1. Third Nine Weeks-Unit 2 Asian Geography/Religions

2. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What river is this?
Ganges

3. Which river is extremely valuable because it flows through a desert area of Pakistan
Indus River

4. Seasonal winds accompanied with rain the blow across Southern Asia
Monsoons

5. The belief that a soul returns to life in another body after death
Sansara or Reincarnation

6. Who believes that to be truly happy you most give up greed and greedy desires?
Buddhist

7.   What are spirits that followers of Shinto believe exist in things all around them?
Kami

8. Who taught more about ethics and behavior than about religious ideas?
Confucius

9. The elephant and ____???___ are considered scared to hindus. Why?
COWS-They give freely of themselves, work and milk

10. What is the dominant religion of India?
Hinduism

11. Of the beliefs we have studied in this unit, which is a philosophy and not a religion?
Confucianism

12. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What desert is this?
Gobi Desert

13. Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
The Buddha

14. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What country is this?
Vietnam

15. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What country is this?
China

16. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What desert is this?
Taklimakan Desert

17. What country is this?
Mongolia

18. What is the dominant religion of Indonesia?
Islamic

19. Chang Jiang / Yangtze River
©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What river is this?
Chang Jiang / Yangtze River

20. What body of water is this?
Indian Ocean

21. How many Noble Truths are there in Buddhism?
FOUR

22. Who brought Hinduism to India
The Aryans

23. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What country is this?
South Korea

24. Under the Hindu “Caste System,” which is known as the priest?
Brahmans

25. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What river is this?
Huang He
(Yellow)

26. Why did India and Pakistan became two separate nations in the 1940s?
Differences in religions

27. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What country is this?
North Korea

28. What was brought to India by Aryan invaders?
Hinduism

29. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What country is this?
Japan

30. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What Mountains are these?
Himalayas

31. What river has its delta in southern Vietnam?
MEKONG

32. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What river is this?
Indus River

33. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What river is this?
Ganges

34. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What country is this?
Pakistan

35. India’s developing of industries has caused what type of problems?
Industrial waste in the Ganges

36. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What country is this?
Nepal

37. Bay of Bengal What body of water is this?
©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What body of water is this?
Bay of Bengal

38. The Yangtze River is found in
CHINA

39. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What country is this?
Indonesia

40. Sea of Japan What body of water is this?
©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What body of water is this?
Sea of Japan

41. What is the dominant religion of India?
Hinduism

42. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What country is this?
India

43. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
In India, during the summer, monsoon winds lose moisture as the air climbs over the _____________________.
Himalaya Mountains

44. Why is western China far less populated than eastern China?
Desert and mountain terrain

45. What is the triangular shaped landmass that is part of Asia called?
South Asia subcontinent

46. This Asian nation is an excellent example of an archipelago…
Indonesia, Japan, Philippines

47. How does the Huang He River gets its nickname- Yellow River
Yellowish Silt from Mountain Loess

48. How many Noble Truths are their in Buddhism?
FOUR

49. Which river runs south from Tibet in the north to the South China Sea?
Mekong

50. Of the religions we have studied, which is considered one of the oldest in the world?
Hinduism

51. Why did India and Pakistan became two separate nations in the 1940s?
Differences in religions

52. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What country is this?
North Korea

53. The Yangtze River is found in
CHINA

54. The Hindu belief that your actions determine your fate
What is Karma?
The Hindu belief that your actions determine your fate

55. What is the term given for Enlightened One?
Buddha

56. Shintoism was founded in what Asian country?
Japan

57. The Huang He River is found in
CHINA

58. Good character and virtue in the people were the keys to social order and peace , according to what?
Confucius

59. Who was the founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama

60.   Of the religions we have studied, which one follows the 4 Noble Truths?
Buddhism