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Ms Pires' Retrieval Practice on Asia

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of China's capital city?

a)

Taiwan

b)

Beijing

c)

Xi'an or Chang'an

d)

Yangzhou

e)

Hong Kong

2.
What was is the Open Door Policy? 
a)
Document stating America's control over China.
b)
Principles stating that all countries have equal acess to Chinese Ports. 
c)
Document explaining the intense competion between world powers. 
d)
Document explaing the "spheres of influence." 
3.

Which of the following are NOT problems associated with China's One-Child Policy?

a)

Not enough money to support the elderly

b)

Not enough young people to work

c)

Not enough girls

d)

Divorce rate in China increased

4.

China is on which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

America

e)

Antartica

5.

What mountain ranges separates China from India?

a)

The Alps

b)

The Himaylas

c)

The Andes

d)

The Urals

6.

What is the name of the desert that is on China's northern boundary?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Turkestan Desert

d)

Gobi Desert

7.

What is the world's longest fortification?

a)

The Great Silk Road

b)

The Great Barrier Reef

c)

The Great Wall

d)

The Himalayas

8.
According to this chart what country has the highest population?
a)
Mexico
b)
United States
c)
Nigeria
d)
China
9.
What kind of government does China have?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Communism
d)
Anarchy
10.
The United States and China do a lot of business together because...
a)
China produces cheap goods quickly
b)
China buys all of their goods from the U.S
c)
The United States makes cheap goods
d)
The United States provides all the resources to China
11.

The official name of China

a)

People's Republic of China

b)

United People of China

c)

China United

12.

The money system of China is the

a)

Euro

b)

Yuan

c)

Peso

13.

The two main rivers in China are

a)

Yangtze and Yellow

b)

Nile and Amazon

c)

Yangtze and Nile

14.

The ____________ lives in the misty mountains of Central China and nowhere else on Earth.

a)

Koala bear

b)

Teddy bear

c)

Panda bear

15.
The current account shows ...
a)
international movement of goods and services
b)
international movement of capital
c)
foreign exchange market
d)
international movement of investments
16.
The definition of TRADE is __________________.
a)
Importing goods
b)
to buy or sell goods or services
c)
Exporting goods
17.

Export means ...

a)

to get rid of the goods you don't need.

b)

sending a product to another country for sale.

c)

to get more goods to be able to make more money.

d)

bringing a product into a country to be sold.

18.
Import means
a)
buying goods from another country
b)
selling goods to another country
c)
only making one kind of product
19.

What is a trade deficit?

a)

When the value of exports exceeds the value of imports

b)

when the value of imports exceeds the value of exports

c)

when the values of imports and exports are equal

d)

when the value of imports for one nation is greater than the value of imports for another nation

20.

What is a trade surplus?

a)

when the value of exports exceeds the value of imports

b)

when the value of imports exceeds the value of exports

c)

when the values of imports and exports are equal to each other

d)

when the value of money greater than the amount of goods and services imported

21.
Why does the United States need to import products?
a)
The US does not import products
b)
Some are easier and cheaper to make in other countries
c)
The US makes all of its own products
22.

Why is this picture representative of a *favorable* balance of trade? (meaning the country has an advantage)

a)

the country does not have anything favorable in this picture

b)

the country is buying more than they are selling

c)

the country is selling more than they are buying

23.

Zones along the coast of southern Asia designed to attract foreign companies and investment to the country.

a)

Free Trade Zone

b)

Cottage Industry

c)

Special Economic Zones

d)

Protective Tarrifs

24.

Russia is the

a)

Smallest country in Asia.

b)

Largest country in Asia.

c)

most of Asia.

d)

most of Europe

25.
What mountain range separates Europe Russia from Asia Russia (Siberia)?
a)
Rocky Mts
b)
Alps
c)
Ural Mts
d)
Andes Mts
26.

What is the capital city of the Russian Federation?

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Berlin

c)

Moscow

d)

Geneva

27.

About how many people live in Russia?

a)

170 Million

b)

215 Million

c)

140 Million

d)

80 Million

28.

A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.

a)

Taiga

b)

Permafrost

c)

Chernozem

d)

World Geography Class

29.

A large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia.

a)

steppe

b)

taiga

c)

tundra

d)

muh backyard