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East Asia

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 3615secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
What country is this?
a)
China
b)
North Korea
c)
South Korea
d)
Japan
2.
Where is Taiwan located in relation to China?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
West 
d)
South
3.
What physical barriers inhibited travelers on the Silk Road?
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
numerous river crossings
c)
travel through rainforests
d)
mountains and desert climate conditions
4.
What kind of government does North Korea have?
a)
democratic
b)
communist
c)
monarchy
d)
parliamentary democracy
5.
Which East Asia country has an economy similar to that of South Korea?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
North Korea
d)
Mongolia
6.
Which East Asian country has historically experienced more cultural diffusion from the West?
a)
Japan
b)
North Korea
c)
China
d)
Taiwan
7.
What kind of economy does China have?
a)
Mixed-market economy
b)
communist
c)
free-market
d)
capitalism
8.
Why does North Korea have a low use of personal technology?
a)
high amound of government money is spent on technology
b)
free market economy
c)
democratic government
d)
authoritarian political and economic polices
9.
By looking at this painting, what can you conclude is an important cultural belief in East Asia?
a)
people should spend time outside
b)
people should take advantage of nature
c)
people should live in harmony with nature
d)
people should honor their ancestors
10.
Which religion or philosophy teaches a strong respect for elders and ancestors?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Confucianism
11.
Which government policy is found in both China and North Korea?
a)
censorship of free speech
b)
fair treatment of human rights
c)
multi-party elections
d)
One-Child Policy
12.
In which part of the country is the majority of China's population density? 
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
13.
How could you describe the government of North Korea?
a)
democratic
b)
totalitarian
c)
socialist
d)
theocratic
14.
 How would you describe the government of China?
a)
rule by one (dictator)
b)
rule by a monarch
c)
rule by many (the people)
d)
rule by few (party officials)
15.
Where are North and South Korea divided?
a)
on the 40th parallel
b)
on the 38th parallel
c)
halfway between the countries
d)
on the coastline
16.
What economic activity is North Korea's economy based on?
a)
agriculture
b)
technology
c)
service
d)
manufacturing 
17.
What was the original purpose of the Great Wall of China? 
a)
to protect from invaders from the South
b)
to protect from invaders from the North
c)
to prevent refugees from leaving China
d)
to prevent refugees from entering China from North Korea
18.
Where are most urban centers in China located?
a)
West 
b)
North
c)
East
d)
South
19.
How does the Ring of Fire affect the physical geography of this region?
a)
abundance of volcanoes
b)
frequent earthquakes
c)
destructive tsunamis
d)
all of these
20.

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

a)

Tsunami

b)

Tornado

c)

Hurricane

d)

Typhoon

21.

75% of Japan is covered by...

a)

Plains

b)

Deserts

c)

Rivers

d)

Mountains

22.

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

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

The Koreas

d)

Taiwan

23.

In their early history, Japan and Korea were both strongly influenced by...

a)

The United States

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

India

24.

Japanese land owning warriors who supported the Shogun were known as...

a)

Tsunami

b)

Samurai

c)

Loess

d)

Communists

25.

Today, Japanese companies are some of the world's leading manufacturers of what type of products?

a)

Oil and gasoline

b)

Textiles(clothes)

c)

Agricultural

d)

Electronics and cars

26.

What form of government does South Korea currently have?

a)

Democratic

b)

Monarchy

c)

Communist

d)

Dictatorship

27.

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

28.

What did the Silk Road connect?

a)

The United States and China

b)

China and Japan

c)

Europe and Australia

d)

China, Europe, and everything in between

29.

Besides merchant goods, what else traveled along the Silk Road?

a)

Ideas

b)

Technology

c)

Religions

d)

All of the above

30.

Which country enacted a "one-child" poliocy to help slow its population growth?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Mongolia

d)

South Korea

31.

Which term describes the large movement of people from rural areas(the country) to cities?

a)

Desertification

b)

Globalization

c)

Deforestation

d)

Urbanization

32.

What East Asia Country is an archipelago?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

South Korea

d)

Mongolia

33.

What type of economy would a capitalist society/country have in place?

a)

Mixed Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Command Economy

34.

When an economy goes from being based on agriculture to being based on manufacturing and other industries...this is called what?

a)

Communism

b)

Urbanization

c)

Socialism

d)

Industrialization

35.

Which of these describes where most Chinese want to live?

a)

In cities

b)

In suburbs

c)

Leave the country

d)

In villages

36.

The Three Gorges Dam in China was built to control flooding but has negative consequences like ....

a)

causing the economy to suffer

b)

causing a water shortage

c)

causing citizens to move because their homes are now underwater

d)

causing political unrest

37.

Dams provide a range of economic and environmental benefits, including recreation, flood control, water supply, and ...........

a)

solar power

b)

geothermal power

c)

hydroelectric power

38.

What religion is practiced by the people of Tibet?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Buddhism

39.

What type of economic system exists when the ruler/government has total control of the economy?

a)

Capitalist

b)

Communist

c)

Mixed

d)

Socialist

40.

