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Unit 7 Part 1 East, Southeast, and South Asia

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What term describes a chain of islands? 
a)
Island-chain
b)
Japan
c)
Archipelago 
2.

Which of these countries is NOT in East Asia?

a)

China

b)

South Korea

c)

Iraq

d)

Japan

3.

Which of these is CURRENTLY the most populated country in the world?

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

United States

d)

China

4.

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

5.
Where is Korea divided?
a)
36th Parallel
b)
34th Parallel
c)
39th Parallel
d)
38th Parallel
6.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
7.
What country is shown here? 
a)
China
b)
Mongolia
c)
Vietnam
d)
India
8.
What country is shown here? 
a)
Japan
b)
North Korea
c)
South Korea
d)
China
9.
What country is being featured? 
a)
South Korea
b)
North Korea
c)
Japan 
d)
China
10.
What country is shown here?
a)
Indian
b)
Vietnam
c)
Japan
d)
China
11.

How did the religion of Buddhism make its way to Southeast Asia?

a)

little green men from Mars crash landed there

b)

Youtube and social media spread it around the world

c)

Traders came from South Asia and shared it

d)

Buddha made many visits to that area

12.

What is the geographic feature that has created thousands of volcanoes and islands?

a)

Lord of the Rings

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Global Warming

d)

Zeus and his bolts of lightning

13.
________ and ________ are examples of archipelagos
a)
the Philippines and Indonesia
b)
Myanmar and Indonesia
c)
Vietnam and Laos
d)
Indochina and Malay
14.
What was America’s justification for entering the Vietnam War?
a)
To stop the spread of Communism in Asia 
b)
To gain raw materials for military expeditions
c)
To gain revenge for losses during World War II 
d)
None of the above
15.

Seasonal winds that blow over a continent for months at a time, bringing dry or wet air are known as

a)

tsunamis

b)

hurricanes

c)

cyclones

d)

monsoons

16.

Which of the following countries is not located in Southeast Asia?

a)

Cambodia

b)

Korea

c)

Myanmar

d)

Malaysia

17.

Define the word peninsula.

a)

an archipelago

b)

a piece of land surround by water on two sides

c)

a thin strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land

d)

a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

18.

What country is located at letter D?

a)

Japan

b)

Vietnam

c)

North Korea

d)

South Korea

19.

What country is located at letter A?

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

North Korea

d)

South Korea

20.

What year did the Vietnam War start?

a)

1945

b)

1954

c)

1965

d)

1975

21.

How does Outsourcing create job growth ? (Pick TWO answers)

a)

A large number of English speakers ( i.e India , Philippines )

b)

more flexible and willing to do job for lower wages

c)

It doesn't , jobs are completed in the parent country

d)

it doesn't , work is completed ore efficiently due to higher wages

22.

What is a Monsoon ?

a)

Seismic Activity

b)

A large massive tidal wave

c)

Heavy rains , that cause flooding

d)

A tropical cyclone on a body of large water

23.

large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent

a)

Monsoon

b)

subcontinent

c)

typhoons

d)

plate tectonics

24.

a severe tropical storm characterized by high winds that originates in the Indian Ocean or western Pacific Ocean

a)

Monsoon

b)

subcontinent

c)

typhoons

d)

plate tectonics

25.

What is the country of B?

a)

India

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Pakistan

d)

Nepal

26.

What country is E?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bhutan

c)

Nepal

d)

Bangladesh

27.

What country is F?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

India

d)

Bhutan

28.

What country is G?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Maldives

c)

Nepal

d)

Bhutan

29.

India's economy has been growing in large part because of __________ that outsource jobs from the US.

a)

factories

b)

call centers

c)

military

d)

farms

30.

What country is this?

a)

Bangladesh

b)

India

31.

What religions dominate South Asia? Check ALL that apply!

a)

Sikhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

e)

Christianity