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Unit 8: Geography of Southern and Eastern Asia

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is India's most common religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hindu

c)

Islam

d)

Jainism

2.
If you were asked to identify the location of India, which of the following would be a correct response?
a)
In the middle east west of Saudi Arabia and north of the Indian Ocean
b)
In southern Asia west of Pakistan and northeast of China
c)
In Far East Asia, east of China and north of Australia
d)
In southern Asia east of Pakistan and southwest of China.
3.

I am located south of Asia.

I extend eastward to Australia.

Africa is to my west.

What am I?

a)
Amazon River
b)
Antarctica
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
4.
Which country is represented by the number 1?
a)
China
b)
Mongolia
c)
Vietnam
d)
Japan
5.
Number 2 represents the country of
a)
Japan.
b)
North Korea.
c)
Vietnam.
d)
South Korea.
6.

North Korea shares a border with.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Germany

d)

New Zealand

7.

Which river is the longest in china?

a)

Ganges

b)

Huang He

c)

Beijing

d)

Yangtze river

8.

What are the two great deserts found in China?

a)

Gobi and Taklimakan

b)

Gobi and Ganges

c)

Huang and Yangtze

d)

Mekong and Taklimakan

9.

Which river flows through India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal?

a)

Indus

b)

Mekong

c)

Yangtze

d)

Ganges

10.

China shares a border with (choose 2) ...

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

India

d)

South Africa

11.

What is a Tectonic Plate

a)

A separate area of earth's crust

b)

Land

c)

Water

d)

A large mass of rain

12.

What is a peninsula

a)

Is a land form that is surrounded on the three sides of water

b)

A large chain of islands

13.

Name the nation marked on the map.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

North Korea

d)

Vietnam

14.

Name the nation marked on the map.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

North Korea

d)

Vietnam

15.

Name the nation marked on the map.

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

South Korea

d)

Indonesia

16.

Name the nation marked on the map.

a)

North Korea

b)

Japan

c)

South Korea

d)

Vietnam

17.

Name the nation marked on the map.

a)

North Korea

b)

Japan

c)

South Korea

d)

Vietnam

18.

Name the nation marked on the map.

a)

India

b)

Japan

c)

South Korea

d)

Vietnam

19.
What physical feature is shown here? 
a)
Gobi Desert
b)
Himalayan mountains
c)
Taklimakan Desert
d)
Yangtze River
20.
What body of water separates the Korean Peninsula from Japan?
a)
Sea of Japan
b)
South China Sea
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Indian Ocean
21.
What is the largest country in South and East Asia?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Japan
d)
The Maldives
22.

Which mountain range includes Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Alps

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

Ural Mountains

23.

Which is the best description of an ethnic group?

a)

A group of people who share common cultural characteristics.

b)

A group of people who share a common belief system.

c)

A group of people who live in same neighborhood.

d)

A group of people who work in the same field.

24.

Which is the best description of an religious group?

a)

A group of people who share common cultural characteristics.

b)

A group of people who share a common belief system.

c)

A group of people who live in same neighborhood.

d)

A group of people who work in the same field.

25.

Buddhism originated around

a)

200 BCE

b)

500 BCE

c)

1200 BCE

d)

2020 BCE

26.

What is the Hindu belief in reincarnation?

a)

the belief that there is only one god

b)

the worship of the cow as a sacred animal

c)

the belief that men should treat each other with kindness

d)

the belief that a soul returns to life in another body after death

27.

What is the caste system?

a)

the name of the Hindu priesthood

b)

the belief that social class is hereditary

c)

the voting system used in Southeastern elections

d)

the name for the way labor in India is divided between men and women

28.

Where was the religion of Buddhism founded?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Vietnam

29.

What do Buddhists believe people need to do to be happy and find peace?

a)

They are to live their lives as vegetarians.

b)

They are to accept the belief in only one god.

c)

They are to give up greed and greedy desires.

d)

They are to live quietly within the caste system.

30.

What are the kami that are so important in Shinto belief?

a)

They are religious writings of Shinto priests.

b)

These are the elected leaders of the Shinto communities.

c)

The people who convert to Shintoism are referred to as Kami.

d)

They are spirits that followers of Shinto believe exist in things all around them.

31.

What is the third largest religion in the world?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Shintoism

32.

What does Nirvana mean?

a)

The Enlightened One

b)

Mecca

c)

Way of the Gods

d)

perfect peace

33.

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Muhammed

b)

Gabriel, the messenger

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Jesus

34.

What did Confucius believe were the keys to social order and peace?

a)

strict caste system

b)

to worship only one god

c)

ruler who could keep order

d)

good character and virtue in the people

35.

Why is Confucianism considered a philosophy instead of a religion?

a)

Confucius only believed in one god.

b)

No religion is allowed by the Chinese government today.

c)

Confucius never wrote any of his ideas down for his followers.

d)

His teachings are more about ethics and behavior than about religious ideas.

36.

What is the highest class in the caste system?

a)

Untouchables

b)

Brahmans

c)

Vaisyas

d)

Sudras