What is the name given to the trade route that connected China to the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

Spice Road

b)

Ivory Road

c)

Silk Road

d)

Quin Road

41.

Who were the fierce nomads and expert horsemen of the Eurasian Steppes?

a)

Zhous

b)

Hans

c)

Mongols

d)

Qins

42.
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
43.
Where did the majority of East Asian culture originate?
a)
Korea
b)
China
c)
Vietnam
d)
Mongolia
44.
What philosophy did Japan borrow from China? 
a)
Feudalism 
b)
Confucianism 
45.
For many years, China was protected from foreign invasion by which of these?
a)
dragons
b)
Mongolian warriors
c)
Mrs. McDonald
d)
natural barriers like deserts, mountains, and water
46.
Buddhism was brought to China by traders from which of these countries?
a)
India
b)
United States
c)
Mongolia
d)
none of the above
47.
Japan feared that European powers planned a military conquest of their country in the 1600's so they did which of these things?
a)
Built a Great Wall
b)
Hired Mongolian hitmen
c)
decided to isolate their country from all foreigners.
d)
Brought in dragons from China
48.
The Japanese term for a military leader
a)
Warlord
b)
Samurai 
c)
Emperor
d)
Shogun
49.

Which one is a main characteristic of communism?

a)

government owns all property

b)

having free enterprise

c)

private ownership of businesses

d)

unions controlled labor

50.

Who controls the factors of production in communism?

a)

government

b)

people

c)

workers

d)

labor unions

51.
Which country was famously isolated from the rest of the world?
a)
Japan
b)
South Korea
c)
China
52.

The most popular fast-food chain in China is Kentucky Fried Chicken. KFC was one of the first American fast-food chains to open in China. One reason this originally American company is so popular is that they change their menu to local chinese tastes. It is normal for a KFC in China to have many different menu items than you might see in the United States such as shrimp sandwiches, egg tarts, and soy sauce wings. There are now more KFCs in China than there are in the United States.

The process above can best be described as --

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

cultural adaptation

c)

cultural confluence

d)

cultural disruption

53.

The “Great Wall” is located in which of the following countries?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Russia

d)

South Korea

54.
Mongolia is a predominantly ____ country.
a)
coastal
b)
urban
c)
rural
d)
Islamic
55.
Since mainland China became a communist country, Taiwan has
a)
requested to become part of communist China
b)
adopted a communist government.
c)
adopted a republic government.
d)

developed a military force that was stronger than China’s.
56.
Communist governments in China and North Korea
a)
promote freedom of religion.
b)
strongly discourage religious practices.
c)
encourage Christianity.
d)
insist people follow Buddhism.
57.
After WWII, Korea was
a)
divided into a republic in the south and communism in the north.
b)
governed by an alliance of western European nations.
c)
divided into a republic in the north and communism in the south.
d)
unified for the first time in many years.
58.
China was traditionally ruled by
a)
democracy.
b)
kings.
c)
dynasties.
d)
communism.
59.
Which country is home to the Terra Cotta warriors?
a)
Japan
b)
Mongolia
c)
Korea
d)
China
60.
Most Chinese inhabit the
a)
eastern valleys and plains.
b)
interior highlands.
c)
island of Honshu.
d)
western border.
61.
Where is Korea divided?
a)
36th Parallel
b)
34th Parallel
c)
39th Parallel
d)
38th Parallel
62.
The two sides fighting in China's civil war were
a)
Chinese and Japanese
b)
Nationalists and Communists
c)
Ming and Qin
d)
Mongols and Ming
63.

What country is this?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

North Korea

d)

Mongolia

64.

What physical feature is this?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Korean Peninsula

65.

What island is this?

a)

Japan

b)

Taiwan

c)

North Korea

d)

South Korea

66.

What physical feature is this?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Tibetan Plateau

c)

Huang He (Yellow) River

d)

Mount Fuji

67.

What body of water is this?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Nile River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Huang He (Yellow) River

68.

What body of water is this?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

69.

What physical feature is this?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Himalayas

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Mount Fuji

70.

What country is this?

a)

North Korea

b)

Taiwan

c)

Japan

d)

Mongolia

71.

What country is this?

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

Japan

d)

Mongolia

72.

What country is this?

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

Japan

d)

China

73.

What is the capital of China?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Beijing

c)

Chongqing

d)

Guangzhou

74.

What is the capital of Japan?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Osaka

c)

Sapporo

d)

Nagoya

75.

What physical feature are North and South Korea located on?

a)

archipelago

b)

isthmus

c)

volcano

d)

peninsula

76.

Japan is an example of....

a)

a peninsula

b)

an archipelago

c)

an isthmus

d)

a desert

77.

China is having problems with the Gobi desert growing. What is that called?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Desertification

c)

Dirtification

d)

Diamondification

78.

Approximately 75% of the world's volcanoes are located around the Pacific Ocean in a region called the ____________.

