East And South Asia

Question 1

__________ is a country with more than 7,000 islands.

Answer 1

Philippines

Question 2

The most prominent religion in East and Southeast Asia is ____________.

Answer 2

Buddhism

Question 3

____________ is a developing country, although what sets it apart from other developing countries is that it’s people have an abundance of food.

Answer 3

Mongolia

Question 4

The government of __________ believes it is the real China; however, it is only a small island country compared to the mainland.

Answer 4

Taiwan

Question 5

_________ instituted a one-child policy in the 1970s because of overpopulation. The result is _________ more men than women.

Answer 5

China, 50 million

Question 6

As a result of pollution, especially from coal, China has had to harness clean renewable energy like hydroelectricity. The massive structure that is helping China create enough power for ____________ is the __________.

Answer 6

3 gorges dam, 60 million

Question 7

Oddly enough, the special administrative regions of __________ and ___________ are not even countries-they are only __________ in China.

Answer 7

Macau, Hong Kong, cities

Question 8

___________ has one of the fastest-growing economies today. One reason is because after the Korean War, the U.S helped them to establish ____________(economy) and ___________(government type).

Answer 8

South Korea, capitalist, constitutional republic

Question 9

_______ is an island country The size of California. The US dropped two nuclear bombs on them to end WW2. Since then, this country has developed to become the third largest economy. Strangely enough, this country has a king and queen. This makes their government type a ___________, although the royal family still has to follow a constitution.

Answer 9

Japan, Monarchy

Question 10

Even though the Philippines were conquered by Spain, the language is spoken today in that country are Filipino and __________. However, the Spanish left behind ___________, making the Philippines the only country in the region with a main religion other than Buddhism.

Answer 10

English, Christianity

Question 11

Even though ________ and ________ are very similar to each other-even down to suicide rates-and are located just across the sea from each other, they have historically not gotten along.

Answer 11

Japan, South Korea

Question 12

The Mongols, led by __________ in the 12th century, amassed the biggest contiguous empire in history.

Answer 12

Genghis khan

Question 13

____________and___________ share a border called __________.

Answer 13

North Korea, South Korea, DMZ