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E & SE Asia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country do high school students spend double the amount of hours in school compared to the U.S., and many attend Saturday school?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Taiwan

d)

North Korea

2.
a)
China
b)
Mongolia
c)
Japan
d)
India
3.

World War II ended when-----

a)

The atomic bomb was dropped

b)

Hitler was caputred

c)

communism spread around the world

d)

a typhoon destroyed Japan

4.

Buddhism

Taoism

Confucianism


What does the bulleted list above show about East and Southeast Asia?

a)

K-pop bands

b)

Major Holidays

c)

Common Religions

d)

forms of Martial Arts

5.

A majority of people who live in the Philippines are Catholic due to ---------

a)

The Vietnam War

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

The Korean War

d)

Spanish colonization

6.

What is Asia's largest desert?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Antarctic Desert

d)

Kalahari Desert

7.

World War II ended when-----

a)

The atomic bomb was dropped

b)

Hitler was caputred

c)

communism spread around the world

d)

a typhoon destroyed Japan

8.

Manufacturing is the main industry in East and Southeast Asia because------

a)

Of recent genocide

b)

Labor is so cheap

c)

The Korean War

d)

Genghis Khan

9.

What natural barrier (physical feature) separates China

from not only Nepal, but also India?

a)

Himalaya Mts.

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Yellow River

10.

The Great Wall of China was built primarily to-----

a)

Keep out foreign invaders

b)

didn't like to share land

c)

hated the land and its environment

d)

separate the rivers

11.

A majority of China's population lives in the east, because-----

a)

People prefer to be closer to Europe

b)

Of deserts and mountains in the west

c)

The government wants protection from Japan

d)

People are scared of the Mongols

12.

Common East and Southeast Asian art forms include----

a)

Ballet, painting, and futbol

b)

Football, poetry, and tattooing

c)

Martial arts, origami, and calligraphy

d)

Reggae music, salsa dancing, and myths

13.

What is Asia's largest desert?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Antarctic Desert

d)

Kalahari Desert

14.
What were traders trading when they had to overcome the physical barriers posed by the mountains and the desert climate conditions?
a)
United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
b)
China
c)
Silk Route
d)
Cambodia
15.
What is the cause of tsunamis?
a)
lightning strikes the water causing a huge wave
b)
tectonic plates shifting from an earthquake on the ocean floor
c)
it's the result of a storm and the same as a hurricane
d)
Most Asians believe it's a result of their God being angry
16.

The beliefs and values of Education, Respect the elderly, Harmony with nature, and Harmony between people and government are important in---

a)

a traditional economy

b)

Confucianism

c)

Buddism

d)

Vietnam War

17.

-----Buddhism

-----Confuscianism

-----Taoism

WHAT does the list above show about East and Southeast Asia?

a)

major holidays

b)

forms of marital arts

c)

Sumo wrestling

d)

common religions

18.

What causes severe damage to infrastructure and loss of life, due to fault lines in the area?

a)

earthquakes and tsunamis

b)

tornadoes

c)

blizzards

d)

rain for 40 days

19.

Government determines what is produced,

Government determines how much goods and services are sold

Located in the Eastern part of the world

Which country represents the above?

a)

United

States

b)

Canada

c)

North Korea

d)

Japan

20.

China places restrictions on all form of media and what else does it control?

a)

limits and monitors internet access

b)

monitors all sports in schools

c)

monitor toys produced

d)

limits the food everyone eats