ASIAN STUDIES

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS CLEARLY. Yung malinaw. Hindi katulad ng feelings niya sayo na MAGULO NA,
MALABO PA!
2. NO ERASURES- Mag-isip kang mabuti, kaya ka naloloko eh.
3. FINISH THE EXAM ON TIME- Alam mo dapat kung kailan ka susuko. PAG TAPOS NA, TAPOS NA!
4. DO NOT CHEAT! - Huwag tumulad sa ex mong akala mo loyal sayo, pero kinabukasan, may bago na.

I. MATCHING TYPE. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before each number.
Column A Column B
______1. World’s largest continent a. Eurasia
______2. Asian land that stretch to the continent of Europe b. Austral-Asia
______3. Refers to lands that are parts of Asia and Africa c. Topography
______4. Refers to Asian lands geographically located within the d. Deforestation
territorial boundaries of Australia.
______5. These regions are predominantly Asian in culture e. Philippines
______6. Cultures that had been influenced greatly by the West f. Afro-Asian
______7. Study of the land surface g. Orientals
______8. Refers to the area of volcanoes and seismic activity along h. Occidental
the basin of the Pacific Ocean
______9. Environmental issue due to overpopulation and i. Japan
indiscriminate logging
______10. Refers to the union of places according to government, j. South Korea
climate, culture, and history.
______11. Pearl of the Orient Seas k. Continent of Pangea
______12. Land of the Rising Sun l. Europe
______13. The Rising Industrialized Country of East Asia m. Dr. Bailey Willis
______14. According to this theory, the earth’s surface started as a n. Aegyptophitecus
huge landmass
______15. Proponent of the Pacific Theory o. Australopithecine
______16. The force that pushes the molten rocks upward until it p. Pacific Ring of Fire
reaches sea level
______17. Commonly called the “Dawn Ape” q. Region
______18. The first genus in the bipedal hominid lineage r. Bosei
______19. Came to be known as “Nutcracker Man” s. Homo Erectus
______20. The first Hominid group to leave the African cradle t. Volcanism
u. Asia
IIA. ANALOGY: Write the word/s that best complete the analogy.

21. Afghanistan: Southwest Asia : Bangladesh:

22. Brunei: Southeast Asia: China:
23. Pakistan: South: Armenia:
24. North: : South: Indian Ocean
25. West: : Southwest: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
26. Mountain Ranges: : Highest Mountain: Everest
27. Bahrain: Land of Two Seas: Thailand:
28. China: Red Dragon of Asia: Singapore:
29. North Korea: East Asia’s Red Dragon: Saudi Arabia:
30. Mongolia: East Asia: Lebanon:
31. Azerbaijan: : Philippines: Southeast Asia
32. Singapore: : Syria: Southwest Asia

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IIB. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is correct, otherwise, if the statement is false,
underline the word/s that makes it wrong and write the correct answer on the space provided before each
number.

__________________ 33. The continent of Laurasia was carried by the swift tide to the Northern Hemisphere.
__________________ 34. Gondwanaland floated towards the Southern Hemisphere.
__________________ 35. Land Bridge Theory are otherwise called as the “Submarine Rim and Disc Theory.”
__________________ 36. The oldest hominid known at present is Lucy.
__________________ 37. The newly-found skull specimen was named Paranthropus robustus or “Dawn Ape”.
__________________ 38. The first Hominid group to leave the African cradle was Homo erectus meaning
"Upright Man."

IIII.ENUMERATION. List down/enumerate the following:

Regions of Asia
39.
40.
Countries in Southeast Asia
41.
42.
Descriptive Name of Asian Countries
43.
44.
Countries in East Asia
45.
46.
Theories of the Earth’s Origin
47.
48.
Hominid Evolution
49.
50.

Prepared by:

Shmaira G. Rejano
Instructor

“Don’t watch the clock. Do what it does. Keep going!”

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