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Cultural Groups
Belief Systems
100

This river, known as "China's Sorrow" due to frequent flooding, is also called the Yellow River.

 What is the Huang He River

100

This type of pollution has drastically affected the water quality of the Ganges River in India.

What is industrial waste and sewage pollution?

100

These mountain ranges limit travel and trade between India and China.

What are the Himalayan Mountains?

100

This type of group is based on shared ancestry, language, and cultural traditions.

What is an ethnic group?

100

This belief system, originated in Japan, focuses on nature spirits and ancestors.

What is Shintoism?

200

These two deserts, one in Northern China and one in Western China, are major geographic features in Asia.

What are the Gobi Desert and Taklimakan Desert?

200

Air pollution in these two countries has been largely caused by the rapid growth of industry and transportation.

What are China and India?

200

People in this country live mostly on the east coast due to the harsh desert conditions in the west

What is China?

200

This type of group is based on shared beliefs and religious practices.

What is a religious group?

200

This religion, which originated in India, believes in karma, reincarnation, and a cycle of birth and rebirth.

What is Hinduism?

300

This mountain range is the highest in the world and separates South Asia from the Tibetan Plateau.

What are the Himalayan Mountains?

300

This environmental issue in China is caused by deforestation, over-irrigation, and climate change, leading to frequent flooding.

What is flooding in the Yangtze River?

300

The Ganges and Yangtze Rivers are vital for these two activities, providing resources and transportation.

What are agriculture and trade?

300

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300

This belief system, founded by Siddhartha Gautama, emphasizes the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.

What is Buddhism?

400

This body of water is located to the east of India and west of Myanmar

What is the Bay of Bengal?

400

This long river flows through central China and is vital for agriculture and transportation.

What is the Yangtze River?

400

This desert, located in northern China and southern Mongolia, impacts where people live due to its arid climate.

What is the Gobi Desert?

400

These two types of groups can overlap in some aspects, but they have unique characteristics and origins.

What are ethnic groups and religious groups?

400

This philosophy, which originated in China, emphasizes social harmony and respect for one’s elders.

What is Confucianism?

500

Name all six countries required for students to locate on the map in this standard.

What are China, India, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam?

500

The effects of water pollution in the Ganges River include increased health problems and threats to this major Indian religious practice.

What is Hindu bathing and worship rituals?

500

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500

Unlike other religions, this belief system is often described more as a philosophy or way of life, focusing on moral values and respect.

What is Confucianism?

500

Compare Buddhism and Hinduism in terms of their beliefs about reincarnation.

What is that both believe in reincarnation but differ in their views of liberation from the cycle (moksha for Hinduism and Nirvana for Buddhism)?

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