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East Asia Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When an earthquake occurs in the ocean, what type of natural disaster can form?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Tornado

c)

Hurricane

d)

Typhoon

2.

75% of Japan is covered by...

a)

Plains

b)

Deserts

c)

Rivers

d)

Mountains

3.

Which of the following East Asian countries is an example of a peninsula?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

The Koreas

d)

Taiwan

4.

What gives the Huang He River in China its color and name Yellow River?

a)

Loess

b)

Pollution

c)

Garbage

d)

Sewage

5.

In their early history, Japan and Korea were both strongly influenced by...

a)

The United States

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

India

6.

Japanese land owning warriors who supported the Shogun were known as...

a)

Tsunami

b)

Samurai

c)

Loess

d)

Communists

7.

Today, Japanese companies are some of the world's leading manufacturers of what type of products?

a)

Oil and gasoline

b)

Textiles(clothes)

c)

Agricultural

d)

Electronics and cars

8.

What form of government does South Korea currently have?

a)

Democratic

b)

Monarchy

c)

Communist

d)

Dictatorship

9.

The area that separates North and South Korea is known as...

a)

The iron curtain

b)

No man's land

c)

The demilitarized zone

d)

The point of no return

10.

Which of the following countries is an example of a de facto country?

a)

China

b)

Taiwan

c)

Mongolia

d)

South Korea

11.

What did the Silk Road connect?

a)

The United States and China

b)

China and Japan

c)

Europe and Australia

d)

China, Europe, and everything in between

12.

Besides merchant goods, what else traveled along the Silk Road?

a)

Ideas

b)

Technology

c)

Religions

d)

All of the above

13.

Which country enacted a "one-child" poliocy to help slow its population growth?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Mongolia

d)

South Korea

14.

Which term describes the large movement of people from rural areas(the country) to cities?

a)

Desertification

b)

Globalization

c)

Deforestation

d)

Urbanization

15.

What East Asia Country is an archipelago?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

South Korea

d)

Mongolia

16.
What philosophy did Japan borrow from China? 
a)
Feudalism 
b)
Confucianism 
17.
The Japanese term for a military leader
a)
Warlord
b)
Samurai 
c)
Emperor
d)
Shogun
18.
Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku are?
a)
Japanese rulers
b)
Chinese rulers
c)
Main islands of Japan
d)
Bodies of water
19.
What is Japan’s tallest mountain? 
a)
Ou
b)
Mount Fuji 
c)
Everest 
d)
Tien Chen 
20.
—Families that pass the right to rule from one generation to the next.
a)
Clan
b)
Dynasty 
21.
Who finished the Great Wall of China?
a)
Song
b)
Tang
c)
Shang
d)
Qin
22.

What is the main cause of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis in East Asia?

a)

Malnutrition

b)

Smog

c)

Plate tectonics

d)

Sanctions

23.

Which of the following describes Confucianism?

a)

Emphasizes meditation to achieve enlightenment

b)

Emphasizes loyalty, discipline and order

c)

Emphasizes harmony with nature

d)

Belief in nature spirits

24.

What value do Confucianism and Daoism have in common?

a)

Balance between yin and yang

b)

Order and Stability

c)

Learning

d)

Competition for wealth and power

25.

______________ created a uniform code but also created unrest through severe punishments.

a)

The Mandate of Heaven

b)

Shinto

c)

Legalism

d)

Smog

26.

What country is A?

a)

Mongolia

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

North Korea

27.

What country is B?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

Japan

d)

Taiwan

28.

What country is C?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Mongolia

d)

Taiwan

29.

What country is D?

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

Japan

d)

Taiwan

30.

What country is E?

a)

Mongolia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Taiwan

31.

What is the capital of B?

a)

Pyongyang

b)

Taipei

c)

Tokyo

d)

Seoul

32.

What is the capital of E?

a)

Pyongyang

b)

Tokyo

c)

Ulaanbaatar

d)

Beijing

33.

What is the capital of F?

a)

Beijing

b)

Ulaanbaatar

c)

Taipei

d)

Tokyo

34.

What is the capital of China?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Beijing

c)

Chongqing

d)

Guangzhou

35.

What helped in the spread of Buddhism around Ancient China?

a)

Climate Change

b)

Democracy

c)

International Wars

d)

Trade along the Silk Road

36.

Which geographical feature is located between China and Mongolia?

a)
Himalayan Mountains
b)
Amazon Rainforest
c)
Gobi Desert
d)
Great Barrier Reef
37.

Name the two major rivers of ancient China.

a)

Yangtze

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

38.

What is the highest peak in the Himalayas?

a)

Mount Fuji

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Mount Kilimanjaro

d)

Mount Vernon

39.

Which country has a dictator that rules over the country?

a)

South Korea

b)

India

c)

China

d)

North Korea

40.

Which body of water is located east of Asia?

a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
41.

What is Shinto?

a)

The largest city in East Asia

b)

The main currency of Japan

c)

The traditional religion of Japan

d)

The most spoken language on China

42.

The continental land mass

a)

mainland

b)

East Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Himalayas

43.

Hurricanes in the Eastern Hemisphere

a)

hurricane

b)

cyclone

c)

typhoon

d)

tornado

44.

Fine, yellowish soil

a)

loess

b)

sand

c)

clay

d)

dirt

45.

Seasonal winds that bring heavy rain

a)

tornados

b)

hurricanes

c)

tsunamis

d)

monsoons

46.
a)
Sea of Japan
b)
Philippine Sea
c)
Indian ocean
d)
Bay of Bengal
47.

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

48.

Name this physical feature.

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Tibet Plateau

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Rocky Desert

49.

Arable is

a)

a group of islands

b)

grassy area

c)

farmable

d)

airy

50.

What body of water is this?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Nile River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Huang He (Yellow) River

51.
What physical feature/country is identified in the picture?
a)
Taklimaken Desert
b)
Yellow River
c)
South China Sea
d)
Sea of Japan
52.
What physical feature/country is identified in the picture?
a)
South China Sea
b)
Yangtze River
c)
Taklimaken Desert
d)
Ganges River
53.

What occurs when a country's imports exceed its exports?

a)

Fiscal deficit

b)

Trade deficit

c)

Budget surplus

d)

Trade surplus

54.

If a country sells more than it buys

a)
producer
b)
trade deficit
c)
trade barrier
d)
trade surplus