Unit 9 Review

Question 1

started by teacher in China; has a golden rule; not a religion but a philosophy

Accepted Answer

Confucianism

Question 2

followers are Muslims; started by Muhammad; Mecca holy city; Quran is holy book

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 3

Focus on Four Noble Truths; Eightfold Path; suffering exists because of desire

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 4

Main book Vedas; believe in Brahman; reincarnation; karma

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 5

What is the caste system?

Accepted Answer

social status by birth

Question 6

What type of religion is Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

polytheistic

Question 7

believe in Jesus as son of God; holy land is Israel; believe in the resurrection of Jesus;Bible

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 8

Water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume water, generally an ocean/ large lake.

Accepted Answer

Tsunamis

Question 9

Where was Buddhism founded?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 10

Which is the worst pollutant found in the Yangtze River?

Accepted Answer

Chemicals

Question 11

Why do people rely on rivers (water)?

Accepted Answer

drinking/transportation

Question 12

What are the Five Pillars?

Accepted Answer

beliefs of Islam

Question 13

Which of the following religions started in India?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism, Hinduism

Question 14

Capable of producing crops; suitable for farming

Accepted Answer

arable

Question 15

What type of land form is Japan?

Accepted Answer

Island

Question 16

An archipelago in Asia

Accepted Answer

Indonesia

Question 17

Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in

Accepted Answer

reincarnation

Question 18

What river flows through Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

Mekong

Question 19

Buddha taught that people can be free of suffering if they give up

Accepted Answer

selfish desires

Question 20

Country north of India; home of Mt. Everest and the beginning of the Ganges.

Accepted Answer

Nepal

Question 21

An island group or island chain

Accepted Answer

Archipelago

Question 22

The Ganges River flows through India and into

Accepted Answer

Bangladesh

Question 23

Whichof the following should be done to help protect the Ganges and Yangtze Rivers?

Accepted Answer

modern sewer treatment plants must be built

Question 24

believe in kami; focus on spirituality; started in Japan; worship nature

Accepted Answer

Shintoism

Question 25

Where was Shintoism founded?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 26

What contributes to air pollution in China and India?

Accepted Answer

coal burning throughout the country

Question 27

What is the most important river in India?

Accepted Answer

Ganges

Question 28

Desert in northern China and parts of Mongolia

Accepted Answer

Gobi

Question 29

Afghanistan is considered part of SE Asia?

Accepted Answer

no

Question 30

What body of water does the Ganges completely empty into?

Accepted Answer

Bay of Bengal

Question 31

The climate of India is affected by seasonal winds ( _______) drop 200 inches of rain a year.

Accepted Answer

monsoons

Question 32

These two countries combine to form the Korean Penninsula

Accepted Answer

North/South Korea

Question 33

Follows teachings of Moses and Abraham; participated in an Exodus from Egypt; Torah; Israel

Accepted Answer

Judiasm

Question 34

Which religion requires a hajj?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 35

River that flows into Pakistan

Accepted Answer

Indus

Question 36

India is majority

Accepted Answer

Hindu

Question 37

Many people in India depend upon which geographic feature for their livelihood?

Accepted Answer

rivers

Question 38

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Siddartha Guatama

Question 39

A name given to a large landmass in a region

Accepted Answer

mainland

Question 40

What is the Hindu belief in Karma?

Accepted Answer

actions determine fate

Unit 9 Review

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Unit 9 Review

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