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Southern and Eastern Asia
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1
Which country is a republic?
South Korea
India
China
Vietnam
2
Which country has a command economy?
China
North Korea
Indonesia
Japan
3
What river runs through China, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam?
Ganges River
Mekong River
Yellow River
Indus River
4
Which religion is unique to Japan?
Hinduism
Shintoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
5
This practice encourages trade between countries
tariffs
quotas
specialization
opportunity cost
6
What type of government does China have?
republic
parliamentary democracy
constitutional monarchy
communist
7
Which country's economic reforms led to excellent growth?
North Korea
Japan
China
Indonesia
8
What is the most important river in India?
Huang He River
Ganges River
Mekong River
Amazon River
9
The seasonal winds that bring heavy rainfall that leads to flooding
mestizo
hurricane
typhoon
monsoon
10
The U.S. intervened in Korea and Vietnam to stop the spread of
dictatorships
genocide
communism
human rights violations
11
India broke free from this country
Great Britain
France
Germany
Spain
12
The Huang He River is named for
a fish that lives in it
the yellow silt it carries
an ancient civilization
the town it runs through
13
Schools in India teach this language
Chinese
French
English
Arabic
14
Which religion is widely practiced in India?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Shintoism
15
Half of this country's land is arable
China
Indonesia
Japan
India
16
This religion/philosophy focuses on power roles within society
Confucianism
Buddhism
Shintoism
Hinduism
17
Who created a guerrilla army to fight the French for Vietnam's independence?
Mohandas Gandhi
Mao Zedong
Nelson Mandel
Ho Chi Mihn
18
The Vedas is a holy book to the
Muslims
Shinto
Hindus
Buddhist
19
Why is the Ganges River polluted?
all are causes
untreated sewage pours into it
trash is thrown in it
animal carcasses are thrown in it
20
What type of government does Japan have?
constitutional monarchy
oligarchy
autocracy
communist
21
This religion originated in India by one man
Islam
Shintoism
Hinduism
Buddhism
22
About 90% of China's population lives in this part of the country
desert
eastern
northern
mountains
23
Who led India to peaceful independence?
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Mohandas Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
24
What does Buddha mean
contented one
peaceful one
enlightened one
encouraging one
25
This philosophy is the foundation of modern Chinese culture
Hinduism
Shintoism
Islam
Confucianism
26
How did the Korean War end?
communist victory
Chinese victory
U.S. victory
stalemate
27
The U. S. helped rebuild this country and its economy after WWII
Japan
Vietnam
India
China
28
This program created collective farms in China to improve the economy
Great Leap Forward
Green Revolution
Cultural Revolution
Chinese Revolution
29
Who established the communist People's Republic of China?
Ho Chi Minh
Nelson Mandela
Mao Zedong
Mohandas Gandhi
30
Which country is a federal republic?
China
South Korea
Vietnam
India
31
Which country has few natural resources, but a strong economy?
North Korea
Indonesia
China
Japan
32
Today this country has a communist north and a republic south
Korea
Vietnam
both a and b
Japan
33
This factor influences economic growth by creating new businesses
entrepreneurship
investing in harvesting natural resources
foreign exchange
investment in infrastructure
34
This country started the Green Revolution to improve its farming pactices
Pakistan
Vietnam
India
China
35
This program was designed to stop opposition to the Chinese Communist Party
Green Revolution
Chinese Revolution
Cultural Revolution
Great Leap Forward
36
A major environmental problem in China and India is
destruction of rainforest
nuclear waste
air pollution
drought
37
Shintos built shrines to worship gods called
ancestors
angels
kami
spirits
38
Chinese protesters were killed by their country's army here in 1989
Shanghai Square
Gobi Desert
Tiananmen Square
Beijing
39
What is Asia's largest desert?
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
Kalihari Desert
Taklimakan Desert
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What is the world's highest mountain region?
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Ural Mountains
