Unit 1 Asia Review

Question 1

Which problem in Southwest Asia is rooted in ancient times?

Accepted Answer

Arab-Israeli conflict

Question 2

Why are rivers so important economically to East Asia?

Accepted Answer

Farming

Question 3

What does comparative advantage mean?

Accepted Answer

a country's ability to produce more efficiently than another country

Question 4

The Yangtze River is the longest in China.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which of the following resources is imported by China?

Accepted Answer

coal

Question 6

Which term refers to South Asia's geographical position in Asia?

Accepted Answer

Subcontinent

Question 7

Japan became a military and industrial power by the mid 1900s

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Which bodies of water border the countries of Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

Persian Gulf

Question 9

What strategy did Gandhi use to gain independence from Britain?

Accepted Answer

non violence

Question 10

Which religions were founded in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 11

Mass migration from China to India will cause India's population to be the largest in the world by 2030.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

What is the most common climate in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

arid

Question 13

Which of the following languages is spoken by people in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

Hebrew

Question 14

Why is Southwest Asia often called the "cradle of religion"?

Accepted Answer

it's where 3 of the most common religions were founded

Question 15

Which of the following slowed population growth in China until the 1300s?

Accepted Answer

epidemics

Question 16

What is factual about tsunamis?

Accepted Answer

The ocean drains away from shore when they happen

Question 17

Which religion is the most prevalent in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 18

Which country is located in Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

Turkmenistan

Question 19

What caused Siberia's population to grow in the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

Transiberian Railroad

Question 20

Arabs make up 90% of the population in most Southwest Asian countries.

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 20