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East and Southeast Asia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What city on the Pearl River, sits across from Macau?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Beijing

d)

Chang'an

2.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail connects north and south Vietnam through the jungles of...

a)

Thailand and Cambodia

b)

Burma and Cambodia

c)

China and Cambodia

d)

Laos and Cambodia

3.

Singapore broke away from _____ in the early 1960s.

a)

Indonesia

b)

Malaysia

c)

Brunei

d)

Sarawak

4.

'China's Sorrow,' what river has changed course multiple times and served as the cultural incubator for north China?

a)

Yellow

b)

Yangtze

c)

Pearl

5.

The Three Gorges Dam spans this longest river in China that flows through Shanghai.

a)

Yellow

b)

Yangtze

c)

Pearl

6.

The capital of Burma is Yangon, or _____.

a)

Myanmar

b)

Rangoon

c)

Mandalay

d)

Dhaka

7.

The capital of the Philippines.

a)

Manilla

b)

Jakarta

c)

Osaka

d)

Taipei

8.

West of Manchuria, what nation is known for their nomadic horse culture?

a)

Sichuan

b)

Japan

c)

North Korea

d)

Mongolia

9.

Pyongyang : North Korea :: ________ : South Korea

a)

Tokyo

b)

Manilla

c)

Ulan Batur

d)

Seoul

10.

Vietnam was a colonial possession of...

a)

France

b)

The UK

c)

Spain

d)

None of the Above

11.

Pol Pot led the murderous Khmer Rouge in this country, home to Angkor Wat.

a)

Vietnam

b)

Laos

c)

Cambodia

d)

Indonesia

12.

What country was ruled by the Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han?

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

Thailand

13.

Tibet borders this Himalayan nation.

a)

Burma

b)

North Korea

c)

Nepal

d)

Pakistan

14.

Mandarin: Beijing:: Cantonese :

a)

Wuhan

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Shanghai

d)

Sichuan

15.

Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Burma were colonial possessions of...

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

The UK

16.

Kennan's Domino Theory spurred American involvement in...

a)

Vietnam

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Thailand

17.

The capital of Japan.

a)

Edo

b)

Osaka

c)

Sapporo

d)

Tokyo

18.

The DMZ separates...

a)

North and South Korea

b)

North and South Vietnam

c)

China and Burma

d)

China and Mongolia

19.

After Mao's revolution, the republican government of China fled to...

a)

Singapore

b)

Malaysia

c)

Taiwan

d)

Japan

20.

Claimed by Spain in the 1600s, what country was under American control in the early 20th century?

a)

Philippines

b)

Thailand

c)

Vietnam

d)

South Korea