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Asia Physical and Human Geography

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of Government does China have?

a)

Communist

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

2.

Identify the country shaded red.

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Vietnam

3.

What physical feature is south of China and east of Vietnam?

a)

Yellow Sea

b)

Korean Penninsula

c)

South China Sea

d)

Sea of Japan

4.

Identify the orange/brown country.

a)

China

b)

North Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

India

5.

What is the highest mountain in the world?

a)

Kilimanjaro

b)

Mt Rushmore

c)

Mt Everest (apart of the Himalayan mountain range)

d)

Mt Ellen

6.

What is significant about the Himalayan Mountains in relation to China and India?

a)

The Himalayan Mountains run from north China to South India

b)

The Himalayan's is a natural divider between China and India

c)

It provides and easy trade route from China to India

d)

There is no significant relationship

7.

Which river involves religious practices that involve human ashes to be dumped in the river in India?

a)

Huang He River

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Yellow River

8.

What is the difference between a religious group and an ethnic group?

a)

religious group is a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations. ethnic groups share a religious belief system but could be from different cultures, ethnicity, language

b)

ethnic group is a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations. religious groups share a religious belief system but could be from different cultures, ethnicity, language

9.

Describe Hinduism’s Caste System.

a)

People are born into a certain class or level in society that cannot be changed

b)

People are born into a certain class or level in society that but it can be changed if they work hard

c)

Kami: everything in nature has a spirit connected to it

d)

People are reincarnated into a new life based on their old life

10.
Which two countries are a part of both Asia and Europe
a)
Egypt and Saudi Arabia
b)
Turkey and Jordan
c)
Turkey and Russia
d)
Russia and Saudi Arabia
11.
Which of the following about Islam is NOT true?
a)
Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan
b)
Muslims pray 5 times a day
c)
All Muslims are from the Middle East
d)
Muslims must give to the poor
12.
Muslims are polytheistic, true or false?
a)
true
b)
false
13.
OPEC's purpose is to 
a)
not pay taxes
b)
control supply and cost of oil
c)
increase gas prices
14.
Which is true of how oil has changed the Middle East?
a)
All Residents are richer
b)
it has not impacted their economy
c)
it has modernized this area
d)
it has helped terrorists
15.
Name of the holy book for Muslims is the?
a)
Bible 
b)
Torah
c)
Quran
d)
Old testament
16.
Instanbul has been the capital of many empires.  Which country is it located in?
a)
Syria
b)
Turkey
c)
Israel
d)
Saudi Arabia
17.
After WWII why did Jewish Holocaust survivors migrate to Palestine?
a)
good climate 
b)
nobody lived there
c)
it is where they originated
d)
it was well protected
18.
What continents come together to form the Middle East?
a)
Asia, North America, South America
b)
Asia, North America, Europe
c)
Africa, Asia, and Australia
d)
Asia, Africa, and Europe
19.
How does oil production affect the standard of living in Southwest Asia?
a)
the lower the oil production, the lower the standard of living 
b)
the lower the oil production, the higher the standard of living
c)
the higher the oil production, the higher the standard of living
d)
there is no relationship between oil production and standard of living
20.
Which country borders the Persian Gulf along with Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Jordan
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Turkey
21.

Identify the three main religions that began in the Middle East?

a)

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

b)

Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism

c)

Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism

d)

Buddhism, Shintoism, Hinduism

22.

Countries in SW Asia typically have a lack of ______(natural resource), and an abundance of _______(non-renewable resource).

a)

coal; copper

b)

water; phosphates

c)

water; oil

d)

phosphates; natural gas

23.

what changed in Indian life after Aryan culture formed?

a)

Farming began

b)

A caste system developed

c)

Planned cities were built

d)

Trade increased

24.

What is one similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism?

a)

Hindus and Buddhists both believe the soul can be perfected in the world.

b)

Hindus and Buddhists both believe in a cycle of reincarnation.

c)

Neither religion was influenced by Aryan beliefs.

d)

Both religions came to South Asia from other religions.

25.
Belief in one God
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Nationalism
26.
Belief in more than one God
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Nationalism
27.
The belief that the soul is reborn after death in human or some other form.
a)
reincarnation
b)
Dalit
c)
karma
d)
fasting
28.
Which of the following bodies of water DOES NOT surround, or IS NOT located near, South Asia?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Bay of Bengal
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Arabian Sea
29.

What is a Monsoon?

a)

A song by Jack Johnson

b)

weather fronts that carry massive amount of snowfall

c)

seasonal winds which brings massive rainfall

d)

same as a hurricane

30.
Which of the following is the most important river in India?
a)
Nile 
b)
Amazon
c)
Mississippi
d)
Ganges
31.
This is a class system in India that determines a person's job, life partner and social order?  
a)
Caste System
b)
Political System
c)
Cable System
d)
Life System
32.

large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent.

a)

pangea

b)

subcontinent

c)

tundra

d)

continent

33.

– seasonal winds that affect climate in the southern areas of Asia, resulting in wet spring and summer months and dry winter months.

a)

rain forest

b)

monsoons

c)

erosion

d)

tundra

34.

Mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has many of Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest.

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Himalayas

d)

Deccan Plateau

35.

Protesting in China is

a)

encouraged and supported by the government

b)

not allowed under their Communist form of government

c)

protesting?... this man is just asking the tank driver for directions

36.

Totalitarianism, like in North Korea allows

a)

free use of personal technology like phones, internet, etc.

b)

freedom of speech

c)

the people to elect all their government officials

d)

very few human rights

37.

The area of China with the most deserts and mountains, but fewest cities is the

a)

South

b)

West

c)

North

d)

East

38.

Today, China's economy is/has

a)

flourished since allowing private ownership

b)

become one of the world's largest economy

c)

no longer a command economy

d)

hmmm... all 3 look correct so I'll pick this answer (all of the above)

39.

Name two countries in East Asia that the U.S. sent troops in to fight in the 1950's and 1960's.

a)

Taiwan and China

b)

Japan and Korea

c)

Korea and Vietnam

d)

Korea and Burma

40.

Which of these describes where most Chinese want to live?

a)

In cities

b)

In suburbs

c)

Leave the country

d)

In villages

41.
The Yangtze River is the
a)
longest river in East Asia.
b)
source of yellow-colored soil that it deposits along its banks.
c)
longest river in the world.
d)
main river of Japan.
42.

The Himalayas are located ________.

a)

northwest of China

b)

west of Pakistan

c)

northeast of India

d)

east of Myanmar

43.

Largest continent in the world

a)

Asia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Europe

44.
The nation of Japan is located on which type of landform?
a)
Peninsula
b)
Islands
c)
Plateau
d)
River Valley
45.

Which region stretches from China to Mongolia and is the largest desert in Asia?

a)

Sahara

b)

Gobi

c)

Atacama

d)

Nile Basin

46.

What country is the world's largest democracy

a)

United States

b)

India

c)

Iran

d)

China