Asia Test

Japan is considered a/an...

• island

• archipelago

• peninsula

• landlocked

North and South Korea are considered...

• landlocked

• an island

• a peninsula

• an archipelago

To get from Saudia Arabia to Afghanistan, in which direction would I be traveling?

• Southeast

• Northeast

• Southwest

• Northwest

Which statement best explains where the higher population density is located?

• Southern China

• Eastern China

• Western China

• Northern China

Volcanic activity in the Ring of Fire, located in the _____ Ocean is a threat to Japan.

• Pacific

• Indian

• Atlantic

• Arctic

All of the following are problems faced by Japan except___.

• Japan has no energy sources of their own.

• Less than 20% of the land is habitable.

• Japan doesn't have enough room for cemeteries.

• they have run out of room for landfills

What is one way that Japan deals with the problem of limited land area?

• Japan is at war with other Asian countries to gain new land

• Japan has imposed a one child policy

• Japan ships their hazardous waste to the Philippines.

• Japan has a strict ban on new construction projects.

As China runs low on coal, they are investing in new ____ projects to relieve the energy burden.

• wind energy

• hydroelectricity

• nuclear energy

• solar energy

All of the following are arguments against the Three Gorges Dam except,

• It is dangerous for local plants and animals

• many people will be displaced

• it would cut into China's reliance on coal

• it will increase pollution

Which Asian country is most like the U.S. politically and economically?

• South Korea

• North Korea

• China

• Iran