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1
The island nation of Maldives is made up of
1,200 coral islands
Sri Lanka and Colombo
Mali and a larger island
about 200 lagoons
2
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caused the United States to enter
the Sino-Japanese War
the Russo-Japanese War
World War II
World War I
3
The practitioners of this/these religions have holy sites in Israel.
All of the above.
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
4
The Great Wall of China was built starting in 771–476 bc
to stop northern invaders
as a tribute to Kongfuzi
to prevent landslides
by the Mongols
5
Japan's location on the Pacific Ring of Fire brings all of the following EXCEPT
tsunamis
earthquakes
monsoons
volcanic eruptions
6
The clock, printed books, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass were some of China's
early inventions
early imports
manufactured goods
electronic products
7
Sri Lanka lies on an important ocean shipping route between Asia and
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
8
The 4,000-mile trade route connecting ancient China with the Fertile Crescent in SW Asia
Incense Route or Road
Spice Route or Road
Gunpowder Route or Road
the Silk Route or Road
9
What country is made up of more than 13,600 islands?
Java
Singapore
Sumatra
Indonesia
10
China's capital city and a major industrial city is
Wuhan
Guangzhou
Beijing
Shanghai
11
The largest peninsula in the world is the
The Horn of Africa
Indochina Peninsula
Deccan (Indian) Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
12
After a series of wars from 1948 to 1974, Israel
lost to the Palestinians
conquered Jordan
gained Arab land
invaded Saudi Arabia
13
China is the world's third-largest country in
land area
growing rice
population
Asia
14
Taiwan is a large island nation that lies
near Macau
100 miles off China's coast
near Hong Kong
near Japan
15
What body of water in Southwest Asia is the saltiest and lowest in the world?
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Dead Sea
Red Sea
16
Capital city of this war-torn country is the oldest continuously lived-in city in the world
Aleppo Syria
Damascus, Syria
Ankara, Turkey
Jerusalem, Israel
17
The North Korean government has put aside much of the people's traditional culture in favor of
Communist ways
Buddism
Confucianism
free enterprise beliefs
18
Which of the following countries is not in the Caucasus, republics that have the Caucasus Mts.
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Kazakhstan
19
Hong Kong and Macau are
cities run by Taiwan
colonies ruled by China
SAR (Special Administrative Regions) of China
countries bordering China
20
Large body of water bordering India on the
west
is the
Andaman Sea
The Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
21
The largest country in the Middle East and the largest country in the world without a river is
Iraq
Iran
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
22
South Asia is separated from the rest of Asia by
deserts
seas
mountains
oceans
23
Singapore is a small island nation whose location & large harbor make it one of the world's
busiest communication centers
busiest manufacturing centers
busiest banking centers
busiest trading seaports
24
The Philippines is a group of
peninsulas
islands
states
mountains
25
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are known as the
Soviet Union republics
Central Asian republics
Caucasus republics
Russian republics
26
A traditional form of Japanese poetry is called
calligraphy
haiku
sumo
limerick
27
Many of Indonesia's islands are covered with
coral atolls
volcanic mountains
archipelagos
lagoons
28
Although Hindi is the official language of India, people in business and government use
Chinese
Urdu
Punjabi
English
29
The Ganges River begins in the Himalaya and flows through the Ganges Plain to the
Arabian Sea
The Bay of Bengal
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
30
Monsoons in India and Bangladesh often cause many deaths from
faults
acid rain
floods
earthquakes
31
This country has the highest concentration of hi-tech companies in the world outside of the USA
Egypt
China
Israel
Turkey
32
The Korean Peninsula juts out from northern China between the Sea of Japan and the
Pacific Ocean
South China Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Yellow Sea
33
China's civilization dates back to
Tibet's invasion
more than 4,000 years ago
modern times
the last Chinese dynasty
34
Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, is the only city in the world located on two
continents
oceans
mountain ranges
peninsulas
35
What nation in Southwest Asia had land in both Asia and Europe?
Egypt
Turkey
Israel
Saudi Arabia
36
India is the world's second-largest producer of what crop?
rice
tea
cotton
wheat
37
South Korea has one of Asia's strongest
governments
navies
economies
armies
38
How many countries are in Asia?
38
58
48
28
39
On the border between China & Nepal, the world's highest mountain is
Aconcagua
Mt. Everest
K2
Kilimanjaro
40
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are the major geographic features of
Iran
Iraq
Afghanistan
Oman