Southern and Eastern Asia History Review

Question 1

Which country has few natural resources but a strong economy?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 2

What is Asia's largest desert?

Accepted Answer

Gobi

Question 3

What river runs through China, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

Mekong River

Question 4

This religion is unique to Japan:

Accepted Answer

Shintoism

Question 5

Which country has a command economy?

Accepted Answer

North Korea

Question 6

Today, this country has a communist North and republican South:

Accepted Answer

Korea

Question 7

A major environmental problem in China and India is:

Accepted Answer

air pollution

Question 8

About 90 percent of China's population lives in this part of the country:

Accepted Answer

eastern

Question 9

GDP stands for:

Accepted Answer

Gross Domestic Product

Question 10

What type of government does India have?

Accepted Answer

republic

Question 11

Who established the communist People's Republic of China in 1949?

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong

Question 12

This program was designed to make farming more productive in China by creating collective farms

Accepted Answer

Great Leap Forward

Question 13

Chinese protesters were killed here in 1989:

Accepted Answer

Tiananmen Square

Question 14

Who urged nonviolent protest to gain india's independence?

Accepted Answer

Mohandas Ghandi

Question 15

The Huang He River is named for:

Accepted Answer

the yellow silt it carries

Question 16

Converting currency from one country into that of another country is called:

Accepted Answer

foreign exchange

Question 17

The U.S. added a tax onto steel imports. This is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

tariff, tariff and trade barrier, trade barrier

Question 18

This program was designed to stop opposition to the Chinese Communist Party:

Accepted Answer

Cultural Revolution

Question 19

India broke free from this country's rule in 1947:

Accepted Answer

Great Britian

Question 20

Half of this country's land is arable, which is a tremendous natural resource:

Accepted Answer

India

Question 21

What type of government does China have?

Accepted Answer

communist

Question 22

Which country's economic reforms have led to excellent growth?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 23

Many people in Southeast Asia are farmers living near:

Accepted Answer

rivers

Question 24

This practice encourages trade between countries:

Accepted Answer

specialization

Question 25

About 80% of India's people follow this religion:

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 26

These are very congested in cities in India and China:

Accepted Answer

roads

Question 27

This religion originated in India and follows the teachings of one man:

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 28

The U.S. intervened in Korea and Vietnam to stop the spread of:

Accepted Answer

communism

Question 29

This factor influences economic growth by creating new business:

Accepted Answer

entrepreneurship

Question 30

This philosophy is the foundation of modern Chinese culture:

Accepted Answer

Confucianism

Question 31

Schools in India teach this language to students:

Accepted Answer

English

Question 32

Why is the Ganges River polluted?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 33

This religion is based on the teachings of Muhammad:

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 34

What type of government does Japan have?

Accepted Answer

constitutional monarchy

Question 35

What is the world's highest mountain region?

Accepted Answer

Himalayan Mountains

Question 36

Who created a guerrilla army to fight the French for Vietnam's independence?

Accepted Answer

Ho Chi Minh

Question 37

This seasonal wind can bring heavy rainfall that leads to flooding:

Accepted Answer

monsoon

Question 38

The U.S. helped rebuild this asian island country and its economy after WWII:

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 39

The most crowded urban area in the world is

Accepted Answer

Tokyo

Question 40

What is the most religiously significant river in India?

Accepted Answer

Ganges River

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