World Geography 1106

Question 1

RELIGIONS

Old Testament, Jewish people, Law of Moses

Answer 1

Judaism

Question 2

RELIGIONS

Siddhartha Gautama, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana

Answer 2

Buddhism

Question 3

RELIGIONS

Muhammad, Allah, Koran, five pillars, Mecca

Answer 3

Islam

Question 4

RELIGIONS

Japan, shrines, many gods

Answer 4

Shinto

Question 5

RELIGIONS

political theory, theory of human nature, sages

Answer 5

Conficianism

Question 6

RELIGIONS

New testament, Jesus Christ, Messiah

Answer 6

Christianity

Question 7

____ Asia includes Mongolia and western and northern China

Answer 7

Central

Question 8

The region between Mediterranean Sea and Afghanistan is ____ Asia

Answer 8

Islamic

Question 9

Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and most of China are in ____ Asia

Answer 9

Sinic

Question 10

_____ Asia includes peninsulas and islands between India and China

Answer 10

Southeast

Question 11

The region between southern Russia and the Arctic Ocean is _____ Asia

Answer 11

North

Question 12

India and the surrounding nations are in ____ Asia

Answer 12

Indic

Question 13

an area where two or more strong cultures share domination

Answer 13

shatter zone

Question 14

Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Dead Sea

Answer 14

saline

Question 15

Lake Baikal

Answer 15

fresh water

Question 16

highest point on Earth

Answer 16

Mount Everest

Question 17

second-highest point on earth

Answer 17

K2

Question 18

lowest point on Earth’s land

Answer 18

Dead Sea Shore

Question 19

facts about Asia

____ continent

Answer 19

largest

Question 20

facts about Asia

longest ___

Answer 20

coastline

Question 21

facts about Asia

includes ___ nations and parts of ___ others

Answer 21

49; 3

Question 22

facts about Asia

more than half the world’s ____

Answer 22

population

Question 23

facts about Asia

the 67 ____ on Earth

Answer 23

highest point

Question 24

facts about Asia

includes about 1/3 of Earth’s ___ area

Answer 24

land

Question 25

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer a communist nation between 1924 and 1990

Answer 25

Mongolia

Question 26

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer still has a communist government

Answer 26

China, North Korea

Question 27

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer low population density

Answer 27

Mongolia

Question 28

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer third-largest nation on earth

Answer 28

China

Question 29

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer landlocked

Answer 29

Mongolia

Question 30

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer independent nation with a noncommunist government

Answer 30

Japan, Mongolia, South Korea, Taiwan

Question 31

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer Formosa

Answer 31

Taiwan

Question 32

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer Chung Hua

Answer 32

China

Question 33

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer first industrialized ASIAN nation

Answer 33

China

Question 34

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer Tibet, Sinkiang, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia

Answer 34

Chinaq

Question 35

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer located on a peninsula between Yellow Sea and Sea Of Japan

Answer 35

North Korea, South Korea

Question 36

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer British Crown Colony until 1997

Answer 36

Hong Kong

Question 37

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer terrain primarily mountainous

Answer 37

Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan

Question 38

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer second nation to establish a communist government

Answer 38

Mongolia

Question 39

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer Gobi desert

Answer 39

China, Mongolia

Question 40

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer "land of the rising sun"

Answer 40

Japan

Question 41

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer largest national population

Answer 41

China

Question 42

Match these statements with the nations to which they refer four main islands and thousands of smaller ones, including Volcano, Ryukyu, Marcus, and Bonin Islands

Answer 42

Japan

Question 43

Asia's Great Divide separates rivers flowing to the ____ Ocean from those flowing to the ____ Ocean

Answer 43

Arctic; Pacific

Question 44

The longest man-made structure on earth is the ____ of China

Answer 44

Greatest Wall

Question 45

The longest river in Asia is the ____, or Chuang Jiang, in China

Answer 45

Yangtze

Question 46

___ is a system for spelling Chinese names and places in Roman Letters

Answer 46

Pinyin

Question 47

The nation of ____ was founded when Nationalist Chinese fled the communist takeover of mainland China

Answer 47

Taiwan

Question 48

____ is located on the Kowloon Peninsula and 230 islands

Answer 48

Hong Kong

Question 49

In many Asian nations, ___ of hillsides, ____, and chemical ____ are necessary for efficient agricultural production

Answer 49

terracing; irrigation; fertilizers

Question 50

____ Korea is more industrialized and more densely populated than ____ Korea

Answer 50

South; North

Question 51

The warm ____ and the cold ____ affect the climate of Japan

Answer 51

Kuro Shio; Okhotsk

Question 52

CAPITALS Mongolia

Answer 52

Ulan Bator

Question 53

CAPITALS China

Answer 53

Beijing

Question 54

CAPITALS Taiwan

Answer 54

Taipei

Question 55

CAPITALS North Korea

Answer 55

Pyongyang

Question 56

CAPITALS South Korea

Answer 56

Seoul

Question 57

CAPITALS Japan

Answer 57

Tokyo