South and East Asia Unit Test Review with Answers Geography: 1. Which countries have a communist government? Answer: China, North Korea 2. Which country is located on #1? Answer: India 3. Which country is located on #9? Answer: Pakistan 4. Which country is located on #7? Answer: Japan 5. Does country #1 have a limited or unlimited government? Country #7? Answer: Limited, Limited 6. Which number shows the location of Iran? Answer: #3 7. Which 2 countries were once “one”, but were divided because of the Muslim and Hindu religion? (#s & names) Answer: Pakistan and India, #’s 9 and 1 8. New Delhi is located in which country? Answer: India 9. Tokyo is located in which country? Answer: Japan 10. Which country is represented by the #3? Answer: Iran Religions: 1. Name the 5 religions of South and East Asia. Answer: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Sikhism 2. Which religion is non-theistic? Answer: Buddhism 3. Which religion believes in Karma, reincarnation, and has a holiday called Diwali? Answer: Hinduism 4. Which religion follows the middle path and believes in the 4 Nobel Truths? Answer: Buddhism 5. Which religion celebrates Vaisakhi and was founded by Guru Nanak? Answer: Sikhism 6. Which religion was founded by Kong Fu Zi and believes in the 5 key relationships, and filial piety? Answer: Confucianism 7. How is Diwali similar to Rosh Hashanah? Answer: They both celebrate the New Year 8. How did Confucious impact society? Answer: He believed in Li and the five key relationships which he believed would lead to a peaceful and stable society. 9. Which 2 religions ORIGINATED in India? Answer: Hinduism, Buddhism 10. How did Gandhi and the Dalai Lama deal with political problems? Answer: non-violent protests Geography & Physical Processes: 1. Which 3 physical processes does Asia struggle with the most? Answer: earthquakes, monsoons, tsunamis (and volcanoes) 2. What causes monsoons and what do they lead to? Answer: Seasonal winds that in the summer season bring large amounts of rain into India and surrounding countries; this leads to severe flooding. 3. What causes earthquakes and what do they lead to? How has Japan dealt with this problem? Answer: Merging tectonic plates (typically subduction zones) which can lead to widespread destruction of buildings & property 4. What are tsunamis and what causes them? Answer: Giant waves caused by offshore earthquakes; these lead to flooding 5. What are some causes of erosion? Answer: wind and water (flooding) 6. What was the Green Revolution? Answer: Westernized farming which brought “super seeds” to India; it taught them how to successfully grow them using irrigation and fertilizers; this helped end famine, but lead to pollution 7. What is the most modern way to control flooding and provide water for hydroelectric power? Answer: build dams 8. What are some ways that Asia has adapted to their environment? Answer: building dams, building structures that can withstand earthquakes, warning systems for tsunamis 9. Other than earthquakes, what other problem do Japanese builders have to deal with? Answer: Overpopulation Government/Economy/Industry: 1. Which Asian countries have a government similar to the United States? Answer: Japan, India 2. Which Asian countries have a communist government? Answer: China, North Korea 3. Which Asian countries have market economies? Answer: Japan, India 4. Which Asian countries have communist economies? Answer: China, North Korea 5. How have the governments of China and Japan differed in how they deal with their population problems? Answer: China issued the One Child policy and Japan is looking for ways to build in order to accommodate their populations 6. The Korean War split Korea into North and South after WWII. Who helped to influence North Korea’s communist government and who helped to influence South Korea’s government? Answer: North Korea – USSR (former Soviet Union) and China; South Korea – the United States 7. Who brought the idea of democracy to India? Answer: Britain (they colonized India) 8. Why does Japan have to import most of its food? Answer: There’s no room to grow it. 9. What are Japan’s major industries? Answer: Fishing and the technological industry. 10. What are India’s major industries? Answer: Service & Agriculture 11. Explain the Great Leap Forward (China). Was it successful? Answer: An attempt by the leader of China to increase industrial output. No, poor planning, natural disasters, and a drop in food production led to widespread famine 12. What happened during China’s Cultural Revolution and why? Answer: Intellectuals such as doctors and teachers were ordered to work on farms and students were taken from schools and put to work in the country. This was the leader of China’s effort to eliminate any cultural elements that did not support his ideas of communism. 13. How has economic growth affected China and Japan’s environments? Answer: The increase in industrialization and urbanization has led to severe pollution of water and air in China. It has even led to a water shortage in China. Japan has suffered from acid rain, but is working on ways to protect its environment. 14. Compare/contrast North and South Korea. Answer: North Korea is a Communist Dictatorship. There are very few cars (mostly only government officials own them) and very little technology available for the people. Most people are poor and are not allowed to speak out against their government. South Korea is very technologically advanced and has a democratic form of government and a free-market (capitalist) economy. People have many freedoms and can speak up against their government. Culture: 1. East Asia: What language do most people in Japan speak? Answer: Japanese 2. East Asia: What type of art came from Japan and is now very popular in the US? Answer: Anime 3. Southeast Asia: What is the most common religion of India? Answer: Hinduism 4. How has increased access to cell phones and the internet influenced Asia’s culture? Answer: It has increased communication of the people of Asia with the rest of the world. This leads to increased spreading/sharing of culture.