1. People & Places of Asia Review Game Rules:
No notes. Please clear your desk.
Don’t let other groups see your answer.
You’ll have 30 seconds to write your answer.
Do not hold up your answer until called to do so.
You don’t need complete sentences.
Be kind to the markers. Cap them after writing.

2. Name the two deserts found in Eastern Asia.
Gobi
Taklimakan

3. Which body of water is this?
Sea of Japan

4. Sumo wrestling is associated with this faith.
Shinto

5. What is the name of the “fog” in this picture?
Asian Brown Cloud

6. List these rivers starting in the north.
Huang He, Yangtze, Mekong

7. This belief system centers on 5 important relationships.
Confucianism

8. Flooding can sometimes be a good thing. Why?
Fertilizes the land

9. Which country is numbered here?
India

10. Where do most people live in the Himalayas?
At the base (or foot) of the mountains

11. This religion is monotheistic and originated in Southwest Asia.
Islam

12. List the three major environmental problems Asia faces.
Air pollution
Water pollution
Flooding

13. This religion was founded by Siddhartha
Buddhism

14. 1. Factories Cars (rural cooking fires)
List two causes of Asian Brown Cloud. (1 extra point for additional answer)
1. Factories
Cars
(rural cooking fires)

15. Followers of this religion are taught to avoid excesses.
Buddhism

16. This country is a long chain of islands in Southern Asia.
Indonesia

17. What are two causes of water pollution in some of Asia’s major rivers?
1. Dumping of harmful chemicals by factories
2. Untreated sewage

18. Which river is the largest in India and the most important to the Hindu faith?
The Ganges River

19. What is the biggest killer in India?
Water-borne diseases

20. This religion is practiced mainly in Japan.
Shinto

21. Actually, it’s a philosophy not a religion.
Confucianism

22. Standing water in flooded streets breeds_________.
Mosquitoes

23. Name this country.
Vietnam

24. What is the body of water that borders India and the Indian Ocean?
Bay of Bengal

25. Which mountain range in Asia is home to Mt. Everest?
The Himalayan Mountains

26. Which religion(s) believe in karma and reincarnation?
Buddhism, Hinduism

27. What are the seasonal winds that bring heavy rains to Asia?
Monsoon

28. Name the body of water numbered here.1
South China Sea

29. Which religion in Asia is animistic (worships spirits)?
Shinto

30. Which religion(s) originated in Southern or Eastern Asia?
Confucianism, Shinto, Buddhism, Hinduism