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