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Asia Test Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The tallest mountains in the world that were formed by tectonic plates are...

a)

The Himalayas

b)

The Alps

c)

The Andes

d)

The Rockies

2.

Which river flows from the top part of India (Himalayas) through Pakistan?

a)

Ganges River

b)

Indus River

c)

Nile River

d)

Volga River

3.

Which river flows from the top of India (Himalayas) and ends up in the Ganges Delta?

a)

Ganges River

b)

Indus River

c)

Nile River

d)

Volga River

4.

What physical process is this picture showing?

a)

Tornado

b)

Blizzard

c)

Monsoon

d)

Drought

5.

Wet / Summer Monsoons...

a)

bring rain from the Indian Ocean

b)

bring rain from the Himalayas

c)

bring no rain from the Indian Ocean

d)

bring no rain from the Himalayas

6.

Dry / Winter Monsoons...

a)

bring rain from the Indian Ocean

b)

bring rain from the Himalayas

c)

bring no rain from the Indian Ocean

d)

bring no rain from the Himalayas

7.

South Asia's water crisis is due to all of the following, except...

a)

increasing population

b)

people are stealing all of the clean water

c)

rising temperatures (climate change)

d)

trash being thrown in the rivers

8.

What two major religions began in South Asia?

a)

Buddhism; Islam

b)

Buddhism; Hinduism

c)

Hinduism; Islam

d)

Hinduism; Christianity

9.

What two major religions are practiced the most in South Asia?

a)

Buddhism; Islam

b)

Buddhism; Hinduism

c)

Hinduism; Islam

d)

Hinduism; Christianity

10.

Which country colonized India?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Britian

d)

The United States

11.

To achieve independence from Britain, what did Gandhi tell the Indian people to do?

a)

Fight in a war against the British

b)

Use civil disobedience (peaceful protesting) against the British

c)

Accept defeat and become British citizens

d)

None of the above

12.

What is not an influence from the British Colonization in India?

a)

They speak English.

b)

They play Cricket.

c)

They have a President.

d)

Both legislative branches are called Parliament.

13.

What kind of South Asian clothing is shown in this picture?

a)

Pant Suit

b)

Shalwar-Kameez

c)

Robe

d)

Sari

14.

What kind of South Asian clothing is shown in this picture?

a)

Dress

b)

Shalwar-Kameez

c)

Sari

d)

Wedding Dress

15.

Why do Indian women / girls traditionally decorate their hands with special designs?

a)

They are a very creative culture.

b)

It is part of their religious law.

c)

They do it to celebrate weddings / festivals.

d)

They don't like their hands being bare.

16.

Which element does not describe food that is typically eaten in South Asia?

a)

Vegetarian (no meat)

b)

Lots of meat

c)

Very spicy

d)

Rice often part of each meal

17.

Which of the following is not a popular sport in South Asia?

a)

Football

b)

Cricket

c)

Field Hockey

d)

Soccer

18.

Which sport is shown in the picture that is often played in South Asia?

a)

Field Hockey

b)

Golf

c)

Soccer

d)

Cricket

19.

India (and most South Asian countries) are classified as...

a)

a developing country

b)

a developed country

20.

India has the same type of government as the United States, which is a...

a)

constitutional (federal) republic

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

dictatorship

21.

Who has the most power / is the active leader in India?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Council of Ministers

d)

Supreme Court

22.

Which of the following is not a current problem that India is dealing with?

a)

overpopulation

b)

civil war

c)

water pollution

23.

What is not a negative effect of overpopulation?

a)

Lack of resources

b)

Lack of jobs

c)

Less pollution

d)

More diseases

24.

What is a pull factor in South Asia?

a)

More jobs in the city

b)

More educational opportunities in the countryside

c)

Less pollution in the city

d)

More water in the countryside

25.

What is a push factor in South Asia?

a)

Less jobs in the city

b)

Less educational opportunities in the city

c)

Overcrowding in the countryside

d)

Poverty in the countryside

26.

What is this picture showing?

a)

urbanization

b)

civil disobedience

c)

monsoon

d)

micro lending

27.

When companies send jobs to people outside of the company / country, this is called...

a)

microlending

b)

overpopulation

c)

deity

d)

outsourcing

28.

Why do Americans companies send jobs to people in India?

a)

The Indian people can speak English.

b)

India has more people to fill jobs that cannot be filled by Americans.

c)

India has more advanced technology.

d)

India has less pollution, which is better for products in stores.

29.

China and Mongolia are both?

a)

mainland countries

b)

island countries

c)

peninsula countries

d)

mountainous countries

30.

