Geography
Which is the largest country in Asia?
Russia
True or False: By the 1800s, Russia had taken control of most of Central Asia and all of Siberia.
True
True or False: In most Asian countries only 1 language is spoken.
False
Which country has Asia's highest GDP?
China
Emperor Shah Jahan create what in the memory of his dead wife?
The Taj Mahal
Indonesia is made up of over 17,000 _________?
Islands
The central region was long inhabited by horse-mounted ________. (People with no permanent home)
nomads
Throughout much of Asia, ______ is a staple food.
Rice
Name one of the oil-rich countries in West Asia.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, and Oman
Which Asian reptile is the largest in the world?
Komodo Dragon
How many regions make up the continent of Asia?
Five
The __________ is thought to have started in Central Asia and spread throughout Europe and Asia via trade routes such as the Silk Road. It killed about 1/3 of the population of the Middle East.
Plague, Black Death
Karate, Taekwondo, and Kung Fu are examples of which popular sport?
Martial Arts
________ & _________ are the two fastest growing major economies in the world. (Both in Asia)
China and India
What is the name of the series of fortifications built to protect the Chinese Empire?
The Great Wall of China
The Himalayan Mountains are located in which country?
Nepal
the Mongol Empire, led by ____________, conquered a large part of Asia, an area extending from China to Europe.
Genghis Khan
__________ was a Chinese teacher and philosopher who stressed morality, justice, and respect for family
Confucius
How many Asian countries have Communist governments?
4
Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park in Vietnam has the world largest ___________?
Asia is located within which 2 hemispheres?
Northern and Eastern
The ________ region is widely considered to be the cradle of civilization
Mesopotamia
Name three of the main stream religions that came from the Asian continent
Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism
Islam, Judaism, Taoism
________ is the world’s largest democracy in terms of population
India
Angkor Wat is a temple complex located in which country?
Cambodia