Physical Features of S. Asia
South and East Asia
NASWA
vocab
chex mix
100
What physical features are letters A, B, and C?
A- Indus River B- Ganges River C- Himalayas
100
What two physical features separate the Indian subcontinent?-
Himalayas and Hindu Kush Mountains
100
What major NASWA city is home to all three monotheistic religions?
Jerusalem
100
a country that has control over their own affairs is called what?
Sovereignty
100
What group wants ethnic sovereignty in Israel?
Palestinians
200
What are the following physical features? C-G?
C- Himalayas D- Plateau of Tibet E- Gobi Desert F- Yellow River G- Yangtze River
200
What is the holy river that is created with run-off from melted snow from the Himalayas-
Ganges River
200
What are the three holy spots in Jerusalem?
Holy Sepulcher, Dome of the Rock, Western Wall
200
What is a culturally defined group of people with a shared past and a common future who relate to a territory and have political goals (ranging from autonomy to statehood)
nation
200
What country that we’ve talked about is in two continents?
Turkey
300
What river supplies the rice bowl with all of its water?
Yangtze
300
What are the two other names for the Yellow River?
Huang He and China’s Sorrow
300
What are two examples of stateless nations?
Kurds and Palestinians
300
What is the desire for a Jewish homeland to be created in Israel called?
Zionism
300
In 1994 what country had a genocide between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups?
Rwanda
400
Other than rivers, what other event would bring lots of water to the “Rice Bowl” of China?-
monsoon
400
What activity are the people performing in the picture?
farming rice
400
What three areas in Israel that are constantly being fought over between Israelis and Palestinians?
Gaza Strip, West Bank, and Golan Heights
400
What is it called when a country is entirely surrounded by land?
landlocked
400
What two religious groups fought over India after independence?
Hindus and Muslims
500
Why are three reason the country of Lesotho Struggles?
its landlocked, all trade must go through South Africa, no direct access to sea or water
500
Turkey served as the gateway between Europe and Asia. What trade route was key in connecting Europe and Asia?
Silk Road
500
Where is the hearth (origin) of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?
Judaism (Jerusalem, Israel), Islam (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Christianity (Jerusalem, Israel)
500
What does partition mean?
Separation
500
The separation of blacks and whites in South Africa was known as what?
apartheid