Vocabulary
Physical
Culture
Economic
Miscellaneous
100
A government policy that promotes fewer children
What is antenatal policy
100
Where Yellow River and Yangtze River are located
What is China
100
Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, Islam and Christanity
What the major religions/philosophies of Asia
100
The most important food crop in the region
What is rice
100
River that is considered sacred to Hindus
What is the Ganges River
200
Social structure that was once set into law that prevented people from moving up or down in society
What is the caste system
200
Seasonal winds that bring rain to India and Southeast Aisa
What is monsoon
200
Country that is predominately Hindu
What is India
200
Subsistence, slash and burn, and terraced
What are types of farming methods found in Asia
200
List three countries on the Ring of Fire in Asia
What is Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Timor-Leste
300
China's response to overpopulation problems
What is the One Child Policy
300
Desert located in Western China
What is the Gobi Desert
300
Buddhism's founder (real name, not Buddha)
Who was Siddhartha
300
Rice that produces up to 5 times more rice than normal rice
What is IR8
300
Event that occurred between 1940s and 1960s when new strains of rice and other crops were introduced
What is the Green Revolution
400
Action taken by one nation or group of nations to harm the economy of another nation or group
What are economic sanctions
400
The tallest point in the world
What is Mount Everest
400
The symbol for Taoism that signifies balance
What is the Yin Yang symbol
400
Important tropical crops
What are tea, sugar cane, rubber, coffee, cocao
400
China and India
What are the two most populous countries in the world
500
An area in which it is forbidden to station military forces or maintain military installations
What is the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
500
Area that is high in elevation, flat, and very cold
What is the Plateau of Tibet
500
Name given to what people who practice Shintoism worship
What is kami (spirits)... they are found in living and natural beings
500
Measurement that mostly determines whether a country is developed or undeveloped (economically)
What is not depending on agriculture for the country's economy
500
Important trade route that linked China to the Middle East
What is the Silk Road
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