Question

Which of the following countries is in South Asia?
Thailand
Japan
China
Russia
What are the mainland nations of East Asia?
China, Korea, and Mongolia
China, Taiwan, and Japan
Japan, Taiwan, and Korea
China, Japan, and Mongolia
Which of the following statements about China is true?
It does not have any great rivers.
Most of its population lives in the west.
It is the most populous nation in the world.
It is the driest country in the world.
What Asian country is most densely populated?
China
Singapore
Afghanistan
India
What body of water lies between China and Japan?
Pacific Ocean
East China Sea
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
What term describes both Indonesia and the Philippines?
archipelago
isthmus
island
peninsula
What term best describes Indochina and Malay?
archipelago
isthmus
island
peninsula
Which of the following is a major river system of China?
Huang
Mekong
Ganges
Irawaddy
What is the definition of an isthmus?
a chain of islands
a narrow channel of water
an inlet of the ocean
a narrow strip of land that runs through water
Which of the following statements about alluvial plains is true?
They are fertile agricultural regions.
They are too dry for agriculture.
They bring heavy rains.
They get little or no rain.
What is a volcanic island usually like?
mountainous
flat
mostly foothills
full of dry riverbeds
Which of the following landforms covers much of central India?
Himalayas
Deccan Plateau
Great Indian Desert
Hindu Kush
What do the summer monsoons do in India?
bring snow to mountainous regions
blow dry air over the whole country
carry moisture in from the sea
cool off the interior of the country
What is the name for a severe tropical storm?
typhoon
fodder
delta
tsunami
What crop is grown in all South Asian countries?
jute
rice
corn
rubber
What is Mongolia’s major farming activity?
growing rice
producing rubber
grazing animals
growing oranges
Which of the following Asian nations has vast deposits of coal?
Malaysia
Japan
Philippines
China
Which of the following is a principal natural resource of Japan?
petroleum
lumber
iron ore
silver
Which of the following is a major industrial product of India?
cotton textiles
electronics
automobiles
wine
Which of the following countries is the most industrialized in Asia?
North Korea
Thailand
China
Japan

Answer 1

1) None of the above — none of those countries are in South Asia (Thailand is Southeast Asia; Japan, China, Russia are not in South Asia).

2) China, Korea, and Mongolia

3) It is the most populous nation in the world. (Traditional test answer — note: as of 2023 India passed China to become the most populous country.)

4) Singapore

5) East China Sea

6) archipelago

7) peninsula

8) Huang

9) a narrow strip of land that runs through water (an isthmus)

10) They are fertile agricultural regions.

11) mountainous

12) Deccan Plateau

13) carry moisture in from the sea

14) typhoon

15) rice

16) grazing animals

17) China

18) lumber

19) cotton textiles

20) Japan