WorksheetsAsia Exam Geography
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which desert in East Asia is larger than Texas and California combined?
a)
The Gobi Desert
b)
The Sahara Desert
c)
The East Asian Desert
d)
The Eastern Chinese Desert
2.
What European Nation had control of Hong Kong before it was returned to China again in 1997?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
England
3.
Golan Heights is also known as what?
a)
Anatolian Peninsula
b)
Zagro Mountains
c)
Elburz Mountains
d)
Al Jawlan
4.
The most distinctive landform in Southwest Asia is what?
a)
The Red Sea
b)
Africa
c)
Arabian Peninsula
d)
Persian Gulf
5.
What is a riverbed that remains dry except during the rainy season?
a)
Isthmus
b)
Delta
c)
Straight
d)
Wadi
6.
What Southwest Asian country is landlocked and mountainous, so contact with the outside world is difficult?
a)
Jordan
b)
Afghanistan
c)
Lebanon
d)
Israel
7.
What is north of Russia, Central Asia, & the Caucasus?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
8.
What country is the largest country in population, area, largest in the world, and twice the size of the U.S.?
a)
Central Asia
b)
Azerbaijan
c)
Armenia
d)
Russia
9.
What is the smallest country in population & area in Central Asia?
a)
Uzbekistan
b)
Armenia
c)
Russia
d)
Turkmenistan
10.
What is the largest city in the Central Asian Region?
a)
Moscow
b)
Kazakhstan
c)
Uzbekistan
d)
Almaty
11.
What is the largest lake in the world, which also happens to be in Central Asia?
a)
Lake Volta
b)
Lake Blackshear
c)
Black Sea
d)
Caspian Sea
12.
What is the deepest Lake in the World?
a)
Lake Michiganian
b)
Caspian Sea
c)
Lake Baikal
d)
Black Sea
13.
Russia is such a large nation that is actually larger that what planet in our Solar System?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Pluto
14.
What is another name for South Asia?
a)
Southern Asia
b)
Indian Subcontinent
c)
Hinduville
d)
Gondwanaland
15.
Which one of the following is not one of the 3 language families of Southeast Asia?
a)
Swahili
b)
Sino-Tibetan
c)
Mon-Khmer
d)
Malayo-Polynesian
16.
Which mountains are located in the west of China and are a source of the source of two of China's great rivers: the Huang He (Yellow) River and the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River?
a)
Qinling Shandi Mountains
b)
Kunlun Mountains
c)
Taklamakan Mountains
d)
Xi Jiang Mountains
17.
The Huang He river in Northern China is also known as what?
a)
Yellow River
b)
Red River
c)
Blue River
d)
Green River
18.
What is the longest river in China?
a)
Yellow River
b)
Huang He River
c)
Chang Jiang River
d)
Xi Zi River
19.
Where is the Chinese population concentrated?
a)
In the west on the outskirts of the desert.
b)
In the north close to the mountains.
c)
In the east near the river basins.
d)
In the south along the coast.
20.
Which one of the following is not one of the three important economic reasons that China's river system is important?
a)
Crop Irrigation
b)
Power & Transportation
c)
Hydroelectric
d)
Fishing
21.
What was the purpose of the construction of the Three Georges Dam?
a)
To prevent invasion into China.
b)
To prevent smuggling into China.
c)
To control the river traffic and pollution.
d)
To control flooding.
22.
Which one of the following Southeast Asian countries is not the prominent religious home to Buddhism?
a)
Philippines
b)
Laos
c)
Vietnam
d)
Myanmar
23.
Which religion is the prominent religion in Malaysia & Indonesia?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Islam
c)
Daoism
d)
Confucianism
24.
Which one of the following is a wealthy country with a high standard of living in Southeast Asia?
a)
Laos
b)
Cambodia
c)
Singapore
d)
Vietnam
25.
What two counties would you find longhouses like image below in?
a)
Thailand & Vietnam
b)
Brunei & Myanmar
c)
Cambodia & Laos
d)
Indonesia & Malaysia
26.
Laos & Vietnam both have what type of governments?
a)
Democratic Republics
b)
Dictatorships
c)
Military Governments
d)
Communist
27.
What group is an economic and political alliance for economic growth and cultural exchanges?
a)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
b)
Asian Development Bank
c)
UNICEF
d)
The Red Cross
28.
The area in red is known for earthquakes, volcanos, typhoons, & flash floods. What is this area known as?
a)
The Ring of Destruction
b)
The Ring of Death
c)
The Ring of Fire
d)
The Ring of the Pacific
29.
More than 1/5 or ________ of the world's people live on the South Asian Peninsula.
a)
10%
b)
15%
c)
20%
d)
25%
30.
India was a part of what supercontinent?
a)
Gondwanaland
b)
Pakistanland
c)
Turkmenistan
d)
Tubthumper
31.
What is the highest & longest mountain range in the world?
a)
Himalayas
b)
Karakoram
c)
Mount Fuji
d)
Mount Everest
32.
What is the highest mountain peak in the world at 29,028 feet above sea level?
a)
Himalayas
b)
Karakoram
c)
Mount Fuji
d)
Mount Everest
33.
