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Asia Review (pt. 1)

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group or chain of islands

(a)  

2.

Which East Asia country has the largest deposits of fossil fuels?

a)

Mongolia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

3.

A huge wave that gets higher as it approaches the coast.

(a)  

4.

What product invented during the Han dynasty is still in use around the world?

a)

fireworks

b)

paper

c)

gunpowder

d)

soap

5.

Which of the following was the last dynasty in China?

a)

Qing

b)

Zhou

c)

Shang

d)

Han

6.

During the Korean War, which country sent its troops to help North Korea and fight against American and United Nations forces?

a)

Taiwan

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

South Korea

7.

Belief system founded by the great thinker Laozi.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Daoism

d)

Shinto

8.

From which country was Buddhism introduced into China?

a)

Mongolia

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Taiwan

9.

A system in which the government controls all economic goods and services

(a)  

10.

Supersized urban area

(a)  

11.

When a country exports more products than it imports

(a)  

12.

(Bonus)

Landowning warriors

(a)  

13.

Name given to a seismically active zone around much of the Pacific Ocean

a)

Pacific Rim

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Insular Area

d)

Flora

14.

Which country has the greatest number of active volcanoes in the world?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Vietnam

c)

Krakatoa

d)

Thailand

15.

Which river is responsible for trade in Southeast Asia?

a)

Mekong

b)

Irrawaddy

c)

Salween

d)

Red

16.

Which river forms part of the country's border with Thailand?

a)

Mekong

b)

Irrawaddy

c)

Salween

d)

Red

17.

One ruler has ultimate governing power over the country

(a)  

18.

The ruler is legally bound by a constitution and government

(a)  

19.

Which country has the largest population in Southeast Asia?

a)

Singapore

b)

Combodia

c)

Indonesia

d)

Malaysia

20.

Touring natural environment

(a)  

21.

Farmers, who, grow food only to feed themselves and their families

(a)  

22.

Which of the following are the two island countries of South Asia? (Click all that apply)

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Japan

c)

Maldives

d)

Nepal

e)

Bangladesh

23.

High flat area that makes up most of southern India

a)

Deccan Plateau

b)

Ashoka

c)

Sikhism

d)

Thar Desert

24.

What is Hinduism? (Click all that apply)

a)

Belief in Dharma, karma, and moksha

b)

Belief that all natural object have spirits

c)

Belief in reincarnation

d)

Belief that life is suffering

25.

Social classes in which people had clear responsibilities and duties

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Khyber Pass

c)

Varnas

d)

Ecotourism

26.

Site of early civilization in what is now Pakistan

a)

Indus Valley

b)

Khyber Pass

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Pakistan

27.

In what language were the Vedas, ancient poetic texts, written?

a)

Aryan

b)

Hindi

c)

Urdu

d)

Sanskrit

28.

Title of respect given to Mohandas Gandhi

(a)  

29.

Who passed on the beliefs of the Four Noble Truths?

a)

Buddha

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Ashoka

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

30.

From what part of the world are the Aryans believed to have come?

a)

East Asia

b)

Northern Europe

c)

southern Russia and Central Asia

d)

Southern Europe

31.

(Bonus)

What is likay?

a)

a form of folk theater popular in Thailand

b)

a type of volleyball game played with feet, knees, head, and chest

c)

a traditional Vietnamese food made of fermented fish

d)

a religious festival celebrated in the Philippines

32.

Which area has been the source of political conflict and violence between India?

a)

Nepal

b)

Kashmir

c)

Tibet

d)

Bhutan

33.

(Bonus)

What is ONE of the Four Noble Truths?

a)

Life is Suffering

b)

The cause of suffering is selfish desire

c)

Suffering can be stopped by conquering desire

d)

Desire can be conquered by following the Eightfold Path