Political Features
This country is home to the Ganges River.
What is India?
This mountain range separates India from China.
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
Pollution caused by pesticides and fertilizers washing into rivers.
What is agricultural runoff?
People often settle near rivers because of this farming advantage.
What is fertile soil?
This belief system teaches the Four Noble Truths.
What is Buddhism?
This country is divided into North and South.
What is Korea?
This desert is located in northern China.
What is the Gobi Desert?
Cutting down trees that increases flooding.
What is deforestation?
This river basin is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
What is the Ganges River Basin?
The goal of Buddhism is to reach this state.
What is nirvana?
This country is an island nation in East Asia.
What is Japan?
This river is also called the Huang He.
What is the Yellow River?
Burning this fossil fuel causes major air pollution.
What is coal?
This country has very dense population along its eastern coast.
What is China?
This belief system includes karma and reincarnation.
What is Hinduism?
This Southeast Asian country borders China and the South China Sea.
What is Vietnam?
This body of water is east of the Korean Peninsula.
What is the Sea of Japan?
Seasonal winds that bring heavy rain for months.
What are monsoons?
Movement of people into cities is called this.
What is urbanization?
This philosophy focuses on harmony and relationships.
What is Confucianism?
This country has experienced rapid industrialization and population growth, leading to increased pollution in their 2 major rivers.
What is China?
Known in China as the Chang Jiang, this is the longest river in Asia.
What is the Yangtze River?
China builds these to control flooding.
What are dams?
Based on maps, this area is the most densely populated in East Asia.
What is Eastern China near the Yellow Sea?
Natural spirits worshiped in Shintoism.
What are kami?