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Asian Cities & Geography

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital city of Indonesia?

a)

Manila

b)

Bangkok

c)

Jakarta

d)

Den Pasar

2.

What is the 2nd most populated nation in the world?

a)

Brazil

b)

Pakistan

c)

India

d)

Russia

3.

Which European country is New Caledonia a part of ?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

France

4.

Which countries all border Thailand ?

a)

Singapore, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh

b)

Malaysia, Myanmar, Lao, Cambodia

c)

China, Lao, Myanmar, Mongolia

d)

China, Las, Vietnam, Cambodia

5.

In which country is the city Vientiane situated ?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Cambodia

c)

Timor Leste (East Timor)

d)

Lao (Laos)

6.

Which ethnic group comprises the overwhelming majority of the population of Singapore?

a)

Chinese

b)

Malay

c)

Tamil (South Indian)

d)

Eurasian

7.

The name for Singapore is derived from an Indian language (or proto-Indian language). What does the name 'Singapore' mean in English?

a)

Dragon's Den

b)

Tiger's Lair

c)

Lion City

d)

Crocodile Land

8.

On which large Pacific island is the Republic of China located ?

a)

Hainan

b)

Java

c)

Hokkaido

d)

Taiwan

9.

The Changjiang, the Chao Praya, the Bengawan Solo and the Mekong are all what geographical feature ?

a)

rivers

b)

mountains

c)

lakes

d)

waterfalls

10.

What country has Phnom Penh as its capital city?

a)

Philipines

b)

Thailand

c)

Vietnam

d)

Cambodia

11.

What does the '-stan' and the '-desh' in the names of countries such as Pakistan & Bangladesh mean ?

a)

blessed by God

b)

righteous kindom

c)

land of

12.

which city is not the capital city of an Asian country?

a)

Nairobi

b)

Manila

c)

Hanoi

d)

Beijing

13.

What is the new name for the country we used to call 'Burma'?

a)

Uzbekistand

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Vietnam

d)

Myanmar

14.

In which country is Seoul located?

a)

Tajikistan

b)

Mongolia

c)

South Korea

d)

Georgia

15.

Where are these islands located: Java, Sumatra, Sumbawa, Sulawesi?

a)

Cambodia

b)

Indonesia

c)

Japan

d)

Philipines

16.

What is 'Krakatoa' ?

a)

a river

b)

a glacier

c)

a volcano

d)

a lake

17.

Which of the following is a desert in China ?

a)

Rajastan

b)

Gobi

c)

Sahara

d)

Tanami

18.

Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing and Pyongyang are all cities located in which region of Asia ?

a)

north-east Asia

b)

south-west Asia

c)

south-east Asia

d)

central Asia

19.

Which Chinese city used to be a colony of the UK, but was returned in 1997?

a)

Macau

b)

Wuhan

c)

Shanghai

d)

Hong Kong

20.

What does the name 'Beijing' mean in English?

a)

Duck City

b)

North Capital

c)

Cheerful City

d)

Western Peace

21.

Where is Mt Fuji located?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Mongolia

d)

Indonesia

22.

Which country is geographically closest to Australia?

a)

Vanuatu

b)

Indonesia

c)

Timor Leste

d)

Papua New Guinea

23.

The people in many parts of south-east, south and east Asia eat rice as their staple food. What is the main staple grain food consumed by the population in the northern part of China?

a)

maize (corn)

b)

millet

c)

barley

d)

wheat

24.

The people who live in Papua New Guinea can be classified as belonging to which type of people?

a)

Micronesian

b)

Indonesian

c)

Melanesian

d)

Polynesian

25.

The '-nesia' in Indonesia, Polynesia, Melanesia & Micronesia is a Greek derive word meaning what ?

a)

people

b)

reef

c)

riverland

d)

island

26.

Which of these 4 countries is geographically closest to Australia ?

a)

Timor Leste

b)

Singapore

c)

Vietnam

d)

Fiji

27.

In which country does the Mekong River meet the ocean ?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Myanmar

c)

Indonesia

d)

Malaysia

28.

Which city is the biggest centre for gambling in Asia?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Macau

d)

Kuala Lumpur

29.

Which European country controlled Macau for about 400 years, returning it to Chinese control in 1997?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

UK

30.

What kind of letters is present day Indonesia language written in ?

a)

Latin letters

b)

Arabic script

c)

Tibetan script

d)

Chinese characters

31.

Which of the following countries doesn't not speak a variant of Arabic as their main language?

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Syria

d)

Egypt