asia unit test

Question 1

what hemisphere is asia located in?

Answer 1

northern and eastern hemisphere

Question 2

what climate zone can be found in asia?

Answer 2

the southern portian is in the tropics and the rest is in the temperate climate zone.

Question 3

what is the ring of fire and how is asia related to it?

Answer 3

a ring like area of volcanoesand the pacific rim valcanic zone is how asia is related.

Question 4

how many people live in asia, what percentage of the worlds population does this represent?

Answer 4

over 3 billion people live in asia.
2/3 of the populating.

Question 5

describe the diversity found in asia in terms of culture,religion, language, and bioms?

Question 6

what is the tallest mountian range in the world?

Question 7

in which contries in asia can you find tropical jungles?

Question 8

describe the Golbi desert?

Question 9

why is terracing used in farming?

Question 9

what is terracing?

Question 10

how does water diversion for agricultuer create problems?

Question 11

what is a monsoon?

Question 12

how does a monsoon affect the weather in the summer?

Question 13

how does a monsoon affect the weather in the winter?

Question 14

how does pollution affect the coral reefs?

Question 15

how does overfishing affect the coral reefs?

Question 16

what are the 4 regions that we talked about in class?

Question 17

where is buddhism very popular?

Question 18

in order from top to bottem; say who is at the top and go down from there on the caste system.

Question 18

describe the caste system in india? (potential essay question on test)

Question 19

why is there potential for tragic waste/the untouchables of talent in the caste system?

Question 19

how has the industry shifted in asia since world war 2?