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Chapter 7: Japan and the Koreas
      
  1.Tsunamis are caused by __________.  
  a.   cyclones  
  b.   underwater earthquakes  
  c.   monsoons  
  d.   volcanoes  
      
  2.Most of Japan's cities, farms, and industries are found __________.  
  a.   on coastal plains  
  b.   on plateaus  
  c.   in river valleys  
  d.   on the steppes  
      
  3.The traditional religion of Japan is __________.  
  a.   Christianity  
  b.   Buddhism  
  c.   Shinto  
  d.   Hinduism  
      
  4.The Japanese cities of Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, and Nagoya form a huge urban area called a(n) __________.  
  a.   metropolis  
  b.   megalopolis  
  c.   dynasty  
  d.   archipelago  
      
  5.The Tale of Genji, written in A.D. 1000, is believed to be the world's first __________.  
  a.   novel  
  b.   play  
  c.   poem  
  d.   short story  
      
  6.Haiku, a type of poetry first popular in Japan during the 1600s, usually deals with the subjects of nature and __________.  
  a.   history  
  b.   morals  
  c.   human emotions  
  d.   family  
      
  7.The nations of North Korea and South Korea are divided by __________.  
  a.   the 38th parallel  
  b.   a mountain range  
  c.   the Korea Strait  
  d.   coastal plains  
      
  8.The climate of South Korea is most affected by __________.  
  a.   altitude  
  b.   lack of precipitation  
  c.   monsoons  
  d.   ocean currents  
      
  9.More than 60 percent of North Korea's landscape is __________.  
  a.   river valleys  
  b.   forested  
  c.   open plains  
  d.   plateaus  
      
  10.The Yalu River separates North Korea from __________.  
  a.   Russia  
  b.   China  
  c.   Japan  
  d.   South Korea  

 






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