May the Force Be With: __________________________

Date: _______________
Geography
East Asia Test

Multiple Guess
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

______ 1. Which of these is not a mountain range found in China?

A. Tian Shan
B. Karakoram
C. Kunlun
D. Qinling Shandi

______ 2. The “Yellow River” where the earliest civilization in China began is called the __________.
A. Brahmaputra
B. Xi Jiang
C. Chang Jiang
D. Huang He

______ 3. The longest river in Asia is the _____________.

A. Brahmaputra
B. Xi Jiang
C. Chang Jiang
D. Huang He

______ 4. The majority of East Asia's population is found in the ________________.

A. east, near the coast
B. north, in the colder grasslands
C. west, in the mountains and flatlands
D. south, along the border of Bangladesh and India

______ 5. The most successful early European explorer who established steady trade with China.
A. Christopher Columbus
B. Marco Polo
C. Genghis Khan
D. Kublai Khan
______ 6. The name of China came from the pronunciation of the ____________ dynasty.
A. Ming
B. Han
C. Zhou
D. Qin

______ 7. The term ______________ describes a line of rulers from a single family.
A. shogun
B. Manchu
C. dynasty
D. republic

______ 8. In the 1900s when China was weakened, what did the Europeans do?
A. Took advantage and forced them to sign treaties giving Europeans special privileges.
B. Financially supported them until China was able to be strong again.
C. Conquered the entire country by force and enslaved much of the population.
D. Established trade that would allow China's economy to recover naturally.

______ 9. After an uprising, China became a republic before a civil war broke out. The two sides in the
civil war were _____________ and _____________.
A. Republicans; Nationalists
B. Nationalists; Communists
C. Communists; Monarchists
D. Monarchists; Nationalists

______ 10. Who would end up winning the civil war in 1949?
A. Monarchists
B. Nationalists
C. Communists
D. Republicans

______ 11. Which of these was not an invention of the Chinese?

A. paper
B. gunpowder
C. porcelain
D. cotton thread
______ 12. Which of these is not a traditional religion or belief system in China?
A. Hinduism
B. Buddhism
C. Confucianism
D. Taoism

______ 13. The first Mongol to conquer most of Central Asia and to establish the Mongol Empire.
A. Marco Polo
B. Kublai Khan
C. Genghis Khan
D. Mao Zedong

______ 14. After losing the Chinese civil war, the ________________ established a separate
government in Taiwan.
A. Monarchists
B. Nationalists
C. Communists
D. Republicans

______ 15. Which of these is not a part of the Three Games of Men?
A. archery
B. horse racing
C. wrestling
D. javelin throwing

______ 16. The focus of Mongolia's economy is ________________.

A. herding livestock
B. agriculture
C. industry
D. fishing

______ 17. What was the result of the US passing trade sanctions against Japan in 1941?
A. Japan stopped their policy of aggression in the Pacific.
B. Japan focused trade with the Europeans and made huge gains.
C. Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, leading to the US getting involved in WWII.
D. Japan invested in the economies of South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
______ 18. What was the official reason for the United States dropping atomic bombs on Japan?
A. They wanted to show off how powerful they were to the world.
B. Dropping the bombs would establish the US as the strongest military in the world.
C. The bombs were a test to see if they would work in a real situation.
D. Taking the islands with soldiers would cause too many American deaths.

______ 19. Who were the soldiers who protected the wealthy landowners in Japan in the 1200s?
A. shoguns
B. samurai
C. emperors
D. governors

Short Answer
Answer each question with complete sentences. Some may require more explanation than others. If
extra space is needed, please use the back.

20. Describe the major points of the Korean War.

___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

21. What are the significant differences between North and South Korea?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________