Southern & Eastern Asia Geography

About 80% of India's people follow this religion:

Which contributes to air pollution problems in China?

This religion originated in India and follows the teachings of one man:

3rd largest religion in the world

Korea is a peninsula made up of North and South Korea.

This philosophy is the foundation of modern Chinese culture:

What are the Himalayas called?

Which religion is one of the oldest in the world?

This sea lies between Vietnam and the Philippines and has violent monsoons and typhoons:

Its founder was one of the most important scholars in Chinese history.

Chinese civilization began in this river valley:

The Gobi and Taklimakan Deserts are found in which country?

Which describes an ethnic group?

This body of water lies between Japan and the continent of Asia:

This river is sacred to the Hindu religion:

9 of the 10 world’s tallest peaks are in this mountain range:

What is the Hindu belief in Karma?

What is reincarnation?

Why do so many people in India live in the Ganges River Valley?

Why did the Chinese gov't go ahead with Three Gorges Dam?

What has been the effect of the growth of algae in Yangtze River?

Africa lies to the west of this ocean, and Australia lies to the east:

Yellow dust from the desert blows into this river to give it a yellowish color:

This belief teaches that one is reborn after death:

This arm of the Indian Ocean is tucked between India and Myanmar:

Teaches there are Four Noble Truths in life.

This religion is based on the teachings of Muhammad:

Its followers try to please kami, divine spirits that live in nature.

A major environmental problem in China and India is: 

This religion is unique to Japan:

This river flows through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, & Vietnam

Why is the Ganges River so polluted?

Its golden rule states, "What you do not like when done to you, do not to others."

This desert is located in northwestern China between two mountain ranges:

What is the caste system?

This desert stretches across southern Mongolia and northern China:

The Huang He is the longest river in China: