East Asia

Question 1

The desert in the western portion of China is called_______.

Answer 1

Takilmakan Desert

Question 2

_________is the capital of China.

Answer 2

Beijing

Question 3

Mongolia’s main economic activity is_________.

Answer 3

Nomadic Herding

Question 4

The________ is the fifth largest desert in the world and the largest in Asia.

Answer 4

Gobi Desert

Question 5

True or False

The elevation of Mt. Everest is 29,035 ft (8,850 m) above sea level.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True or False

Japan’s population density is more than double the population density of Mongolia.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or False

North Korea and South Korea’s primary vegetation is Tropical Forest.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or False

The dominant climate in Taiwan is Tropical Monsoon.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

The majority religion in China is________.

Answer 9

Buddhism

Question 10

China’s deserts are getting bigger due to_________.

Answer 10

desertification

Question 11

Thousands of years ago, the first civilizations in China grew from farming communities which developed in the valley surrounding the________, also known as the Yellow River.

Answer 11

Huang

Question 12

__________people have lived in the cold, mountainous west region for more 12,000 years and move with their animals, usually yak, sheep, goats, and cattle, from pasture to pasture.

Answer 12

Tibetan

Question 13

Although the provinces along the eastern coast of China are less than one-third the size of the rest of the country they are home to about________ of China’s population.

Answer 13

90 percent

Question 14

________has made Japan wealthy but has created a challenge for humans and the environment.

Answer 14

manufacturing

Question 15

True or False

South Korea has energy stores of its own (oil, natural gas, or coal) to fuel its industry.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

True or False

Before 1948, North and South Korea were known simply as Korea.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True or False

China has the world’s largest population.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

True or False

About two-thirds of China’s energy comes from hydroelectric energy.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

To construct the______ _______ _______, builders had to create a deep reservoir of water more than 400 miles long, which drowned more than 100 towns, and more than 1.2 million people had to be resettled.

Answer 19

Three Gorges Dam

Question 20

The_______ _______ appears to be yellow in color as a result of pollution and silt.

Answer 20

Yangtze River

Question 21

_______was likely first grown by humans in the Yangtze Valley in China 11,500 years ago.

Answer 21

Rice

Question 22

______focuses on peace and order in society.

Answer 22

Confucianism

Question 23

Laozi, who many believe to be the founder of_______, taught that people should live simple and natural lives and be in balance with nature.

Answer 23

Daoism

Question 24

_____religions have religious leaders who claim magical powers and a connection with the gods.

Answer 24

Shamanism

Question 25

True or False

Tai Chi is a form of Mongolian martial arts.

Answer 25

False (China)

Question 26

True or False

Throat singing is traditional in China.

Answer 26

False (Mongolia)

Question 27

True or False

Haiku is a traditional form of Korean poetry that is known for its simplicity.

Answer 27

False (Japanese)

Question 28

True or False

From 1633 to 1853, foreigners could not enter Japan because of the Japanese “Closed Door Policy.”

Answer 28

True

Question 29

___________ means “the process of becoming a citizen.”

Answer 29

Naturalization

Question 30

A_______ is a series of rulers from the same family.

Answer 30

dynasty

Question 31

Beginning with the reforms of 1868, Japan took________ with a powerful monarch. This is called Meiji Restoration.

Answer 31

constitutional monarchy

Question 32

__________is the least populated nation in East Asia.

Answer 32

Mongolia

Question 33

The United States entered the Korean War to prevent the spread of______ throughout Asia.

Answer 33

communism

Question 34

In 1949, the communist leader Mao Zendong took control of_______.

Answer 34

China

Question 35

True or False

By 1910, Korea became part of the nation of Japan and lived under harsh Japanese rule,

Answer 35

True

Question 36

True or False

The division along the 38th parallel (latitude 38* N) separates the Korean peninsula into the countries of East Korea and West Korea.

Answer 36

False

Question 37

True or False

From 1392 until the early 1900s, the Korean peninsula was ruled as a monarchy under the Joseon dynasty.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

True or False

A recession is a period when economic growth increases.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

After the Korean War ended in 1953, South Korea became a republic and North Korea was officially called the _______ _______ _________ ___ ________, became a totalitarian communist state.

Answer 39

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Question 40

______ ______ is the current president of the People’s Republic of China and the general secretary of the Communist Party of China.

Answer 40

Xi Jinping

Question 41

______was not prepared for the force of the 30-foot waves of the March 2011 tsunami, which left 15,854 people dead and 3,203 people missing.

Answer 41

Japan

Question 42

In 1976, one of the deadliest earthquakes in history occurred in________, killing more than 240,000 people.

Answer 42

China

Question 43

Earthquakes tend to occur along a_______, a crack in Earth’s surface.

Answer 43

fault line

Question 44

Many of the world’s earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis occur around the edges of the Pacific Ocean called the_______, where the six strongest earthquakes ever measured have occurred.

Answer 44

Ring of Fire

Question 45

True or False

Most coastal cities in Japan have high, concrete walls to keep most tsunamis from flooding the cities.

Answer 45

True

Question 46

True or False

Japan is the least prepared country in the world for a typical tsunami.

Answer 46

False

Question 47

True or False

The Pacific Plate is the smallest of all the tectonic plates.

Answer 47

False

Question 48

True or False

On March 11, 2011, the fourth-strongest earthquake in recorded history hit Japan.

Answer 48

True

Question 49

In 1923, a great earthquake struck japan and destroyed the capital city,_______ and killed more than 140,000 people.

Answer 49

Tokyo

Question 50

_________are large waves that are mainly caused by earthquakes, underwater landslides, or volcanic eruption.

Answer 50

Tsunamis