1. ASIA REVIEW

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. The belief that a soul returns to life in another body after death
Reincarnation

10. Shintoism was founded in what Asian country?
Japan

11. The Huang He River is found in
CHINA

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

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

14. Who was the founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama

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

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

17. What country has the largest democracy in the world?
INDIA
What country has the largest democracy in the world?

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

19. What is the dominant religion of India?
Hinduism

20. Who started the Indian independence movement?
Mohandas Gandhi

21. Making and carrying out the laws
The legislator is responsible for what in a parliamentary system of government?
Making and carrying out the laws

22. The person with the most power in a parliamentary system is the???
Prime Minister

23. What is the National People’s Congress?
The elected Chinese legislative assembly

24. What did India call their attempt to improve agriculture?
Green Revolution

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

26. Who brought Hinduism to India
The Aryans

27. Largest land empire in world history.
Mongol

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

29. What was the name of Bangladesh between 1947 and 1971?
East Pakistan

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

31. If one country is a region became communist, others would quickly follow…..
Domino Theory

32. When government does NOT favor a religion
When government does NOT favor a religion. Religion and government are separate.
Secular

33. Gandhi’s main strategy for dealing with unfair British laws was to have his followers do what?
Non- Violent Protest

34. What role in Japan today is classified as the HEAD of government today (not head of state) ?
The Prime Minister

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

36. How did the United States help rebuild Japan after WWII?
Helped write constitution, established democracy, equal rights, defensive military, etc.

37. A highly trained work force has contributed to what country’s economic success?
Japan

38. Japan must import _______ and food.
RAW MATERIALS

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

40. In what type of government is the power to govern held by one person and where the power to rule is generally inherited or imposed by military force?
Autocracy

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

42. What does the DMZ stand for?
Demilitarized zone

43. Leaders from the same family.
Dynasty

44. Most workers in China and India are what?
Farmers

45. On what line of latitude is Korea divided?
38th Parallel

46. Information Technology (IT)
What does India specialize in today?
Information Technology (IT)

47. Who was China’s Nationalist Leader?
Chiang
Kai-shek

48. What is it called when a state is occupied and controlled by members of another nation?
Colony

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

50. Pacific Ocean What body of water is this?
©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What body of water is this?
Pacific
Ocean

51. What effect did opening China up to foreign trade have on the country?
Improved the economy

52. What country in Asia has the best economic system today and….WHY???
Japan, they have a highly educated work force with strong work ethics.

53. The Great leap Forward stressed what in China?
Extensive commercial farming

54. Who is hurt by tariffs and quotas?
Consumers – less competition

55. Who won the Korean War and WHY????
No one really, both countries are still separated today.

56. Mao’s attempt to remove all ties to China’s cultural was known as???
Cultural Revolution

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

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

59. Who was the Communist hero of China who took power in 1949?
Mao Zedong

60. Mao’s army of young people during the cultural revolution
Who were the Red Guard?
Mao’s army of young people during the cultural revolution

61. Who did Chinese troops either arrest or kill for protesting for more freedom in Tiananmen Square?
CHINESE STUDENTS

62. What are any material things that are needed to conduct business… Machines, computers, buildings… ?
Capital Goods

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

64. China’s improved wages and Standards of living are caused by what?
Economic Growth

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

66. What natural trade barrier separates China and India?
Himalayan Mountain
What natural trade barrier separates China and India?  

67. What is specialization?
The concentration on one area of work.

68. Of the countries we have studied, which is said to have a Mixed/Command Economy
China & Vietnam

69. What is the dominant religion of Japan?
Shinto-Buddhism

70. Why do countries impose tariffs or quotas?
To protect local producers

71. The Cultural Revolution.
What program did Mao start to take attention off himself and the government’s failures.
The Cultural Revolution.

