Southeast Asia (Vietnam)
East Asia (China)
East Asia (Japan, N&S Korea)
South Asia (India & Pakistan)/Sub-Sahara Africa
Culture and Religion/Sub-Saharan Africa
100
3. What major physical processes affect Southeast Asia?
tsunamis, volcanoes, monsoons, earthquakes (ring of fire)
100
15. What effect did the Silk road have on Asia?
Spread of products, inventions, and ideas
100
7. What was the purpose of propaganda posters in North Korea?
Promote communist leadership and control.
100
16. How is outsourcing beneficial to countries like India?
Lower infrastructure costs, quality labor force, wages (get paid)
100
22.Identify the image with its corresponding religion:
Hinduism
200
2. How does climate affect the resources in Southeast Asia?
Monsoons and tropical climate increases available agricultural products for farming.
200
10. List 3 ancient Chinese inventions that help modernize the world:
gun powder, paper, silk, compass
200
13. How did Japan change after World War II?
Government and economic reforms (democracy & free enterprise)
200
17. What was a result of the caste system in India?
Discrimination, limited opportunities, separates people in society
200
22. Identify the image with its corresponding religion:
Christianity
300
1. What was the goal of the U.S. during the Vietnam war?
Prevent the spread of communism in southeast Asia.
300
8. How are citizens’ rights of the United States different from citizens of China?
U.S. – freedom of speech, rights of accused, free access to internet & media
China – control of speech, limited if any rights, censorship (limited access to media)
300
14. People in Japan live mainly along the coast. Why do families also live in small apartments, need efficient transportation, and have limited farming (terraced-farms on steps to save space)?
High population density
300
18. How did Pakistan and India form to become separate countries?
Disagreements between Hindus and Muslims.
300
22. Identify the image with its corresponding religion:
Buddhism
400
4. What effect do many of the physical processes have on citizens of Southeast Asia?
Destruction of property and lives lost.
400
11. What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
Protect against invaders/invasion
400
12. Which religion has the philosophy of learning, values, a focus on orderly society, and where people should obey the government, including the elder citizens (especially true in countries of East Asia)?
Confucianism
400
19. Describe the culture of Bollywood and how it affected India:
Movie industry that is on based on Hindu stories and culture.
400
23. What are the benefits of globalization (global economic interdependence)?
Increases economy of countries, increase the amount of products, service, diverse products and technology
500
5. How does ecotourism affect Southeast Asia?
Benefits economy and supports protection of the environment
Benefits economy and supports protection of the environment.
500
9. What did the students in Tiananmen Square try to accomplish?
Increase political freedom and rights for Chinese citizens.
500
6. Demographics- Determine what infant mortality, life expectancy, and per capita income says about a country:
-high mortality number (health care needs improvement) / low # is stronger health care
-high life expectancy (good health care to help people live longer) / low # not good
- per capita income gives information about the economy, higher #s show strong economy
500
21. What were reasons for European interest in exploring Africa?
Raw materials such as ivory, new markets & trade, slave labor, establish colonies
500
20. Describe examples of civil disobedience in India and South Africa?
Mahatmas Gandhi urged non-violence protests against British rule.
Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid in South Africa.