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China, Japan and Korea

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Korea is a ___, or an area of land that is surrounded on three or most sides by water.

a)

archipelago

b)

island

c)

archipelago

d)

peninsula

2.

Japan is a/an ___, or a group of islands that shares a common natural geology.

a)
peninsula
b)
continent
c)
atoll
d)
archipelago
3.

What is a geographic characteristic that Japan and Korea share?

a)

both are archipelagos

b)

both are heavily covered by mountains

c)

both are landlocked

d)

both have thousands of islands

4.

Characteristics of North Korea's government

a)

censorship

b)

individual rights

c)

propaganda (biased information)

d)

illegal to escape

5.

Who helped set up North Korea's government?

a)

South Korea

b)

The United States

c)

Great Britain

d)

Soviet Union

6.

Separates North and South Korea

a)

Great Wall of China

b)

Grand Canal

c)

Three Gorges Dam

d)

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

7.

South Korea has a _________ ________

a)

limited government

b)

unlimited government

8.

North Korea has a _________ ___________

a)

limited government

b)

unlimited government

9.

North Korea's government system

a)

communist dictatorship

b)

republic

c)

monarchy

d)

democracy

10.

Which European country previously had control over Hong Kong?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

11.

censorship

a)

ban on information; restrict

b)

allows information

c)

showing off

d)

intellect

12.

protests happened at _____________ for democracy

a)

Great Wall of China

b)

Grand Canal

c)

Tiananmen Square

d)

Three Gorges Dam

13.

belief that people should be morally good and you should treat others the way you want to be treated

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

d)

Sikhism

14.

Silk Road is a transportation ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
corridor
barrier
15.

built to prevent invasion from neighboring countries and groups

a)

Grand Canal

b)

Three Gorges Dam

c)

Great Wall of China

d)

Silk Road

16.

Why do more people live on the eastern coast of China, close to the ocean, rather than in the western part?

a)

People like to drink ocean water.

b)

Living there is more fun.

c)

The rivers in the region provide drinkable water and transportation for early civilizations.

d)

The Plateau of Tibet provided a high point where the Chinese could monitor the people living in Mongolia.

17.

Japan wanted to expand it's empire into ​ (a)   because it lacked ​ ​ (b)   like oil and farmland.

Choose from the below words
China and Korea
resources
India and Pakistan
economies
The U.S. and Canada
Australia and New Zealand
seafood
mountains
18.

Japan sided with the ​ (a)   ​ powers in World War II, which were ​​​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Axis
Germany & Italy
Evil
Allied
Democratic
The U.S. and Canada
Britain & France
Korea & China
19.

Japanese bombers attacked U.S. ships at ​ (a)   , causing the U.S. to join ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Pearl Harbor
World War II
New York City
Los Angeles
Pensacola, Florida
The Axis Powers
The United Nations
20.

Cultural orientation that stresses the ME, or the responsibilities and desires of individualism

a)

collectivism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Individualism

d)

Confucianism

21.

Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path is related to which religion/philosophy?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

d)

Sikhism

22.

Cultural orientation of many East Asian countries, also called WE cultures, stresses good of the GROUP

a)

individualism

b)

collectivism

c)

shamanism

d)

Shintoism