1. Southern & Eastern Asia

2. 1. What is the most important river in India?
A. Yellow River
B. Mekong River
C. Ganges River
D. Amazon River

3. 2. The Huang He River is named for:
A. the yellow silt it carries
B. the town it runs through
C. an ancient civilization
D. a fish that lives in it

4. 3. What river runs through China, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam?
A. Yellow River
B. Mekong River
C. Ganges River
D. Amazon River

5. 4. What is Asia’s largest desert?
A. Taklimakan Desert
B. Gobi Desert
C. Sahara Desert
D. Kalihari Desert

6. 5. What is the world’s highest mountain region?
A. Rocky Mountains
B. Himalayan Mountains
C. Andes Mountains
D. Ural Mountains

7. 6. Why is the Ganges River polluted?
A. Untreated sewage pours into it
B. Animal carcasses are thrown in it
C. Trash is thrown in it
D. All of the above

8. 7. A major environmental problem in China and India is:
A. destruction of rainforest
B. drought
C. air pollution
D. nuclear waste

9. 8. This seasonal wind can bring heavy rainfall that leads to flooding:
A. mestizo
B. monsoon
C. hurricane
D. typhoon

10. A. northern B. desert C. mountains D. eastern
9. About 90 percent of China’s population lives in this part of the country:
A. northern
B. desert
C. mountains
D. eastern

11. 10. The most crowded urban area in the world is:
A. Tokyo, Japan
B. Beijing, China
C. Los Angles, California, USA
D. Delhi, India

12. 11. Many people in Southeast Asia are farmers living near:
A. rivers
B. forests
C. deserts
D. volcanoes

13. 12. These are very congested in cities in India:
A. malls
B. restaurants
C. roads
D. schools

14. A. Buddhism B. Hinduism C. Islam D. Shintoism
13. This religion originated in India and follows the teachings of one man:
A. Buddhism
B. Hinduism
C. Islam
D. Shintoism

15. 14. This religion is unique to Japan:
A. Buddhism
B. Hinduism
C. Islam
D. Shintoism

16. 15.About 80 percent of India’s people follow this religion
A. Buddhism
B. Hinduism
C. Islam
D. Shintoism

17. 16. This religion is based on the teachings of Muhammad:
A. Buddhism
B. Hinduism
C. Islam
D. Confucianism

18. 17. This philosophy is the foundation of modern Chinese culture:
A. Buddhism
B. Hinduism
C. Islam
D. Confucianism

19. 18. What type of government does India have?
A. republic
B. dictatorship
C. communist
D. constitutional monarchy

20. 19. What type of government does China have?
A. republic
B. dictatorship
C. communist
D. constitutional monarchy

21. 20. What type of government does Japan have?
A. oligarchy
B. constitutional monarchy
C. communist
D. autocracy

22. 21. Which country has a command economy?
A. North Korea
B. Japan
C. Indonesia
D. United States

23. 22. Which countries economic reforms have lead to excellent growth?
A. North Korea
B. Indonesia
C. Pakistan
D. China

24. 23. Which country has few natural resources but a strong economy?
A. North Korea
B. Japan
C. Indonesia
D. China

25. 24. This practice encourages trade between countries.
A. opportunity costs
B. specialization
C. quotas
D. tariffs

26. 25. The U. S. added a tax onto steel imports. This is an example of a:
A. tariff
B. quota
C. trade barrier
D. both a and c

27. A. cost averaging B. foreign exchange C. trade embargo
26. Converting currency from one country into that of another country is called:
A. cost averaging
B. foreign exchange
C. trade embargo
D. interest rating

28. 27. GDP stands for:
A. General Deliverable Product
B. Gross domestic Product
C. Gross Deliverable Product
D. Goods Domestically Produced

29. 28. Schools in India teach this language to students:
A. English
B. French
C. Chinese
D. Arabic

30. 29. This factor influences economic growth by creating new businesses:
A. investment in infrastructure
B. entrepreneurship
C. investment in harvesting natural resources
D. foreign exchnage

31. A. China B. Indonesia C. Japan D. India
30. Half of this country’s land is arable, which is tremendous natural resource:
A. China
B. Indonesia
C. Japan
D. India

32. 31. India broke free of this country’s rule in 1947:
A. Great Britain
B. France
C. Spain
D. Portugal

33. 32. Who urged nonviolent protests to gain India’s independence?
A. Ho Chi Minh
B. Mao Zedong
C. Mohandas Gandhi
D. Nelson Mandela

34. A. Ho Chi Minh B. Mao Zedong C. Mohandas Gandhi D. Nelson Mandela
33. Who created a guerrilla army to fight the French for Vietnam’s independence?
A. Ho Chi Minh
B. Mao Zedong
C. Mohandas Gandhi
D. Nelson Mandela

35. 34. Who established the communist People’s Republic of China in 1949?
A. Ho Chi Minh
B. Mao Zedong
C. Mohandas Gandhi
D. Nelson Mandela

36. 35. The U. S. helped rebuild this country and its economy after WW2:
A. China
B. Vietnam
C. India
D. Japan

37. A. Great Leap Forward B. Chinese Revolution C. Cultural Revolution
36. This program was designed to make farming more productive in China by creating collective farms:
A. Great Leap Forward
B. Chinese Revolution
C. Cultural Revolution
D. Green Revolution

38. A. Great Leap Forward B. Chinese Revolution C. Cultural Revolution
37. This program was designed to stop opposition to the Chinese Communist Party:
A. Great Leap Forward
B. Chinese Revolution
C. Cultural Revolution
D. Green Revolution

39. 38. The U. S. intervened in Korea and Vietnam to stop the spread of:
A. communism
B. dictatorships
C. genocide
D. human rights violations

40. 39. Today, this country has a communist North and republican South:
A. Vietnam
B. Korea
C. Japan
D. both A and B

41. 40. Chinese protesters were killed here in 1989:
A. Beijing
B. Gobi Desert
C. Shanghai Square
D. Tiananmen Square