72. What system of government has a central government that controls everything and power is not shared between states, counties or provinces.
Unitary System

73. A buyer and user of goods and services is a…?
Consumer

74. Tariffs Sanctions Embargos Quotas
Give 4 examples of political trade barriers…
Tariffs
Sanctions
Embargos
Quotas

75. The Yantze River is found in
CHINA

76. What system of government is a voluntary association of independent states that agrees to follow a weak central government. .
Confederation System

77. What political trade barrier places a tax on the goods or services coming into or leaving a country?
Tariffs

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

79. What is the definition of GDP?
The value of all the goods and services produced in a country within a single year.

80. What body of water is this?
Indian Ocean

81. In what system of government is power shared by a powerful central government and states or provinces are given considerable self rule, usually through their own legislatures. .
Federal System

82. In what type of government does a few people such as a dominant clan or clique have power and the group gets their power from either the military, wealth, or social status. Also, elections may be held but offer only one candidate?
Oligarchy

83. The training, skills, and education that workers bring to their jobs.
What is human capital?
The training, skills, and education that workers bring to their jobs.

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

85. What is it called when countries trade without any trade restrictions or barriers?
Free Trade

86. What is currency?
money

87. What type of government is ruled by a king or dictator?
Autocratic

88. Group of advisors that helps the leader of a country.
Cabinet

89. What is the dominant religion of Indonesia?
Islamic

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

91. What does China specialize in today?
Consumer Goods

92. What political trade barrier limits the amount of goods or services coming into or leaving a country?
Quotas

93. Having a sense of pride in one’s country.
What is nationalsim?
Having a sense of pride in one’s country.

94. What is the purpose of having an exchange rate?
So that countries can trade with one another

95. Besides fresh water, why do so many people live along River Plains?
Fertile Soil
for growing food

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

97. Who was Vietnam’s First Communist Leader?
Ho Chi Minh

98. Japan’s #1 Natural Resource.
FISH

99. The belief that if one country became Communist than all of its neighbors would also become Communist is known as what?
The Domino Theory

100. The Soviet Union helped what country set up its new government after Japan was forced to give it up?
North
Korea

101. Do people living in North Korea elect their leaders? Why or Why not?
No, it is a communist nation with a dictator as the ruler.

102. What happened at the end of the Korean War?
North and South Korea were divided along the
Demilitarized Zone

103. What pollution problem is most of East Asia affected by?
Asian Brown Cloud

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

105. Japan was put under the control of what country after WWII?
u.s.a.

106. What does standard of living mean?
The way people live in a country, the style of home, type of job, availability of resources and entertainment.

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

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

109. What man was named Supreme Allied Commander of the Pacific after WWII?
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

110. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What desert is this?
Taklamakan Desert

111. Farmers by day, guerrillas by night
Who were the Viet Cong?
Farmers by day, guerrillas by night

112. Why was the Korean War fought?
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea

113. What happened to the role of the emperor in Japan after World War II?
His role in Japan became ceremonial in nature.

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

115. What was the name for the farmers who lived in South Vietnam and participated in guerilla warfare for North Vietnam at night?
Viet Cong

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

117. Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam war?
Because they feared that communism would spread in South Asia.

118. What type of government does Japan have today?
Constitutional Monarchy/Parliamentary Democracy

119. What type of government does North Korea have today?
Communist/ Dictatorship and Autocracy

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

121. Where does most of North Korea’s money go?
To the military

122. You are a world-class sailor
You are a world-class sailor. What body of water would your boat be in if you were on the EAST side of the KOREAN PENISULA?
Sea of Japan

123. What is GDP?
The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a given year.

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

125. What type of economy does Vietnam have today?
Mixed/Command

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

127. Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
The Buddha

128. The communist dictatorship of North Korea has what type of economy?
Command
The communist dictatorship of North Korea has what type of economy?

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

130. What system of government is a voluntary association of independent states that agrees to follow a weak central government?
Confederation

131. What system of government has a central government that controls everything and power is not shared between states, counties or provinces?
Unitary

132. What is the name of Japan’s parliament?
The Diet

133. What was the result of the Vietnam War?
North Vietnam took over South Vietnam.

134. Most countries in the world have what type of economic system?
Mixed