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Asian and African Tour

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Geographical feature covers the entire southern edge of North Africa?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

atlantic ocean

c)

mediterranean sea

d)

atlas mountains

2.

The Nile river flows through which North Africa country?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Yemen

c)

Egypt

d)

Iran

3.

___________ is the biggest ocean in the world.

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Pacific

d)

Indian

4.

___________ is the smallest ocean in the world.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

5.

___________ is the biggest continent in the world.

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

d)

North America

6.

In early geologic time, a supercontinent called __________ incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.

a)

Pangea

b)

Penguin

c)

Pangaya

d)

Page

7.

_________ is the biggest country in Asia.

a)

Philippines

b)

Russia

c)

Japan

d)

Korea

8.

_________ is the most populous country in Asia.

a)

Maldives

b)

Russia

c)

England

d)

China

9.

_________ is the smallest country in Asia.

a)

Myanmar

b)

Maldives

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Korea

10.

The ________ is called "nonliving" because its high salinity prevents macroscopic aquatic organisms, such as fish and aquatic plants, from living in it, though minuscule quantities of bacteria and microbial fungi are present.

a)

Dead Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Seaweed

11.

How many countries are there in Asia?

a)

14

b)

28

c)

48

d)

50

12.

___________ is the tallest mountain in Asia.

a)

Mt. Fuji

b)

Mt. Isarog

c)

Mt. Mayon

d)

Mt. Everest

13.

___________ is the highest mountain range in the world and is located at the borders of Nepal and China.

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Himala

c)

Himalayas

d)

Mt. Mayon

14.

________ is the tallest mountain in the Philippines and is located in Mindanao.

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Mt. Apo

c)

Mt. Mayon

d)

Mt. Taal

15.

_________ is the longest river in Asia and is located in China.

a)

Yangtze River

b)

Moon River

c)

Nile River

d)

Macabalo River

16.

________ is an archaic freshwater fish with a paddlelike snout, a wide mouth, smooth skin, and a cartilaginous skeleton.

a)

Swordfish

b)

Clownfish

c)

Paddlefish

d)

Milkfish

17.

_______ are dark green or black, have u-shaped snouts, tiny black spots and are smaller than crocs.

a)

Chameleon

b)

Shark

c)

Porpoise

d)

Alligators

18.

Due to its heavy load of silt, the __________ is a depositing stream – that is, it deposits part of its carried burden of soil in its bed in stretches. Clay can cause rivers to be murky whitemuddy brown, or yellow.

a)

Dead River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Yangtze

d)

Black water

19.

_______ is an important river to Hindus, who believe that it symbolizes the Goddess Ganga.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Dead Sea

c)

Yellow River

d)

Ganges River

20.

Hindus visit Gange River and offer _______ and bathe in its waters as offering to Goddess Ganga.

a)

rose petals and flowers

b)

money

c)

gold

d)

blood

21.

The ____________ is the longest wall in the world.

a)

The Wall of the Dragon King

b)

The Wall of the World

c)

The Great Wall of China

d)

The Wall of the Philippines

22.

The _________ in India was commissioned by the emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz.

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Touch Me Not

c)

The Great Wall of China

d)

Angkor Wat

23.

__________ (City of Temples) in Combodia was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It became a Buddhist temple by the end of the 12th century.

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Mt. Mayon

c)

Angkor Wat

d)

The Great Wal of China

24.

___________ in Bangkok, Thailand was famous for its giant reclining statue of Buddha.

a)

The Great Wall of China

b)

Angkor Wat

c)

Wat Pho

d)

Taj Mahal

25.

__________ was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size.

a)

Braiding hair

b)

Tattooing

c)

Scarification

d)

Foot binding

26.

What flower can we associate foot binding?

a)

Lotus

b)

Sampaguita

c)

Rose

d)

Sunflower

27.

_________ is the second largest of the continents.

a)

America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

28.

How many countries does Africa have?

a)

26 countries

b)

54 countries.

c)

52 countries

d)

60 countries

29.

The northern part of Africa is mainly ________.

a)

forest

b)

island

c)

water

d)

desert

30.

The southern half of Africa is mostly made up of __________.

a)

mountains

b)

desert

c)

jungle, rainforest and plains

d)

animals

31.

__________ is an island country in Africa surrounded by Indian ocean.

a)

Madagascar

b)

Maldives

c)

Philippines

d)

Japan

32.

__________ is the invisible line that runs around the center of the Earth at 0 degrees latitude.

a)

Ecuador

b)

Line segment

c)

Magic line

d)

Equator

33.

________ is the capital city of Egypt.

a)

Nairobi

b)

Cairo

c)

Kinshasa

d)

Sudan

34.

____________ were built as tomb of pharaoh.

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

The Great Wall of China

c)

Egyptian pyramids

d)

Golden graves

35.

_________ was another place where kings and pharaoh were buried.

a)

The Valley of Kings

b)

Libingan ng mga Bayani

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Angkor Wat

36.

________ was named after Queen Victoria of England.

a)

Victory Village

b)

Victoria's Secret

c)

Victory

d)

Victoria Falls

37.

Queen Victoria ruled the Empire of England for over _______ years.

a)

60

b)

20

c)

12

d)

100

38.

Why did Queen Victoria wear a black dress?

a)

It was alluring to her.

b)

It was her favorite color.

c)

It was the most fashionable color.

d)

To mourn death of Prince Albert in December 1861

39.

_______ is the longest river in the world.

a)

Nile River

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Limpopo River

d)

Yellow River

40.

_______ is the tallest mountain in Africa. It is a dormant volcano.

a)

Mt. Kenya

b)

Mt. Mayon

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Mt.Everest

41.

________ is also viewed as a fashion accessory in Africa and other parts of Asia. They believe that the gracefully long neck is seen as beautiful and desirable.

a)

Neck Ring

b)

Foot binding

c)

Tattooing

d)

Scarification

42.

__________ is seen as beautiful, denoting female maturity. It marks a commitment to the husband because it is worn with great pride when serving him food.

a)

Scarification

b)

Neck Ring

c)

Foot binding

d)

Lip Plate

43.

The idea of _________ originated not from a desire to hurt the human body, but as an alternative to tattooing. It is also a practice to beautify and is used for clan identification.

a)

foot binding

b)

scarification

c)

lip plate

d)

neck ring

44.

African apply red clay to their bodies to protect their skin from intense sunlight.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Which CULTURE REGION is the Philippines located?

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

East Asia

c)

South Asia

d)

None of these