Religions
Rivers
Pollution
Miscellaneous
Religions, etc.
100
What is the oldest religion in the world?
What is Hinduism
100
What is the most important river in India?
What is the Ganges
100
What are 3 effects of water pollution in the Ganges River?
Die of cancer Disease No marine life
100
Describe how China and India are doing economically.
What is economically rich
100
What is the Hindu belief in Karma?
One’s actions determines one’s fate
200
What type of religion is Hinduism?
What is Polytheistic
200
What is the most important river in China?
What is the Yangtze River
200
What contributes to air pollution in India and China?
Coal burning power plants for energy and for heat in homes; cars and trucks
200
Describe how China and India are doing environmentally.
What is environmentally poor
200
What are the Five Pillars?
Basic beliefs of Islam
300
What do people who follow Confucianism believe in?
Confucianism is a way of life (philosophy), not religion
300
Why do the people of India use the Ganges River?
Religious rituals, water and transportation, and the river provides fertile soil for farming
300
What is the name of the Dam that opened on Yangtze River in 2008?
What is Three Gorges Dam
300
Why do some many people live along the Ganges River Valley?
Provides fertile soil for farming
300
Which religion requires a hajj? (a pilgrimage to Mecca)
What is Islam
400
In Buddhism, what happens if you give up selfish desires for power, wealth and pleasure?
What is Nirvana (free from suffering)
400
What are three reasons for the Ganges River being so polluted?
Raw sewage Dead bodies Factory waste
400
What could be done to protect the rivers in Asia?
Modern water/sewer treatment plants should be built
400
Where was Shintoism founded?
What is Japan
500
What is the difference between an ethnic group and a religious group?
Ethnic group shares a similar language, religion or culture. Religious group shares the same religious beliefs.
500
Many people in India depend upon which climatic feature for their livelihood?
What is monsoons
500
What is the worst pollutant found in the Yangtze River?
Industrial chemical waste
500
What climate issue in India may cause 200 inches of rain to fall every 6 months?
What is monsoons
500
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
What is Siddhartha Guatama
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