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SE Asia Study Guide

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What river is labeled in blue?

a)

Mekong River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Indus River

d)

Huang He River

e)

Yellow River

2.

Which nation controlled India until after World War II?

a)

India

b)

England

c)

USA

d)

China

3.

Which of the following means "Refusing to follow the laws in a peaceful way."

a)

Boycott

b)

Independence

c)

Civil disobedience

d)

Imperialism

4.

Which of the following was NOT a method of protest Gandhi used against the British

a)

fighting

b)

nonviolence

c)

boycotting

d)

fasting

5.

Executive and Legislative branch are both part of Parliament. (Executive and Legislative branch combined.)

a)

Presidential

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Both

6.

Citizens vote to elect the leader directly.

a)

Presidential

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Both

7.

All 3 branches of government are separate

a)

Presidential

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Both

8.

All 3 branches of government answer to the legislature.

a)

Presidential

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Both

9.

The chief executive is also the head of state

a)

Presidential

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Both

10.

The leader of the government is typically called the president

a)

Presidential

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Both

11.

What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

a)

A President controls a country and a Prime Minister controls a state.

b)

A Prime Minister does not belong to a political party while a President always does.

c)

A Prime Minister has more power than a President.

d)

A President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.

12.

In a parliamentary system, who is the head of government?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

c)

Monarch

d)

Dictator

13.
Which BEST describes the two predominant forms of a democratic government?
a)
dictatorship and republican
b)
presidential and dictatorship
c)
presidential and confederate
d)
parliamentary and presidential
14.

What landform forms the border between China and India?

a)

Taklamakan Desert

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Ganges River

d)

Rocky Mountains

15.

What is Asia's largest desert that is mostly bare rock?

a)

Taklamakan Desert

b)

Ganges River

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

16.

What country on the Korean Peninsula is communist?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

China

17.

What river is sacred to the Hindu religion?

a)

Ganges River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Yangtze River

d)

South China Sea

18.

Which religion in SE Asia is popular in India?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Shintoism

19.

What does it mean for a country to have a mostly command economy?

a)

the people own their own businesses and make decisions based on supply and demand.

b)

the government is in control of all businesses and property.

20.

Which country in SE Asia is 95% command and 5% market economy?

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

China

d)

Japan

e)

India

21.

Why is it important for all economies to have some government control?

a)

because people want the government to tell them what to do

b)

because we need laws to protect us so our food and medicine is safe

c)

because the government should be in control of all money