Duplicate of SS7G12

Question 1

Why is the Yangtze River so important to the population and economy of China

Accepted Answer

People use the water for drinking, irrigation, and industry

Question 2

Reincarnation is the belief that...

Accepted Answer

the soul returns to life in another body after death

Question 3

Which letter represents the South China Sea?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 4

In which country was Shintoism founded?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 5

Which letter represents the Gobi Desert?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 6

What is the caste system?

Accepted Answer

the belief that class is hereditary

Question 7

How did the first Muslims come to Southern and Eastern Asia?

Accepted Answer

Muslim invaders entered India in the 1500s

Question 8

What was the purpose of the Ganges Action Plan begun in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

to try and clean up the river

Question 9

This religion is considered to be one of the oldest religions in the world...

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 10

Which letter represents the Himalayan Mountains?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 11

Why is the Yangtze River so important to the population and economy of China

Accepted Answer

People use the water for drinking, irrigation, and industry

Question 12

Why did the Chinese government decide to go ahead with the Three Gorges Dam?

Accepted Answer

China's people needed a solid source of hydroelectric power

Question 13

Which letter represents the Gobi Desert?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 14

Which letter represents the Himalayan Mountains?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 15

How has India's need to develop more industry ended up creating problems along te Ganges River?

Accepted Answer

Factories along the river dump industrial waste and chemical

Question 16

What are the Kami that are so important in Shinto belief?

Accepted Answer

divine spirits that Shinto followers believe exist in nature

Question 17

What did Confucius believe were the keys to social order and peace?

Accepted Answer

good character and ethics (morals)

Question 18

Why are India's urban areas having a problem with air pollution?

Accepted Answer

The rapidly growing population, industries, and use of cars

Question 19

Which letter represents the Bay of Bengal?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 20

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 21

Which letter represents the Indian Ocean?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 22

What is the Hindu belief in Karma?

Accepted Answer

that one's action determines one's fate

Question 23

Which River is the Yellow River?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 24

What is the leading cause of death in China?

Accepted Answer

Respiratory and heart diseases

Question 25

Which letter represents Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 26

Which letter represents the Mekong River?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 27

Which contributes to the air pollution problem in China?

Accepted Answer

use of coal-burning plants for energy

Question 28

Which letter represents Indonesia?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 29

What does "Buddha" mean?

Accepted Answer

Enlightened One

Question 30

What are the five pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

basic beliefs of Islam

Question 31

Which letter represents India?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 32

Which letter represents the Bay of Bengal?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 33

Which River is the Yangtze River?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 34

How would building sanitary landfills along Yangtze River help reduce pollution in the water?

Accepted Answer

The garbage could go into the landfills instead of the river

Question 35

Which letter represents the Yellow Sea?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 36

Which letter represents the Ganges River?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 37

Which letter represents the Ganges River?

Accepted Answer

C

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