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WorksheetsUnit 6 Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
“River of Sorrows Floods Again” “Thousands Missing After Huang He Overflows” “Over 10 million reported Homeless after 1931 Flooding” These newspaper headlines describe the effects of geography on the people of:
China
Japan
India
Vietnam
River of sorrows floods again
Vietnam
India
Japan
China
Thousand Missing After Huang He Overflows
China
Japan
India
Vietnam
Over 10 million reported Homeless after 1931 flooding
China
Japan
India
Vitenam
The river valleys of the Huang He and Indus were centers of early civilization because they
Had rich deposits of iron ore and coal
Were isolated from other cultural influences
Contained rich soils from annual floods
Were easy to defend from invasion
What environmental issue are the people of India facing?
Pollution of the Ganges
Limited medical facilities
Unequal distribution of natural resources
Irrigation has limited the agricultural productivity
Which economic concept is defined as that which people give up when they choose to spend their resources on something else?
Opportunity Cost
Productivity
The profit motive
Specialization
In a command economy, major economic decisions are made by
a. wholesalers of agricultural goods
consumers of foodstuff
manufacturers of industrial goods
officials of the government
In the period since World War II, Japan has dealt with its shortage of natural resources mainly by following a policy of
Becoming agriculturally oriented nation
Enforcing a program of austerity for its civilian population
Attempting to take over nearby resource-rich nations
Developing many industrial products for export
In present- day China, the major goal of the government is to
Increase the freedom of the Chinese press
Reduce its control over the economy
Increase Chinese control over Southeast Asia
Decrease Chinese trade with the United States
What is the main idea of this 1997 cartoon?
South Korea has more mineral resources than North Korea.
South Korea has flourished while North Korea is struggling to survive
North Koreans have chosen to separate themselves from the South Koreans
North Korea was devastated by the war with South Korea.
Even though Japan has few natural resources, it has a high standard of living mainly because it has
Developed technology that can be exchanged for the resources it needs
Printed more money whenever living standards have started to decline
Imported manufactured goods
Produced goods and services without obtaining resources
Which of the following Southern & Eastern Asian country can be described as having an economy closest to a market economy?
India
China
Japan
North Korea
1. Using the above chart, which statement about the economies of South Korea and North Korea can best be supported by the information found in this chart? (
The GDP of North Korea is higher than the GDP in South Korea
A higher percentage of the GDP in South Korea is based on farming than it is in North Korea
The real growth rate of North Korea is 10 times greater than the growth rate in South Korea
The service sector in South Korea plays more important role than it does in North Korea
China and India can be described as most likely having which type of economic system today?
Command
Traditional
Pure Market
Mixed Market
According to the information, what environmental issue is China facing?
pollution of the Yangtze River
overfishing of the Ganges River
desertification on land near the Ganges River
deforestation on the banks of the Yangtze River
All of the following are causes of air pollution in India and China EXCEPT…
acid rain
vehicle emisssion
burning fossil fuels
industrial waste
Which of these is the result of the pollution of the Ganges River?
decreased fresh air
increased tourism
increased disease
decreased taxes
Monsoons in India and Bangladesh often cause many deaths from ____.
Earthquakes
Floods
Faults
tidal waves
Which statement best describes a mixed economy?
The government determines the production and distribution of goods and services
The products that consumers demand determine what goods are produced.
Some industries are privately owned, and some industries are owned by the government
People produce the same goods, but in different amounts, every year.
A scarcity of natural resources and the limits of its land area have forced Japan to focus on
Exporting agriculture products
Expanding its command economy
Returning to an isolationist policy
Developing technological products for export
When Pakistan decided to use a portion of U.S. assistance plan to improve long term needs in health and education, the Pakistani government was committed to investing in its
natural resources
entrepreneurial class
human capital
capital goods
In Asia, the use of wood, charcoal and dung as major sources of energy has created an increase in (
Economic dependence on industrialized nations
air pollution
deforestation
nuclear waste in rivers
