Historical Civilizations
True or False; the historical civilizations were dynasties?
True
What peninsula juts out from the mainland between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan?
The Korean Peninsula
How many major river are particularly important for the life style of the people in East Asia?
"I am standing on a table-like landform that is surrounded by tall mountains. Where am I?"
Hint...
From the work book.
I am at the Plateau of Tibet.
What continent is East Asia in?
Asia
True or False; Asia has the highest amount of temples in the world?
True
What is the largest desert in East Asia?
The Gobi Desert
What ocean is east of East Asia?
The Pacific Ocean
True or False; Asia is not the largest continent on Earth?
False
What country is southwest to East Asia?
India
What are the three historical civilizations that lived in East Asia.
Song, Koryo, and the Kamakura civilizations.
What mountains form a natural barrier between modern day India and Chilna?
The Himalayan Mountains.
What is another name for the Yellow River?
Huang He
What is Asia's top export(s) today?
Plastics, medical instruments, oil, jewelry, precious stones, furniture, and home decor.
Asia is one of the seven continents; list them.
North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia
In modern day time how many people live in East Asia?
4 billion
List three countries in East Asia.
Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, Laos, Singapore, Phillipines, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan
What is another name for the East Sea?
The Sea of Japan
How many square miles are there in East Asia?
There are 17 million square miles.
What is the second largest continent on Earth?
Africa
Which of the three historical civilizations in Asia is an Island?
Kamakura
What is the largest plateau in the world that happens to exist in East Asia?
The Plateau of Tibet
"The_____River is the third-longest river in the world!"
"Yangtze"
Which country used to be a single continent with East Asia?
Europe
What hemisphere(s) is East Asia in?
East Asia is in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres.