A country like Mongolia is _________ or surrounded by land.
Landlocked
100
Physical processes(earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes) affect _________ and _________.
Environment and Humans near them
100
an aggressive industrialization project, that improves transportation, schools and hospitals is an example of:
Infrastructure
100
India is located in ___________ Asia (N, E, S, W)
South
100
This is the name of the system that exists in India (started with Hinduism) that classifies people into classes they are given from birth.
The caste system
200
North and South Korea make this landform.....
Peninsula
200
This is the name the volcanoes that encircle the pacific ocean...
The Ring of Fire
200
Human modification of the environment includes.... give 3 examples
Irrigation, dams, and terracing
200
______________ is a renewable resource (form of power) often created by the damming of rivers.
Hydroelectricy
200
The MAIN religion in India is __________
Hinduism
300
These are 2 major natural barriers in Asia
The Himalayas and The Gobi Desert
300
This is how the Himalayas were formed...
India plate collided with the Eurasian plate driving underwater ocean land upwards.
300
In Asia agriculture has been replaced with manufacturing and people have begun to mass produce goods rather than make them one at a time by hand. This process is known as
Industrialization
300
The Himalayas separate what two countries?
India and China
300
These statements describe what type of religion? Polytheistic or Monotheistic?
1. Belief in many Gods
2. Belief in reincarnation
3. Karma affects your life now and your next life
Polytheistic
400
What landform do these characteristics describe?
-They divide China and India physically and culturally.
-They are growing by 2 inches every year.
-The protect people living along the Ganges river plain in India.
The Himalaya Mountains
400
The summer monsoon winds come from the _________ (cool ocean air meets land)
Indian Ocean
400
If this continent's population doesn't stop growing, it will have a hard time feeding its people......
Asia
400
China is _________ of Mongolia and _______ of India. (N,E,S,W) and (NE,SE, SW,NW)
South and NE
400
Give examples of 2 monotheistic religions....
Judaism and Christianity
500
Most rivers in Asia (including the Ganges river and Indus River) flow from here....
The Himalaya Mountains/ the Plateau of Tibet
Called the "Water Tower" of Asia
500
These are 2 ways man can adapt to physical processes (like earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.)
Early warning systems and earthquake proof buildings
500
These are the 2 most populated countries in the world (and Asia)
China(#1) and India(#2)
500
How could geography influence a nation's destiny?
(hint: how could it help? how could it hurt?)
Could limit movement(ex: Himalayas)
Could help (ex: natural resources like rivers assist trade)