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East Asia Geo

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this country?

a)

China

b)

Mongolia

c)

Taiwan

d)

Japan

2.

What country is this?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

North Korea

d)

Mongolia

3.

What island is this?

a)

Japan

b)

Taiwan

c)

North Korea

d)

South Korea

4.

What body of water is this?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Nile River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Huang He (Yellow) River

5.

What physical feature is this?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Himalayas

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Mount Fuji

6.

What country is this?

a)

North Korea

b)

Taiwan

c)

Japan

d)

Mongolia

7.

What country is this?

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

Japan

d)

Mongolia

8.

What country is this?

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

Japan

d)

China

9.

What is the capital of China?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Beijing

c)

Chongqing

d)

Guangzhou

10.

What is the capital of Japan?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Osaka

c)

Sapporo

d)

Nagoya

11.

What physical feature are North and South Korea located on?

a)

archipelago

b)

isthmus

c)

volcano

d)

peninsula

12.

The following characteristics make up the Dynastic Cycle. (there are multiple answers)

a)

The dynasty is overthrown.

b)

Distasters occur.

c)

A celebration feast is prepared.

d)

The dynasty weakens.

13.

Traders carried a variety of goods over what route?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Zheng He Voyages

c)

Silk Roads

d)

DMZ

14.

Japan is located along what geographic feature known for its earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?

a)

San Andres Fault Line

b)

Aleutian Trench

c)

Mt. Fuji

d)

Ring of Fire

15.
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 
a)
They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
b)
They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
c)
They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
d)
They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. 
16.

What major geographical feature served as protection on the southern border of China?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Taklaman Desert

17.

The Yangzi River is the longest river in ______.

a)

The world

b)

China

c)

Africa

d)

Norway

18.

China's civilization is more than ___ years old.

a)

15,000

b)

10,000

c)

4,000

19.

For most of its history, China had been ruled by ruling families.

A ___ is a line of rulers from the same family.

a)

parliament

b)

dynasty

c)

magistrate

20.

Approximately 2,200 years ago, China's leaders decided to build the ____ to keep invaders from invading China.

a)

Grand Canal

b)

Three Gorges Dam

c)

Great Wall of China

d)

Great Silk Road

21.

True or False?

Confucius was a philosopher who believed that people should be morally good and that they should be loyal to their families.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Laozi was another philosopher who thought that people should live in harmony with nature. What was his belief system called?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

23.

Which religion, which originated in India, was brought to China and became popular amongst the people of China?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Judaism

c)

Shinto

24.

True or False?

Throughout the centuries, China's people have made many inventions that include: woodblock printing, the magnetic compass, gunpowder, and fireworks.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Genghis Khan and the Mongols would ask cities/kingdoms to "Join the Empire or Die" before attacking.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What was the most influential effect of the Mongol Empire on world history?

a)

Increased trade

b)

Military Tactics

c)

Spread of the Plague

d)

Religious tolerance

27.

The Mongols allowed conquered peoples to keep their religions and practice (most) of their beliefs.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The Mongol Empire controlled territory from Eastern Asia (China) all the way to Eastern Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The Mongols were well known for their tolerance of many different faiths/religious practices.

a)

True

b)

False

30.
A pastoral nomad (pastoralist) makes a living by
a)
fighting
b)
growing food
c)
trading goods
d)
herding animals
31.
What was true of the Mongol Empire?
a)
The Mongol Empire treated all conquered people horribly.
b)
Mongols refused to adopt aspects of the cultures they conquered.
c)
The Mongol Empire was the largest unified land empire in history.
d)
Mongols forced conquered peoples to convert to their religion.
32.
What happened during the Pax Mongolica?
a)
The irrigation systems in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys were rebuilt.
b)
A cure for the bubonic plague was developed in China.
c)
Ideas and inventions spread with trade between Europe and China.
d)
Movable type, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass were invented.
33.
What is true about the boundaries of the Mongol Empire?
a)
It included North and South America
b)
It was very small compared to other empires.
c)
It stretched across Europe and Asia.
d)
It was never peaceful or stable.
34.
What advantage did the Mongols have over surrounding peoples?
a)
They were mostly literate, unlike China who mostly was illiterate
b)
They had more equality than surrounding peoples
c)
Their calvary, fighting from horseback, unlike the Chinese who were not as well trained
d)
They didn't care about religion, where as the Chinese made Confucianism the official religion 
35.

Which river did India's civilization begin near?

a)

Ganges

b)

Indus

c)

Brahamaputra

d)

Mohenjo

36.

What country borders India to the northeast?

a)

Pakistan

b)

China

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Egypt

37.

India is one of the most __________ countries in the world

a)

wealthy

b)

populated

c)

arid

d)

segregated

38.

What river in India is sacred?

a)

Indus

b)

Ganges

c)

Nile

d)

Brahamaputra

39.

Which social institution is one of India's most enduring and fascinating?

a)

The Caste System

b)

The Vedic System

c)

The Dharma System

d)

The Karma System

40.

Who founded Buddhism?

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Ashoka the Great

c)

Krishna

d)

Mahavira

41.

