Southwest Asia
Which best describes the overall climate of this region?
Tropical Arid Temperate Polar
Arid
This country is to the north of Iran.
What is Turkmenistan?
This is the largest country in South Asia.
What is India?
The longest river in Asia is called __________.
Nile Amazon Yangtze Mekong
Yangtze
What is Vietnam?
Northern Asia is also called what?
Siberia and/or Russia
The leader of this religion was Jesus of Nazareth...
Christianity
Which major line passes through Asia?
Equator or Prime Meridian
Equator
A large desert is located in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman.
Arabian or Rub' al Khali Desert
All the countries in this region have this in their name; it means "Land of / Country of".
The word "stan"
The highest mountain in the world is found in this region. What is it's name?
Mt. Everest
This dry, cold desert is in Mongolia and China.
The Gobi Desert
Which best describes the climate in this regions?
Arid Arctic Tropical Mediterranean
Tropical
Type of a landscape in Siberia and the border of Eastern Asia that has the meaning " Grassland".
Plateau Tundra Desert Steppes
Steppes
Of the monotheistic religions, this was first...
Judaism
Which oceans DON'T border Asia?
Arctic Atlantic Indian Pacific Southern
Atlantic/Southern
Which natural resource has not only caused conflict, but has also made some areas of this region very wealthy?
Oil
Though landlocked, this region is bordered by the largest lake in the world. What is its name?
Caspian Sea
Which rivers are NOT found in this region?
Ganges Indus Parana Mekong Rhine
Parana & Mekong & Rhine
This is a sacred mountain in Japan located on Honshu Island. (hint: it is a famous tourist attraction that was in the news earlier this year)
Mt. Fuji
Which crop is very important to this region?
Rice
Which landform is NOT found in Siberia?
Taiga Tundra Wetlands Rainforest
The goal of this religion is to reach the state of Nirvana...
Buddhism
Most of Asia is part of a larger landmass know as...
Eurasia or Afro-Eurasia
Southwest Asia can also be called...
The Middle East (the crossroads of the world is also accepted)
The border of Kazakhstan in the North is this country. What is it?
Russia
Not only is the mountain range home to the world's highest peak/mountain it is also the source of 10 major rivers in Asia. What range is it?
The Himalayas
The Huang He River has two nicknames. One for the flooding and one for the color of the silt it carries. What is one?
China's Sorrow
Yellow River
The island country in the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Manilla.
The Philippines
Russia is home to Asia's largest freshwater lake. What is it's name?
Lake Baikal
This religion follows the 5 pillars which includes travelling to Mecca at least once in your life.
Islam
Which coordinate “formulas” would show locations in Asia?
__°N, __°E
__°S, __°E
Name one of the two rivers that move through Iraq and formed Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
This was once one of the world's largest inland bodies of water, today it has almost dried up to several reasons including irrigation for farming.
Aral Sea
What is the name of the island country off the southeast coast of India?
Sri Lanka
The name of the manmade border that was created to keep out invaders.
The Great Wall of China
Many people in this region rely on which natural resource to make a liking:
Coal fishing/seafood oil timber
fishing/seafood
Name the important river found in this region; it is used for hydroelectric power and also the transport of good like lumbar and grain.
The Yenisei
Hinduism teaches that your actions in a past life determine your destiny in this life... this is known as...
Karma
Diagram the 6 other continents in relation to Asia.
Europe=West
Africa=Southwest
Australia/South America=Southeast
North America=East
Antarctica=South