Southern And Eastern Asia Review
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- 1.How has the Indian practice of cremating their dead on the banks of the Ganges River and development of more industry been a problem for other people who use the river?
- A.
People are not allowed to go near the river when cremations are taking place
- B.
The banks along the river regularly catch fire and threaten Indian homes built there.
- C.
Factory owners cannot use water once human ashes have been thrown into it upstream.
- D.
The ashes of the dead, as well as partially burned bodies, constantly float down the river, along with industrial waste from factories.
- 2.When Beijing, China was awarded the 2000 Olympics, what environmental issue was a big concern for many of the athletes?
- A.
The city’s terrible air pollution
- B.
Heavy seasonal rains that come to China in the summer
- C.
Temperatures would be too hot in the summer in China
- D.
Lack of fresh drinking water was the main concern before the games
- 3.What is the source of the air pollution that causes problems in India’s urban areas?
- A.
Few people in India feel air pollution is a problem.
- B.
No government efforts have been made to control air pollution.
- C.
There really is no effective way to control air pollution in the world today.
- D.
It is due to a rapidly growing population, heavy industry and thousands of automobiles.
- 4.What generalization can be made about the climate and geography of Southern and Eastern Asia?
- A.
Most of this area is covered with desert and has very few people.
- B.
This large area has many different types of both climate and geography.
- C.
Eastern Asia has fewer mountains and therefore has a milder climate than Southeastern Asia.
- D.
The climate of Southern Asia is cold and dry because of the large number of mountains and deserts.
- 5.
What number marks the location of the Himalayan Mountains?- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
7
- D.
8
- 6.
Which feature is marked by the “6”?
- A.
Huang He
- B.
Sea of Japan
- C.
Bay of Bengal
- D.
South China Sea
- 7.
Which feature is marked by the “5”?
- A.
Gobi Desert
- B.
Ganges River
- C.
Korean Peninsula
- D.
Taklimakan Desert
- 8.
Which country is marked by the “4”?
- A.
Japan
- B.
Indonesia
- C.
North Korea
- D.
South Korea
- 9.
Which country is marked by the “1”?
- A.
India
- B.
China
- C.
Vietnam
- D.
Bangladesh
- 10.
What is the name of the Hindu sacred text?
- A.
The Vedas
- B.
The Quran
- C.
The Middle Way
- D.
The Four Noble Truths
- 11.
Where was the religion of Buddhism founded?
- A.
India
- B.
Japan
- C.
China
- D.
Vietnam
- 12.
In which country did Shintoism begin?
- A.
India
- B.
Japan
- C.
China
- D.
Vietnam
- 13.What is the caste system?
- A.
The name of the Hindu priesthood
- B.
A voting system used in Asian elections
- C.
The name for the way labor in India is divided between men and women
- D.
The division of all the people in a society into categories that are hereditary
- 14.What did Confucius believe were the keys to social order and peace?
- A.
Strict caste system
- B.
Worship of one god
- C.
Good behavior and virtue
- D.
Ruler who could keep order
- 15.Which country has a federal system of government?
- A.
Japan
- B.
India
- C.
North Korea
- D.
People’s Republic of China
- 16.How do the Japanese feed their people with so little good farmland?
- A.
Many of the Japanese people starve every year.
- B.
The Japanese depend on fishing and imported food.
- C.
The Japanese sell oil to earn money to buy food from other countries.
- D.
Tourists coming to see Japanese volcanoes provide most of the money the country needs.
- 17.
Which is TRUE about the climate in Tokyo, Japan?
- A.
Winter is the wettest and coldest time of year.
- B.
Spring is driest and temperatures are about the same as in winter.
- C.
Late summer is the hottest and among the wettest times of year.
- D.
Autumn begins a period of dryness, and temperatures are the hottest.
- 18.
Which month is usually the driest in Tokyo, Japan?
- A.
January
- B.
October
- C.
December
- D.
September
- 19.
Which table matches the precipitation data on the graph?
- A.
Table 1
- B.
Table 2
- C.
Table 3
- D.
Table 4
- 20.Which Asian country could be described as an autocracy?
- A.
India
- B.
Japan
- C.
South Korea
- D.
North Korea
- 21.Which Asian countries have a democratic system of government?
- A.
India and Japan
- B.
China and Vietnam
- C.
China and South Korea
- D.
North Korea and China
- 22.
Which best describes the Japanese government?
- A.
Theocracy
- B.
Monarchy
- C.
Federal democracy
- D.
Constitutional monarchy
- 23.
What sort of government is the People’s Republic of China?
- A.
A monarchy
- B.
A federal democracy
- C.
A communist oligarchy
- D.
A constitutional monarchy
- 24.
Which countries have the greatest percent difference in literacy rates between men and women?
- A.
China and Japan
- B.
India and Vietnam
- C.
Bangladesh and India
- D.
Vietnam and Bangladesh
- 25.
Which country is unusual in that almost every man and woman can read and write but the GDP is among the lowest in the world?
- A.
India
- B.
China
- C.
Bangladesh
- D.
North Korea
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