Name: ____________________________________________
Date: ________________
Class period: ________
FOURTH NINE WEEK STUDY GUIDE
East Asia
1. What East Asian country is formed from a chain of islands called an archipelago?_____________________
2. North Korea and South Korea share a landform, surrounded on three sides by water, called a ___________________
3. The world’s largest producer of coal located in East Asia is………………………………………._________________________
4. What “wonder of the world” is more than 4,000 miles long and began being built around 2,200 years ago to protect
China from foreign invaders from the north? …………………………………....
5. Four important religions and belief systems practiced in East Asia are: ……___________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Because trade between the United States and China is NOT balanced, the U.S. suffers a “trade_________________”
and China benefits from a “trade____________________”
7. Throughout most of China’s 4,000 year history, its people have been governed by a series of ___________________
8. Beginning in the 1500’s, what economic activity brought East Asia into greater contact with other cultures, such as
Europe? …………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Who, after overthrowing the Chiang government, set up a communist government in China?
10. What form of government does China have today? …………………………………..
11. As a result of Zedong’s takeover, where did Chiang Kai-shek and his supporters flee to?
12. Which Mongolian emperor invaded China and Korea in the 1200’s and established the largest contiguous empire in
the world to date?
13. What form of government exists in North Korea today? ……………
Southeast Asia
14. Southeast Asia is comprised of two main parts: a
area and thousands of
15. How many countries make up the region of Southeast Asia?
16. Approximately how many islands make up the country of Indonesia?
17. Approximately how many islands make up the country of the Philippines?
18. Southeast Asia’s climate is generally hot and ___?__
19. Southeast Asia is called what because it is located along important maritime trade routes? ______________________
20. What two religions were spread from India to Southeast Asia while travelling along the trade routes? _____________
&
____
21. During the “Age of Discovery”, explorers searched for riches and sought to spread what religion? ________________
22. Which Southeast Asian country was never a colony of a European nation?
__________________________
23. While most Southeast Asian countries gained their independence by the 1950’s, which country declared its
independence from Portugal in 1975?
______________________________
24. Which communist leader opposed America’s involvement in Vietnam, leading to the eventual withdrawal of American
troops from Vietnam? ________________________________
Australia & New Zealand
25. ___________________________ are responsible for establishing colonies in both Australia and New Zealand.
26. The _____________________ _________________________ _____________________ is a complex ecosystem
that is made up of almost 3,000 smaller reefs and extends more than 1,250 miles (2,000 km).
27. Australia’s nickname is “____________________________________________________,” because it is located in the
Southern Hemisphere “under” the Equator.
28. Captain ___________________ ______________________ made three voyages to Australia in the 1760s and
1770s, and sailed around New Zealand in the 1770s.
Oceania
29. About how many islands make up the island region called Oceania? __________________________________
30. What are the three main sections of Oceania? _______________
________________________________
31. What is the one natural resource common to all types of islands in Oceania? _________________
_____________
32. In what time period did European settlers first colonized the islands of Oceania? __
_____________
33. What is the main economic activity predominant throughout Oceania? _
______
34. What disgusting practice occurred in Vanuatu up until the early 1900’s? _
______
Antarctica
35. Which three oceans border Antarctica? _______________________________________________________________
36. Because the ice sheet, covering 98 percent of Antarctica, is 2 miles thick in some areas, what percent of the world’s
freshwater does it contain? ____________
37. What factor contributes most to Antarctica being the world’s largest and coldest desert? ________________________
38. What human demographic record, regarding population, does Antarctica hold? _______________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
39. What “agreement” requires Antarctica to be used only for scientific research and other peaceful purposes? _________
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Define the following Vocabulary Terms:
Archipelago-________________________________________________________________________________________
Dynasty-___________________________________________________________________________________________
Trade Surplus/Deficit-_________________________________________________________________________________
Communism-________________________________________________________________________________________
Ecotourism-_________________________________________________________________________________________
Endemic-___________________________________________________________________________________________
Insular-____________________________________________________________________________________________
Sultan-_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Minority-___________________________________________________________________________________________
Subcontinent-_______________________________________________________________________________________
Atoll-______________________________________________________________________________________________
Reincarnation-_______________________________________________________________________________________
Varna-_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Dalit-______________________________________________________________________________________________
Outback-___________________________________________________________________________________________
Aboriginal-__________________________________________________________________________________________
Bush-______________________________________________________________________________________________
Dominion-__________________________________________________________________________________________
Low Island-_________________________________________________________________________________________
Wayfinding-_________________________________________________________________________________________
Remittance-_________________________________________________________________________________________
High Island-_________________________________________________________________________________________
Fale-_____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________