What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?

a)

To achieve moksha and be released from the cycle of rebirth

b)

To fulfill one's dharma and maintain social order

c)

To follow the Four Noble Truths and achieve nirvana

d)

To worship the gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon

42.

Which British company established their company in India to trade but started ruling India

a)

East - India company

b)

Microsoft

c)

Rio Tinto

d)

BP

43.

The name India has came from a ____

a)

City

b)

King

c)

River

d)

Monument

44.
Who colonized India?
a)
British
b)
Spanish
c)
Indians
d)
Hindus
45.
What is the dominant religion of India?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
No religion
46.

Who was the leader of nonviolent protest in India?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Martin Luther King, jr.

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

21 savage

47.
North Korea has a _____________ government.
a)
Limited
b)
Republic
c)
Democratic
d)
Communist
48.

What is the capital city of South Korea?

a)

Busan

b)

Pyeongyang

c)

Seoul

d)

Suwon

49.

What currency do South Korea use?

a)

Yen

b)

Rupiah

c)

Ringgit

d)

Won

50.

What type of government does South Korea have?

a)

Democratic Republic

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

51.

Which of the following is a major export of South Korea?

a)

Fishing

b)

Mining

c)

Farming

d)

Electronics

52.

Which Korea is a democracy

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

53.

Who was the Korean War between?

a)

U.S. and South Korea

b)

Russia and North Korea

c)

North Korea and South Korea

d)

North Korea and North Vietnam

54.
What is the latitude line that separates North Korea and South Korea?
a)
41st parallel
b)
31st parallel
c)
38th parallel
d)
48th parallel
55.
Before North Korea and South Korea split apart after World War II(2), what country controlled the Korean Peninsula?
a)
Russia
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
China
56.

Which two countries controlled Korea after WW2?

a)

Japan and China

b)

Soviet Union (Russia) and France

c)

Soviet Union (Russia) and U.S.A

d)

U.S.A and France

57.

Which city is North Korea's capital?

a)

Pyongyang

b)

Hamhung

c)

Kaesong

d)

Nampo

58.

Which Korea is a Dictatorship

a)

North Korea

b)

South korea

59.

Which country has a restrictive government (unlimited; dictatorship)?

a)

Japan

b)

South Korea

c)

India

d)

North Korea

60.

What country borders North Korea to the north?

a)

Japan

b)

South Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

China

61.

Who is the current leader of North Korea?

a)

Kim Il-sun

b)

Kim Jung-il

c)

Kim Jung-un

62.

similar to the United States: power is balanced between legislative, executive, and judicial branches

a)

Government of North Korea

b)

Government of South Korea

c)

Government of unified Korea

63.

What are the four major islands of Japan?

a)

Hokkaido, Okinawa, Honshu and Kyushu

b)

Honshu, Okinawa, Shikoku and Kyushu

c)

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu

d)

Honshu, Rayku Islands, Shikoku and Okinawa

64.

What types of Natural Disasters has Japan experineced?

a)

Earthquakes, Tornadoes and Hurricanes

b)

Volcanic Eruptions, Earthquakes, Tsunamis

c)

Tsunamis, Typhoons and Earthquakes

d)

Typhoons, Tornados and Tsunamis

65.

What island has Mount Fuji, Shirato and Nachi Falls and Fuji Five Lakes?

a)

Honshu

b)

Hokkaido

c)

Shikoku

d)

Kyushu

66.
How did Japan’s geography influence the country?
a)
It made them an easy target for barbarians to attack
b)
It allowed them to be isolated from other civilizations
c)
It helped their ideas and beliefs spread throughout the world
d)
It allowed them to have many farms and grow many different types of food
67.
The nation of Japan is located on which type of landform?
a)
Peninsula
b)
Islands
c)
Plateau
d)
River Valley
68.
Which two countries were a major influence on Japanese culture?
a)
China and Korea
b)
China and Russia
c)
Korea and Russia
d)
Egypt and Greece
69.
The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?
a)
The Mandate of Heaven
b)
The Dynastic Cycle
c)
The Heavenly Commandments
d)
The Oracle Bones
70.

pattern of the rise and fall of Chinese ruling families

a)

Dynastic Cycle

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Dynasties

d)

Philosophy

71.

What is a dynasty?

a)

A form of government where the head of the religion is the head of the government.

b)

A series of rulers from the same family.

c)

An appointed official who runs different parts of the government.

d)

The divine right to rule given by the gods.

72.

The geography of Japan is

a)

a desert stretching across the entire country

b)

a high plateau

c)

mostly forest and rivers

d)

a mountainous archipelago

73.
Where was Mongolia in relation to China?
a)
north of China
b)
south of China
c)
near Tibet
d)
on the islands 
74.

Near what geographical feature have many ancient civilizations started?

a)

rivers

b)

oceans

c)

mountains

75.

Which of the following best describes the impact of the Silk Road on China?

a)

It isolated China from the rest of the world

b)

It led to frequent invasions into Chinese territory

c)

It facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, and culture

d)

It primarily benefited China's agricultural development

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