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South Asia & Southeast Asia Test Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The United States granted the _____________ independence in 1946.

a)

Indonesia

b)

Vietnam

c)

Philippines

d)

Malaysia

2.

What is the term called for a high wall of water caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide or other disturbance?

a)

monsoon

b)

cyclone

c)

typhoon

d)

tsumani

3.

Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia gained independence from ________ in the 1950s.

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

4.

Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia and the Maldives are _________ - countries made up of many islands.

a)

continents

b)

plateaus

c)

archipelagos

d)

deltas

5.

In 1972, East Timor declared independence from __________.

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Netherlands

6.

Southern and Southeast Asia have tropical __________ that bring heavy rainfall for months at a time.

a)

monsoons

b)

typhoons

c)

cyclones

d)

tsunamis

7.

The Vietnam War lasted almost _______ years and the United States withdrew in 1975.

a)

5

b)

10

c)

20

d)

25

8.

The __________ desert is located in both China and Mongolia.

a)

Sahara

b)

Kalahari

c)

Gobi

d)

Taklimakan

9.

In 1978, Vietnam took over _________________ sparking a civil war.

a)

Malaysia

b)

Indonesia

c)

Thailand

d)

Cambodia

10.

Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world at almost _______________ feet.

a)

10,000

b)

20,000

c)

30,000

d)

40,000

11.

Thailand has been a _________________ since 1932.

a)

democratic republic

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

constitutional monarchy

12.

The ________________ divide (s) the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia.

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Plateau of Tibet

c)

Himalayas

d)

Taklimakan Desert

13.

The Indus River Valley dates back to ________________.

a)

1000 BC

b)

3500 BC

c)

4500 BC

d)

1500 AD

14.

True or False: Manufacturing and trade are not abundant in Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

____________, Buddhism and Jainism are three religions that emerged from early South Asia.

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

16.

__________ is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia.

a)

Thailand

b)

Cambodia

c)

Laos

d)

Malaysia

17.

Trade and culture thrived under the _____________ leader Ashoka.

a)

Maurya

b)

Samprati

c)

Bindusara

d)

Samurai

18.

The source of the Huang He River is the _________________.

a)

Yellow Sea

b)

Plateau of Tibet

c)

South China Sea

d)

Gobi Desert

19.

British "India" was divided into two countries ___________ and _______________.

a)

Bangladesh and Cambodia

b)

Laos and Thailand

c)

Bangladesh and India

d)

India and Pakistan

20.

The _____________ borders the Indochina Peninsula to the east.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Yellow Sea

d)

South China Sea

21.

The __________________ is the part of Asia with the highest elevation.

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Plateau of Tibet

d)

Taklimaken Desert

22.

Mahatama Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru worked together to secure India's independence from _________.

a)

Spain

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Netherlands

23.

China, India and ______________ are among the top five most populous countries in the world.

a)

Thailand

b)

Cambodia

c)

Indonesia

d)

Mongolia

24.

Much of the city of Hong Kong was designed using the Chinese principles of ______________.

a)

kung fu

b)

tai chi

c)

feng shui

d)

reflexology

25.

Overgrazing of livestock and soil erosion from wind and rain has contributed to _________ in China.

a)

over population

b)

shrinking need for farmland

c)

need for replanting

d)

desertification

26.

True or False: China has the world's second largest economy.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Asia extends from the __________ Sea in the west to the _________ ocean in the east.

a)

Mediterranean, Atlantic

b)

Yellow, Pacific

c)

Arabian, Pacific

d)

Arabian, Atlantic

28.

True or False - Multinational corporations are located in Hong Kong.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Who was the ruler who conquered China?

a)

Siddartha Gutama

b)

Gandhi

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

30.

The ____________ of the Huang He River is the Plateau of Tibet.

a)

delta

b)

mouth

c)

source

d)

ears