East Asia Map Quiz

1. Of Japan’s four main islands, which one lies farthest southwest?

2. Which major river flows east across China, passes through the Shanghai area, and empties into the East China Sea?

3. What is the name of the peninsula that extends south from mainland Northeast Asia and contains both North Korea and South Korea?

4. A ferry heads south from the Korean Peninsula to South Korea’s largest island. Which island is its destination?

5. Which city is the capital of North Korea?

6. Among Japan’s four main islands, which one lies north of Honshu?

7. If you travel in a straight general direction from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing, which way are you heading?

8. A ship leaves Japan’s eastern coast and continues directly away from Asia. Which ocean does it enter?

9. Which location is on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary, opposite Macau on the western side?

10. A ship enters the Bohai Gulf and docks at the major port municipality directly southeast of Beijing. Which location has it reached?

11. Which landlocked country lies between Russia to the north and China to the south?

12. Which desert extends across southern Mongolia and northern China?

13. A traveler sails west from South Korea across the Yellow Sea. Which country’s mainland coast will they reach?

14. A location is on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, north of the Demilitarized Zone. Which country is it in?

15. Which country forms an island chain east of the Korean Peninsula and west of the open Pacific Ocean?

16. Which location is the large island across the Taiwan Strait from southeastern mainland China?