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East Asia Section 1 Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a circular tent made of felt or skins and poles

a)

tent

b)

adobe

c)

ger

d)

house

2.

an ENORMOUS mountain range north of India, that stretches across West China.

a)

The Himalayan Mountains

b)

The Appalachian Mountains

c)

The Ural Mountains

d)

The Andes Mountains

3.

The ____ is the longest river in Asia.

a)

Yangtze

b)

Huang He

c)

Yalu

d)

Mekong

4.

Which East Asia river has yellow-colored silt and is known as the muddiest river in the world?

a)

Yangtze

b)

Xiang

c)

Huang He

d)

Yellow Sea

5.

Typhoons in East Asia are the same as ___ in the United States.

a)

Droughts

b)

Mild Tropical Storms

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Tornadoes

6.

Japan can BEST be described as ___.

a)

an active volcano waiting to erupt

b)

an archipelago consisting of more than 6,000 islands

c)
d)
7.

Japan can be described as which of the following physical features?

a)

An island

b)

An Estuary

c)

A continental shelf

d)

An archipelago

8.
What kind of government does North Korea have?
a)
democratic
b)
communist
c)
monarchy
d)
parliamentary democracy
9.

When an earthquake occurs in the ocean, what type of natural disaster can form?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Tornado

c)

Hurricane

d)

Typhoon

10.

Which of the following East Asian countries is an example of a peninsula?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

The Koreas

d)

Taiwan

11.

The area that separates North and South Korea is known as...

a)

The iron curtain

b)

No man's land

c)

The demilitarized zone

d)

The point of no return

12.
What is the Great Wall of China and why was it built?
a)
Built to attract tourists who want to climb it
b)
Built in East China to block the desert sand from blowing
c)
Built in northern China to protect from Northern invaders
d)
Built as a dam to protect China from flooding
13.
Where does the majority of China's population live and why?
a)
In the north because they are protected by the Great Wall of China
b)
in the East because there is rich soil and fresh water
c)
only in the cities because of good jobs
d)
in the east because of beaches and restaurants
14.

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

a)

Sahara

b)

Gobi

c)

Atacama

d)

Nile Basin

15.
Which of the following forms a natural barrier between East Asia and South Asia?
a)
Himalaya Mountains
b)
Qinling Shandi Mountains
c)
Kunlun Mountains
d)
Tian Shan Mountains
16.

a fine-grained, fertile soil deposited by the wind.

a)

Loss

b)

Floss

c)

Gloss

d)

Loess

17.

Which Korea is a democracy

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

18.

Located between North Korea & South Korea, the DMZ stands for _______?

a)

disorganized military zone

b)

don't move zone

c)

denied movement zone

d)

demilitarized zone