Geography of Asia

Question 1

Low lying land

Answer 1

at or near sea level

Question 2

Deforestation in Himalayas

Answer 2

A clearing of trees

Question 3

Monsoon climate

Answer 3

4 months of rainfall

Question 4

Tropical cyclones

Answer 4

Brings 1,000mm rainfall

Question 5

When is the monsoon climate

Answer 5

June to September

Question 6

When do tropical cyclones happen

Answer 6

May to September

Question 7

Confluence of 2 major rivers

Answer 7

2 rivers combine which overflow causing regular flooding

Question 8

Melting snow & ice in the Himalayas

Answer 8

Snow and ice melt causing the water to run down the mountain and flood

Question 9

Ganges delta sinking

Answer 9

It’s sinking causing the people having to pump up water to drink

Question 10

Loss of coastal mangrove forests

Answer 10

Most trees were cut down but the trees were used as natural defence against tropical storms

Question 11

Urbanisation

Answer 11

the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities

Question 12

When does the snow and ice in the Himalayas melt

Answer 12

March to April + 3 to 4 weeks

Question 13

3 causes of flooding

Answer 13

Urban growth & poverty & farming

Question 14

Subsistence farmers

Answer 14

Produce only enough food for themselves and their families

Question 15

Sea’s we’ve learnt about

Answer 15

Pacific Ocean Black Sea Red Sea

Question 16

Rivers we’ve looked at

Answer 16

Rivers gangi Indus River & Brahmaputra river

Question 17

Mountains we’ve looked at

Answer 17

Himalayas & mount Fiji

Question 18

Deserts we’ve looked at

Answer 18

Gobierno desert

Question 19

What is the percentage of the worlds pop. Living in Asia ?

Answer 19

6% or 4.4 billion

Question 20

Fertility rate meaning

Answer 20

Average number of children being born per woman

Question 21

What two countries do half of Asias population belong to

Answer 21

China=1.4 billion & India=1.3 billion