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Volcano Ring

c)

Nucleus of Volcanoes

d)

Center of Fire

79.
This is the name for the chain of volcanoes around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
a)
Circle of Fire
b)
Ring of Lava
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Circle of Magma
80.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
81.
Cultural diffusion is best described as...
a)
sharing music from one culture to another
b)
Cultural margarine
c)
the spreading of religion
d)
the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another
82.
Culture is spread by...
a)
Movement of people
b)
TV and Internet
c)
War and conquest
d)
All are correct
83.
What term describes a chain of islands? 
a)
Island-chain
b)
Japan
c)
Archipelago 
84.

the business of trading goods and services

a)

commerce

b)

isolationism

c)

porcelain

85.

to bring a group together after it has been divided

a)

adapted

b)

haiku

c)

reunify

86.

a chain of islands

a)

ondol

b)

khanate

c)

archipelago

87.

competition or opposition between people

a)

reunify

b)

rivalry

c)

embassy

88.

to adjust or modify to fit

a)

adapted

b)

archipelago

c)

kabuki

89.

one of several separate territories into which Genghis Khan's empire was split, each under the rule of one of his sons.

a)

rivalry

b)

embassy

c)

Khanate

90.

a large family-based unit with loyalty to the group

a)

clan

b)

noh

c)

dynastic cycle

91.

a policy of non-participation international economic and political relations

a)

embassy

b)

isolationism

c)

reunify

92.

a diplomatic center that a nation maintains in a foreign country

a)

archipelago

b)

celadon

c)

embassy

93.

Which of these countries is NOT in East Asia?

a)

China

b)

South Korea

c)

Iraq

d)

Japan

94.

Mountains and oceans are great examples of which kind of border?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

95.

Terrace farming is an example of:

a)

Modification

b)

Adaptation

96.

The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean where there are many volcanoes and earthquakes are frequent. What country is in the Ring of Fire?

a)

China

b)

North Korea

c)

South Korea

d)

Japan

97.

What is the border between North and South Korea called?

a)

No Go Zone

b)

Great Wall of China

c)

Demilitarized Zone

d)

No Man's Land

98.

What event happened from 1950 to 1953 that led to the official split of North Korea and South Korea?

a)

Cold War

b)

Korean War

c)

World War 2

d)

DMZ

99.

Korea is what type of land formation?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Archipelago

d)

Plateau

100.

Which of the following is not a country in East Asia?

a)

Japan

b)

Thailand

c)

China

d)

Korea

e)

Macau

101.

What is China's full name?

a)

Republic of China

b)

People's Republic of China

c)

Democratic State of Shianghai

d)

Provincial Capital of China

102.

Hong Kong is a former colony of what country?

a)

China

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

America

103.

What are the official languages of Hong Kong?

a)

Chinese and Japanese

b)

Japanese and Hong Kong English

c)

Chinese and English

d)

Fookien and Chinese

104.

Just like our (USA) government, North Korea's government is Limited.

a)

Correct, they both have Limited governments

b)

False, Kim Jong Un has Unlimited power over his people

c)

True, in both countries people can vote for anyone they want

105.

WW II ended shortly after

a)

The Russians captured Berlin, Germany

b)

Adolf Hitler fled to Antarctica

c)

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor

d)

2 atomic bombs were dropped on Japan

106.

Protesting in China is

a)

encouraged and supported by the government

b)

not allowed under their Communist form of government

c)

protesting?... this man is just asking the tank driver for directions

107.

Totalitarianism, like in North Korea allows

a)

free use of personal technology like phones, internet, etc.

b)

freedom of speech

c)

the people to elect all their government officials

d)

very few human rights

108.

Terrace farming like the Chinese farm in the picture is and example of

a)

adapting the environment

b)

rebuilding the environment

c)

modifying the environment

109.

Since 1949, who runs China's government?

a)

The King

b)

The President

c)

The People

d)

a group of upper Communist leaders

110.

There is no way to stop natural disasters like earthquake and tsunamis. However, how can we adapt to them?

a)

building sea walls

b)

having early warning systems

c)

building "earthquake proof" buildings

d)

all of these are ways we can adapt

111.

What natural disaster is common in Japan because of it's location on the Ring of Fire?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Tsunamis

c)

Volcanoes

d)

All the above

112.

What is Japan's main natural resource?

a)

Fruit

b)

Fish

c)

Fresh water

d)

Gold

113.

During the 1970s, China shifted to a ____________ economy.

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Communist

d)

Free

114.

What was the result of China shifting to a market economy?

a)

China's economy grew quickly

b)

China suffered a severe famine

c)

China became an isolated country

d)

Mrs. Collins became the president of China

115.

What was the result of the Korean War?

a)

The Korean Peninsula was split into 2 countries

b)

North Korea became a US colony

c)

South Korea adopted communism

d)

Mrs. Collins became the leader of North Korea

116.

Why are Chinese goods generally cheaper than US goods?

a)

China has a smaller population

b)

China has more factories

c)

China has a lower minimum wage

d)

Chinese people work faster

117.

Largest continent in the world

a)

Asia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Europe

118.
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
119.
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
120.

Most people live near sources of _________________.

a)

Water

b)

Oil

c)

Diamonds

d)

Coal

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