Unit 9: South-Central And Eastern Asia

Question 0

India cities

Answer 0

Mumbai(Bombay)- west side, largest
Kolkata(Calcutta)- leading port, east side
New Delhi-capital, north central
Varanasi-considered a holy city to the Hindus

Question 1

India size

Answer 1

Pop-1.1 billion, 2nd, almost 4 times US

area-1/3 US

Question 2

India bodies of water

Answer 2

West-Arabian sea
East-bay of Bengal
South-Indian Ocean
Rivers-Ganges and Brahmaputra

Question 3

India topography

Answer 3

South central-Deccan plateau
Northwest-Thar desert
Northern border-Himalaya mountains

Question 4

India religion

Answer 4

Hinduism
Diwali-five day festival of light
Caste system

Question 5

Five India culture and history facts

Answer 5

Mughal empire-Akbar, Taj Mahal
British colony
Independence(1947)- Gandhi, democracy
Division with Pakistan-India Hindu, Pakistan Muslim
Official languages-English, Hindi

Question 6

India industry

Answer 6

Cash crops-team coffee, cashews, and tobacco

Mineral exports-iron ore and bauxite

Question 7

India concerns

Answer 7

Providing for so many people

Land conflicts with China and Pakistan (Kashmir)

Question 8

Pakistan cities

Answer 8

Islamabad-capital

Karachi-largest city, port

Question 9

Four Pakistan facts

Answer 9

Indus River, only good land
Religion-Islam
Just over half US pop. in area the size of Texas
Land disputes with India

Question 10

Nepal

Answer 10

Kathmandu

Question 11

Mt. Everest facts

Answer 11

29,000 feet
Highest mountain
Located on border of Nepal and China
Makes tourism Nepal’s leading industry

Question 12

Nepal facts

Answer 12

Religion- mostly Hinduism

Sherpas-native guides for mountain climbers

Question 13

Bhutan

Answer 13

Thimphu

Question 14

Bhutan facts

Answer 14

Very poor, isolated, mountainous
Subsistence farming, mostly rice and corn
Religion-mostly buddhism

Question 15

Bangladesh

Answer 15

Dhaka

Question 16

Bangladesh facts

Answer 16

Surrounded by India and the coast
Flat delta land, River basin for the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, much flooding
Poor and crowded (144 million in area size of Wisconsin
Formerly called east Pakistan-Muslim

Question 17

Sri Lanka

Answer 17

Colombo

Question 18

Sri Lanka facts

Answer 18

Formerly Ceylon
Major crops-tea, coconuts, rubber, rice
2004 tsunami

Question 19

Two groups in Sri Lanka

Answer 19

Sinhalese (Buddhists)-majority group

Tamil (Hindus)-north, 20% of population

Question 20

Maldives facts

Answer 20

Chain of over 1,000 islands
None bigger than five square miles
Activities-tourism, fishing, coconuts
Under British protection until 1965

Question 21

China size

Answer 21

Pop-1.3 billion

Area-ranks 4th, little smaller than US

Question 22

Chinese background

Answer 22

Isolated for centuries
Trade with US and Europe opened up in the 19th century
US ally in WWII against Japan
1949- communism began (Mao Zedong)
1979-relations with US resumed
1989-pro-democracy demonstrations
Mixed economy, few political freedoms

Question 23

China major cities

Answer 23

Beijing-capital, located in the north
Shanghai-largest city and major port
Hong Kong-formerly British, in the south

Question 24

China regions

Answer 24

Northeast-Manchuria

West-Tibet(a high plateau), once a separate country

Question 25

China bodies of water

Answer 25

Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea
Yellow and Yangzi (longest in Asia) rivers
Three gorges dam

Question 26

People of China

Answer 26

Race-oriental or Asian, Han 92%
Over half farm-rice (south), wheat (north)
Main religions-Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism

Question 27

Other features of China

Answer 27

Great Wall
National day (Tiananmen Square) October 1
Martial arts and table tennis
Temples called pagodas
Inventions-gunpowder, fireworks, printing, silk