A social group into which people are born and which they cannot change
What is a caste?
100
These three religions all trace their roots back to Southwest Asia.
What are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
100
A level field that is flooded to grow rice, especially in Asia.
What is a paddy?
100
A group of families with a common ancestor.
What is a clan?
100
This large, arid region of central Australia is home to the Aboriginal people and diverse wildlife.
What is the Outback?
200
This Indian man used boycotts and other nonviolent means to fight for independence from Great Britain.
Who is Mohandas K. Gandhi?
200
This natural resource is the largest export of Southwest Asia and accounts for much of the wealth in the region.
What is petroleum?
200
The tropical wet climate means that Southeast Asia supports these resource-rich sources of lumber, medicines, and chemicals.
What are tropical rain forests?
200
The oldest continuous civilization in the world.
What is China?
200
This flightless bird is the national symbol of New Zealand.
What is the kiwi?
300
These are the single most important factor that affects the climate of South Asia.
What are monsoons?
300
This person's job is to call Muslims to prayer.
Who is a muezzin?
300
This country is a part of both mainland and island Southeast Asia.
What is Malaysia?
300
Along with the Samurai, these generals ruled Japan for 700 years.
Who are the shogun?
300
A small coral island in the shape of a ring.
What is an atoll?
400
These two major rivers in South Asia begin in the Himalayas.
What are the Indus and the Ganges?
400
Written 3,800 years ago, this law book punished people severely for wrongdoings but also offered justice to people who had been hurt.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
400
Large reserves of this natural resource, found in the Gulf of Thailand, are often used for energy in Southeast Asia as a substitute for imported petroleum.
What is natural gas?
400
This current dictator of North Korea is the third in a line of rulers that include his father and grandfather.
Who is Kim Jong Un?
400
The most populated of the three Pacific island groups.
What is Melanesia?
500
This multi-headed god is regarded as the creator of the universe by Hindus.
Who is Brahma?
500
The largest all sand desert in the world.
What is the Rub-al Khali?
500
This largest island nation in Southeast Asia is the fourth most populous country in the world.
What is Indonesia?
500
This last Chinese dynasty came to an end when the emperor abdicated in 1911.
What is the Qing dynasty?
500
This coastal mountain range covers almost the entirety of Australia's east coast.