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Third Nine Weeks-Unit 2
Asian Geography/Religions
What is the dominant religion of
Japan?
Shinto-Buddhism
What country is this?
Indonesia
Where would deforestation NOT
be a problem in Asia (give two
places)?
Deserts &
Himalayan
Mountains
The Huang He River is found in
What river is this?
Huang He
(Yellow)
What are spirits that followers of
Shinto believe exist in things all
around them?
Kami
What river has its delta in
southern Vietnam?
MEKONG
What body of water
is this?
Bay of
Bengal
The belief that a soul returns to
life in another body after death
Reincarnation
Besides fresh water, why do so
many people live along River
Plains?
Fertile Soil
for growing food
What country is this?
Pakistan
Shintoism was founded in what
Asian country?
Japan
The Chinese government and
its social order have been
influenced by what?
Confucianism
Name this country
Of the beliefs we have studied in
this unit, which is a philosophy
and not a religion?
Confucianism
What
country is
this?
China
Indian
subcontinent
What is the triangular shaped landmass
that takes up most of South Asia called?
Of the religions we have studied,
which is considered one of the
oldest in the world?
Hinduism
What Mountains are
these?
Himalayas
How many Noble Truths are there
in Buddhism?
FOUR
What country is this?
Japan
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
The Buddha
In India, during the summer,
monsoon winds lose
moisture as the air climbs
over the _____________________.
Himalaya
Mountains
What body of water
is this?
Sea of Japan
What is the dominant religion of
India?
Hinduism
Under the Hindu “Caste System,”
which of the following castes is
known as the merchants and
landowners?
Vaishyas
What desert is this?
Taklamakan
Desert
What
country is
this?
South Korea
What is the nickname for the
Hwang He due to its flooding.
China’s Sorrow
What
country is
this?
North Korea
Who taught more about ethics
and behavior than about religious
ideas?
Confucius
What is the dominant religion of
India?
Hinduism
What river is this?
Ganges
Good character and virtue in
people were the keys to social
order and peace in….
Confucianism
What is the term given for
Enlightened One?
Buddha
What desert is this?
Gobi
Desert
Which river is extremely valuable
because it flows through a desert
area of Pakistan
Indus River
Name
this
body of
water.
Under the Hindu “Caste System,”
which of the following castes is
known as the warriors and
leaders?
Kshatriya
Who was the founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha
Gautama
Name this body of water.
Why is the land dry on the Tibetan
Plateau and the Taklimakan
Desert?
The wet summer
monsoons can not
make it around the
Himalayan Mountains
Seasonal winds accompanied with
rain the blow across Southern Asia
Monsoons
How does the Huang He River gets
its nickname- Yellow River
Yellowish Silt
from Mountain
Loess
Under the Hindu “Caste System,”
which is known as the priest?
Brahmans
What country is this?
Mongolia
What is Karma?
The Hindu belief
that your actions
determine your fate
Under the Hindu “Caste System,”
which is known as the Laborers?
Sudras
What
country is
this?
Vietnam
What was brought to India by
Aryan invaders?
Hinduism
India’s developing of industries has
caused what type of environmental
problems?
Industrial waste in the Ganges or
the Asian Brown Cloud
What body of water
is this?
Indian
Ocean
Who brought Hinduism to India
The Aryans
Good character and virtue in the
people were the keys to social
order and peace , according to
what?
What river is this?
Chang Jiang /
Yangtze River
Who believes that to be truly
happy you most give up greed and
greedy desires?
Buddhist
The Yangtze River is found in
What country is this?
Nepal
Why is western China far less
populated than eastern China?
Desert and mountain terrain
What river is this?
Indus
River
Why is a philosophy different from
a religion?
Philosophy deals with
ethics and behavior;
religion deals with sin,
Give two examples of Asian
nations that are archipelagos…
Indonesia, Japan,
Philippines
What country is this?
India
What is the dominant religion of
Indonesia?
Islamic