Countries
Which country is the highest populated in Asia?
China
Why does Asia have so many different climate types?
Asia is a HUGE continent that spans/covers many different lines of latitude
Which natural disaster has been a problem in Bangladesh?
Floods
Which region in the world speaks primarily Arabic?
Middle East
What's the name of the animated Pixar movie in which a family is full of superheroes?
The Incredibles
Which country would be the coldest if you went to Asia?
Russia
Why do people not live in the western part of China?
Limited resources / Mountains / Deserts
Why are floods more of a problem for the people of Bangladesh, compared to floods in the United States.
Bangladesh = Developing Country (limited resources, poor economy, mismanaged government)
What country in Africa was there a genocide (hundreds of thousands of people died...Tutsis vs. Hutus)?
Rwanda
What special, sporting event is on TV tomorrow night?
NFL Draft
Which country is known for its tsunamis in Asia?
Japan
Where in China would I choose to live if I was a business man or woman?
East China (port cities, huge populations of people, better connections to the rest of the world, more developled)
Avalanches are one of the many problems people face when climbing Mt. Everest, what are 3 other challenges?
Frostbite, unpredictable storms, lack of oxygen, and emotional / physical strain on the body.
What is the major line of longitude that splits the world into an eastern and western hemisphere?
Prime Meridian
Which planet in our solar system is the largest?
Jupiter
Which country in Asia is a set of large islands near the equator?
Indonesia
Why is Asia so important when it comes to food production?
Huge area of available land to farm / more climates allows the countries of Asia to grow a variety of different foods
Tsunamis occur all throughout East Asia because of what?
Earthquakes and Volcanoes beneath the ocean floor (displacement of water / crack in the ocean floor)
Europe is a ___________ full of other ___________?
peninsula / peninsulas
Name 2 other Social Studies teachers at BMS.
Teal, Roth, Hitton, Wysocki, St. Antoine, Dekker
Name 3 countries that include the Himalayan Mountain Range.
China, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
Name 4 physical features (landforms) included within Asia and 4 bodies of water
Himalayan Mts., Korean Peninsula, Gobi Desert, Taklamakan Desert, Huang He River, Yangtze River, South China Sea, Yellow Sea (Sea of Japan, Ganges River, Indus River, Bay of Bengal, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean)
What's the name of the region of volcanic activity within the Pacific Ocean/Asia area?
Ring of Fire
What set of mountains runs down the west coast of South America?
Andes Mts.
Name all of the schools within our school district?
ECC, Alward, Bauer, Park, Georgetown, Jamestown (U/L), Forest Grove, South, Baldwin, Riley, FC, High School