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Unit Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ______________ are winds from the Indian Ocean that bring heavy rain. | Wet Monsoons (summer) |
| Name the Archipelagos in Asia. | Japan, Indonesia, Phillippines |
| India and China are separated by what mountain range? | The Himalayans |
| The Ganges River is the most important river in what country? | India |
| True or False: Diwali is a Hindu Holiday celebrating the coming of summer. | False: Diwali celebrates the coming of Winter. |
| Mohandas Gandhi campaigned for non-violent resistance against what country? | The British |
| What type of government does North Korea have? | Communism |
| True or False: After the Korean war, the South Koreans became communists. | False: After the war ended, the North remained communists and the South remained democratic. |
| What is the 38th Parallel? | The dividing line between North and South Korea. |
| True or False: The Chinese government controls the lives of its people. | True |
| What do we call the leader of the Tibetan Buddhist monks, who the Tibetans look to for spiritual and political leadership? | The Dalai Lama |
| What are India and Pakistan still fighting over today? | The Partition of the land of Kashmir |
| How does Buddhism teach people to find peace? | by living simply, doing good deeds and praying |
| Arab Traders brought what religion to Southeast Asia? | Islam |
| What is the name of the set of trade routes that connected various regions in Asia and helped develop civilizations along it? | the Silk Roads |
| Confucius taught that people should live by 4 character traits. What are these? | polite, honest, brave and wise |
| True or False: Muslims believe in reincarnation. | False: Hindus believe in reincarnation. |
| Under the caste system, a person's occupation determine's what for them? | Their place in society |
| The main reason the Three Gorges Dam was built was to prevent what? | Flooding |
| India's effort to produce more food is called what? | The Green Revolution |
| Why did the U.S. enter both the Korean and Vietnam Wars? | To prevent the spread of communism |
| The continent of Asia borders which major oceans? | The Pacific, Arctic, and the Indian |
| What is a typhoon? | A hurricane like event that occurs during the wet monsoon season |
| What causes a tsunami? | Undersea earthquakes |
| Japan's frequent earthquakes are caused by what? | Their location on the Ring of Fire |
| What country is known as the subcontinent of Asia? | India |
| What bodies of water border India? | The Indian Ocean, The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea |
| East Asians, including North Koreans, tend to be non-religious for what reason? | Because the communist government banned the practice of religion |
| The 2 main drawbacks of the Three Gorges Dam are what? | It displaced many people from their homes and many historical sites were lost. |
| What were students protesting for in Tiananmen Square? | for more human rights and more democracy |
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