1. SE ASIA – UNIT 1 Asian Geography/Religions Review Game ~ Mrs. Rogers

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

3. Of the beliefs we have studied in this unit, which is better known as a social & political philosophy, rather than a religion?
Confucianism

4. Who was the founder of Buddhism; he was referred to as the “enlightened one” by his followers?
Siddhartha Gautama

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

6. What is the dominant religion of Indonesia?
Islam

7. What religion originated in Japan?
Shintoism

8. What body of water is this?
Indian Ocean

9. What is the name of the Hindu sacred text?
Vedas/Upanishads

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

11. Hinduism was brought to India by whom?
Aryan Invaders

12. To what country is the Indus River so important?
PAKISTAN

13. What Mountain Range is here?
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What Mountain Range is here?
The Himalayas

14. What is the highest mountain, in the mountain range found here?
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What is the highest mountain, in the mountain range found here?
Mt. Everest

15. Korea is an example of what type of landform?
A peninsula

16. What two religions believe in the process of reincarnation?
Hinduism & Buddhism

17. Where did Confucianism originate?
CHINA

18. Which of the religions we studied is a polytheistic religion?
Shintoism

19. What did Confucius believe were the keys to social order & peace?
Good character and ethical behavior of people

20. What is the Hindu belief in Karma?
That one’s actions determine one’s reincarnation

21. In what mountain chain do both the Ganges & Indus Rivers originate?
The Himalayas

22. India is sometimes referred to as a ____ ________.
A sub-continent

23. Japan produces mostly technology, so what are they forced to import?
FOOD

24. What do the Yangtze and Huang He have in common?
They are both rivers in China.

25. What causes a great number of people to live on the Ganges River Plain, other than access to water?
Fertile Soil

26. What is the primary cause of air pollution problems in China?
The large increase in factory production-population.

27. If someone wanted to travel by ship from Japan to Korea, what body of water would they have to sail across?
The Sea of Japan

28. What religion has the most followers in India?
HINDUISM

29. What is the name of the river that crosses and borders six countries and has its delta in southern Vietnam?
The Mekong River

30. Why is the Huang He sometimes called “China’s Sorrow”?
Floods along this river often cause great suffering.

31. What ethnic group is dominant in Iran?
PERSIANS
Persians

32. What body of water is this?
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What body of water is this?
The Yellow Sea

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

34. How do the Japanese feed their people with so little good farmland?
Terrace farming & interdependence on other countries to grow food.

35. What body of water is this?
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What body of water is this?
The Bay of Bengal

36. According to Jewish teachings, who is going to restore Israel to a “Golden Age”?
The Messiah

37. What is an ethnic group?
People with a shared culture, language, ancestry, and sometimes a religion.

38. The Five Pillars of Islam
Muslims are required to follow what basic principles? (Collectively known as what?)
The Five Pillars of Islam

39. Why is the population of the Sahara so low?
Limited access to water.

40. In the Sahel, overgrazing & drought have resulted in a decrease in the dry grassland region, known as what?
DESERTIFICATION

41. Which religion do most people in Southwest Asia (Middle East) practice?
ISLAM

42. What religion is most common among the Swahili today?
ISLAM

43. Which sect of Islam is the minority group and believes that its leader must be a direct descendant of Muhammad?
SHIA

44. What is the significance of the Golden Stool for the Ashanti people?
It symbolizes the power of the Ashanti people.

45. The Suez Canal is linked together by what two bodies of water?
The Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

46. What best describes the religion of the Bantu people?
They practice a wide variety of religions.

47. What basic belief makes Christianity different from Judaism?
Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah, or Savior of man.

48. What mixed ethnic group lives mostly in North Africa and the Middle East?
ARABS

49. South Africa
What country is this?

50. EGYPT
What country is this?

51. KENYA
What country is this?

52. Iran
What is the name of this country?

53. Saudi Arabia
What is the name of this country?

54. STUDY!!! STUDY!!! AND STUDY SOME MORE.
S T U D Y!!!!! Don’t STOP!

55. Under the Hindu “Caste System,” which caste is the lowest of all?
The Untouchables

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

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

58. The Yangtze River is found in
CHINA.

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

60. What is the name given for the Hindu Caste System?
Varnas

61. Which religion believes in the 8-Fold Path?
BUDDHISM

62. What country is this?
Mongolia

63. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What river is this?
Yangtze River

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

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

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

67. ©abcteach                      Japan and Asia                Japan
What country is this?
Thailand

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

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

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

71. Under the Hindu “Caste System,” which caste is known as the commoners?
Shudras