Geography 1
Geograpy 2
Geography 3
MidEast Recap
100
What country in East Asia is mainly made up of islands?
Japan
100

Periodically in Southern and Eastern Asia, these extremely heavy rainstorms will occur

Monsoons

100

What country has the highest population in the world?

India

100

This is the predominant Faith practiced in the Middle East

Islam

200

What is the name of the high plateau in west China?

Tibetan Plateau

200

This is the largest country in East Asia by land area and is home to the Huang-He and Yangtze Rivers

China

200

Which country's flag is this:?

Japan

200

This is the main exported good of the Middle East

Oil

300
The Chang (Yangtze) and Huang (Huang He) are what type of landform or waterway?
River
300

The Huang-He river also has this name because of all of the dirt and silt that gets deposited in the river

Yellow River

300

This river in India faces extreme pollution due to industrial and human waste

Ganges River

300

The major ethnic group that lives in Iran

Persians

400
What is the major mountain chain that greatly affects the weather in west China?
Himilayas
400

This body of water sits between India and Myanmar and is home to many small islands, including one that's illegal to visit

Bay of Bengal

400

What is the name of the major dam on the Yangtze River?

Three Gorges Dam

400

The war that took place in the early 1990s when Iraq invaded Kuwaut and the US got involved

Persian Gulf War

500
What is the name of the desert that includes parts of China and Mongolia?
Gobi
500

This is the tallest mountain in the world

Mt. Everest

500

This Chinese desert is much sandier and hotter but not as rocky and cold as the Gobi Desert

Taklamakan Desert

500

This is a nomadic tribe of people that live in the deserts of the Middle East

Bedouins