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Unit 2, Cluster 1

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Black Sea

2.
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
3.

There are more volcanoes and earthquakes in the Ring of Fire than anywhere else in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which image is Japan?

a)
b)
c)
5.

What bodies of water DO NOT surround Japan?

a)

Arctic Sea

b)

Sea of Japan

c)

Yellow Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean

6.

True or False. An archipelago is an island group, or chain of islands.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False. Japan is located in the Pacific Rim of Fire.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What type of land feature is Korea?

a)

island

b)

plateau

c)

peninsula

d)

steppe

9.

Which is the largest country in East Asia?

a)

Taiwan

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Mongolia

10.
The only landlocked country of East Asia is:
a)
China
b)
Mongolia
c)
North Korea
d)
Taiwan
11.
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
12.

Letter F represents what country?

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

Japan

d)

North Carolina

13.

Which letter is Taiwan on the map?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

14.

What river flows into the Yellow Sea, and is named for the yellow silt (dirt) that it carries?

a)

Huange He River

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Mekong River

d)

Mississippi

15.

What information in this map could explain why there is such a large population in East China?

a)

Much of the land in East China could be used for agriculture.

b)

There is a lack of water in East China.

c)

There is limited agriculture in East China.

d)

This map does not help explain why there is a large population in East China.

16.

The map shows the ______River.

a)

Yellow

b)

Nile

c)

Yangtze

d)

Niger

17.

Located in southwestern China, the Earth's largest and highest plateau. Often referred to as "the roof of the world."

a)

Plateau of Tibet

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Korean Peninsua

d)

Himalayas

18.
a)
Sea of Japan
b)
Philippine Sea
c)
Indian ocean
d)
Bay of Bengal
19.

Name this physical feature.

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Tibet Plateau

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Rocky Desert

20.

Which capital city is the number "8"?

a)

Taipei

b)

Tokyo

c)

Seoul

d)

Beijing

21.

Which capital city is the number "15"?

a)

Seoul

b)

Beijing

c)

Pyongyang

d)

Taipei

22.

Which capital city is the number "21"?

a)

Taipei

b)

Tokyo

c)

Beijing

d)

Ulaanbaatar

23.

Which capital city is the number "7'?

a)

Ulaanbaatar

b)

Taipei

c)

Tokyo

d)

Seoul

24.

Which capital city is the number "16"?

a)

Ulaanbaatar

b)

Seoul

c)

Beijing

d)

Taipei

25.

Which capital city is the number "14"?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Taipei

c)

Seoul

d)

Ulaanbaatar

26.

Which Asian country is this?

a)

Thailand

b)

Singapore

c)

Malaysia

d)

Cambodia

27.

Which Asian country is this?

a)

Cambodia

b)

Thailand

c)

Singapore

d)

Indonesia

28.

Which Asian country is this?

a)

Myanmar

b)

Thailand

c)

Indonesia

d)

Brunei

29.

Which Asian country is this?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Myanmar

c)

Singapore

d)

Brunei

30.

Which Asian country is this?

a)

Singapore

b)

Indonesia

c)

Malaysia

d)

Brunei

31.

Which Asian country is this?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Malaysia

c)

Thailand

d)

Myanmar

32.

Which Asian country is this?

a)

Brunei

b)

Bhutan

c)

Timor-leste

d)

Philippines

33.

Which Asian country is this?

a)

Philippines

b)

Brunei

c)

Timor-leste

d)

Vietnam

34.

Which Asian country is this?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Timor-leste

c)

Philippines

d)

Singapore

35.

Which Asian country is this?

a)

Laos

b)

Vietnam

c)

Cambodia

d)

Thailand

36.

Which Asian country is this?

a)

East Timor

b)

Cambodia

c)

Brunei

d)

Indonesia

37.
________ and ________ are examples of archipelagos
a)
the Philippines and Indonesia
b)
Myanmar and Indonesia
c)
Vietnam and Laos
d)
Indochina and Malay
38.

Which of the following is not an island?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Singapore

c)

Laos

d)

Brunei

39.

What physical feature is south of China and east of Vietnam?

a)

Yellow Sea

b)

Korean Penninsula

c)

South China Sea

d)

Sea of Japan

40.

What is Krakatoa and where is it located?

a)

A. a volcano in the Philippines

b)

B. a small island country just off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula

c)

C. a volcano in Indonesia

d)

D. the largest island in the Japanese archipelago

41.

Describe where the Taklamakan desert is in relation to the Gobi Desert & Himalayan Mountains.

a)

West of the Gobi, North of the Himalayas

b)

West of the Gobi, South of the Himalayas

c)

North of the Gobi, East of the Himalayas

d)

South of the Gobi, West of the Himalayas

42.
What region has the lowest population density in Southeast Asia?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
43.
Why are the areas around Southern and Eastern Asia's rivers so heavily populated?
a)
rivers are a source of irrigation for farming
b)
rivers provide water for drinking
c)
rivers can be used for transportation and shipping
d)
all of the above
44.
Deserts are typically densely populated.
a)
True
b)
False
45.

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

46.

What is the capital of Vietnam?

a)

Vientien

b)

Hanoi

c)

Ho Chi Minh City

d)

Yugoslavia

47.

Southeast Asia consists of BOTH islands and mainland countries.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

What body of water is located at D?

a)

Sea of Japan

b)

South China Sea

c)

Bay of Bengal

d)

Yellow Sea

49.

What is an archipelago?

a)

A chain of islands

b)

The belief that spirits live in the natural world

c)

Dried coconut meat

d)

A line of volcanoes along the Pacific Ocean

50.

Rich YELLOW soil along a riverbank is called

a)

yolo

b)

loess

c)

chaos

d)

calligraphy

51.

a flat area of land carved into the side of a hill or mountain by farmers so they can grow crops

a)

Delta

b)

Terrace

c)

Tsunami

d)

Typhoon

52.
Smaller streams and rivers (tiny rivers) that feed into a large river or lake are called ________.
a)
Runoff
b)
Watersheds
c)
Tributaries
d)
River Systems
53.

Why do the Chinese call the Huang He "China's Sorrow"?

a)

because it is dirty and polluted

b)

because it is yellow in color

c)

because it is now dried up

d)

because its flooding has drowned many people

54.

What is a canal?

a)

A river that connects different regions of the country

b)

Any body of water used for trade

c)

A man made river that connects existing bodies of water

d)

A large lake

55.

What is a tsunami?

a)

A large storm with very high speed winds

b)

A tropical cyclone that occurs in the Pacific Ocean

c)

A large and powerful ocean wave

d)

A type of tornado

e)

An earthquake that causes significant damage

56.

Man-made wall to hold back water.

a)

observatory

b)

chinampa

c)

dike

d)

basin