Asia

Southwest Asia

100

The countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait are almost all in what climate zone? 

Arid

200

What is the primary resource found in Southwest Asia near the Persian Gulf? 

Petroleum (oil)

300

Which country in Southwest Asia has no desert scrub but has a large amount of forest? 

Turkey

400

What are the three most densely populated countries on the western part of Southwest Asia?

Turkey, Lebanon, and Israel

500

Arid, semiarid, Mediterranean, and humid continental are the four climate zones in what country of Southwest Asia?

Iran

Monsoon Asia

100

What country in Monsoon Asia has the lowest population density? 

Mongolia

200

What country in this region has two cities with a population of more than 8 million people? 

Japan

300

This river is one of the longest in the world; it flows from the Plateau of Tibet to the East China Sea.

Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River

400

What two countries of Monsoon Asia that form a peninsula have broadleaf evergreen forest as the most common type of vegetation? 

North Korea and South Korea

500

Commercial fishing, forestry, commercial farming, and trade and manufacturing are all examples of the land use in this country that is found east of Vietnam along 15 degrees latitude. 

Philippines 

Physical Characteristics

100

These mountains cross India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.

Himalayas Mountains

200

Yemen and Oman are both countries on this peninsula.  

Arabian Peninsula 

300

This is a large desert found in Northern China and Southern Mongolia.

Gobi Desert

400

This major river starts in the Himalayas, flows through India, and empties into the Bay of Bengal.

Ganges River

500

This is the largest, archipelago nation in the world.  

Indonesia

Human Characteristics

100

More than what percent of the world's rice comes from Asia?

90%

200

Most people in Southwest Asia speak what language? 

Arabic

300

Over 90% of the people in Thailand follow what religion?

Buddhism 

400

This popular philosophy in Vietnam has the importance of taking care of family as one of its principles.  

Confucianism 

500

What three religions see Jerusalem as a holy city. 

Christianity, Islam, Judaism 

Miscellaneous

100

These two mountain ranges form a barrier between Europe and Asia.

Caucasus and Ural Mountains

200

What is happening to the deserts in China?

They are growing. (Desertification of land)

300

The United States fought in the Korean War.  Which country did we fight with and help after, as well?

South Korea

400

What is the only city in the world on two continents? 

Istanbul

500

Japan has two cities, each with a population of more than 8 million people.  Tokyo is one.  What is the other city?

Osaka