Geography and History of the World © 2010 Indiana Edition

Chapter 26: Physical Geography of East Asia

Physical Geography of East Asia

1
Japan is formed by a(n) __________, or island chain.
A)peninsula
B)gulf
C)archipelago
D)island
2
Plate movements in the region can cause all of the following EXCEPT __________.
A)droughts
B)earthquakes
C)tsunamis
D)volcanic eruptions
3
The world’s highest mountains, the __________, separate China from South Asia.
A)Pamirs
B)Altay shan
C)Kun lun Shan
D)Himalaya
4
The __________ is East Asia’s longest river.
A)Huang He
B)Xi River
C)Chang Jiang
D)Amur River
5
In Mongolia, only __________ of the land is suitable for agriculture.
A)1 percent
B)5 percent
C)10 percent
D)25 percent
6
Trees found in the natural forests in the cooler mid-latitude climates do NOT include __________.
A)needle-leaved evergreens
B)bamboo
C)broad-leaved deciduous trees
D)broad-leaved evergreens
7
Economically important native plants in the region include __________.
A)bamboo
B)mulberry trees
C)tea bushes
D)all of the above
8
The island of Hainan, off China’s southern coast, has a __________ climate.
A)tropical dry
B)tropical wet
C)humid continental
D)highlands
9
The summer __________, winds bearing the heat and humidity from the Pacific Ocean, provide more than 80 percent of the region’s annual rainfall.
A)monsoons
B)typhoons
C)hurricanes
D)storms
10
The warm-water __________, an ocean current flowing northward along the southern and southeastern coasts of the Japanese islands, adds moisture to the winter monsoons.
A)typhoon
B)Kuril Current
C)Japan Current
D)Oyashio
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