Which one of the following is not one of the 3 rivers of the Indo-Gangetic Plain?
a)
Ganges River
b)
Indus River
c)
Brahmaputra River
d)
Yellow River
34.
Deccan Plateau
a)
-meets with the Ganges River to form Bangladesh's low delta plain.
b)
-covers much of the southern two-thirds of the Indian subcontinent.
c)
-steep, rugged hills that face Arabian Sea.
d)
-hills that face the Bay of Bengal.
35.
Indo-Aryan Culture:
a)
One of the first civilizations in Indus River Valley. They had irrigation agriculture, written language with an alphabet of 250 to 500 characters, stone & bronze sculptures, metal tools & pottery, domesticated animals, & began trade activities.
b)
Nomadic people from Central Asia took over the Indus area & northern India somewhere around 1500 B.C.
c)
Local farmers pushed south. Some mixed with Aryan & new Indo-Aryan culture emerged.
d)
Upper Ganges River Area, roots of Hinduism.
36.
Aryans:
a)
One of the first civilizations in Indus River Valley. They had irrigation agriculture, written language with an alphabet of 250 to 500 characters, stone & bronze sculptures, metal tools & pottery, domesticated animals, & began trade activities.
b)
Nomadic people from Central Asia took over the Indus area & northern India somewhere around 1500 B.C.
c)
Local farmers pushed south. Some mixed with Aryan & new Indo-Aryan culture emerged.
d)
Upper Ganges River Area, roots of Hinduism.
37.
Indus Civilization:
a)
One of the first civilizations in Indus River Valley. They had irrigation agriculture, written language with an alphabet of 250 to 500 characters, stone & bronze sculptures, metal tools & pottery, domesticated animals, & began trade activities.
b)
Nomadic people from Central Asia took over the Indus area & northern India somewhere around 1500 B.C.
c)
Local farmers pushed south. Some mixed with Aryan & new Indo-Aryan culture emerged.
d)
Upper Ganges River Area, roots of Hinduism.
38.
Which two groups have had religious tension between them for 100s of years?
a)
Sikh & Hindu
b)
Muslim & Christian
c)
Christian & Sikh
d)
Hindu & Muslim
39.
Which one of the following is the description for the Vaisyas Caste?
a)
Not worth of a level.
b)
Farmers & skilled laborers.
c)
The traders & merchants.
d)
Rulers & warriors.
e)
Priests, religious authorities, intellectuals, only who could read & write.
40.
Which one of the following is the description for the Kshatriyas Caste?
a)
Not worth of a level.
b)
Farmers & skilled laborers.
c)
The traders & merchants.
d)
Rulers & warriors.
e)
Priests, religious authorities, intellectuals, only who could read & write.
41.
Which one of the following is the description for the Sudras Caste?
a)
Not worth of a level.
b)
Farmers & skilled laborers.
c)
The traders & merchants.
d)
Rulers & warriors.
e)
Priests, religious authorities, intellectuals, only who could read & write.
42.
Which one of the following is the description for the Brahmin Caste?
a)
Not worth of a level.
b)
Farmers & skilled laborers.
c)
The traders & merchants.
d)
Rulers & warriors.
e)
Priests, religious authorities, intellectuals, only who could read & write.
43.
15th Century, Muslim Culture and teaching mixes with Hinduism =
a)
Buddhism
b)
Muslim
c)
Sikhism
d)
Hinduism
44.
Formed in northern India by about 500 B.C. =
a)
Buddhism
b)
Muslim
c)
Sikhism
d)
Hinduism
45.
Which Southern Asia country was known as the "jewel in the crown" in the British Empire?
a)
Pakistan
b)
Sri Lanka
c)
Bangladesh
d)
India
46.
Who in India believed in "nonviolent noncooperation" as a method to bring political & social changes?
a)
Nehru
b)
Gandhi
c)
Ishmail
d)
Meekha
47.
What % of water is polluted in India due to poor regulation of industry & lack of pollution policies?
a)
40%
b)
50%
c)
60%
d)
70%
48.
Mumbai (Bombay):
a)
Located in northern India, capitol of the country, houses the national government, and the largest industrial area of northern India.
b)
Located on the western coast, India's largest city, major seaport, & a commercial & industrial center.
c)
Located in eastern India on a branch of the Ganges River, huge industrial & seaport city of India, produces goods, religious groups live separate.
d)
Southern India's leading industrial city & port and busy shipping center.
49.
Calcutta:
a)
Located in northern India, capitol of the country, houses the national government, and the largest industrial area of northern India.
b)
Located on the western coast, India's largest city, major seaport, & a commercial & industrial center.
c)
Located in eastern India on a branch of the Ganges River, huge industrial & seaport city of India, produces goods, religious groups live separate.
d)
Southern India's leading industrial city & port and busy shipping center.
50.
New Delhi:
a)
Located in northern India, capitol of the country, houses the national government, and the largest industrial area of northern India.
b)
Located on the western coast, India's largest city, major seaport, & a commercial & industrial center.
c)
Located in eastern India on a branch of the Ganges River, huge industrial & seaport city of India, produces goods, religious groups live separate.
d)
Southern India's leading industrial city & port and busy shipping center.
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