All About Asia

Vocabulary 1

Vocabulary 2

Geography1

Geography 2

Culture & Geography

100

_____________ is the use of nonviolent protests to challenge a government or its laws.

a. Civil disobedience

b. Outsourcing

c. Boycott

d. Cyclone

a. Civil disobedience

100

What is considered a line of rulers from a single family that holds power for a long time?

a. Ecotourism

b. Dynasty

c. Trade Deficit

d. Constitutional Monarchy

b. Dynasty

100

Which physical feature serves as a barrier in South Asia for trade and travel?

a. The Deccan Plateau

b. Indian Ocean

c. The Himalayas

d. The Ganges River

c. The Himalayas

100

How have monsoons affected Bangladesh’s economic development?

a. Destructive floods from the rain make farming difficult

b. The dry summer winds cause drought

c. The dry, cold winds limit winter production

d. The summer rain provides fertile land for growing crops

a. Destructive floods from the rain make farming difficult

100

Why was the Silk Road important to both Europe and Asia?

a. Goods were traded along this route, such that Chinese silk could be sold in Rome and Roman glass could be sold in China

b. Cultural characteristics were spread, such as religion and language

c. Diseases were transferred unintentionally from both animals and traders along the route

d. All of the Above

200

What is a storm with high winds and heavy rains called?

a. Civil disobedience

b. Outsourcing

c. Boycott

d. Cyclone

200

What is a type of tourism in which people visit a country to enjoy its natural wonders?

a. Ecotourism

b. Dynasty

c. Constitutional Monarchy

d. Megalopolis

a. Ecotourism

200

Which number on the map indicates Pakistan?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

b. 2

200

How do monsoons benefit India?

a. The rains provide fresh water for drinking and irrigation

b The wind supplies energy to power the cities

c. The rains provide permanent snow for the mountains

d. The winds provide ideal overseas conditions for trade

a. The rains provide fresh water for drinking and irrigation

200

Based on the information in the table, which country is the highest Infant Mortality Rate?

a. China

b. Japan

c. North Korea

d. All of the above

c. North Korea

300

What is it called when people refuse to buy items from a particular country or company?

a. Civil disobedience

b. Outsourcing

c. Boycott

d. Cyclone

c. Boycott

300

What is a situation that occurs when the value of a country’s imports is higher than the value of its exports?

a. Ecotourism

b. Dynasty

c. Constitutional Monarchy

d. Trade Deficit

300

Which number on the map indicates India?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

c. 3

300

How did the earthquake shown in the map most affect the region on the map?

a. Currents of the ocean were altered

b. Land near the Bay of Bengal were damaged

c. A new volcano appeared

d. Coastlines along the Indian Ocean experienced a tsunami

300

Use the information below to answer the question.

The likely reason for the blending of cuisines as described in the excerpt is --

a. cultural diffusion from the colonies created there

b. the location of Vietnam

c. due to the trade in the area

d. globalization of products from around the world

a. cultural diffusion from the colonies created there

400

What is the period of time in which Great Britain controlled India as a part of the British Empire?

a. Civil disobedience

b. Outsourcing

c. Boycott

d. Raj

400

What is a form of government in which a monarch is the head of state but elected officials run the government?

a. Ecotourism

b. Dynasty

c. Constitutional Monarchy

d. Trade Deficit

c. Constitutional Monarchy

400

Which number on the map indicates the Himalayas?

a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

d. 6

c. 5

400

Using the map, which number corresponds to North Korea?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

400

Using the map, which number corresponds to the Gobi Desert?

a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

d. 6

c. 5

500

What is the practice of hiring workers in other countries to do a set of jobs?

a. Civil disobedience

b. Outsourcing

c. Boycott

d. Raj

b. Outsourcing

500

What is a huge city or cluster of cities with an extremely large population?

a. Ecotourism

b. Dynasty

c. Constitutional Monarchy

d. Megalopolis

500

The above event was most likely the result of which environmental process?

a. typhoon

b. earthquake

c. erosion

d. monsoon

b. earthquake

500

Using the map, which number corresponds to Indonesia?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

a. 1

500

Using the map, which number corresponds to the South China Sea?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

b. 2

600

What does Flora mean?

a. Study of Flowers

b. Study of Animals

c. Latin meaning is flowers and plants

d. Latin meaning is animals

c. Latin meaning is flowers and plants

600

What does subsistence farming mean?

a. the plant life in a particular environment

b. a country's main city is so large and influential that it dominates the rest of the country

c. a type of farming in which the farmer produces only enough to feed his or her family

d. a type of tourism in which people visit a country to enjoy it natural wonders

c. a type of farming in which the farmer produces only enough to feed his or her family

600

Using the map, which number corresponds to Tokyo?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

c. 3

600

Where is the Ring of Fire located on Earth?

a. the Atlantic coasts of South America, North America, Ice Land, Green land, Europe, and Africa.

b. a. the Pacific coasts of South America, North America, New Zealand, Green land, Japan, and across the Bering Strait.

c. Around the continent of Australia.

d. In the Indian Ocean and all the land that the Indian Ocean touches.

b. a. the Pacific coasts of South America, North America, New Zealand, Green land, Japan, and across the Bering Strait.

600

The countries in East Asia have almost identical cultures.

a. True

b. False