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Asia Geography review
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1
Tripitak is the sacred text of which religion?
Shintoism
Buddhism
Hinduism
2
What is one of the 2 countries located on the Korean Peninsula?
Vietnam
Japan
China
North Korea
3
Why has the Indian government had a hard time cleaning the Ganges River?
China's government hasn't made it a priority
People of India don't mind a polluted river
Growing population & farm runoff make progress difficult
4
Which is the largest country in Southern and Eastern Asia?
Japan
China
India
North Korea
5
How would building sanitary landfills along the Yangtze help reduce water pollution?
chemicals would not run into farmers fields
landfills would reduce need for more electricity
garbage would go into landfills instead of the river
6
Why has the Indian government had problems reducing air pollution?
they don't want to slow economic growth
there are no ways to stop air pollution
nobody in India is concerned with air pollution
7
Where did Shintoism originate?
Japan
India
China
8
Which physical feature forms a natural barrier between India and China?
Himalaya Mountains
Taklimakan Desert
Korean Peninsula
Gobi Desert
9
Which river is the longest in China?
Ganges
Karimi
Huang He (Yellow)
Yangtze
10
Which contributes to air pollution problems in China?
gradual drop in number of new factories
use of coal-burning power plants for energy
the shrinking population
11
Which body of water lies between the Korean Peninsula and the islands of Japan?
South China Sea
Yellow Sea
Bay of Bengal
Sea of Japan
12
Why is the Yangtze River so important to China?
People use the Yangtze to get over the Himalayan Mountains
It supplies lots of people water for drinking & irrigation
Yangtze is used to irrigate the Gobi Desert
13
What did Confucius believe were the keys to social order and peace?
ruler who could keep order
strict caste system
good character and virtue in the people
to worship only 1 god
14
Which desert is located in northwestern China?
Himalaya Mountains
Korean Peninsula
Gobi Desert
Taklimakan Desert
15
Which is Confucius' Golden Rule?
There is no God but the one true God.
What you do not like when done to you, do not to others.
Health makes one wealthy and wise
16
Which country is located between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea?
Japan
Vietnam
China
India
17
Which describes an ethnic group?
people that like to grow food
people with a shared language, religion or culture
people that share the same religious beliefs
18
Why do so many of the people in India live near the Ganges River Valley?
the Ganges River is the only source of fresh water in India
There are few other places in India for people to find work
the river provides fertile soil for farming
19
The caste system, reincarnation and karma are all basic beliefs in which religion?
Buddhism
Shintoism
Hinduism
20
Which country is located west of the South China Sea?
Vietnam
Japan
North Korea
China
21
When China was awarded the 2008 Olympics, which environmental issue was a big concern?
temperatures are too hot in the summer
the city's air pollution
lack of fresh drinking water
22
Where did Confucianism originate?
Japan
Korea
China
23
Which body of water is located near the Yellow River between China and the Korean Peninsula?
Yellow Sea
Bay of Bengal
Sea of Japan
South China Sea
24
What do Buddhists believe people need to do to be happy and find peace?
they are to live quietly within the caste system
they are to give up greed and greedy desires
they are to accept the belief in only 1 god
25
Which river starts in the mountains in northern China and flows eastward to the Yellow Sea?
Ganges
Yangtze
Huang He (Yellow)
McBurney
26
What body of water lies between Vietnam to the west and the Philippines to the east?
South China Sea
Bay of Bengal
Yellow Sea
Sea of Japan
27
How has the Indian practice of cremating their dead been a problem for the river?
people are not allowed to go near the river
river banks frequently catch fire
dead animals and ashes of humans in river cause pollution
28
Which is a leading cause of death in China?
injuries from car accidents
skin cancer
respiratory and heart disease
29
Which body of water is an arm of the Indian Ocean, between India and Myanmar?
Sea of Japan
Bay of Bengal
Sea of Jahnea
Yellow Sea
30
What ocean lies between Africa and Australia?
Artic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
31
Which describes a religious group?
people that like to grow food
people who share the same religious beliefs
people that like to read books
32
Which is Asia's largest desert, stretching across southern Mongolia and northern China?
Gobi Desert
Korean Peninsula
Himalaya Mountains
Taklimakan Desert
33
Why are India's urban areas having such a problem with air pollution?
few people in India feel air pollution is a problem
growing population, heavy industry & cars cause the problem
There are no government efforts to control air pollution
34
Which river flows through India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal?
Mekong
Yangtze
Ganges
35
What Buddhist teaching shows its followers the correct way to live their lives?
the Middle Way
the Bible
the Five Pillars
36
How has India's need to develop more industry ended up creating problems along the Ganges River
People are no longer allowed to bathe in the river
Industries use most of the water, causing river to dry up
Factories dump waste into the river daily