Japan and Taiwan are both?

a)

mainland countries

b)

island countries

c)

peninsula countries

d)

mountainous countries

31.

North Korea and South Korea are both?

a)

mainland countries

b)

island countries

c)

peninsula countries

d)

farmland countries

32.

The Chang Jiang and the Huang He rivers flow through which country?

a)

Mongolia

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

North Korea

33.

Where do most people live in East Asia?

a)

in the deserts

b)

in the mountains

c)

on the plains near the coast

d)

in the middle

34.

What physical feature covers 3/4 of Japan and runs like a spine down the islands?

a)

mountains

b)

deserts

c)

lakes

d)

plains

35.

Japan is on the ___________________.

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

36.

What is Japan's most important natural resource?

a)

timber (wood)

b)

fish

c)

gold

d)

oil

37.

Which of the following is not true?

a)

South Korea has more people than North Korea.

b)

North Korea has more farmland than South Korea.

c)

North Korea has more mountains than South Korea.

d)

They both have typhoons.

38.

China created the "one-child" policy to help with what?

a)

their economy

b)

their government

c)

overpopulation

d)

their hospitals

39.

China was able to create a policy, like the "one-child policy", because it has a...

a)

democratic government

b)

communist government

c)

federal republic

d)

dictatorship

40.

What is an SEZ?

a)

a special area in China with a free market economy

b)

located on 38th parallel and separates North Korea and South Korea

c)

providing a small loan to people starting their own businesses

d)

sending jobs to people outside of their country

41.

Which of the following does not belong with the Chinese New Year?

a)

red envelopes

b)

making new years resolutions

c)

lanterns

d)

fireworks

42.

When the government controls most of the businesses in the country, like China, what kind of economy is this?

a)

traditional economy

b)

market economy

c)

command economy

d)

mixed economy

43.

The Korean War was part of which bigger war?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Cold War

d)

Revolutionary War

44.

When the Koreas signed an armistice in 1953, did that end the war?

a)

yes

b)

no

45.

What was created along the 38th parallel after the Koreas stopped fighting?

a)

a welcome station

b)

a demilitarized zone (DMZ)

c)

a tectonic plate boundary

d)

an open border

46.

Which word describes North Korea's economy today?

a)

isolated

b)

global

c)

developed

d)

market

47.

Which word describes South Korea's economy today?

a)

isolated

b)

global

c)

developing

d)

command

48.

What is the one country that North Korea does limited trade with?

a)

The United States

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

Germany

49.

What is not an effect of the "one-child policy" in China?

a)

It decreased their populations growth.

b)

It created a larger elderly population and a smaller younger population.

c)

It allowed the government to provide more resources to its citizens.

d)

It increased their population growth.

50.

Which Chinese city is an important trading center?

a)

Beijing

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Shanghai

d)

Tokyo

51.

True or False: Most of China's jobs are in the agriculture sector.

a)

true

b)

false

52.

True or False: China exports more products than any other country in the world.

a)

true

b)

false

53.

Japan's economy depends on exporting all of the following, except...

a)

cars

b)

military equipment

c)

computers

d)

electronics

54.

Indonesia and the Philippines used to be connected by ____________ until the oceans rose.

a)

land bridges

b)

subsistence fishing

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

archipelago

55.

What is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia?

a)

Cambodia

b)

Laos

c)

Indonesia

d)

Thailand

56.

What is a giant ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes called?

a)

Typhoon

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Tsunami

d)

Land Bridge

57.

Which two countries are on the Ring of Fire in Southeast Asia?

a)

Cambodia; Laos

b)

Indonesia; Philippines

c)

Malaysia; Myanmar

d)

Thailand; Vietnam

58.

The major economic activity in most Southeast Asian countries is agriculture. What economic level would these countries be classified as?

a)

developing

b)

developed

c)

advanced

d)

independent

59.

What kind of economy does Singapore have?

a)

traditional economy

b)

command economy

c)

market economy

d)

isolated economy

60.

Even though most of Southeast Asia would be considered developing, what would Singapore be considered?

a)

developing

b)

developed

c)

advanced

d)

independent

61.

What type of government does Vietnam have today?

a)

Democratic government

b)

Communist government

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Absolute Monarchy

62.

Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are all fragmented countries. What does this mean?

a)

the country is split into different parts

b)

the country is in a civil war

c)

the country is entirely on the mainland

d)

the country is a leader in the global economy

63.

True or False: Southeast Asian governments have abused human rights.

a)

true

b)

false