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9 East Asia - Trade & Prosperity

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

What caused the end of East Asia’s isolation from the West in the 1800's?

a)

African exploration, trade, and conquest

b)

Western exploration, trade, and conquest

c)

European exploration, trade, and conquest

d)

Russian exploration, trade, and conquest

2.

global economy

a)

in which nations steal from each other for goods and services.

b)

in which nations became dependent on each other for goods and services.

c)

in which nations became non-dependent on each other for goods and services.

d)

in which nations try to control all goods and services.

3.

Jakota Triangle consists of the following countries?

a)

Japan, Korea (South), and Taiwan formed the zone of prosperity.

b)

Java, Korea (South), and Taiwan formed the zone of imports only.

c)

Japan, Korea (South), and Tainisha formed the zone of exports only.

d)

Japan, Korea (South), and Taiwan formed the zone of taxes.

4.

Recession is an?

a)

an extended incline in general business activity.

b)

an extended decline in specific domestic business activity.

c)

an extended decline in general business activity.

d)

an extended increase in shipping business activity.

5.

Sweatshops -

a)

workplaces where people work short hours for lots of money under the best conditions.

b)

workplaces where people work long hours for pennies under poor conditions.

c)

workplaces where people work long hours for pennies under great conditions.

d)

workplaces where people work part-time for pennies under poor conditions.

6.

East Asia Over Populations are causing what problems?

a)

Plenty of Housing , small crowds, and fast transportation.

b)

Work shortage, overcrowding, and slow transportation.

c)

Housing shortage, overcrowding, and slow transportation.

d)

Apartment shortage, overcrowding, and slow transportation.

7.

Unrestricted population growth led to four environmental stresses. What are they?

a)

More of Food

Lack of clean water

Flooding

NO Pollution

b)

Lack of Food

Clean water

Flooding

Pollution

c)

Lack of Food

Lack of clean water

Flooding

Pollution

d)

•Plenty of Food

•Plenty of clean water

•No Flooding

• No Pollution

8.

How do aggressive family planning programs help East Asia?

a)

Save the Environment

b)

Fewer Children

c)

Increased Education

d)

All of the above

9.

Open Ended Response Question: What are some examples of the stress that population growth puts on the environment?

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10.

Match the following

a)

Gobi Desert -

1.

is a large desert or brushland region in East Asia.

b)

Three Gorges Dam -

2.

Is the world’s largest hydroelectric gravity dam.

c)

Ring of Fire -

3.

a chain of volcanoes that lines the Pacific Rim.

d)

Tsunami -

4.

is an earthquake that occurs under the ocean floor.

e)

Global Economy -

5.

in which nations became dependent on each other for goods and services.