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Year 8 Term 1 Assessment: East Asia

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Resources can be natural or man-made. Which of the following is a natural resource?

a)

Rivers

b)

Dams

c)

Buildings

d)

Bridges

2.

China is bordered by 14 countries. Select all of the countries that share a border with China.

a)

Mongolia

b)

Turkmenistan

c)

India

d)

Nepal

3.

Which two rivers does the Grand Canal in China connect?

a)

Yellow River (or Huang River)

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Mekong River

d)

Salween River

4.

How long is the Great Wall of China?

a)

10, 596 km

b)

50,000 km

c)

3,000 km

d)

21,196 km

5.

What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?

a)

So people could appreciate the view

b)

For trade

c)

To protect China from invaders from the north

d)

To encourage tourism

6.

Which of these is the highest peak of the Asian mountain range, the Himalayas?

a)

Mount Kilimanjaro

b)

Mount Everest

c)

K2

d)

Mount Meru

7.

Resources can be natural or man-made. Which of the following is a man-made resource?

a)

Rivers

b)

Dams

c)

Mountains

d)

Minerals

8.

The Grand Canal connects the city of Hangzhou to which other Chinese city?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Beijing

c)

Shenzhen

d)

Wuhan

9.

During which dynasty was the Grand Canal built?

a)

Zhou Dynasty

b)

Song Dynasty

c)

Han Dynasty

d)

Sui Dynasty

10.

What invention is being described here:


This use of shaping and baking terracotta and clay made this possible...

a)

Pottery

b)

Paper

c)

Mulberry tree

d)

Moveable type

11.

This invention allowed for the development of writing and invention of scrolls

a)

Pottery

b)

Paper

c)

Mulberry tree

d)

Moveable type

12.

This invention made the printing of books possible

a)

Pottery

b)

Ceramics

c)

Mulberry tree

d)

Moveable type

13.

In 1770, what did Xu Yang, a Qing Dynasty court painter, produce to show social and economic life along the Grand Canal?

a)

1 large tapestry

b)

12 photographs

c)

12 silk scrolls

d)

A book of drawings

14.

Which UNESCO World Heritage Site is shown in this picture?

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Angkor Wat

d)

Atikar Mosque

15.

When did Muslim ambassadors and teachers first arrive in Western China?

a)

650BCE

b)

1500CE

c)

1500BCE

d)

650CE

16.

Which two Chinese names could be short for Muslim names?

a)

Li

b)

Chen

c)

Ma

d)

Zhang

17.

The spread of the Indian language, philosophy and social culture across Southeast Asia is known as....

a)

Indianisation

b)

Transfer

c)

Diffusion

d)

Indoctrination