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East and Central Asia Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the Gobi Desert located?

a)

Mongolia and China

b)

Australia

c)

Sahara

d)

Antarctica

2.

Which of the following was not considered as part of Deng Xiaoping's "Four Modernizations"?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Industry

c)

National Defense

d)

Democratic control

3.

Paektu Mountain is located....

a)

Borders North Korea and China

b)

In the Himalayas

c)

In the Alps

d)

In the Andes

4.

What country was a former Portuguese colony and is a major gambling and tourist destination?

a)

Macau

b)

Las Vegas

c)

Monaco

d)

Singapore

5.

Who is the leader of North Korea

a)

Kim Jong-Un

b)

Kim Jong-il

c)

Kim Il-sung

d)

Kim Yo-jong

6.

The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 primarily represented:

a)

Students' desire for democratic reforms

b)

Government's push for economic reforms

c)

Military's demand for increased budget

d)

Workers' call for better wages

7.

Which historical event most dramatically transformed the Korean Peninsula's political landscape?

a)

The division at the 38th Parallel after World War II

b)

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

c)

The fall of the Berlin Wall

d)

The American Civil War

8.

The world's largest power station, found across the Yangtze River is the

a)

Three Gorges Dam

b)

Itaipu Dam

c)

Grand Coulee Dam

d)

Tucurui Dam

9.

The vast desert covering northern China and southern Mongolia is the

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Atacama Desert

10.

What was once of the largest lakes in the world but has been reduced 10% of its original size?

a)

The Aral Sea

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Baikal

11.

Which of the following is a peninsula?

a)
Korea
b)

China

c)

Taiwan

d)

Japan

12.

What country is located at C?

a)

Turkmenistan

b)

Kazakhstan

c)

Uzbekistan

d)

Kyrgyzstan

13.

What country is located at B?

a)

Uzbekistan

b)

Kazakhstan

c)

Turkmenistan

d)

Kyrgyzstan

14.

What country is located at A?

a)

Kazakhstan

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

Mongolia

15.

Which country is labeled D

a)

Kyrgyzstan

b)

Kazakhstan

c)

Uzbekistan

d)

Tajikistan

16.

Identify the country at E.

a)

Mongolia

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

Kazakhstan

17.

What country is marked C?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

South Korea

d)

Thailand

18.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Taklamakan Desert?

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19.

The main goal of China's "Great Leap Forward" program was to

a)

Rapidly industrialize

b)

Improve agricultural productivity

c)

Expand the military

d)

Increase foreign trade

20.

A ger or yurt is best described as a -

a)

Large circle-shaped tent made of animal skins that can be packed up and moved from place to place.

b)

Small wooden cabin used for permanent settlement.

c)

Stone house with multiple rooms and a fireplace.

d)

Modern apartment building with all amenities.

21.

The deepest freshwater lake in the world, found in Russia, is -

a)

Lake Baikal

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Lake Tanganyika

d)

Lake Victoria