers

b)

Fathers

c)

Sherpa

45.

The highest point of a mountain.

a)

valley

b)

plateau

c)

hill

d)

summit

46.

Massive, high elevation land mass covering a large part of south-central Asia

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Sahara Desert

47.

Why are so many women in the world having fewer children?

a)

Are they?

b)

It's just the way it is.

c)

They have more access to careers and educational opportunities.