What is the border between North and South Korea called?
The DMZ
100
What was the current event, "An Attack in Pakistan" about?
a 14-year-old girl fighting for women's education who was shot by the Taliban
100
How has the tsunami that occurred in Japan almost two years ago affected the United States today?
Trash is accumulating on the west coast
100
Why should you check your engrade account on a regular basis?
200
Name one way Japan has helped its economy grow.
Improving existing products and/or developing new ideas of their own
200
Manufacturing and _______________ are both outdated in North Korea.
farming
200
What was the current event "Rebuilding Japan" about?
It described Japan's progress and continued efforts to rebuild since the earthquake and tsunami in 2011
200
What famous political activist from the United States is Gandhi usually compared to?
Martin Luther King Jr.
200
How do you get to my class website?
300
One way the Japanese government helped industries after World War II was by giving them....
subsidies
300
Who or what runs the economy in North Korea?
government
300
What was the current event "Beijing Smog" about?
It described how the government was forced to respond to air quality issues in Beijing after thick smog was causing people to come down with respiratory illness.
300
What is the highest caste or "jati" in the Indian caste system?
Brahmin - Priests
300
What are some important things on the class website?
400
How did the economic recession affect Japanese workers?
Many people lost their jobs
400
What is the economy of South Korea based on?
What is free enterprise?
400
What was the article "Digging Into China" about?
It was about how over 100 more "Terra Cotta Soldiers" were uncovered in China. The history of the tomb, discovery, and purpose of these statues was identified.
400
What is the piece of clothing called that is worn by the "untouchables"?
dhoti
400
What important event occurred involving the President last night?
State of the Union Address
500
Why does Japan have a shrinking birthrate?
People are deciding to delay marriage or put it off entirely
500
Until the end of World War II, North Korea was what?
the industrial center of the Korean Peninsula
500
What was the current event, "North Korea Set to Launch Missile Test" about?
North Korea's efforts to build and test missiles that will eventually reach the United States.
500
Why are many believers of Hinduism vegetarians?
They believe that their loved ones are reincarnated after death and can return to this life as animals.
500
Why might North Korea have decided to detonate the nuclear bomb now? Why might timing be important?
Obama's State of the Union Address was last night - publicity, foreign aid