Chapters 9.1 - 9.5

Question 1

The desert in the western portion of China is called the_________.

Answer 1

Taklimakan Desert

Question 2

________ is the capital city of China.

Answer 2

Beijing

Question 3

Mongolia’s Main economic activity is_________.

Answer 3

Nomadic Herding

Question 4

The ________ is the fifth largest desert in the world and the largest in Asia.

Answer 4

Gobi Desert

Question 5

The elevation of Mount Everest is 29,035 ft (8,850 m) above sea level.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Japan’s population density is more than double the population density of Mongolia.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

North Korea and South Korea’s primary vegetation is Tropical Forest.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

The dominant climate in Taiwan is Tropical Monsoon.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

The majority religion in China is _________.

Answer 9

Buddhism

Question 10

China’s deserts are getting bigger do to ____________.

Answer 10

desertification

Question 11

Thousands of years ago, the first civilizations in China grew from farming communities which developed in a valley surrounding the __________, also known as the Yellow River.

Answer 11

Huang He

Question 12

The __________ people have lived in the cold, mountainous west region for more than 12,000 years and moved with their animals usually yak, sheep, goats, and cattle, from pasture to pasture.

Answer 12

Tibetan

Question 13

Although the provinces along the eastern coast of China or less than one-third the size of the rest of the country, they are home to about _________ of China’s population.

Answer 13

90 percent

Question 14

________ has made Japan wealthy, but has create a challenge for humans and the environment.

Answer 14

Manufacturing

Question 15

South Korea has energy stores of its own (oil, natural gas, or coal) to fuel its industry.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Before 1948, North and South Korea were known simply as Korea.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

China has the world’s largest population.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

About two-thirds of China’s energy comes from hydroelectric power.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

To construct the _______ _______ _______, builders had to create ad preserver of water more than 400 miles long, which drowned more than 100 towns, and more than 1.2 million people had to be resettled.

Answer 19

Three Gorges Dam

Question 20

The _______ ________ appears to be yellow in color as a result of population and silt.

Answer 20

Yangtze River

Question 21

________ was likely first grown by humans in the Yangtze Valley in China 11,500 years ago.

Answer 21

Rice

Question 22

_______ focuses on peace and order in society.

Answer 22

Confucianism

Question 23

Laozi, who believe to be the founder of ________. taught that people should live simple and natural lives and be in balance with nature.

Answer 23

Daoism

Question 24

________ religions have religious leaders who claimed magical powers and a connection with the gods.

Answer 24

Shamanism

Question 25

Tai chi is a form of Mongolian martial arts.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Throat singing is traditional to China.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Haiku Is a traditional form of Korean poetry that is known for its simplicity.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

From 1633 to 1853, foreigners could not enter Japan because of the Japanese “Closed Door Policy.”

Answer 28

True

Question 29

_________ means "the process of becoming a citizen."

Answer 29

Naturalization

Question 30

A _______ is a series of rulers from the same family.

Answer 30

dynasty

Question 31

Beginning with the reforms of 1868, Japan took on a ________ with a powerful Monarch. This was called the Meiji Restoration.

Answer 31

Constitutional monarchy

Question 32

The United States enter the Korean War to prevent the spread of ________ through Asia.

Answer 32

communism

Question 33

________ is the least populated nation in East Asia.

Answer 33

Mongolia

Question 34

In 1949, the communist leader Mao Zedong took control of ________.

Answer 34

China

Question 35

By 1910, Korea became a part of the nation of Japan and lived under harsh Japanese rule.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

The division along the 38th parallel (latitude 38 degrees N) separates the Korean Peninsula into the countries of East Korea and West Korea.

Answer 36

False

Question 37

From 1392 until the early 1900s, the Korean Peninsula was ruled as a monarchy under the Joseon dynasty.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

A recession is a period when economic growth increases.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

After the Korean war ended in 1953, South Korea became a republic and North Korea, officially called the __________ __________ __________ _____ __________, became a totalitarian communist state.

Answer 39

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Question 40

_____ _________ is the current President of the People's Republic of China and the general secretary of the Communist Party of China.

Answer 40

Xi Jinping

Question 41

_______ was not prepared for the force of the 30-foot waves of the March 2011 tsunami, which left 15,854 people dead and 3,203 people missing.

Answer 41

Japan

Question 42

In 1976, one of the deadliest earthquakes in history occurred in _______, killing more than 240,000 people.

Answer 42

China

Question 43

Earthquakes tend to occur along a ______, a crack in Earth's surface.

Answer 43

fault line

Question 44

Many of the world's earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis occur around the edges of the Pacific Ocean called the _______, where the six strongest earthquakes ever measured have occured.

Answer 44

Ring of Fire

Question 45

Most coastal cities in Japan have high, concrete walls to keep most tsunamis from flooding the cities.

Answer 45

True

Question 46

Japan is the least prepared city in the world for a typical tsunami.

Answer 46

False

Question 47

The Pacific Plate is the smallest of all tectonic plates.

Answer 47

False

Question 48

March 11, 2011, the fourth-strongest earthquake in recorded history hit Japan.

Answer 48

True

Question 49

In 1923, a great earthquake struck Japan and destroyed the capital city, ________ and killed more than 140, 000 people.

Answer 49

Tokyo

Question 50

____________ are large waves that are mainly caused by earthquakes, underwater landslides, or volcanic eruptions.

Answer 50

Tsunamis