WorksheetsThe Physical Geography of South, South East, and East Asia
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
_______________ are winds that blow in certain directions depending on the time of the year and these rains often aid in the production of rice, Asia's main food crop.
Typhoon
Flooding
Tsunamis
Monsoons
The fertile soil that blows in the Yellow River (Huang He) is called ____________.
Chernozem
Loess
Wadi
arable
Storms that occur in the Pacific Ocean bordering East Asia are called ______________.
Hurricanes
Tsunamis
Tornadoes
Typhoons
Which of the following is not a mountain chain in South, Southeast, or East Asia?
The Himalayas
The Swiss Alps
The Western and Eastern Ghats
Hindu Kush
Select all that apply: Which rivers in the Southeast and Eastern Asia Region is known for flooding?
Indus River
Ganges River
Mekong River
Brahmaputra River
True or False. There is not a wide range of standards of living in this region. Most countries are very rich, having strong infrastructures.
True
False
The Sea of Japan often due to different perspectives of the body of water is known by some as _____________.
Arabian Sea
The East Sea
Bay of Benegal
The Straits of Malacca
True or False. The mountains in Asia influence where people live, the population movement in the area, and also the climate.
True
False
True or False. The Western Ghats is the side of the Ghats mountains that is known to have a rainshadow effect meaning it does not receive a lot of rainfall or sunlight.
True
False
True or False. East Asia does experience numerous natural hazards, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis due to this region being a part of the Ring of Fire that encircles the Pacific Ocean.
True
False
The _______________river is nicknamed as "China's sorrow" because the flooding of this river has killed numerous people throughout history.
Huang He (Yellow)
Yangtze (Chiang Jiang)
Ganges
Mekong
True or False. The bodies of water in the region are extremely important for trade, transportation, and agriculture.
True
False
Which of the following countries in this region can best be described as mostly tropical rainforest?
China
Nepal
Pakistan
Indonesia
True or False. The Gobi Desert is an example of a rainshadow that was created by the Himalayan Mountains.
True
False
What is the Earth's highest peak known as?
Mount Fuji
Mount Everest
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Denali
