How does high population density affect pollution in the Ganges River?

Lots of people make the river more polluted.

How has use of coal for electricity generation impacted air quality in China?

Air pollution and breathing problems are increasing.

Strong winds that cause rainy summers and dry winters.

How do Asian rivers affect the people of Asia?

They provide fertile farmland and access to water.

Which of the following is a consequence of high population density near asian rivers?

Floods cause more damage and kill more people.

Which of these correctly matches the religions with their founders?

Hinduism-None ; Buddhism-Siddhartha Gautama

Why do people live on the Ganges Plain and the North China Plain?

There is flat land to build on and water from rivers.

How do the Himalayan Mountains affect the Ganges River?

They are the source of the river's water.

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1
How does high population density affect pollution in the Ganges River?
Lots of people make the river more polluted.
Lots of people make the river more holy to Hindus.
Lots of people make the river less polluted.
Lots of people make the air more polluted.
2
Which of the following religions believe there are spirits called kami in nature?
Buddhism
Shintoism
Confucianism
Hinduism
3
How has use of coal for electricity generation impacted air quality in China?
Water pollution in the Gobi is getting worse.
Air pollution and breathing problems are decreasing.
Water pollution in the Ganges River is on the rise.
Air pollution and breathing problems are increasing.
4
Which of these rivers is located the furthest North?
The Ganges River
The Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)
The Huang He (Yellow River)
The Gobi River
5
Which of the following religions is described here?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Shintoism
Confucianism
6
What are monsoons?
Strong winds that bring dry summers and rainy winters.
Dry weather that occurs in Asia every winter.
Strong winds that cause rainy summers and dry winters.
Heavy rains that occur in Asia every summer.
7
Which of the following is a desert in Northwest China?
The Huang He
The Chang Jiang
The Taklimakan
The Gobi
8
How do Asian rivers affect the people of Asia?
They provide fertile farmland and access to water.
They lower the air pollution by absorbing carbon.
They prevent the spread of ideas from other countries.
They provide dry areas that are free from flooding.
9
Which of the following religions is described here?
Shintoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Hinduism
10
How has the Gobi influenced where people live in India?
Fewer people live there because there is little water.
It caused people to move to the coast for water access.
It hasn't, it isn't in India.
It made people move to the Ganges Plain for water access.
11
Which of the following is a consequence of high population density near asian rivers?
Floods cause more damage and kill more people.
Floods cause less damage, but kill more people.
Floods clear out pollution more effectively.
Flooding has decreased because of human activity.
12
Which of the following religions is described here?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Shintoism
13
Which of these correctly matches the religions with their founders?
Hinduism-None ; Buddhism-Siddhartha Gautama
Confucianism-Confucius ; Shintoism-Oda Nobunaga
Hinduism-None ; Shintoism-Confucius
Hinduism-Siddhartha Gautama ; Buddhism-Confucius
14
Which of the following religions original beliefs are shown here?
Buddhism
Shintoism
Confucianism
Hinduism
15
Which of the following religions traditionally had a caste system?
Shintoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Hinduism
16
Why do people live on the Ganges Plain and the North China Plain?
There is hilly land to terrace farm and water from rivers.
There is lots of flat land to build on and little water.
There are mountains to ski on and little water.
There is flat land to build on and water from rivers.
17
Which of the following is a physical feature that limited trade between India and China?
The Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)
The Gobi Desert
The Huang He (Yellow River)
The Himalayan Mountains
18
Which of the following is a belief shared by Hinduism and Buddhism?
Caste System
Five Pillars
Four Noble Truths
Karma
19
Which of the following religions is described here?
Hinduism
Shintoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
20
How do the Himalayan Mountains affect the Ganges River?
They are the source of the river's water.
Rock slides in the mountains often block the river.
They cause the winter monsoons to bring rain to the river.
They cause the Ganges to split into two rivers near Nepal.
21
Which of the following religions believes that you come back to life in a new body after death?
Hinduism and Confucianism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Confucianism and Shintoism
Buddhism and Shintoism

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