AAPI Heritage Month!

Pacific Islands

100

These islands are part of the Pacific Islands and the United States

The islands of Hawaii

200

There are many island countries and territories that make up the Pacific Islands: how many regions are they divided into? (think like how the US is divided into the Midwest, the South, etc)

3 (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia)

300

This country was the last habitable landmass in the world to be settled by humans

New Zealand

400

There are 840 languages spoken in this country, making it the most linguistically diverse in the world

Papua New Guinea 

500

This island is also part of the United States and those that are native to the island (the indigenous group) are known as Chamorros

Guam

South/Southeast Asia

100

South Asia: This country's flag is green, white, and orange. This country has the largest Hindu population in the world, and is known for colorful festivals like Diwali and Holi

India

200

Southeast Asia: Xin chào is how you say hello in this country's home language

Vietnam

300

South Asia: This country contains 10 of the tallest mountains in the world, including Mount Everest (in the Himalayan Range) 

Nepal

400

Southeast Asia: This country is the world's largest archipelagic state and is made up of somewhere between 13,000 and 17,000 islands

Indonesia 

500

Located in southeast Asia, 31% of the land in this country is protected in an attempt to preserve natural resources and species. It has 156 national parks, 58 wildlife sanctuaries, and 120 forest parks. The national symbol is an elephant. 

Thailand

East Asia

100

This country is the 11th most populous in the world, is a leading nation in scientific research, and is the country where manga originated.

Japan

200

The first region settled in East Asia, regarded as one of the world's oldest civilizations, had major influence on the surrounding areas, and the most populous country in the world

China

300

The East Asia region is made up of six countries, name three: 

China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia 

400

In recent years, groups like BTS and BLACKPINK have taken over the music scene around the world. Known in the nation's language as 'gayo', which country did this music genre originate? 

South Korea

500

Football (soccer), in its earliest form, was invented in this country: 

China (Tsu Chu, a military game played in ancient China)

Western Asia

100

This country hosted the most recent FIFA world cup

Qatar

200

The largest religion represented in this area

Islam (92% of the population)

300

This historical region is situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the world's earliest civilization developed

Mesopotamia 

400

The country in this region with the largest population (I will accept two answers)

Turkey or Iran (79 million)

500

Western Asia: While Ethiopia is credited as the place of origin for coffee, this Central Asian country has been credited as the place that shared coffee with the world (cultivated it for consumption)

Yemen

Central/Northern Asia

100

North Asia: The area known as Siberia, makes up 77% of the country's land (located in Asia), while the other 23% contains almost 3x's as many people and is part of Europe

Russia 

200

This country celebrates an annual holiday, Melon Day, to celebrate the country's muskmelon

Turkmenistan

300

The first known people to inhabit central Asia came from this country:

Uzbekistan

400

Central Asia: This region includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Because of this, this region is often referred to as "the ______"

"the stans" (stan=land of)

500

This country is the world's largest landlocked country

Kazakhstan