Geography
What is the Yellow River (Huang He)?
This large river, also known as the Huang He, is called the "Yellow River" because of the colored silt it carries.
What is the Han (or Chinese)?
This is the most common ethnic group in China and East Asia.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This structure was built over many centuries to protect China from invaders.
What is rice?
This is the main type of food grown in East Asia, often in specialized paddies.
What is Mongolia?
Which country is located directly north of China?
What is Japan?
This country is made up of four main islands and is located east of the Korean Peninsula.
What is calligraphy?
This popular Japanese art form involves turning written words into beautiful images.
What is Tokyo?
his city is the capital of Japan and is one of the most populated in the world.
What is the Three Gorges Dam?
This major dam was built on the Yangtze River to control flooding.
What is Korea?
Which country is divided into North and South?
What is the Gobi Desert?
This is the largest desert in Asia, located in southern Mongolia and northern China.
What is Confucianism?
This belief system, founded by Confucius, emphasizes respect for parents and elders.
Who are Daoists?
These ancient Chinese thinkers believed in living in harmony with nature.
What is Hong Kong?
This East Asian country/territory is known for having a very high-tech economy and a large port.
What is Taiwan?
This island is located off the southeast coast of China
What is the Yangtze River?
This river is the longest on the Asian continent and flows through China.
What is a kimono?
This traditional garment is often worn in Japan.
What is Beijing?
This city is known as the "Forbidden City" and is a major historical site in China.
What is a typhoon?
This type of extreme weather often affects the coast of China and Japan, bringing heavy rain.
Which sea lies between China and Korea?
The Yellow Sea
What is a peninsula?
Because it is surrounded by water on three sides, this landform describes the Korean Peninsula.
What is Yin-Yang?
This "harmony of opposites" symbol represents the balance of nature in Daoism.
What is a Samurai?
This type of traditional Japanese warrior was known for loyalty and skill.
What is import?
Japan and Taiwan must do this with most of their raw materials because they lack natural resources.
What is Sea of Japan
This sea lies between Japan and the mainland.