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What is the capital of Japan?
What is the capital of Japan?
Which island is the biggest in Japan?
Which island is the biggest in Japan?
What currency is used in Japan?
What currency is used in Japan?
Who unified China as an emperor?
Who unified China as an emperor?
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What famous ancient trade route connected Asia and Europe?
What famous ancient trade route connected Asia and Europe?
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Which country in Southeast Asia is predominantly Catholic?
Which country in Southeast Asia is predominantly Catholic?
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What is the official language of Myanmar?
What is the official language of Myanmar?
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What is Angkor Wat?
What is Angkor Wat?
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Study Notes
Japan
- Capital: Tokyo
- Largest Island: Honshu
- Religions: Shinto and Buddhism
- Currency: Japanese Yen
- Notable Cities Bombed: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Samurai: Like police in Japan's feudal era.
- Mount Fuji: A volcano/mountain
- Kyoto: Japan's former capital
- Shogun: A military leader and de facto ruler of Japan
- Sumo: A famous sport in Japan
China
- Longest River: Yangtze River
- Major Mountain Ranges: Kunlun Mountains and Qinling Mountains
- Major Desert: Taklamakan Desert
- Emperor unifying China: Qin Shi Huang
- Dynasty of China's civil service: The Qing dynasty
- Great Wall of China Construction Period: ~7th century BCE, major sections in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- Silk Road: Ancient trade routes connecting Asia and Europe.
- China Calligraphy: Traditional art of writing with brush and ink.
- Confucianism: Philosophy emphasizing ethics, family, and education
- Chinese New Year: Lunar New Year, typically January/February
Southeast Asia
- Vietnam: Hanoi
- Myanmar: Naypyidaw
- Laos: Vientiane
- Cambodia: Phnom Penh
- Thailand: Bangkok
- Myanmar Official Language: Burmese
- Landlocked Country: Laos
- Temple complex in Cambodia: Angkor Wat
- Vietnamese Noodle Soup: Pho
- Countries in East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines
- Malaysia Capital: Kuala Lumpur
- Singapore Capital: Singapore
- Brunei Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
- Indonesia Capital: Jakarta
- East Timor Capital: Dili
- Philippines Capital: Manila
- Singapore Marina Bay Sands Hotel Location: Singapore
- Predominantly Catholic Country: Philippines
- Brunei Official Language: Malay
- Indonesia Islands: ~17,000
- Country that colonized the Philippines: Spain
- Largest archipelago in the world: Indonesia
- Smallest country in Southeast Asia: Singapore
- Country independent from Portugal: East Timor (2002)
- Skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur: Petronas Towers
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Test your knowledge about Japan and China through this engaging geography quiz. Explore important cities, historical figures, and cultural practices that define these two fascinating countries. See how well you understand their geography, history, and traditions!
