South and East Asia

Political Geography

100

This Asian nation, found in the region of East Asia, is the most populated nation on the planet. This nation has the 2nd largest economy and a powerful military. Many nations of the world import their products from this Asian nation.

What is China?

200

This Asian nation, found in region of South Asia, is home to the world's second largest population. This nation is bordered by the Arabian Sea to its west, the Indian Ocean to its south, and the Bay of Bengal to its east.

What is India?

300

This Southeast Asian nation, home to the Angkor Wat, is nestled between the nations of Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north and east, and Vietnam to the southeast.

What is Cambodia?

400

This Asian nation, a close ally of the United States, is involved in a political dispute with its northern neighbor, with which it fought a war with in the 1950s. This Asian nation is found on the Korean Peninsula.

What is South Korea?

500

This Asian nation is home to the world's 3rd largest economy. This Asian nation is a very close ally with the United States, having been defeated by them during World War II. This Asian nation, an chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean, was struck by a deadly Tsunami in 2011.

What is Japan?

Physical Geography

100

This mountain chain, found in South Asia, is home to the world's tallest mountain, Mt. Everest. Nepal and Bhutan exist entirely within this chain of mountains.

What are the Himalayas?

200

This weather phenomenon, relatively unique to Southern and Southeastern Asia, is a seasonal wind that often brings with it large amounts of rain, resulting in seasonal flooding.

What is a Monsoon?

300

This natural physical feature is at the center of the Kashmir conflict. It is found almost entirely within Pakistan and is the major source of that nation's fresh drinking water.

What is the Indus River?

400

This mountain, found in Japan, is the highest within that nation. This mountain is an active volcano, though it remains snow capped year round.

What is Mt. Fuji?

500

This area, found in the Pacific Ocean, is home to a very active area of volcanoes and earthquakes, largely due to its position on the edges of the Pacific tectonic plate.

What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?

Economic Geography

100

Japan specializes in __________________, producing products like Nintendo, Sony, Toyota, Nikon.

What is Technology?

200

Three nations in Asia are considered economic tigers. They are South Korea, Taiwan, and _____________.

What is Singapore?

300

China's slow emergence as the second largest economy is largely to its past affiliation and style of government known as _________________. Similar to the style of government of the Soviet Union, this style of government focused on a command economy, where all economic decisions were made by the central government.

What is Communism?

400

This "Revolution" has enabled the rapidly growing population of India to continue to feed itself. This "Revolution" marks a scientific breakthrough in which crops are genetically modified to produce more food goods.

What is the Green Revolution?

500

This economic alliance, similar to the European Union, was formed to promote economic growth between Southeast Asian nations.

What is ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)?

Cultural Geography

100

This incredibly valuable good, for which a major trading route between China and Europe is named, is spun by a worm in China. It is then dyed and turned into fabric.

What is silk?

200

This is the major religion in India.

What is Hinduism?

300

This conflict, between India and Pakistan, is centered around a northwestern region of India. This conflict is representative of one of the most deadly disputes on the planet and is a major concern to the world due to both nations possessing nuclear weapons.

What is the Kashmir Conflict?

400

This building, a perfect example of Mughal architecture, is a major tourist destination in northern India, attracting more than 3 million visitors each year. This building was originally built as a tomb for the deceased wife of Mughal emperor Jahan.

What is the Taj Mahal?

500

This Asian city was the host of the 2008 Summer Olympics. It faces incredible environmental issues, like smog, and has a similar air quality to Mexico City in the 1980s. With a population of over 20,000,000 people, this Asian capital is home to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Great Wall. This city also serves as the capital of China.

What is Beijing?

Miscellaneous Geography

100

When analyzing a map, this is the first thing you should look for to understand the map.

What is a map key?

200

This type of map, which is unique to each individual, is used to navigate our everyday world. This type of map to your house is very different from this type of map to my house. We use this type of map without ever really realizing it. HINT: we drew these types of maps at the beginning of the school year.

What is a mental map?

300

The Mercator Map, known for its rectangular shape and its straight lines of Longitude and Latitude, is most likely used by _________________________.

What are ships/boats?

400

This type of map can communicate very different types of information. Some examples of this type of map can be a Precipitation Map, a Climate Map, an Elevation Map, or a Vegetation Map.

What is a thematic map?

500

This type of map is primarily used by airplane pilots and offers either a top-down or bottom-up view of the world.

What are polar maps?