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GEOG Unit 7: Monsoon Asia
GEOG Unit 7: Monsoon Asia
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What river is considered sacred to Hindus?
Vishnu
Mekong
Brahmaputra
Ganges
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what country is this?
malaysia
bangladesh
indonesia
singapore
3
what country is this?
philippines
indonesia
japan
myanmar
4
these nations belong to...
EU
ASEAN
OPEC
NAFTA
5
fertile top soil made of silt that is abundant in Monsoon Asia
chala
chernozem
wonton
loess
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A monsoon is a seasonal ___________ that brings lots of rain.
hurricane
storm
rain
wind
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What's this?
a pagoda
a shrine
a hindu temple
great wall of china
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what country is this?
bangladesh
myanmar (burma)
philippines
thailand
9
What gives the USA a comparative advantage in attracting foreign businesses?
highly skilled workforce
high cost of living
cheap manufacturing
low wages
10
Whatimpact does comparative advantage have on international trade?
allows nations to produce what they can market for profit
influences the development of specialized industries
all of these
Supports specialization andefficient use of human resources
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developmentof a worldwide society in which people and goods flow freely across national borders
globalization
outsourcing
information technology
global trade
12
What is the dominant crop in monsoon Asia thatrequires a lot of rain?
rice
wheat
beans
corn
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Howmight money spent on educating women affect a country’s rate of naturalincrease?
decreases the fertility rate
leads to zero population growth
has no effect
increases the fertility rate
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Why has most American manufacturing been moved to Asia?
better quality
low wage countries
higher taxes
cost of living is lower
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What does Japan’s physiologic population densityreveal about Japan?
it is very crowded in japan
the japanese have a lot of personal space
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How was the Japanese archipelago formed?
continental drift
from coral
volcanic eruptions
fleugs
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What is the dominant climate of South East Asia?
humid continental
tundra
humid subtropical
tropical wet
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Whatis the most populous country in the world?
india
russia
china
japan
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How did China address their energy crisis?
switched from coal to oil
three gorges dam
aswan high dam
switched from oil to natural gas
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what do the special economic zones in china allow?
aspects of capitalism
socialism
communsim
higher taxes
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this image was most likely taken in
japan
malaysia
burma
bangladesh
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What is the dominant religion of India?
islam
christianity
buddhism
hinduism
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what country is this?
indonesia
cambodia
thailand
vietnam
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what country is this?
sri lanka
thailand
japan
bangladesh
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what country is this?
indonesia
vietnam
cambodia
thailand
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What mountain range feeds the 3 major rivers of India(Ganges, Indus, and Brahmaputra)?
himalayas
eastern ghats
taurus
Western ghats
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where would you most likely see this image?
east asia
south east asia
south asia
central asia
28
In addition to Monsoons, this region often experiences
all of these answers
earthquakes
volcanic eruptions
tsunamis
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Globalization has evolved due to
the growth of free trade
the industrial revolution
all of these
technological advances in transportation and communication
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What policy slowed the population growth ofChina?
three gorges dam
one child policy
two child policy
cultural revolution
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What two groups have the most religious conflictin India?
hindus v muslims
christians v muslims
hindus v christians
hindus v buddhists
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How is Japan and other Asian nations able togrow rice on mountain slopes?
drip irrigation
cloud seeding
terracing
damming rivers
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what river is this?
huang he
mekong
yellow
ganges
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the economic leader of monsoon asia is
japan
china
india
none of these
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what country is this?
china
bangladesh
india
nepal
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How can climate influence human activity in a region?
clothing
building materials
all of these
economic activity
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What religion is dominant in Tibet and much of East Asia?
christianity
buddhism
islam
hinduism
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this cartoon best exemplifies
nationalism
economic interdependence
multinational corporations
free trade
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How did China’s economy work under Mao Zedong?
capitalism
communism
democracy
free trade
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what country is this?
burma
cambodia
sri lanka
india
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What country has a comparative advantage when it comes to IT outsourcing?
Thailand
China
India
Bangladesh
42
what is this and where is it?
angkor wat in china
angkor wat in cambodia
chinese pagoda
taj mahal in india
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what are these? 齫 龙 龆 龟 龠 龀 齼
pagodas
ideograms
calligraphy
none of these
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this is an example of
outsourcing
free trade
economic interdependence
a multinational organization
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What is the name of this famous landmark?
great wall of china
angkor wat
taj mahal
pagoda
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Which of the following is a newly industrialized nation as a result of globalization?
Burma
Thailand
Japan
Singapore
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The climate on the leeward side Himalayas (the north side) is __________ due to the rain shadow
wetter
drier
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what country is this?
indonesia
bangladesh
malaysia
burma
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theuse of technology to move, record, process info (cells, computers, internet)
comparative advantage
outsourcing
information technology
globalization
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these nations belong to...
NAFTA
ASEAN
OPEC
EU
51
which of the following best describes the government of north korea?
democracy
capitalism
constitutional monarchy
communist and totalitarian
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Positive results of globalization include
sweatshops
environmental degradation
job creation in developing nations
unemployment
