Locations
What continent is Egypt Located?
Africa
This Government Allows people to vote for leaders to represent them.
What is a Republic/Democracy.
Define Monsoon. (Hint Think of Video we watched)
Change in wind directions. Arabic and Portuguese origin.
This Is the largest Mountain in the world...
Mount Everest
What was the silk road. (Be specific)
An ancient trade route, linking China with the West, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of Rome and China.
What continent is India located on?
Asia
Define the terms Urban and Rural
Urban is areas are defined by dense populations, the construction of multiple and often large buildings, monuments and other structures, and greater economic dependence on trade
Rural an open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not very many people. A rural areas population density is very low.
What are at least 2 effects of Monsoons
heavy rains, Droughts, Flooding, Landslides, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)infrastructure destroyed.
This Desert is located in Mongolia and China
What is the Gobi Desert.
Name 4 Goods that were traded along the silk Road.
silk, spices, tea, ivory, cotton, wool, precious metals, Horses, paper, Glassware, Furs, & Slaves.
What is the largest island continent in the world
Australia
True or False
Communism is a political theory, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
True
What a two factors that make the Indian Monsoon so unique to other Monsoon Season across the world?
The Tibetan Plateau, the persistent high-pressure cell in the southern Indian Ocean, the subtropical jet stream Doldrums, the African Easterly jet (Tropical easterly jet), and the Intertropical Convergence Zone are all factors affecting the start of the SW monsoon (ITCZ).
Which SE Asian Physical Features helped or hurt travelers and trade economies?
Gobi Desert
Pacific Ocean
Mount Everest
Yangtze River
Himalaya Mountains = Hurt Trade and Travel
Gobi Desert = Hurt Trade and Travel
Mount Everest = Hurt Trade and Travel
Yangtze River = Helped Trade and Travel
Yellow River = Helped Trade and Travel
Pacific Ocean = Helped Trade and Travel
Where did the silk road start and end? (Countries)
Started in China and Ended in the byzantine Empire or modern day Turkey.
Mount Everest is Located in what 3 countries?
Tibet, Nepal & China.
Show Population Chart.
Question What Observation can be made about the list given. (Think location and where they live)
Many Cities in Asian have dense Urban Population.
For a summer monsoon in India, which of the following heats up the fastest?
A. Water
B. Land
C. Wind
C. Air
How was the Himalaya Mountains formed. (Be Specific)
It was a collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today.
Who controlled the Silk Road?
China's Han Dynasty
How many Countries are classified in OCEANIA
24 Countries
Which Statement is True about India?
A
• Hindu religion with Muslim minority
• Large population
• Tropical climate in south to temperate in north
• Former British colony
B
Sunni Muslim religion
• Small population
• Rule by a king
• Dry climate
A
How many inches of rain did Māwsynrām have to win the highest rainfall in a year? (Must be within 25 and can't go over)
467 total inches of rain
How many times has the yellow river change course?
26 times
What years did the Silk Road start and when did it end? (Hint start is BC and the end is AD)
Start is 130 BC and end was 1453 AD.