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East Asia

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which river is the longest in China and the third longest in the world?

a)

Chang Jiang

Yangtze River

b)

Han River

c)

Huang He

Yellow River

d)

Shinano River

2.

belief system founded by the great thinker Laozi

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

3.

The country of Taiwan is not legally recognized as a separate country.

a)

true

b)

flase

4.

huge ocean wave triggered by an earthquake

a)

monsoon

b)

tsunami

c)

hurricane

d)

tidal wave

5.

Air pollution in Japan has produced acid rain and other problems.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

The Chinese built the Great Wall of China to prevent lowland flooding.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

world's tallest mountain range

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Swiss Alps

c)

Himalaya

d)

Andes

8.

program to rid China of anticommunism among intellecturals

a)

Cultural Revolution

b)

Daoism

c)

socialism

d)

anarchism

9.

what occurs when a country exports more than it imports

a)

trade deficit

b)

trade surplus

10.

How did the Huang He (Yellow River) get its name?

a)

The river is heavily polluted with industrial chemicals

b)

The river originates far to the west in a mountain range rich in copper

c)

large amounts of silt give the river a yellow-brown hue

d)

the river flows through a region called the Yellow Plain

11.

What is the main reason that Japan limits logging in some areas of the country?

a)

the trees are too young to harvest

b)

there is less demand for wood products in those areas

c)

the trees are too diseased to harvest

d)

the people think many forest areas are sacred

12.

From which country was Buddhism introduced into China?

a)

Mongolia

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Taiwan

13.

In which system does the government control all economic goods and services?

a)

socialism

b)

anarchism

c)

capitalism

d)

communism

14.

East Asian countries place a high value on education.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Which East Asian country has the largest deposits of fossil fuels?

a)

Mongolia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

16.

Why do trees not grow in western and northwestern China?

a)

those areas are frozen tundra

b)

trees in those areas died as a result of a fungus

c)

those areas are too dry

d)

the soil in those areas is too poor

17.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Japan has a higher gross national product than China.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Which of the following was the last dynasty in China?

a)

Qing

b)

Zhou

c)

Shang

d)

Han

20.

In the early 1900s, how did many Chinese respond to growth of Western influence in their country?

a)

They welcomed Westerners and their technology

b)

They adopted many Western manners

c)

They allowed Western control of the government

d)

They were angry, and that anger fueled a revolution

21.

Which of the following statements about China's population policy is accurate?

a)

it had no effect on population growth

b)

it has been updated and families can now have up to two children

c)

it led to more immigrants coming to the country

d)

it increased the need for child care in the country