Physical Features-blue
Environmental Issues-yellow
Vocabulary
Physical Features-red
Wild Card-green
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An ‘arm’ of the Pacific Ocean that lies between Asia and Japan
What is Sea of Japan
100
What are three types of environmental issues in China and India
What is water pollution, air pollution, and flooding
100

The holy book for Buddhism

The Tripitaka

100

Asia’s largest desert that stretches across Southern Mongolia and Northern China?

What is Gobi Desert

100
Highest Mountain in the world
What is Mount Everest
200
World’s highest mountain range that sits on the northern edge of India
What is Himalayan Mountains
200
Which environmental issues are caused by monsoons
What is Flooding
200
Seasonal change in the direction of the strongest winds of a region
What is Monsoons
200
This is the most important river in India and considered sacred by the Hindu religion
What is Ganges River
200
This desert is located in northern China between two mountain ranges
What is Taklimakan Desert
300
This desert is located in northern China between two mountain ranges
What is Taklimakan Desert
300
List at least 3 effects of flooding
What is Loss of human life and livestock life, damage to property, destruction of crops, disruption to communication, deterioration of health due to waterborne diseases
300

To believe in multiple Gods

Polytheism

300

Third largest ocean in the world; lies between Africa, Asia, and Australia?

What is Indian Ocean

300
This is China’s most important crop grown at the basin of the Mekong River
What is Rice
400
Largest and longest river in China
What is Yangtze River
400
List at least 3 causes of flooding
What is Heavy rainfall, storm surge(from hurricanes and tropical storms), tsunami, snowmelt, deforestation, land development, & high tide combined with higher river levels
400

The ultimate goal of Buddhist is to acheive this

Nirvana

400

Peninsula that extends out from China in between the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan; divided into two countries

What is Korean Peninsula

400
China’s second largest river that causes devastating floods. Hint named for its muddy silt it carries
What is Huang He (Yellow) River
500
An “arm” of the Indian Ocean with India on its west; many large rivers, including the Ganges flows into it
What is the Bay of Bengal
500
List at least 3 effects of air pollution
What is damages to vegetation (plants), harms atmosphere (hurts ozone layer that protects us from the Sun’s UV radiation, harms humans (diseases), emissions release pollutants that can cause acid rain, contaminates drinking water, harm plants & animals
500

The goal of Hindus is to acheive this, or peace and freedom from the cycle of reincarnation

Moksha

500
This river starts in the Himalayan Mountains and is the most important river in India because it runs through the most fertile and highly populated areas
What is Ganges River
500

This river located in China provides hydroelectric power, water for irrigation, and transportation for cargo ships

What is Yangtze River

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