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Chapter 12: e Geography and History of Southern and Eastern Asia
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Directions: For each question, write the letter of the BEST response on the line beside each question.
_______ 1. Because of its large size, what is India categorized as?
a. a territory
b. a subcontinent
c. a colony
d. a microcontinent
_______ 2. What is the major river of India?
a. Ganges River
b. Yellow River
c. Huang He River
d. Mekong River
_______ 3. What major aspect of belief do Hindus and Buddhists share?
a. everlasting life
b. Heaven
c. Hell
d. reincarnation
_______ 4. What do most major religions in Southern and Eastern Asia have in common?
a. monotheistic
b. polytheistic
c. philosophies
d. territories
_______ 5. What is the major religion of Japanese culture?
a. Buddhism
b. Hinduism
c. Shinto
d. Confucianism
_______ 6. What country colonized India?
a. Britain
b. France
c. Germany
d. Spain
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_______ 7. What country colonized most of Vietnam and Cambodia, a region called Indochina?
a. Britain
b. France
c. Germany
d. Spain
_______ 8. What system of beliefs moved out of the Soviet Union into China and Indochina?
a. capitalism
b. communism
c. Hinduism
d. Shinto
_______ 9. What is the major religion of India?
a. Buddhism
b. Hinduism
c. Shinto
d. Confucianism
_______ 10. What is the early Chinese philosophy that is still the foundational belief system of the
nation?
a. Buddhism
b. Hinduism
c. Shinto
d. Confucianism
_______ 11. What two wars were fought by the United States in Indochina?
a. Chinese and Vietnam Wars
b. Korean and Chinese Wars
c. World War II and Vietnam
d. Vietnam and Korean Wars
_______ 12. Which term is associated with Southern and Eastern Asia having 7 of the 10 largest cities in
the world?
a. dense populations
b. Himalayas
c. Nile River
d. polytheism
_______ 13. Who was the most significant individual in India’s fight for independence?
a. Buddha
b. Confucius
c. Gandhi
d. Mao