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1
What is the primary cause of the serious indoor air pollution problem in South Asia?
Improper sanitary procedures.
Too many people in the cities.
Lack of green cleaning products.
Cooking and heating with biomass fuels.
2
The southern and eastern parts of Asia are home almost what percent of the world's population?
99%
25%
75%
50%
3
Which desert is located in northern China?
Gobi
Sahara
Taklimakan
Kalahari
4
Which of these identifies a person as a member of a religious group?
Shared physical traits
Same nationality
Same language
Shared beliefs
5
How have the Himalaya Mountains affected India and Pakistan?
Isolated India and Pakistan from China.
Helped India to trade with China.
Provided good soil for the development of agriculture.
Made much of India a desert.
6
Which sea is located east of the Korean peninsula?
Sea of Japan
Yellow Sea
South China Sea
Caspian Sea
7
Why is the Huang He River referred to as the Yellow River?
yellowish dust from the desert
Chinese government named it
pollution
Nobody knows
8
Why are many Indians reluctant to improve their country’s air pollution problem?
Many Indians do not have respiratory problems
Many Indians believe it will slow economic growth
Many Indians do not believe they can fix the problem
Many Indians are too poor to contribute to the problem
9
What economic argument urges countries to clean up environmental problems quickly?
The process of cleaning up environmental problems is easy.
Health problems go away when pollution problems are solved.
Most pollution problems can be solved cheaply.
Long-term pollution costs are more than the clean-up.
10
What are the kami that are so important in Shinto belief?
The people who convert to Shintoism are referred to as kami
They are spirits believed to exist in all things
They are the elected leaders of the Shinto communities
They are the religious writings of Shinto priests
11
Which mountain range serves as India’s eastern border with China and Nepal?
Himalayan Mountains
Taklimakan Desert
Blue Ridge Mountains
Rocky Mountains
12
How would building sanitary landfills along the Yangtze help reduce pollution in the water?
Landfills should reduce the need for electricity
Chemicals from farms will no longer run into the river
Garbage could go into the landfills instead of the water
All of the garbage will be recycled so there'll be no waste
13
What is the area called that separates North Korea and South Korea?
Decentralized zone
Demand zone
Demilitarized zone
Demonstration zone
14
What is a natural resource?
Something produce natural goods and services
Something that people need and can use
Something found in the environment
Something that humans can make naturally
15
Which BEST describes an ethnic group?
A multi-cultural group that only shares religious beliefs.
Several families that live and work together.
A group with somewhat common ancestry and shared culture.
Workers working in the same job.
16
What has been the effect of the polluted “brown clouds” that are common in some parts of India?
India's government has decrease car use
Increase in crops
Cooler temperatures, decrease in rainfall
Heavy rains and flooding
17
Which river runs into the South China Sea?
Indus
Yangtzee
Mekong
Ganges
18
Which country has the Huang He and Yangtze Rivers flowing within its borders?
China
Indonesia
Vietnam
North Korea
19
Which is a major difference between Hinduism and Islam?
View of the “afterlife”
Having different sects or groups within the religion
Important influence in Southern and Eastern Asia
Having sacred texts
20
In Southeast Asia seasonal winds are called…
Monsoons
Typhoons
Hurricanes
Tsunamis
21
Which Southern and Eastern Asian religion is the oldest in the world?
Shintoism.
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
22
Why has the Indian government made such little progress in cleaning up the Ganges River?
the people don't believe it's polluted
the government has not made clean up a priority
few people have become ill from the water
Growing population and run-off from farming prevents it
23
Which type of climate makes Vietnam ideal for growing rice?
Dry and desert-like.
Bitter cold in winter, hot in summer.
Colder due to winds from glaciers.
Warm and tropical.
24
Which river in the standards is considered sacred to Hindus?
Indus
Mekong
Huang He
Ganges
25
Why is Confucianism considered a philosophy instead of a religion?
Confucius did not believe in a god.
His teachings are about ethics and behavior not religion.
No religion is allowed by the Chinese government today.
Confucius never wrote his ideas down.
26
Which of the five rivers in the standard is farthest west?
Huang He
Nile
Ganges
Indus
