Geography 101
Example of Absolute Location
Coordinates, Exact Location
Which river is considered sacred in Hinduism and is one of the most important in India?
Ganges
Who ruled over much of Central Asia before countries gained independence in the 1990s
Soviet Union
Benefits of China's Industrialization
Massive and quick production / Money Oriented
Mr. R's favorite color?
Relative Location
Comparison. (North of Mongolia or South of Russia)
India's popular religion
Hinduism
What type of government does North Korea have today?
Dictatorship
China industrialization negatives
Population overworked, Kids growing up without families
Mr. Roethle's favorite star wars character?
What line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
India gained independence from which country in 1947?
Great Britain
How are South Korea is different from North Korea?
South Korea - Democracy, Freedom of Choice
North Korea - Dictatorship, Controlled Environment, Restrictions
Difference between Civilization and Industrialization
Civilization - Where people live, live daily lives, Cities
Industrialization - moving from handcrafts to machine-based manufacturing
Mr. Roethle's favorite Marvel Character
Star Lord / Peter Quill
What line divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Why do people keep polluting the Ganges River?
They believe it is a Goddess and it will pure
What does homogeneous culture mean?
It has one dominant ethnic group and shared culture
Explain why Cram Schools are important in Asia?
allows for people to get higher education and better paying jobs
Mr. R's favorite clothing brand?
Adidas
What lines are measured in North and South Degrees?
Latitude
What does polytheistic mean?
Religion with many gods
Mongolia is a nomadic culture?
meaning wandering population and herding animals across the steppes
Most popular language in world?
Mandarin
Mr. Roethle's favorite premier league soccer team?
Liverpool