at over 29,000 ft, this is the tallest mountain in the world
What is Mt. Everest?
100
has the world's largest population
What is China?
100
the predominant faith of China
What is Buddhism?
100
the name of the international organization of nations that was formed after World War II
What is the United Nations?
100
this feature, which circles the perimeter of the Pacific Ocean, has the most active volcanos in the world
What is the Ring of Fire?
200
this mountain range contains the highest peaks in the world
What is the Himalayas?
200
the automotive industry is critical to the success of the economy in this nation
What is Japan?
200
Hinduism is the predominant faith in this nation
What is India?
200
this is home to the UN headquarters and main meeting building
What is New York City?
200
this is the theory that the earth's crust is made up of slowly moving sections
What is plate tectonics?
300
these winds greatly affect the climate of Southest and Southern Asia
What is the monsoons?
300
the communist government of this nation has relaxed its stand on the Western World within the last twenty years and now trades a bit more freely with nations like the USA
What is China?
300
the predominant faith in the region of the world known as the Middle East
What is Islam (Muslim)?
300
this is the main goal of the United Nations
What is to keep peace throughout the world?
300
besides the formation of volcanos, most of these also occur along the boundaries where the earth's plates come together
What is earthquakes?
400
during the rainy season, this is a serious problem when the monsoons come
What is flodding / rivers overflowing their banks?
400
this nation is an archipeligo
What is Japan?
400
the three main branches of Christianity
What is Roman Catholic, Eastern/Orthodox, and Protestant?
400
this is the name of the special council of 15 nations that has voting power over UN decisions
What is the Security Council?
400
the March, 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan caused damage to one of these and caused panic that a serious catastrophe could occur
What is a nuclear power reactor?
500
because it can survive large seasonal shifts in weather, from cool and dry to hot and very wet, this plant is common in East Asia and Southeast Asia
What is bamboo?
500
the Ganges River is a sacred (holy) river to the majority of the people in this nation
What is India?
500
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a believer of this faith
What is Hinduism (he is called the Father of India)?
500
these nations are the FIVE permanent members of the UN Security Council
What is Britain (UK), France, USA, Russia, and China?
500
his hit, Ring of Fire, was has been named by the Country Music Association as one of the top ten country songs of all time