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What East Asian nation is least affected by monsoons?
Mongolia
Why does North Korea have less agricultural land than South Korea?
North Korea has more mountains
What is a major cause of desertification in Mongolia?
Livestock Grazing
What does Confucianism primarily teach?
Both rulers and subjects have to act properly.
What was life in China like under Mao Zedong’s rule?
The government controlled farms and industries.
What does Confucianism and Daoism have in common?
They are both ethical systems.
What are some ancient Chinese inventions? (List all)
Porcelain, block printing, paper currency, gunpowder, moveable type
What economic change was introduced to Shanghai in 1990?
A market economy was allowed to develop.
Why would businesses want to move to China’s Special Economic Zones?
Lower Taxes
What is Taiwan’s most important trading partner?
China
Is North or South Korea more economically isolated?
North Korea
What role did China and Korea play in Japan’s industrialization?
Sources for raw materials
What Thailandese city sits on the banks of the Chao Phraya River?
Bangkok
What is an issue that Malaysia faces today?
Deforestation
Why are the Foja Mountains such a good place for scientists to research?
Organisms develop without human interference.
What was Southeast Asia’s largest and longest lasting empire?
Khmer Empire of Cambodia
What modern day nation did the Netherlands gain power over in the 1700s?
Indonesia
What nation seized control of Indonesia and the Philippines during World War 2?
Japan
Why did the United States interfere in the Vietnam War?
A fear that North Vietnam would spread communism.
Why do traditional Thai buildings have steeply slanted roofs?
To shed heavy monsoon rains.
What accurately describes Southeast Asia’s languages?
The region is home to hundreds of languages.
What threatens the Asian Elephant population the most?
Loss of Habitat
What empire helped spread Christianity?
The Roman Empire
Why did many Filipinos migrate away from their nation?
High unemployment
What was an unwanted effect of relocating Indonesians from central islands to outer islands?
Enviornmental damage
What factor helped Singapore succeed economically?
A location near trade routes.
What was an effect that the arrival of the internet had on Malaysia?
It challenged the government’s version of the truth.
How does the Himalaya Mountains help South Asia’s major rivers?
Melting snow runs into rivers.
What effect do Indian dams have on Bangladesh’s water availability?
Reduced river flow to Bangladesh.
What religion became a large minority in South Asia under the Mughal Empire’s rule?
Islam
What is a belief to Buddhism?
There is a path to move beyond suffering.
How did Gandhi promote Indian independence?
Civil Disobedience (form of nonviolent protest).
How has the Caste System changed in the last 50 years in India?
The outlaw of discrimination by India’s constitution.
Why is India improving it’s infrastructure?
Rapid population growth in India.
What is a big part of India’s economic growth?
The outsourcing of US service jobs.
What is a pull factor which has changed India’s rural and urban population?
Urban factory jobs.
What is a Pakistani characteristic which has been an obstacle to unity?
Division into provinces.
Why has Bangladesh had difficulty finding products to export?
No surplus Bangladeshi crops.
What is the defining difference between Southwest Asian mountains and deserts?
The mountains are colder.
What is a major difference between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
The Tigris River carries more water.
What makes the Arabian Peninsula important to the rest of the world?
The vast amounts of oil reserves on the peninsula.
What causes a rain shadow on the Anatolian and Iranian peninsulas?
High mountains?
What is a similarity between the teachings of Judaism and Christianity?
The Christian Old Testament is part of the Torah.
What factor in the Ottoman Empire’s location made it more wealthy and powerful?
The trade routes than ran through the empire.
What makes Istanbul a cultural bridge between Europe and Asia?
Istanbul’s location
Why do most guest workers go to Saudi Arabia?
To get jobs.
What does the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) want?
A free Palestinian state.
What group of Muslims represents a majority of Iraq’s population?
Shi’ites
Why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan in 1979?
To suppress rebels against the Communist government.
What organization built schools in Afghanistan?
UNICEF
