Asia And China Flashcards
What are the 6 regions of Asia?
North Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, West Asia, Southeast Asia.
Name 3 countries in East Asia:
China, Japan, Mongolia
3 countries in South Asia:
India, Pakistan, Nepal
3 countries in West Asia:
Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
3 countries in Central Asia:
Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Name 4 mountains or mountain ranges in Asia:
Himalayas, Urals, Caucasus, Mount Everest
Name 4 rivers in Asia:
Yangtze, Ganges, Mekong, Ob
Name 3 deserts in Asia:
Gobi, Arabian, Thar
Name 3 lakes in Asia:
Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Lake Bairal
Name 3 oceans in Asia:
Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean
When did the silk road occur and what was it?
The Silk Road was established by China’s Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) through territorial expansion. The Silk Road was a series of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction between the West and East.
What was the Mongol Empire?
The Mongol Empire arose from the union of many nomadic tribes in the Mongol homeland, led by Genghis Khan, who was declared king of the Mongols by a council in 1206.
Name 5 present day countries that formed the Mongol Empire in 1279:
China, Tibet, Turkey, Pakistan, Mongolia
Name 3 British Asian colonies:
India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
Name 3 French Asian colonies:
Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia
Indonesia was a colony of which country?
Netherlands east indies
What’s the population of Asia?
4.3 billion
What are the patterns of population distribution and density within Asia?
2.7 billion people live in China and India.
What are the levels of urbanisation within Asia?
Now, almost half of the population, namely 45.5 per cent in the region, is living in urban areas. Urbanization rates in Asia and the Pacific vary widely by subregion.
What is the wealth pattern in Asia?
Qatar has the highest GDP per person in Asia, and Afghanistan has the lowest GDP per person.
Name the 5 major religions that have developed in Asia:
Sikhism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism.
