Geography
People
Geography
China
Miscellaneous
100
Name four countries which are made up of islands in Monsoon Asia (west of India to the Korean Peninsula)
Sri Lanka, Phillipines, Indonesia, Brunei, East Timor, Japan
100
Before European colonization in the late 1400s (Spanish in Philippines, Dutch in Indonesia, British in India, French in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia), which invaders united Asia in the 1500s?
Mongol Empire
100
What country is this?
Thailand
100
The Great Firewall _________ which say anything bad about China or democracy under the Communist country
blocks any websites
100
Indians believe Lord Shiva gave life to the ______, which 400 million people use as a water source as well as for fishing and bathing?
Ganges River
200
What are monsoons?
Strong winds that create the rainfall patterns in the region, with wet summers and dry winters
200
What large industries do countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea have (other than producing goods, farming, natural resources, nomadic herding in Mongolia)?
Large fishing industries
200
What city is this?
New Delhi
200
China has a history of over ______ years and was ruled by powerful emperors until the Communist party in 1949.
4,000 years
200
Why did North Korea and South Korea split, with one becoming capitalist and another becoming communist?
The Korean War at the end of World War II
300
Japan's islands were formed by...
Volcanoes
300
Name 3 religions and where they are mainly practiced in Asia.
Buddhism - Southeast Asia, Japan
Shinto - Japan
Christianity - Philippines
Indonesia - Muslim
Hinduism - India and Nepal
300
What natural feature is this?
Bay of Bengal
300
What are three negatives in Chinese society?
a) they are starting to claim borders in Asia
b) pollution near factories and power plants
c) one child policy, bias towards male children
d) strict work ethic
e) human rights activists and lawyers are held without a trial or a case
f) china supports Syria and North Korea
300
A megacity has to be the home of more than ______ people
10 million
400
Which natural landform grows about 1/2 an inch a year due to colliding plates, separating the India subcontinent?
The Himalayas
400
After Mohenjo-Daro and other Indus-Valley civilizations, they were united in 300 BCE by the ________
Mauryan Empire
400
Which river is this?
Yellow River
400
Yin Yu Tang 蔭餘堂 is a house from Anhui province which is the only example of vernacular Chinese architecture. Where was it rebuilt?
Peabody, Massachusetts, US
400
Why is Tokyo considered a model megacity, the largest megacity with over 38 million people?
a) Extensive raillines
b) Fireproof houses
c) Robots to support the elderly and the young
500
Which natural feature was formed as a result of an angry Mongolian chief (north of the Tibetan plateau)?
Gobi Desert
500
More than 90% of the world's _______ is produced in Southeast Asia, while China and Japan produce consumer goods.
Rubber
500
What water is this?
East China Sea
500
(About) how many Chinese people still live in poverty, despite its 400 millionaires, who are beginning to work in industry?
100 million people
500
Why has India grew so rapidly within the recent years?
The new service sector which includes retail, banks, hotels, etc.