KOREA MINI QUIZ

NUMBER 1-10 ON YOUR PAPER!

Korea Mini-QuizMatching

1. Kim Jong Un A – Ideology of self-reliance and independence2. Pyongyang B – Communist founder of North Korea3. Kim Il Sung C – Capital city of South Korea4. Seoul D – Current leader of North Korea5. Juche E – Capital city of North Korea

True/False6. ____ North Korea is a communist country with a large military and poor economy.7. ____ South Korea is a non-communist country with a poor economy. 8. ____ The DMZ stands for “De-Militarized Zone”. 9. ____ The Korean War started in 1951, and though fighting stopped in 1953, the war

never officially ended with a peace treaty. 10. ____ The DMZ is located at roughly 60* N latitude, along the border between North

Korea and China.

JAPAN MINI QUIZ

NUMBER 1-10 ON YOUR PAPER!

Japan Mini-QuizMatching

1. Honshu A – large, destructive wave caused by undersea earthquake2. Shogun B – leader of feudal Japan and the samurai3. Shinto C – 1868 restoration of Imperial power in Japan4. Meiji D – largest of the four main islands of Japan5. Tsunami E – animist religion, worship of ancestors and spirits

True/False6. ____ Japan has an ethnically diverse population, with many minorities.7. ____ Japan has an emperor, but he has no real political power.8. ____ Japan is composed of several large islands, all of which have volcanoes.9. ____ Japan relies heavily on international trade, because it lacks resources.10. ____ Japan’s greatest challenge is the current infestation of deadly Pikachus, which

kill more than 200 people a year.

East Asia QuizQuiz on previous notes.

Number 1-10 on your own paper.Put your name on it.

MATCHING1. Loess A. Important religion based on order and hierarchy2. Confucianism B. Resource-rich plain in northeastern China3. Yangzte C. Desert in China used for nuclear testing4. Taklimakan D. Plateau in central China with eroded yellow soil5. Manchuria E. River vital to trade in China, runs through

Shanghai

TRUE/FALSE6. ____ The Yellow River is called “China’s Sorrow” due to dangerous flooding. 7. ____ Japan has ample natural resources, and relies on these rather than trade.8. ____ The Great Wall of China was built to keep the Chinese from escaping. 9. ____ Immigrants from China were occasionally banned from the USA by law. 10. ____ Most East Asian countries are wealthy, but face issues due to their aging

populations and low birthrates.