Lecture 7: Asian Regionalism

Question 1

A group of countries in the same geographically specified areas

Answer 1

Region

Question 2

The societal integration and the often-undirected process of social and economic interaction

Answer 2

Regionalization

Question 3

The formal process of intergovernmental collaboration between two or more states

Answer 3

Regionalism

Question 4

A term used to explain, justify, and anticipate the rapid expansion and intensification of social relations across world time and space

Answer 4

Globalization

Question 5

The set of conscious activities carried out by states within a region to cooperate

Answer 5

Regionalism

Question 6

A less conscious process which is the outcome of these states policies

Answer 6

Regionalization

Question 7

An area that includes several places— all of which have something in common. It is an area united by shared characteristics

Answer 7

Region

Question 8

How did geographers categorize regions?

Answer 8

Physical region and cultural region

Question 9

Regions that are defined by landform, climate, soil, and natural vegetation

Answer 9

Physical regions

Question 10

Regions distinguished by such traits as language, politics, religion, economics, and industry

Answer 10

Cultural regions

Question 11

What are the four characteristics of regions?

Answer 11

• Physical
• Cultural
• Economic
• Political

Question 12

What are units of physical space defined by people who share traits like religion, language, identity, or even food preferences?

Answer 12

Cultural regions

Question 13

What are spaces that share common idea about political ideologies, the reach of laws, or political power?

Answer 13

Political regions

Question 14

What are physical spaces determined by economic interactions?

Answer 14

Economic regions

Question 15

What are units of physical space that are very similar in their natural characteristics?

Answer 15

Physical regions

Question 16

A group of countries that act as a unit when dealing with the global market

Answer 16

Economic bloc

Question 17

Characteristics that define this type of region include landforms, types of vegetation, climate, or other natural features

Answer 17

Physical regions

Question 18

ASIA

Answer 18

50 countries
Most populated continent - 60% of the total population of the Earth live here
Biggest continent

Question 19

AFRICA

Answer 19

54 countries
Hottest continent
Home of world’s largest desert, Sahara - 25% of total area of Africa

Question 20

NORTH AMERICA

Answer 20

23 countries
USA - largest economy in the world

Question 21

SOUTH AMERICA

Answer 21

12 countries
Has the largest forest, the Amazon rainforest - 30% of South America’s total area

Question 22

ANTARCTICA

Answer 22

Coldest continent
No permanent inhabitants, except for scientists maintaining research stations

Question 23

EUROPE

Answer 23

51 countries
Most developed economically with the European Union as the biggest economic and political union in the world

Question 24

AUSTRALIA

Answer 24

14 countries
Least populated continent after Antarctica - 0.3% of Earth’s population live here

Question 25

How many geographical sub regions can Asia be divided into? What are these sub regions called?

Answer 25

1. Central Asia 2. East Asia 3. South Asia 4. Southeast Asia 5. Western Asia

Question 26

Countries included in Central Asia

Answer 26

Tajikistan Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Kyrgyzstan

Question 27

What sub region of Asia played an important role in the transportation of goods between China and Europe during the Silk Road trading era?

Answer 27

Central Asia

Question 28

What countries are included in East Asia?

Answer 28

China Mongolia North Korea South Korea Japan Hong Kong Taiwan Macau

Question 29

What percentage of the global population can be found in East Asia?

Answer 29

22%

Question 30

What percentage of the Asia’s total population are located in East Asia?

Answer 30

38%

Question 31

What is largest country in Asia?

Answer 31

China

Question 32

How is Japan characterized?

Answer 32

Has thousands of islands and coastlines

Question 33

What countries are included in South Asia?

Answer 33

Sri Lanka Bangladesh India Afghanistan Pakistan Bhutan Nepal Maldives

Question 34

What are the three bodies of water bordering South Asia?

Answer 34

Indian Ocean - South Bay of Bengal - East Arabian Sea - West

Question 35

What sub region of Asia has the distinction of being the most densely populated area in the world?

Answer 35

South Asia

Question 36

What sub region of Asia is believed to have some of the most advanced technologies in the world?

Answer 36

East Asia

Question 37

What sub region of Asia has a peninsula-like shape?

Answer 37

South Asia

Question 38

What countries are located in Southeast Asia?

Answer 38

Brunei Camboda Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor Leste Vietnam Christmas Island Cocos Islands

Question 39

What is the only region located on both sides of the equator?

Answer 39

Southeast Asia

Question 40

How is the geography of Southeast Asia characterized?

Answer 40

It has a large number of archipelagos

Question 41

What is the biggest archipelago in the world and is the home of the largest number of active volcanoes in the world?

Answer 41

Indonesian Archipelago

Question 42

When did the importance of Southeast Asia in global trade began?

Answer 42

During the spice trade

Question 43

When did the spice trade start?

Answer 43

Before the European exploration

Question 44

What is considered as the largest economy in the Southeast Asia?

Answer 44

Indonesia

Question 45

What country is East Asia’s only member of the G20

Answer 45

Indonesia

Question 46

What countries are located in Western Asia?

Answer 46

Georgia Armenia Azerbaijan Turkey Cyprus Syria Lebanon Israel Palestine Jordan Iraq Iran Kuwait Bahrain Qatar Saudi Arabia

Question 47

What is often referred to majority of West Asia?

Answer 47

Middle East

Question 48

A large region of Western Asia is covered by what?

Answer 48

An arid desert environment