1. Asia, Oceania, and Australia Unit 10 Review

2. Part of a barrier that separates the South Asian subcontinent from the rest of Asia Himalaya Mountains

3. Which of these is a violent storm with high dangerous winds and rain? Cyclone

4. A group of islands... Archipelago

5. What is the average temperature of New Delhi?

6. ____________ means "separation" and refers to the division of India into two countries, India and East and West Pakistan. Partition

7. What was the organization British used to control the economy of India? British East India Company

8. The primary method used by Gandhi and his supporters to end British rule in India... nonviolent resistance

9. The ultimate goal of a Buddhist is to attain ______. Nirvan a

10. About 75% Sri Lanka’s population is made of the Buddhist group known as _____. Sinhalese

11. What makes Afghanistan, Nepal, and Bhutan different from other South Asian countries? Landlocked

12. Which cultural practice still influences modern Indian society despite being outlawed in 1947? Caste System

13. Name 4 characteristics of Buddhism Reincarnation Siddhartha Gautama Four Noble Truths Eightfold Path

14. Why is the region of Kashmir a source of conflict among nations of South Asia? The people of Kashmir are majority Muslim, but it is controlled by India which is mostly Hindu.

15. Name 3 effects of environmental consequences of India's rapid population growth... Air Pollution Deforestation Unsanitary Water

16. How have the long practiced Hindu rituals in and along the Ganges affected the river? The Ganges has become one of the most polluted rivers in the world.

17. Adaptation or Modification?

18. The Hindu idea of cause and effect, that your actions of one life are revisited in later lives... Karma

19. Hinduism is a __________theistic religion. poly-

20. The tallest mountain in the world... Mount Everest

21. The growth of cities due to mass movements of people from the countryside to cities is known as... Urbanization

22. Name the film industry in India. Bollywood

23. What country was once West Pakistan? When did it become its own country? Bangladesh, 1971

24. A belief system that teaches that the individual should ignore the social order and seek harmony with nature... Taoism

25. __________ refers to the uprising by the Chinese against the control of European nations such as Britain, France, Germany, and Russia. Boxer Rebellion

26. A series of rulers from the same family... Dynasty

27. ___________ refers to a nation that has a highly industrialized economy and trades with nations around the world. Economic Tiger

28. Name a nation considered to be an economic tiger. Taiwan

29. Largest city in North Korea... Pyongyang

30. Largest city in South Korea... Seoul

31. Countries within the ring of fire are susceptible to... Earthquakes and Volcanoes

32. The leader of the Communists in China from 1949 until his death in 1976... Mao Zedong

33. Where did the Chinese Nationalists migrate to after losing to the Communists? Taiwan

34. Name a positive and a negative effect of the Three Gorges Dam. flood control; displacement of people

35. Describe cultural diffusion...

36. The Great Wall of China was built to keep out which group? Mongol Invaders

37. Describe the “One Child Policy” Only one child per couple to slow China’s population growth

38. Why was the Silk Road important? permitted a significant exchange of culture and goods

39. What happened to Japan in 2011? Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear disaster

40. What East Asian country has a long history of nomadic life? Mongolia

41. How could this help Japan? Protect from coastal areas from tsunamis

42. The type of colony that Great Britain established in Australia Penal Colony

43. The original inhabitants of Australia Aborigines

44. An economy in which families produce only enough food, shelter, and clothing to satisfy their own needs subsistence activities

45. An early government regime that existed in what is now Cambodia Khmer Empire

46. Australia's agricultural and sheep-raising endeavors have suffered greatly due to__. overpopulation of rabbits

47. Which region of Oceania has a name that means "tiny islands"? Micronesia

48. The _________ were the original settlers of New Zealand. Maori

49. Why is there a potential for conflict over the Spratly and Paracel Islands? The islands are not well marked on charts, and nobody knows who owns them.

50. Locations! Indonesia Malaysia Sri Lanka Burma (Myanmar) Japan India Mongolia Maldives Thailand South Korea Pakistan Philippines Nepal Vietnam China Indus River Indian Ocean Mekong River Gobi Desert Mt. Everest Ganges River Brahmaputra River Yangtze River Taklimakan Desert Mt. Fuji Hindu Kush Mts Himalayas Huang He (Yellow) River Great Indian (Thar) Desert Pacific Ocean Australia New Zealand Murray River Darling River Great Victoria Desert