Asia & China

Question 1

What are the six regions in Asia?

Answer 1

North Asia
East Asia
Southeast Asia
South Asia
Central Asia
Middle East

Question 2

Name three countries in East Asia

Answer 2

North Korea
South Korea
Japan

Question 3

Name the only country in North Asia

Answer 3

Russia

Question 4

Name three countries in Southeast Asia

Answer 4

Thailand
Vietnam
Indonesia

Question 5

Name three countries in South Asia

Answer 5

India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

Question 6

Name three countries in Central Asia

Answer 6

Kazakhstan
Afghanistan
Uzbekistan

Question 7

Name three countries in the Middle East

Answer 7

Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Iran

Question 8

Which five major religions have developed in Asia?

Answer 8

Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism

Question 9

What is the population of Asia?

Answer 9

4.6 billion

Question 10

What percentage of the Asian population live in rural areas?

Answer 10

58%

Question 11

What is Central Asia like today?

Answer 11

The countries are not rich, but are starting to export oil, gold and other materials

Question 12

What is North Asia like today?

Answer 12

Russia sells oil and gas to other countries by pipeline

Question 13

What is East Asia like today?

Answer 13

It is the main industrial region

Question 14

What is Southeast Asia like today?

Answer 14

These countries rely on agriculture and export rice, other foodstuffs and rubber, though industries are also developing

Question 15

What is South Asia like today?

Answer 15

Asia’s poorest region, exports textiles and foodstuffs. India has most of the industry, running IT services and call centres for other countries

Question 16

What is the Middle East like today?

Answer 16

It has a big share of the world’s oil and gas reserves, making some countries (e.g. Qatar) very wealthy

Question 17

What does GDP stand for and what is it?

Answer 17

Gross Domestic Product - It is the total value of all the goods and services produces by a country in a single year

Question 18

What is GDP per person?

Answer 18

Gross Domestic Product per person - The total income in one year divided by it’s population

Question 19

What does PPP stand for and what is it?

Answer 19

Purchasing Power Parity - Economists write this when they have adjusted a country’s GDP per person to reflect the cost of living in a country

Question 20

Explain the significance of the Silk Road and the date of its establishment

Answer 20

100BC, network of roads running from China, through Central Asia to the Mediterranean. Used to transport valuable goods such as silk, spices and tea

Question 21

Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire and the date of its establishment

Answer 21

1206 (lasts 160 years) largest continuous land empire ever, conquered lands in the Pacific Ocean in China and Central Europe

Question 22

Explain the significance of the colonisation and the date of its establishment

Answer 22

By the 1900s, many Asian countries were colonies of European countries

Question 23

Name 3 British Asian colonies

Answer 23

India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan

Question 24

Name 3 French Asian colonies

Answer 24

Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

Question 25

Indonesia was a colony of which country?

Answer 25

Netherlands

Question 26

Name the mountains and mountain ranges in Asia

Answer 26

Urals, Caucasus, Himalayas, Mount Everest

Question 27

Name the rivers in Asia

Answer 27

Yangtze, Ganges, Mekong, Ob, Huang He (Yellow River)

Question 28

Name the deserts in Asia

Answer 28

Gobi, Arabian, Thar

Question 29

Name the lakes in Asia

Answer 29

Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Lake Baikal

Question 30

Name the oceans in Asia

Answer 30

Pacific, Arctic, Indian