Climate & Geography
This explains why Asia has many different climates
Asia’s large size and varied landforms
Monsoons can cause this benefit and this danger
Water supply + flooding
India’s caste system was based on this idea
Religious ideas about purity and birth
Trade routes spread these things
Ideas, religions, and technology
European nations wanted Asian ports for this reason
Control trade, resources, and markets
Landforms like mountains and deserts affect climate by doing this
Creating barriers that influence rainfall and temperature
If monsoons arrive late, this may happen
Crops may fail
This system ranked people and restricted jobs/marriage
Caste system
These routes connected regions across Asia
Silk Road / trade routes
“We do not hate the people. We hate the system of colonial rule.” — Sukarno....This quote describes this historical process
European imperialism in Asia
This explains why many Japanese cities are located here
Coastal areas (flat land + trade access)
This region faces earthquakes and volcanoes, but also contains fertile soil
Southeast Asia
This religion is dominant in South Asia
Hinduism
This empire expanded quickly due to cavalry movement
Mongol Empire
Oil in Southwest Asia increases this
Global trade and international interest
This environmental disaster happened because rivers were diverted
Aral Sea shrinking
Geography affects economies like this industry that usually involves nets
Fishing along coasts
This leader promoted nonviolent resistance
Mahatma Gandhi
This system in Japan kept order through loyalty and hierarchy
Feudalism
Countries compete for this to gain power
Trade routes and resources
This physical factor explains why some places have large populations
Access to water, flat land, and resources
Living near tectonic plates means people face this tradeoff
Risk + fertile land
This type of society ranks groups as “more pure”
Belief-based social hierarchy
Trade networks influenced societies by doing this
Connecting cultures and spreading ideas
Control of ports gives nations this advantage
Economic and political power